Saturday, September 24th, 2011
The Arizona Diamondbacks did the improbable Friday night and clinched the National League West, thanks to a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. The win completed a worst-to-first turnaround, as they improved their record to 91-66 and extended their lead in the division to seven games.
Manager Kirk Gibson's team ...
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Sunday, September 4th, 2011
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson hasn't pitched since allowing three runs and blowing a save against Atlanta on August 15. The bearded one has since been out with an elbow injury and things aren't looking so rosy in terms of a return to the team this season.
Giants manager Bruce ...
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Friday, August 26th, 2011
San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson is currently on the disabled list with inflammation in his pitching elbow, and he may not be back any time soon.
Wilson played catch for "six or seven minutes" on Thursday before shutting it down. It was the first time he had thrown since going ...
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Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Trevor Bauer was taken with the No. 3 pick in the 2011 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Most experts thought the UCLA product would be the first player from the 2011 class to reach the big leagues. Those predictions look like they are about ready to come true.
Bauer made ...
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Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
You may not know the name Clay Zavada, but you certainly know the look. He's the lefty out of the Arizona Diamondbacks pen with the sweet mustache. The one who looks like an extra from Tombstone or Deadwood. Yeah, that guy.
Well, despite being just 26 years old and having been ...
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
Brandon Webb's search for a new home has been one of the more interesting sagas of the 2010 offseason. Just how well Webb, the 2006 NL Cy Young Award winner, will pitch in his return to the mound is not known. The right-hander hasn't pitched since opening day in 2009, ...
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Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
New Arizona Diamondbacks General Manager Kevin Towers isn't wasting time in trying to remake his hapless team. Rumors are flying that Towers is disgusted with the team's historic strikeout rate and will try to dump both salary and swings and misses in an attempt to rebuild the roster.
Third baseman Mark ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Start celebrating Pirates fans. Pop the champagne, spray each other down, get crazy, your team has just locked up the No. 1 pick in the 2011 MLB Draft. On second though, scoring the worst record in baseball is a tad different than clinching a playoff spot, and given how cheap ...
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
It appears the National League West race could go down to the final day of the 2010 season. If last night was any indication, we could be in for a whale of a finish.
The San Diego Padres snatched back first place in the NL West last night with a 3-1 ...
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Chris Young, the San Diego Padres' No. 1 starter at the outset of the 2010 season, hasn't pitched in a Major League game since April 6. During that start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Young tossed six shutout innings, allowing just one hit and three walks, while striking out five. He ...
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