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No Favors From Schedule-Makers

I’m not really a believer in “strength of schedule” before the season begins argument because, well, let’s face it, no one really knows how good any particular team is going to…Read More

D-Backs About to Get Hotter Than a Desert Afternoon in June

  Go ahead, D-Back  fans, think about this for a moment.   If I had told you April 1st that on June 26th, (A) Justin Upton would be the fourth-best home run hitter on the team, (B) Daniel Hudson…Read More

D-Backs Seeing Massive Jump in TV Ratings for FOX Sports

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2011 run to the playoffs is paying dividends for them this year. Not only is attendance at Chase Field up for the NL West preseason favorites, but their TV ratings have…Read More

D-Backs jump up to #3 in ESPN Power Rankings

Thanks to a sweep of the rival San Francisco Giants, the Arizona Diamondbacks have moved up four spots in the ESPN weekly power ranks of all 30 MLB teams. Read | Share

Venom Strikes Staff Predictions: World Series Matchup and Champions

In the final round of MLB predictions we’ll look at who our staff at Venom Strikes thinks will make it to the World Series and ultimatey win it all in 2012. Read | Share

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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…Read More

Where Does D-Back’s Trevor Bauer Begin the 2012 Season?

  I have a question for Arizona Diamondback  fans regarding a certain pitching phenom named Trevor…Read More

Venom Strikes Staff Predictions: AL Division Champs and Wildcards

You know that they say about opinions…everyone’s got one.  Well there’s more to the…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

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

Hudson Proves Dbacks Got Better End of the White Sox Deal

Nothing against Chicago White Sox pitcher Edwin Jackson.  He is a good pitcher and a nice guy.  I…Read More

Hard to Believe Justin Upton May be on the Move

For the past couple of days, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton has been a part of many trade…Read More

2010 Dbacks Record Against Playoff Teams

The Arizona Diamondbacks played six of the eight teams in this years playoff field.  Overall, they…Read More

Rating the Dbacks Trades

Well it sure was a busy week of wheeling and dealing for the Arizona Diamondbacks. So exactly what did…Read More

The Real Edwin Jackson

Yesterday I had the chance to meet Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Edwin Jackson in a meet and greet prior…Read More

Diamondbacks Fittingly End First Half of Season by Getting Shutout

Well that was appropriate.  The Arizona Diamondbacks ended the first half of the season by getting shutout…Read More

Two-Week Stretch About as Tough as Expected

When this current stretch of games began last week in Boston, predictions ranged from 8-4 to 4-8 and…Read More

Walk-Off Gives Dbacks Winning Homestand

Chris Young showed exactly why this season he is the Arizona Diamondbacks best hitter.  After hitting…Read More