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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

This Has Been A Very Frustrating Series

I have two pet peeves. One is the music with loud bass that the kids are listening to nowadays, and the other is when the Diamondbacks trail a game in the top of the 1st inning. That seems to be the status…Read More

Where the Market Could be for AZ D’Backs’ Justin Upton

Let me be clear:  I do not want to see star right fielder Justin Upton traded.  I feel it would be a big mistake for the Arizona Diamondbacks to trade a 25-year old player with bundles of talent and…Read More

D-Backs Smack in the Middle of the Dog Days

  Man, it feels good to be back. I originally wanted to start writing earlier this week. However, after my long vacation ended, a stomach bug, my wife’s birthday and a Big Time Rush concert had…Read More

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The Diamondbacks completed their ten game road trip yesterday with a win against the Pirates. The win salvaged a split in the four game set with the Buccos and a 6-4 road trip that should  be considered…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

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

Pirates and D-Backs are opposite ends of the MLB spectrum

The Pittsburgh Pirates–the D-Backs current opponents–are a true example of how not to run…Read More

2012 Early Schedule Sets Up Nicely for the Arizona Diamondbacks

There is nothing like a quick start—in any walk of life—to get your confidence up and your mind…Read More

Diamondbacks Pitching Trio Highlight MLB Top 100 Prospect List

MLB.com released their first Top 100 Prospects list this morning, and the Diamondbacks top three pitching…Read More

Dbacks Seem Ok With Going to Philadelphia to Start Playoffs

When the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that Jerrod Parker, the just called up Parker, who is making…Read More

Dbacks Reduce Magic Number to 2

The next time the Arizona Diamondbacks take the field, they could be your 2011 National League Western…Read More

Dbacks Rely on Their MVP’s to Reduce Magic Number to 4

So, the offense struggled, again.  Not good when your opponent is the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team coming…Read More

Dbacks Finally Make a Move on Magic Number as it Drops to 5

It’s been a rough few days.  The San Francisco Giants have not gone quietly.  They’ve won…Read More

Not the Time for Dbacks to Play Call-Ups

I get it.  It’s September.  Rosters can be expanded.  However there is a time to use certain…Read More

September Pennant Drive, the Final 25: Pirates vs. Dbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks have made it to September.  They have a six game lead on the San Francisco…Read More

Thirty-One Games Till the End for the Dbacks

Now, the home stretch.  The Arizona Diamondbacks come home after their last extra-long road trip of…Read More

Third Quarter Dbacks Review: Lyle Overbay

With now just under 40 games left in the regular season, we are in the home stretch, the final quarter…Read More

Clearly Offensive Production is Nice, but Not Everything For Dbacks

When I heard last night that the Florida Marlins has optioned one of their most popular players, Logan…Read More

No One Wants to Win the West

Could it really be like this over the next 50 days?  Neither the Arizona Diamondbacks or the San Francisco…Read More