Arizona Diamondbacks

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for June 25, 2011: Tigers 6, Diamondbacks 0 The Good: The D-backs did manage to threaten in the eighth inning, though nothing came of it. After a Miranda walk and a […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for June 24, 2011: Diamondbacks 7, Tigers 6 The Good: Wily Mo Pena hit his second home run in his first week since being recalled from the team and it was […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for June 23, 2011: Diamondbacks 5, Royals 3 The Good: Homeruns by Miguel Montero in the second and Juan Miranda in the fourth pushed the D-backs to a win in Kansas […]

Arizona Diamondbacks prospects Tyler Skaggs and Paul Goldschmidt have been named to the MLB All-Star Futures Game at Chase Field on July 10. The Futures Game is an annual part of All-Star week that consists of the best minor league prospects from the United States playing an exhibition game against the best prospects from around […]

Fans like winners. No one likes to spend money to support and watch a losing team, but as the Diamondbacks continue to win, attendance at Chase Field continues to grow. “Game attendance closely correlates with winning, and though the Diamondbacks are doing just that, it usually takes a while for the fans’ psyche to catch […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for June 22, 2011: Diamondbacks 3, Royals 2 The Good: The fifth inning for the Diamondbacks ended up being all they needed. They were able to score three runs on four […]

As Diamondbacks fans know all too well, a bad bullpen can derail a season before it really even begins. Conversely, a good bullpen can not only help a team win games, but carry a squad through a season. That fact is not lost on D-backs manager Kirk Gibson, who joined Sports 620 KTAR’s Gambo and […]

When Kevin Towers was hired as the general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks he had two goals in mind: get the team to play .500 or better baseball and develop a strong farm system. So far, so good. While many outside the organization are surprised to see the D-backs six games over .500, Towers thought […]

After every Arizona Diamondbacks game we’ll examine the box score and provide you with instant analysis. So it’s time to go Inside the Box for June 18, 2011: Diamondbacks 7, Royals 2 The Good: The D-backs hitters put together a string of runs over four-innings that built them to a win and also looked to […]

Just a half-game out of first in the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks are likely to be more buyer than seller at this year’s MLB trade deadline. That concept concerns Sports 620 KTAR’s Mark Asher. “As of right now, what I believe, I’m telling you right now I’m not adding a player that would cost […]

Ready for Interleague Play, the Arizona Diamondbacks called up Wily Mo Pena from Triple-A Reno. He is expected to be the the team’s designated hitter. The 29-year-old Pena was hitting .363 with 21 home runs and 63 RBI in 63 games for the Aces, leading the Pacific Coast League in home runs and slugging percentage […]

If the Arizona Diamondbacks are to make a run in the National League West they’ll first have to get through the AL Central and a slew of road games. As Interleague Play continues the Diamondbacks hit the road to take on the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers before returning home to battle the Cleveland […]

Despite losing three of their past four series and four of the last six games, the Arizona Diamondbacks are only a half-game out of first place. Arizona is in contention this year and will find themselves in a buyers roll at the trade deadline rather than the role of sellers. The Diamondbacks are in need […]

To say Justin Upton had a pretty good week would be an understatement. The D-backs’ right fielder collected 16 hits (good for a .552 batting average), seven RBI and one walk-off homer during the seven day stretch, and on Monday he added a National League Player of the Week honor as well. In all Upton […]

It is pretty apparent, at this point in the season, that the Arizona Diamondbacks are a pretty good baseball team. Just a half-game behind the San Francisco Giants, the D-backs can conceivably win the NL West — if they make some additions. “It’s becoming more and more apparent that the Diamondbacks, they need a bat, […]