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Are the Diamondbacks a Playoff Team?

In case you’re not an Internet baseball junky like the present author, you may not be aware that a new tool was recently released that allows us to look ahead to the playoffs like never before. FanGraphs recently…Read More

Kirk Gibson and Dusty Baker Go at It

Don’t tell Kirk Gibson and Dusty Baker that Spring Training games don’t mean anything.  The managers of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds engaged in a heated discussion before Monday’s…Read More

Arizona Acquires Shortstop Gregorius in Three-Team, Nine-Player Deal

The Arizona Diamondbacks continued their busy off-season on Tuesday by acquiring what they hope to be their answer at shortstop for years to come in a three-team, nine player trade also involving the…Read More

Dbacks vs. Padres Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

I’ll be the first to apologize to the fans that were able to make it out to the Diamondbacks weekend series against the fourth place Padres as there was very little to cheer about in any of the three…Read More

D-Backs Blanked, Really, It Wasn’t That Bad

  Question: When is a shutout loss not so terrible? Answer: Last night’s D-Backs  4-0 defeat to the Reds. Now, before you get all over me for being (a) delusional or (b) use words that are…Read More

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D-Backs Limp into Cincinnati

  This was not the way to come out of the All Star Break. The Diamondbacks are reeling again, this…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

Venom Strikes Staff Predictions: NL MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year

In the 4th installment of the Venom Strikes staff predictions we’ll look at the NL award show. …Read More

Ken Rosenthal Loves the D-Backs this Year, too

I told you yesterday how a writer at Hardballtalk.com liked the D-Backs in 2012–well so does one…Read More

Venom Strikes Staff Predictions: NL Division Champs and Wildcards

The NL lost quite a bit of talent this season as superstars such as Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder…Read More

MLB Set to Announce Expanded Playoff Teams for 2012 Season

In the “not quite as surprising as a weird French movie winning Best Picture” news category, the…Read More

Dbacks Paul Goldschmidt Amongst New Power First Baseman in the NL

When Prince Fielder bolted for the Detroit Tigers this week and after Albert Pujols left for the Los…Read More

Dbacks Not Only NL West Team Making Big Moves in Off-Season

The Arizona Diamondbacks are just one team in the NL West that has looked to improve itself in the…Read More

Dbacks Take Two of Three From Dodgers, Move on to Giants

The Arizona Diamondbacks did what they needed to do.  They didn’t sweep the Los Angeles Dodgers,…Read More

Dbacks Gain Game on Giants, Defeat Dodgers 6-4

For awhile Saturday night, it looked as if the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to let an opportunity…Read More

60 Lines About 30 Teams

The first half of the baseball season has ended.  We are about 90 or so games into a 72 game season…Read More

Two Cents on Brian Sabean’s Comments About Buster Posey Injury

It seems the San Francisco Giants have themselves a distraction, as their general manager Brian Sabean…Read More

Starting Rotation Filling Out Nicely

Last year's weakness has turned into this season's strength.  So far.  Ian Kennedy, Daniel Hudson,…Read More

Dbacks Look for Fruitful Trip to Big Apple

After taking two of three this week in Cincinnati, the Arizona Diamondbacks are in New York this weekend…Read More

Bill Lumbergh is Calling

The Arizona Diamondbacks may have pulled out a 12 inning win on Sunday over the San Francisco Giants,…Read More