One of the greatest advantages that you can have as a front office/manager is a plethora of talent. It can also be one of the toughest situations to deal with when it comes to playing time and stroking the egos of professional athletes. The Arizona Diamondbacks traded starting center fielder Chris Young to the Oakland …
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Jul 25
VenomStrikes.com: D-backs Win 5th Straight, Beat Rockies 6-2
The Arizona Diamondbacks (49-48) pounded Colorado pitching for nine hits on their way to a 6-2 win over the Rockies (36-60) on Tuesday evening. Colorado got on the board first off a solo home run to lef-center field by Colorado outfielder Michael Cuddyer, putting the Rockies up 1-0. The D-backs would respond in the bottom …
Feb 15
Goldschmidt key to Diamondbacks’ Success in 2012
Towards the end of last season there was no bigger story for the Diamondbacks than the success of first baseman Paul Goldschmidt. Goldschmidt played in only 48 regular season games and 4 postseason games and put up some staggering numbers. He hit .250 during the regular season with 9 doubles, 1 triple and 8 home …
Feb 01
D-backs Passing Time on Twitterverse
The Arizona Diamondbacks will back on the field in full force by the end of February. For now, they are passing time, some by letting us in on their lives on Twitter. From time to time I like to check in on what D-backs personnel are doing by checking them out on Twitter. Tonight outfielder …
May 24
Four! Dbacks Fight Back To Extend Streak
These are the new Arizona Diamondbacks.
Now eight games into this road trip, the Dbacks are now 6-2 and easily could be 8-0. Tonight in Oakland they won again by fighting back after being down. Down 5-1 in the eighth inning the Dbacks came up with four big runs to tie the game and eventually come away with a big 8-7 win in 11 innings over the Oakland A’s.
May 10
People I Can Do Without at a Baseball Game
As I was sitting at the Diamondbacks game last night against the Nationals, I was growing more and more agitated as the Dbacks left more and more men on base. So, I found even the little things were agitating me. Besides I had the time since the game was entering boredomville. Don’t get me wrong, most people that show up at a baseball game are true and genuine fans, however there are people I can do without at the baseball game… People who show up an hour and 15 minutes after the game started, especially if they are seated right in front or right next to you. Listen people, is it really so difficult to get to the game on time?







