PHOENIX – The Diamondbacks have named Micah Owings as their new fifth starter and he will get the start on Sunday against Colorado. The team is hoping Owings will work out better than the previous fifth starters that Arizona has rolled out on the mound this season. The team has gone through Armando Galarraga, Zach […]
The Arizona Cardinals are not known for having a dominant offensive line. The pieces have changed over the years, yet the results have been, mostly, mediocre. The longest-tenured player on the line is guard Deuce Lutui, who joined the Cardinals as a rookie during the 2006 season. After an acrimonious contract battle last year, Lutui […]
It’s settled. Kevin Kolb will be traded, and there’s a very, very, VERY strong chance it will be to the Arizona Cardinals. According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on NFL Live, it is “100 percent [Kolb’s] traded.” At this point we all figured that to be a given. The Eagles understand Kolb will leave […]
There was a time when the Cardinals’ best — or at at least, most visible — player was the punter. Fortunately things have changed. Ben Graham, though, was one of the league’s best a couple years ago, putting together a campaign worthy of the Pro-Bowl but without the selection. He took a step back last […]
The Diamondbacks, it would seem, have two closers on their roster: J.J. Putz and David Hernandez. Could they be after a third? A report by Jason Stark of ESPN says the D-backs are believed to have inquired about the Royals’ Joakim Soria. Unfortunately, the price may be a little steep. But the Royals’ stance hasn’t […]
As the end of July approaches, MLB trade rumors will intensify. The Arizona Diamondbacks are in second place in the NL West and believe acquiring pitching could help them overtake the San Francisco Giants and reach the postseason. ESPN.com took a look at contending National League teams and their trade deadline options. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Primary […]
On January 7, 2011, ASU senior cornerback Omar Bolden decided he would forgo the NFL draft and would return to the Sun Devils for his senior season. However, on April 2 he injured his knee and just three months after ACL surgery it appears his chances of playing his senior season are slim, according to […]
The NFL owners have agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, but the lockout is still in effect. While everyone is hopeful the players will recertify as a union and agree to the deal, it is not quite that simple. “It’s a messy situation,” ESPN’s NFL writer John Clayton said on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug […]
When the Cardinals traded up to nab Michigan’s Alan Branch in 2007 they did so thinking they were getting a dominant defensive lineman who, for whatever reason, fell in the draft. Four years later it is apparent why Branch fell: a lack of a motor. Incidentally enough, his play picked up just as he was […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks had lost two games and a starting shortstop over the previous two days, resembling a team that seemed just about ready to begin a second-half slide. Their stars wouldn’t let it happen, at least not on this night. Ian Kennedy pitched seven shutout innings while Justin Upton, Miguel Montero and Kelly Johnson […]
It appears as though the Cardinals are close to finding their franchise QB, as a deal for Philadelphia’s Kevin Kolb seems to be imminent. However, Arizona’s last franchise QB does not seem to be as high on the 27-year-old as others. “You have a little more book on him than you would a college quarterback […]
The only thing that will change for the Arizona Diamondbacks now that short stop Stephen Drew is out for the season is that they’ll have a new starting short stop. According to general manager Kevin Towers, the team still has an eye towards making some deals. “Pitching is still our priority,” he said. Even though […]
With news of Larry Fitzgerald and Kevin Kolb working out together in Arizona coming down Thursday, all the attention has turned to whether or not this means Kolb to Arizona is basically a formality. There are probably a few details that need to be worked out so that the Eagles backup can come lead the […]
Four-and-a-half games out of first place with their starting short stop now out for the season, it would be easy to say the Diamondbacks’ surprising playoff push is all but officially over. Not so fast, says Sports 620 KTAR’s John Gambadoro. “I am not ready to say that this season is not worth it,” Gambo […]
Diamondbacks short stop Stephen Drew broke his right ankle Thursday, an injury that will keep him out the remainder of the season. In response, the Diamondbacks called up infielder Cody Ransom from Triple-A Reno. Ransom, 35, has been tearing up the Pacific Coast League. In 92 games he tallied a .331 batting average with 26 […]
