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 3, 2011: Athletics 7, Diamondbacks 2 The Good: The D-backs looked to be putting together another late-game rally in the eighth. Though it was cut short, the effort was […]
The Cardinals aren’t the only team interested in want-out quarterback Kevin Kolb. According to NBC Sports, the Seattle Seahawks offered the Eagles a first and third round pick for Kolb. The Eagles have seemed more interested in getting players in exchange for Kolb rather than draft picks, but if the organization listened to Seattle’s offer, […]
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 1, 2011: Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 4 The Good: Wily Mo Pena was at it again homering in his first at-bat of the game. It was Pena’s fourth home run […]
PHOENIX – The campus at the University of Arizona is mostly empty with students on summer break, but that isn’t stopping the college from showing off to potential future basketball players. The Wildcats hosted two high-level 2012-13 recruits, New Hampshire big man Kaleb Tarczewski and California guard Gabe York this month. Both seem intrigued with […]
PHOENIX – Wily Mo Pena has been the newest cult hero in Arizona as he has become a home run threat every time he seems to come to the plate. For Pena, a player who has spent the bulk of his career in the Minor Leagues, he craves the opportunity to establish himself as a […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced a myriad of roster moves on Friday. One came as a bit of surprise. According to general manager Kevin Towers, the club placed closer J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list due to right elbow tendinitis. The move is retroactive to June 29. While the move wasn’t expected, it does make […]
Major League Baseball named Brewers first basemen Prince Fielder as the National League captain for the Home Run Derby. If Justin Upton reaches base on Monday when the Arizona Diamondbacks visit Milwaukee, he’ll likely make his case to the captain for spot in competition. YES , if I am invited to participate in the Home […]
Kevin Kolb rumors are like… well we’re a family site, but the end of that statement is everyone has them. On Thursday Sports Illustrated’s Jim Trotter took his shot at adding Kolb to the Arizona Cardinals fire. “@shuofa03: will the Cards make a move for Kolb? And what/who will they give up?”
GLENDALE – The NHL free agent signing period begins Friday and Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney will likely be a busy man as he and his staff reshape the team for the 2011-12 season. With Ilya Bryzgalov – the team’s MVP last season – now gone, Maloney’s attention will be focused on finding a new […]
Kevin Kolb rumors aren’t just for media and fans anymore. Arizona Cardinals players are getting in on the action and starting to publicly wonder just what will happen. On Friday Darnell Dockett took time away from tweeting about Oprah and traffic stops to address the Cardinals quarterback conundrum. They say we “Cardinals” gonna get kevin […]
Arizona Diamondback’s closer J.J. Putz has thrown like two different closers this season. An excellent May followed by a poor June has Mark Asher, co-host of Sports 620 KTAR’s Mark Asher wondering what’s up with Putz. “I have major concerns with Putz, because without the back-end of that bullpen, this team’s going nowhere,” Ash said […]
As the Cardinals rumor mill churns out more Kolb-to-Cardinals stories, one analyst said that another Cardinals-linked quarterback still has “the fire to play as a starter”. That quarterback is Marc Bulger. Bulger spent last season on the bench in Baltimore, a possible concern for a team who is need of a full-time starter. Should Bulger […]
The success of the 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks has been highly publicized, and deservedly so. Arizona is currently 45-38 and only two and a half games out of first place in the National League West. It may only be halfway through the year, yet the D-backs are exceeding everyone’s expectations and having a great season. On […]
No one has the answer as to what the Arizona Cardinals will do for a quarterback once the NFL lockout is lifted. Sports 620 KTAR’s Ron Wolfley thinks he has a pretty good idea what should happen though. “You don’t typically have twenty-six year olds that have started seven games who in three of those […]
Kirk Gibson and Bob Melvin worked together as bench coach and manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks until Melvin was let go in 2009. Although they did not work as closely together as in years past, the two were reunited this season. Melvin was named a special baseball advisor, while Gibson was the manager of the […]
Remember Eric Byrnes, the guy who stole earned $30 million over three years from the Arizona Diamondbacks despite playing poorly for the first two and being cut before the third? Yeah, the MLB Network apparently has found his resume — or at least his personality — impressive enough to hire him as an analyst. We’re […]
After finishing 5-11 the Arizona Cardinals were far from the best team in the NFC West last season. However, they did lead the division in a few unique categories. According to ESPN’s NFC West blog, the Cardinals have the best stadium in the division. University of Phoenix stadium, which was also home to the Fiesta […]
While NFL players await the end of the lockout, Cardinals defensive tackle Calais Campbell is working hard and preparing for what may be a career year. “I think this will be a great year for me,” Campbell said on Sports 620 KTAR’s Doug and Wolf. “Physically, I’m in great shape. Mentally, I’m ready. I want […]
Is Larry Fitzgerald the best receiver in the NFL? Not when you pose the question to fans across the United States. That’s exactly what ESPN.com is doing as the site has asked fans who the best receiver in the game is right now with Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson, DeSean Jackson and Roddy White. With over 5,000 […]
PHOENIX – Wily Mo Pena has started to become the new cult hero in Arizona as a pinch-hitting specialist for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Pena since being recalled this month has slugged three home runs including a walk-off home run on Tuesday against the Cleveland Indians. Pena has been labeled as a poor defensive player which […]
Phoenix Suns fans who feel the NBA does them no favors may have even more reason to believe the team is getting shafted. A few months ago Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo.com reported how NBA Commissioner David Stern yelled at and berated Suns owner Robert Sarver after trying to, in a way, run a meeting between […]
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 29, 2011:
PHOENIX – The Arizona Diamondbacks could be looking for a new fifth starter in the near future to replace the struggling Zach Duke. Duke was strong out of the gate compiling a 2.37 ERA in his first three starts only allowing five earned runs in 19 innings of work. However, in his last four starts, […]
Last week we told you that Marcin Gortat and Garret Siler were in Houston to work with Suns slayer hall of famer Hakeem Olajuwon. The five-days’ worth of workouts are over and it sounds like the trip was a success for the Suns big men. Head coach Alvin Gentry said he’d talked to his players […]
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns held a mini-camp of sorts on Wednesday and got to take their first look at draft pick Markieff Morris along with a group of undrafted players. The Suns coaching staff came away impressed with the team’s newest player. “He’s going to be a good player. The raw skills are there […]
Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton has hit 13 home runs so far this season, and if he is named to the NL All-Star team he’ll likely hit more. A lot more. On the Diamondbacks radio broadcast Wednesday team president Derrick Hall said he hopes Upton, who has a legitimate case to be an All-Star, makes […]
PHOENIX – For this year’s All-Star game in Phoenix, managing the extreme Arizona heat may be the biggest challenge. The Arizona Diamondbacks, along with MLB, are taking steps to limit the problems caused by the heat according to the Sporting News. The clear subtext of the event this year will be to beat the heat, […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks mantra this season should be ‘live in the moment.’ Between their unexpected rise towards the top of the National League West and their plethora of come from behind victories, you never know what to expect with this club. That mindset also applies to the franchise’s approach to Wily Mo Pena’s future in […]
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