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 April 22, 2011: Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1 The Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen wasted a solid performance from starter Joe Saunders in the team’s 4-1 loss to the New York Mets. Saunders […]
Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said he believed the umpire who ejected him from a game against the Cardinals last week may have been baiting his catcher. Gibson was tossed after a heated exchange with umpire Bob Davidson when he ruled catcher Miguel Montero had gone around on a checked swing. He said in the first […]
Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said he thinks he has 13 potential starters with which to fill his lineup card for every game. Since starting three different players at first base in the first three games, Gibson has continued to shuffle his roster to get the most out of each match-up. Gibson joined Sports 620 KTAR’s […]
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 April 21, 2011: Reds 7, Diamondbacks 4 The Good: The Diamondbacks offense wasn’t short on power Thursday. Both shortstop Stephen Drew and second baseman Kelly Johnson went yard for the […]
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 April 20, 2011: Diamondbacks 3, Reds 1 The Arizona Diamondbacks have started their six-game road trip winning the first two games against the Cincinnati Reds getting back to .500 (8-8) […]
For someone who only has 14 home runs in his career, having two in one game is a big deal. Even after going yard twice Tuesday night against the Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Ryan Roberts hasn’t argued for more playing time or more opportunities. Instead, he’s just taking it one day at a time. “I […]
With a 5-4 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth in Cincinnati, Diamondbacks’ closer J.J. Putz drilled outfielder Jonny Gomes, the first batter he saw, making for an interesting start to an always high-pressure situation. Then, just like nothing ever happened, Putz proceeded to get two groundballs and a strikeout, stranding Gomes on second […]
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 April 19, 2011: Diamondbacks 5, Reds 4 Usually Spring Training is the place where players make their case that they belong on a MLB roster. Don’t tell that to the […]
The Diamondbacks will begin a three game road trip against Cincinnati Tuesday hoping to rebound after losing four of their last six games. The Reds have picked up where they left off in 2010, leading the NL Central so far this season with a 9-6 record while the Diamondbacks sit at 6-8. The key will […]
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 April 17, 2011: Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5 It was only one win, but the Diamondbacks showed some grit in their 6-5 win over the San Francisco Giants in 12 innings. […]
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 April 16, 2011: Giants 5, Diamondbacks 3 The Good The Diamondbacks got to Giants starter Barry Zito early, tagging him for three hits and two runs in just one and […]
With two outs in the ninth inning Ryan Roberts singled to right field, bringing Willie Bloomquist to the plate. With two on and the game, as well as his nine game hitting streak on the line, the 33-year-old’s at bat was made a bit more difficult when San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy made a call […]
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 April 15, 2011: Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2 All was quiet on the Diamondbacks offensive front on Friday in the team’s 5-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Aside from a […]
The Diamondbacks announced Friday they have placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman on the 15-day DL with shoulder tendinitis. Heilman has posted a 12.15 ERA while giving up nine earned runs, three home runs, and two walks with seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings so far this season. In his last appearance against the Cardinals Wednesday, Heilman […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks seem to have fixed their issue at closer. That doesn’t mean they’ve fixed their bullpen problems though. The D-backs offseason, led by new general manger Kevin Towers, was spent completely revamping a bullpen that finished dead last in the majors in ERA last season. Out was a huge home run hitting third […]
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 April 13, 2011: Cardinals 15, Diamondbacks 5 The Diamondbacks’ pitching got hammered again on Wednesday night in the St. Louis Cardinals 15-5 win over Arizona. Starter Ian Kennedy didn’t last […]
Justin Upton’s 2011 season was defined Tuesday night by a 478-foot bomb against the Cardinals but the real story may be in his low strike-out rate. Through 49 plate appearances this year, Upton has only struck out at 15 percent of his at-bats It takes around 150 plate appearances to gather a good sample size […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled right-handed pitcher Esmerling Vasquez from Triple-A Reno and optioned right-handed pitcher Kam Mickolio to Reno, according to D-backs’ GM Kevin Towers. Mickolio came in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals and only lasted 0.2 innings and was charged with three runs on four hits 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 April 12, 2011: Diamondbacks 13, Cardinals 8 The Good: The Diamondbacks’ bats came alive battering Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter in the process. Carpenter, who historically has owned Arizona, was tagged […]
Willie Bloomquist got the opening day start because Stephen Drew was injured and unable to go. Drew has since returned, but manager Kirk Gibson has not been able to keep the former ASU Sun Devil out of the lineup. The 33-year-old utility player has a hit in each of the eight games he has played […]
The 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks are worse than the 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks. At least they are through the first eight games of the season. See, last season’s team started the season 5-3 while the current incarnation of the team is just 4-4. Just because they are a game worse in the record books than this time […]
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 April 10, 2011: Diamondbacks 10, Reds 8 The Good: In the bottom of the 8th inning with the Diamondbacks down 7-6 they scored four runs — three of them 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 April 8, 2011:
Ian Kennedy threw like an ace on Friday night in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ home opener. The right-hander went eight innings giving up six hits and an earned run in the Diamondbacks 13-2 win. He struck out nine Cincinnati Reds. The nine strike outs are tied for the second highest total for Kennedy as a Diamondback. […]
In the classic movie The Blues Brothers Dan Aykroyd’s character Elwood Blues tells a bar full of people that he and his brother are ‘on a mission from God‘. On Friday Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson told a room full of reporters — admittedly not as much fun as a bunch of inebriated people — […]
The Diamondbacks announced Friday they have signed left-handed pitcher Ron Mahay to a minor league contract. Mahay, 39, had a 1-1 record with a 3.44 ERA, eight walks and 25 strikeouts in 41 relief appearances with the Minnesota Twins in spring training last season. Mahay opened last season with Single-A Fort Myers, posting a 1.93 […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ home opener on Friday night brings the 5-1 Cincinnati Reds to Chase Field, where they’ve won eight in a row against the home club. The visiting team’s hot start shouldn’t surprise many, though, after their decision to stand pat for the most part over the offseason. Not wanting to upset the chemistry […]
Matt Williams wants to be a manager. “I’d love to manage a ballclub,” he told Rantsports.com in Chicago. “At some point I’d like to get the opportunity to manage a club and see what we can do.” As of now, that opportunity will not come anytime soon with the Diamondbacks. Kirk Gibson is in his […]
The Diamondbacks came into this season without an ace pitcher, instead relying on a collection of solid options to get the job done on the mound. Arizona’s rotation personifies quantity over quality after one cycle through the five-man rotation ended with a win at the Cubs Wednesday and a 2-3 record. None of the starters […]