While Kevin Kolb looks for a house and attempts to gain familiarity with the Phoenix area, it appears he has already gained familiarity with the Cardinals star wide receiver. According to foxsportsarizona.com, Kolb and Larry Fitzgerald organized a private throwing session on the campus of Arizona State University earlier this month. Aware of the media […]
Not every Cardinal free agent is free to just choose his next team. Some are restricted, meaning the Cardinals can match any offer they sign with another squad. Receiver Early Doucet is one such player, and he presents one of the more interesting decisions for the Cardinals to make. Re-up: Taken in the third round […]
Defense and the Phoenix Suns are words not often said in the same sentence. The Suns are known for their fast paced offense and have relied on their ability to outscore teams rather than defend them and win low scoring games. While the Suns may be fun to watch, this style of play is not […]
Despite the devastating season-ending injury to shortstop Stephen Drew, the Arizona Diamondbacks are not changing their trade deadline philosophy. The D-backs are six games over .500 and only four-and-a-half games back of the San Francisco Giants, yet the injury to Drew does not alter the way the team approaches the July 31 deadline. “We were […]
As the lockout nears an end, the Kevin Kolb era in Arizona appears to be nearing a beginning. While Kolb is still a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cardinals appear to be the favorites to acquire the quarterback. NFL experts and analysts think Kolb is coming to the Valley and it appears the quarterback […]
In 2009, Lute Olson retired from coaching and probably expected to step out of the limelight. While that may have happened for a couple of brief years, the former University of Arizona head basketball coach is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Olson was named as one of many Division I coaches […]
As soon as the NFL lockout ends, rosters across the league will go through rapid changes. Trades will be made, players will be cut and free agents will be signed all in a very short time frame. It will be fast, confusing, chaotic and significant. While most of the Cardinals offseason talk has been focused […]
The player most mentioned in relation to a Kevin Kolb trade is Arizona Cardinals cornerback Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie. The key to the decision is for coach Ken Whisenhunt and general manager Rod Graves to figure out who is the real DRC (insert corny Eminem joke here). You throw 2008 out the window. A rookie cornerback is […]
PHOENIX – ASU starting quarterback Brock Osweiler isn’t backing down from recent comments he made about the Sun Devils striving to make it to the Sugar Bowl and compete for a National Championship this season. “We have very high expectations. I did say the Sugar Bowl and I still stand by that,” said Osweiler on […]
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 July 20, 2011: Brewers 5, Diamondbacks 2 The Good: Starter Joe Saunders gave Arizona a chance in this game as he went seven solid innings only giving up five hits […]
The Arizona Cardinals finished 31st in the NFL in total defense in 2010. That, and the fact that the team hasn’t been able to hand out playbooks to their players due to the lockout, hasn’t stopped their new defensive coordinator from having lofty goals for his squad. Ray Horton thinks the Cards defense won’t just […]
PHOENIX – With the decision being made today to send Bary Enright back to Triple-A, the Arizona Diamondbacks are once again looking for someone to be the team’s fifth starter. With Zach Duke and Micah Owings being the most likely candidates to fill the spot, manager Kirk Gibson isn’t ready to commit to anybody. “There’s […]
PHOENIX – The Arizona Diamondbacks continued revamping their pitching staff by making a flurry of moves on Wednesday. The team has selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Ryan Cook from Double-A Mobile and recalled right-handed pitcher Bryan Shaw from Triple-A Reno and outrighted pitcher Yhency Brazoban and optioned pitcher Barry Enright to Reno, according to […]
When the Arizona Cardinals drafted Patrick Peterson fifth overall the thought was he would pair with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to form one of the best defensive secondaries in the NFL. But that was before the Kolb for DRC rumors popped up. Now it seems there is a chance Peterson will not be playing with DRC, but […]
The biggest rumor surrounding the pursuit of Kevin Kolb is that the Cardinals are prepared to part with Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in order to get him. Sports 620 KTAR’s Sports Interactive, though, does not think that is a good idea. So, they gave three reasons why it doesn’t seem likely to happen. “Argument number one,” Dave […]
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