The Arizona Cardinals have never had a real rival. Not when they were in the NFC East with New York, Philadelphia, Dallas and Washington, and not when they moved to the NFC West in 2002. Arizona has been without a true rival – until now. For the first time in a long time Arizona has […]
It’s only one preseason game, but it’s hard not to come away impressed with some of the young players on the Arizona Cardinals roster. Clearly, second-round pick Daryl Washington was the best player on the field with his 13 tackles, pressure hits on the quarterback and fumble recovery, and he could make a huge impact […]
Just got done watching the morning practice outside in Flagstaff today. Matt Leinart, Derek Anderson, Max Hall and John Skelton all had some good and bad moments. Anderson was the only QB to lob one into the garbage can, a game each quarterback partakes in where they line up about 25 yards from a gray […]
The Arizona Cardinals biggest concerns in training camp are the lack of depth at inside linebacker and cornerback, two areas that may be addressed with veteran players that are cut from other teams. Arizona tried to sign Keith Bullock to man the inside linebacker spot vacated by Karlos Dansby’s departure to Miami. But Bullock signed […]
It’s early in camp but my first indications are that the Arizona offense with Matt Leinart will be one which takes what the defense gives. There was a lot of thought that the Cardinals would go from a predominantly passing oriented team to a ground it out attack focusing mainly on the run. But that […]
The Diamondbacks traded Edwin Jackson Friday to the Chicago White Sox for two pitching prospects: right-hander Daniel Hudson and left-hander David Holmberg. Both Hudson and Holmberg were rated among the top 10 prospects in the White Sox organization. That Arizona traded Jackson is no surprise; that they got two solid prospects back for him and […]
So a last place team trades a guy with a 7-8 record and 4.60 ERA and who is on the books for $25 million over the next two years and some fans and national media can’t understand it. Before we dissect the Diamondbacks trade of Dan Haren to the Angels for Joe Saunders and three […]
It didn’t take the Phoenix Suns long to respond to losing Amare Stoudemire to the New York Knicks. Last week they inked free-agent power forward Hakeem Warrick to a three-year deal. And then Sunday night they used part of the trade exception they acquired from the Knicks in the Stoudemire deal to bring in small […]
OK, I thought the Diamondbacks would have at least an initial reaction to a managerial change and play well for a week or 10 days before reverting back to what they really are. But all we needed was four games to figure out that firing A.J. Hinch wasn’t the answer. Just as firing Bob Melvin […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are in last place – 12 ½ games out of first place and 13 games under .500 – and everyone from the owner to the fans want answers. First though, before we solve the problems – which are many – we have to figure out what the questions are. So I’ll start […]
Now that the Phoenix Suns season is over, it’s time for Arizona sports fans to turn their attention to baseball and the Arizona Diamondbacks. And once you do, you will find out that things aren’t going so well for the boys in Sedona Red. First off, they have lost seven games in a row. They […]
Memo to myself — it is not over until the fat lady sings or in this case until the Lakers figure out how to beat a zone defense. What a difference a week makes. Last week I had written the Phoenix Suns off for dead after two embarrassing losses to the Los Angeles Lakers, in […]
This is the NBA. You win and lose behind your star players. Not your bench, not your role players. So taking nothing away from how valuable Channing Frye, Jared Dudley, Jason Richardson, Robin Lopez, Goran Dragic and Grant Hill have been for the Phoenix Suns this season, when push comes to shove this team will […]
It was a great season and I emphasize great! No one expected the Phoenix Suns to get this far after not even making the playoffs last season. It was a fun run, a good team, one we will remember fondly. But this series is over and you and I both know it. The Suns just […]
There they were in the press conference after getting swept by the Phoenix Suns, raining down praise on the team from the desert, talking about how classy they are and how happy they are for them. Gregg Popovich, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan all saying nice things about the Suns, talking about how much respect […]
Don’t be surprised, not even by the sweep. The Suns were the better team and after they won the first two games at home they put the Spurs in a hole they just weren’t going to be able to climb out of. Game 3 was the decisive game and what impressed me most about that […]
Are you shocked the Phoenix Suns are up 2-0 on the San Antonio Spurs? You shouldn’t be. Plain and simple the Suns are a better team than San Antonio this time around. This is what was supposed to happen. Is the series over? Not necessarily but it is going to take a collapse by Phoenix […]
My favorite part of the movie ‘A Christmas Story’ was when poor little Ralphie Parker got fed up with being picked on by the bully Scut and decided to kick his ass. Yes, the little boy who finally got fed up with being picked on by the big bully decided to punch the bully right […]
After watching the Arizona Cardinals defense get torched by Green Bay and New Orleans in the playoffs there was no doubt in my mind that the Redbirds were going defense with their first pick. The Cards brass could have talked all they wanted about best available player, but they weren’t going offense unless Sam Bradford […]
The trade deadline passed without the Phoenix Suns making a deal. The Suns did not get, nor were they making calls, so Amare Stoudemire remains a Sun. The Suns had two teams vying for Stoudemire’s services, Miami and Cleveland, and were willing to deal their All-Star center if they could have received a “home run” […]
To deal or to deal. That is the question the Phoenix Suns are contemplating as the NBA trade deadline approaches on Thursday. To deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers or to deal with the Miami Heat. It is a foregone conclusion that the Suns have made the determination that trading Amare Stoudemire is in their best […]
Another game, another loss for the Phoenix Suns. A season that started with so much promise after an improbable 14-3 start is crashing down upon us and you get the feeling the Suns have fallen and the can’t get up. Just how a team could get off to such a great start and then forget […]
It’s only four games so we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. But it’s hard not to notice the impact that Robin Lopez has had on the Phoenix Suns since he has been getting extended minutes. In the last four games Lopez has shot 27-for-38 from the field for 64 points, grabbed […]
Of all the moves the Arizona Diamondbacks have made this offseason, none have made as much sense as the one that came down today with the announcement of the signing of Adam LaRoche to a one-year contract with a mutual option for a second season. The Diamondbacks have been desperate for a real first baseman […]
