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Jules Tompkins

Grit Index: Petit comes one strike shy of perfect game bid in D-backs loss to Giants

The last time the Arizona Diamondbacks saw Yusmeiro Petit wasn’t October 4, 2009. That was his last day with the team. The last time they saw him was Sunday, when the San Francisco Giants’ right-hander out-dueled Patrick Corbin in an 8-2 Diamondbacks’ loss. Five days later, Petit again out-dueled Corbin, this time coming one strike […]
11 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Grit Index: D-backs rally behind four-run inning, Parra’s arm

An early hole, a lackluster offense, a blown call and an ejection. Through 4.2 innings Thursday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks looked down for the count at AT&T Park. But after an Adam Eaton double, a Willie Bloomquist walk and a wild pitch by Ryan Vogelsong, the complexion of the night changed with one swing of […]
11 years ago
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Adam Green

D-backs president: Pitching has been team’s shortfall

Ask Arizona Diamondbacks President Derrick Hall what went wrong for his team in 2013, and he has a pretty simple answer. “Injuries and inconsistent pitching,” Hall told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Thursday. Though every team in baseball battles injuries over the course of a 162-game season, few teams have dealt with a pitching […]
11 years ago
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For the Arizona Diamondbacks, what’s left to cheer for?

It’s September. For baseball, it should be the best time of the year. Pennant races, award chatter, fall weather rolling in, what’s not to like? Instead, like the child whose birthday is December 24, baseball struggles for attention during what should be the best time of their year. The excitement of a new football season […]
11 years ago
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Grit Index: Comeback kids do it again in win over Toronto

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks did it again on Wednesday afternoon, earning their 39th comeback win of the season. This time it was veteran infielder Willie Bloomquist with an RBI single that scored Adam Eaton in the bottom of the tenth that gave Arizona the 4-3 win over the Blue Jays at Chase Field. The […]
11 years ago
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Diamondbacks offer league’s second cheapest beer, according to report

The Arizona Diamondbacks have the second cheapest beer in the MLB this season by price per ounce. According to a report as part of Team Marketing’s 2013 Fan Cost Index, the D-backs charge an average of just 29 cents for an ounce of beer, well under the league average of 38.9 cents per ounce. The […]
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Arizona Diamondbacks’ Martin Prado wins NL Player of the Month

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado has been voted the Budweiser Presents National League Player of the Month for his performance during the month of August. During August, Prado led the NL in RBI and hits with 30 and 43, respectively, over his 28 games played. He had 65 total bases, second most in the […]
11 years ago
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Adam Green

Diamondbacks GM frustrated, not blaming manager Gibson for struggles

Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers believes the team he put together is better than it has played. In first place for much of the season, the D-backs are now all but mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, with the GM even admitting that the schedule is “pretty much running out” on the team. So, as […]
11 years ago
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Adam Green

Diamondbacks GM Towers: ‘Schedule’s pretty much running out on us’

All Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers can do right now is watch as his team, which once led the NL West, sees its postseason hopes slowly slip away. Entering play Wednesday, his team is sitting 13.5 games back of the Dodgers for the division lead and is eight games behind Cincinnati for the second […]
11 years ago
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Grit Index: Rough start plagues Miley, D-backs in loss to Blue Jays

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ night got off to an ominous start against the Toronto Blue Jays when starting pitcher Wade Miley gave up a run on three hits in the first inning. While he was able to strand two runners to end the inning, it didn’t get much better for him or his team Tuesday. Arizona […]
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Dave Dulberg

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt earns bachelor’s degree in management

What can’t Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt do? In 2013, the 25-year-old has appeared in the All-Star Game, put together an MVP-caliber season and carried a team for the better part of five months. But those feats might pail in comparison to his latest accolade: a college degree. Speaking before Tuesday night’s game against […]
11 years ago
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D-backs manager says Chris Owings deserves to be with the team

The Arizona Diamondbacks purchased the contract of infielder Chris Owings before their game against the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday. Owings was in the clubhouse and is available to play, but manager Kirk Gibson wouldn’t commit to how much playing time Owings will see while with the D-backs. “He just got here today, we’ll see how […]
11 years ago
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Vince Marotta

D-backs’ Kirk Gibson: Team keeping an eye on Patrick Corbin

There’s no doubt as to who has been the Arizona Diamondbacks’ best starting pitcher in 2013. Patrick Corbin, the 24-year-old left-hander, won a job in the starting rotation in spring training, and has run with the opportunity. Corbin leads the team with 13 wins, a 2.96 ERA and represented the D-backs at the MLB All-Star […]
11 years ago
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Arizona Diamondbacks call up top prospect Chris Owings, others from Triple-A Reno

The Arizona Diamondbacks are giving one of their top prospects a taste of the Major Leagues. Infielder Chris Owings, who was recently named the MVP of the Pacific Coast League, was one of three players the team called up from Triple-A Reno Tuesday, with infielder Matt Davidson and catcher Tuffy Gosewisch being the others. Owings, […]
11 years ago
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Grit Index: Too little, too late as Arizona Diamondbacks fall 4-1 to Toronto Blue Jays

