Thomas Lynch

I live in New York with my family (wife and three kids). I have been a huge baseball fan since age 5. My first baseball experience was Yankees Spring Training in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in 1979. I insisted the Yankees were playing the Dodgers when in reality it was only pitchers and catchers. Hey, what do you want from a 5 year old?

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D-Backs on Life Support? Arizona’s Next 4 Weeks May Provide the Answer

      This season, which started out with such promise and great expectations is in danger of slipping away from the Arizona Diamondbacks.  Sure, you may say, it is only mid-May and on…Read More

D-Backs’ Justin Upton Needs to Carry His Young Squad

      Let’s face it, the Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling.   Since opening the season at 5-1, their record is a horrific 9-17.  That is a lousy month of baseball for sure. …Read More

D-Backs Slide Into New York to Face the Unpredictable Mets

      After consecutive one run losses in Washington, the Diamondbacks finish off their first trek out East with a stop in New York to face the maddeningly inconsistent Mets. The D-Backs…Read More

Nats’ Fans Invisible for Harper; D-Back Fans Will Be Out in Full Force for Bauer

  Tuesday night marked the home debut of Washington Nationals’  phenom  Bryce Harper, one of the most hyped prospects we have seen over the last 50 years.  Based on the early returns, Harper…Read More

Vlad Guerrero Scheduled to Workout for the D-Backs

     I wasn’t sure if my eyes were deceving me at 1:30 AM Monday morning.  While  my 13-month old son was up for yet another middle-of-the-night  milk guzzling party, I noticed an…Read More

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The Wait for Bryce Harper is Over, Is Trevor Bauer Next?

  As I write this, this debut of Bryce Harper is literally minutes away.  MLB Network has a countdown…Read More

Starting Pitchers Add Extra Spice; D-Backs Have Such A Guy on the Way

  Tuesday night’s pitching matchup between Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda illustrated how much…Read More

D-Backs Get Much-Needed Win, Limpin’ Phils Come into Town

    Boy that opening three game sweep against the San Francisco Giants seems like it was two…Read More

Pitching Needs to Carry the D-Backs

      Did we miss something? Aren’t the San Francisco Giants supposed to be the…Read More

Time for Ian Kennedy to Pitch Like an Ace

      If there was ever a time for Ian Kennedy to pitch like the ace he was in 2011, tonight would…Read More

Despite Control Issues, Trevor Cahill Guts Out 6 Innings

        Last night’s Diamondbacks  4-2 victory over the Padres  in 11 innings showcased the continued torrid starts of Chris Young and Paul Goldschmidt.  It also marked the regular…Read More

A Poem for the 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks

    Attention fans, come one, come all Opening Day is here, it’s time to play ball. The D-Backs open against a pitcher named Tim How we hope Chase Field is filled to the brim. Who gets the…Read More

D-Backs Bench a Real Strength for 2012

      All good teams need a sufficient bench in order to have playoff dreams and the Arizona Diamondbacks are no exception.  The D-Backs’ unit headed by  Willie Bloomquist,  Geoff…Read More

Dodgers’ Sale Raises the Bar for the D-Backs

  The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers in late March to a group headed by Lakers’ legend Magic Johnson is certainly good for the game of baseball.  It will revitalize one of the game’s most storied…Read More

Aaron Hill Hoping to Make Arizona His Home

  Aaron Hill  is probably used to being overlooked.  While playing Second Base for the Toronto Blue Jays, he was overshadowed by Robinson Cano  and Dustin Pedroia.   After being acquired by…Read More

Which Diamondback Players Are the Best for Fantasy Baseball?

    The calendar is steaming toward April which means that it is time for many fans across America to draft their fantasy baseball teams.  I know there are a good number of folks who are baseball…Read More

Daniel Hudson Has a 20 Win Season in His Sights

      The stories concerning the pitching staff of the Arizona Diamondbacks  this Spring have been numerous.  Can Ian Kennedy  replicate his outstanding 2011 season?  How will newly…Read More

A Budding D-Back Fan in New York : Lonely in a Land of 8 million

  So I am about six weeks into my gig as a staff writer for Venomstrikes covering the Arizona Diamondbacks.  I have to say it has been a lot of fun following a team that is not from New York, particularly…Read More

Trevor Cahill’s Spring: Annual Rite or Harbinger of Things to Come?

  Yes, I know the games don’t count.  And yes, we shouldn’t be too alarmed if a pitcher can’t find the strike zone or too excited if a pitcher has an ERA of 0.36.  But it is March…Read More

D-Back’s Chris Young Hopes His Sizzling Spring Turns Into a Spectacular Summer

  Chris Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks has always been able to hit home runs.  He has averaged 23 dingers during his five year career in Arizona.  His bugabbos at the plate have been low batting…Read More

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