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Dbacks See Another NL Rival Big Bat Leave for the AL

Scott Allen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:07:41 +0000

Oct 13, 2011; St. Louis, MO, USA; Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder hits a double in the fourth inning of game four of the 2011 NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-US PRESSWIRE

First it was Albert Pujols. Now, it’s Prince Fielder. For the Arizona Diamondbacks part, they can now say goodbye to both, as both have spurned the National League for the American League. With Pujols leaving for the Los Angeles Angels earlier in the off-season, now we have yesterday when Fielder left for the Detroit Tigers. You remember Fielder, right? He’s the one fans couldn’t give up the obsession of booing for leaving Justin Upton out of the Home Run Derby, at every at bat in the All-Star Game and subsequent visits to Chase Field with the Milwaukee Brewers, including the playoffs. Both players had their moments against the Dbacks over the years.

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MLB Reports Interviews Dbacks Presdient Derrick Hall

Scott Allen — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:19:29 +0000

Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall recently provided an interview to the baseball site MLB Reports . He touches on subject such as the All-Star Game, day-to-day operations of the Dbacks, and his thoughts on manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers.

It was a very interesting read and I suggest you take the time to do so as well. Thank you to MLB Reports for providing the info to be able to present to our readers.

MLB Reports interview with Derrick Hall

Upton Goes Zero for LA

Scott Allen — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:16:04 +0000

Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star outfielder Justin Upton had a tough weekend. He went 0-11 in the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. I wouldn’t say he was pressing because he wasn’t far off from big hits from time to time, but clearly it might be a good time to give him a day off.

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