The Arizona Diamondbacks tried to come back and beat the Toronto Blue Jays in the bottom of the ninth, but it was too little, too late as the home team fell 4-1 in Game One of the three-game series at Chase Field. Toronto starting pitcher Esmil Rogers was nearly unhittable, frustrating Arizona’s offense from the […]
11 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin: Location not fatigue is the reason for rough stretch

For Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin, the story of the 2013 season has taken on two very different chapters. The first contains a 12-1 start, an All-Star Game appearance and conversations of Cy Young Award contention alongside the likes of Clayton Kershaw and Matt Harvey. The second and more recent one reads of a 1-4 […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

Martin Prado’s amazing August, by the numbers

Arizona Diamondbacks’ super utility man Martin Prado led baseball in hits last month, notching 43 in 26 games. And they weren’t all singles. The Diamondbacks’ offseason acquisition raked throughout the month of August in what would be the best offensive calendar month of his career. Here’s the spectacular 31 days, by the numbers. .374 Prado’s […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

For first time since season-ending injury, D-backs’ Cody Ross returns to Chase Field

Cody Ross stumbled and fell and grimaced and rode off on a medical cart August 11. That was the last we had heard of him until Saturday, when he hobbled into Chase Field to support his teammates with the support of aluminum crutches. Ross, 32, suffered a broken and dislocated hip in the aforementioned episode, […]
11 years ago
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Craig Grialou

Grit Index: Corbin struggles again, D-backs lose series to Giants

Perhaps the Diamondbacks should’ve remained in their throwback uniforms. A night after beating the Giants in walkoff fashion donning the black, purple and teal, the Diamondbacks returned to their Sedona red tops and once again found themselves on the short end in a game against the defending World Series champions. The final, 8-2, in front […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

Trevor Cahill’s salient mechanical tweak

Slated as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ no. 2 starter at the season’s outset, Trevor Cahill saw his season, like his arm slot, trend downward before hitting the disabled list on July 1. Though managing a 2.84 ERA in April and a 2.91 in May, Cahill allowed 27 earned runs in 24.2 innings pitched in June, spread […]
11 years ago
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D-backs acquire RHP Matt Langwell from Indians for Jason Kubel

The Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jason Kubel to the Cleveland Indians Friday for cash or a player to be named later. Sunday, the player was named when the Diamondbacks acquired right-handed pitcher Matt Langwell. An 11th round pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Langwell has gone 3-4 with a pair of saves in 42 relief […]
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D-backs recall pitchers David Hernandez, Tony Sipp in first wave of September call-ups

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Sunday that they have recalled relief pitchers David Hernandez and Tony Sipp from Triple-A Reno. Both players began the season with the big league club, but struggled over the course of the season, with Hernandez accumulating a 5.59 ERA with five blown saves (six losses) while Sipp had a 3.94 ERA […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

September and other recent call-ups

September is a very exciting time for us fantasy baseball managers. That minor league player you’ve had stashed on your roster is getting called up and you’re in a tight race to either get into the playoffs of your head-to-head league or finish in the money of your roto league. Don’t ever underestimate the power […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

Grit Index: Chavez gives D-backs 12th walk-off of season

In his black, purple and teal jersey, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Trevor Cahill was a throwback of himself on Throwback Night Saturday at Chase Field. At least for the first six innings. The right-hander managed to scatter seven San Francisco Giants hits before the seventh inning, when the wheels came off. “He still threw good,” manager […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

D-backs’ prospect Chris Owings likely to get September call-up

The Most Valuable Player of the most offensively-charged minor league, the Pacific Coast League, may be joining the Arizona Diamondbacks next month. Not surprisingly, shortstop Chris Owings of the Reno Aces, the Diamondbacks’ Triple-A affiliate, will likely be among the host of call-ups general manager Kevin Towers summons, beginning tomorrow, when major league rosters expand […]
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

Grit Index: Delgado’s efforts spoiled by lack of offense in shutout loss to Giants

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randall Delgado delivers against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
11 years ago
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Jules Tompkins

For Gibson, D-backs’ extra innings magic indicates postseason destiny

PHOENIX – “Grind.” That was to be the single gear of the 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks. And, to the dismay of the many critics of the approach, they’ve kind of done just that. Sure, as was often said in the wake of the Justin Upton trade, winning has a prerequisite: talent. There are no shortcuts or, […]
11 years ago
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Arizona Diamondbacks trade Jason Kubel to Cleveland Indians for cash, minor leaguer

The Jason Kubel Era in the Valley officially came to an end Thursday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Friday they had agreed to ship the veteran outfielder and cash considerations to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Kubel, who hit 30 home runs drove in 90 runs for […]
11 years ago
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Adam Green

D-backs president: Heath Bell has done a lot of good for the team

Wednesday morning, as a guest of Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf, Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said reliever Heath Bell is “everybody’s whipping boy,” and not “quite as bad as everybody thinks he is.” Wednesday evening, Bell entered a the D-backs trailed 2-1 and left with them down 5-1. He allowed a pair […]
11 years ago
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Dave Dulberg

Grit Index: Padres get to Miley early, take series finale

PHOENIX — In the battle of young left-handers, something had to give. San Diego Padres starter Robbie Erlin hadn’t won since June 1. And against the Padres this season, Arizona Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley hadn’t won, period — 0-3 with a 7.36 ERA in three appearances. Bud Black’s squad didn’t wait long to jump on […]
11 years ago