AL East

Diamondbacks Defeat Yankees in 12 Innings, No Thanks to Dweeb Zack Hample

No thanks to a baseball-collecting douchebag, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees last night in 12 innings, to avoid being swept in New York.That baseball-collecting douchebag, a dork named Zack Hample, pretty clearly committed fan interference in the bottom of the ninth, when he -- w ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Second Straight to New York Yankees

Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed starting pitcher Wade Miley had the New York Yankees hitters fooled for six innings Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. In the seventh, it all fell apart for Miley, and the D-backs' 3-0 lead quickly evaporated before eventually losing 4-3, their second-straight loss i ... More >>

Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers' "Moneyball" Strategy Isn't Madness

The Best Metal Songs for Football

Hang on guys, here's something you won't believe: Phil Anselmo of Pantera/Down is mad about something. But it's not the sort of thing we're used to him being mad about. As you're no doubt aware, with the weather beginning to act like it might cool down, college campuses swelling with textbook-toti ... More >>

Carlos Sturgus Found Out It's Pretty Easy to Be Identified in a Shooting With the Yankees Logo Tattooed to His Forehead

If the description of a shooting suspect includes the New York Yankees logo tattooed to his forehead, it really cuts down on the guesswork.That's how 21-year-old Carlos Benito Sturgus got caught making another awful life decision last week in Mesa, as police say he admitted to shooting a guy from th ... More >>

Don't Call It a Comeback

Hip-Hop's Buck 65 Looks to the Great White North for Inspiration

Baseball History Made Last Night In Greatest Regular Season Finish Ever--200,000 Games In and Counting

Stayed up to watch all of the baseball games that mattered last night--which were several.Playoffs start this Saturday in Milwaukee!​May we be allowed to understate for once?Greatest finish to a regular season in the history of the game.At home, the Arizona Diamondbacks needed to win and the Milwa ... More >>

Snakes Alive

Arizona Diamondbacks Force Game Four Against the Brewers

Passing the Buccos

Diamond Anniversary

Morning Poll: MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby: Who's the Favorite?

​The best sluggers in Major League Baseball will gather tonight at Chase Field for the Home Run Derby portion of this year's MLB All-Star Game.Representing the National League will be Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder, who is coming into the contest with 22 home runs so far this seaso ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks: Our Ten Least Favorite Locals--and Why

Don't take this personally, guys (I'm sure you could give a hoot), but here's our least favorite D-Backs over the course of the team's eleven-year history.​1. ARMANDO REYNOSO--Was popular in the clubhouse, but the right-hander from Mexico drove us crazy during his 66 starts here by being the slowe ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks: Memories Good and Bad

Another list for you folks to mull over as the All-Star break nears and Phoenix gets ready to host Tuesday night's game at Chase Field--this one (as the others) is obviously utterly subjective and subject to debate/dispute.   The horror! The horror! Game 5, 2001 World Series....​We pul ... More >>

Batter Up

Jam Session

March 8 In Blogs: Paddle Boarding, Lady Gaga, Caramelpalooza, and Scott Bundgaard

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Oscar Party Edition: Dinner and a Movie

Sometimes literal, sometimes metaphorical, but always themed food for each film.​Staying in? We've got you covered -- both on the culinary and entertainment fronts. Now presenting Dinner and a Movie -- a guide to a do it yourself evening of food and film. For many of us film and food nerds, Oscar ... More >>

Phoenix/Scottsdale Among Country's "Rudest Cities"

www.flyingcart.com​It seems certain Valley residents need to watch their manners -- according to a recent survey, people from Phoenix and Scottsdale are among the rudest in the entire country.The survey, conducted by Travel and Leisure Magazine, ranks Phoenix/Scottsdale No. 12 on its list of ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Sonoran Trash and What's for Dinner

Arizona Diamondbacks Name Kevin Towers General Manager; He Better Gut That Bullpen

www.mlb.com D-Backs' new GM Kevin Towers.​The Arizona Diamondbacks have had an atrocious season, and in an effort to turn things around, the team announced today that Kevin Towers, the former general manager of the San Diego Padres, will replace Jerry Dipoto as the D-Backs' GM.Dipoto was fi ... More >>

Food Network's 24 Hour Restaurant Battle Is an Eternity of Boring

​Dreams are awesome. Especially the ones with zombies and double rainbows (oh my God!), but what about the waking dreams we have for our lives? Losing weight, running a marathon, starting a business. Those are cool, too. And for the most part, they take planning. Which is why Food Network's new ... More >>

Don Mattingly To Manage Phoenix Desert Dogs In Arizona Fall league

nydailynews.comDon Mattingly​Don Mattingly is finally getting his chance to manage a baseball team, although the major leagues are still a step away. The Dodgers' bench coach will manage the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League, a hopeful step in the right direction for Mattingly. Mat ... More >>

Dan Haren To The Yankees? It's A Possibility

doin-work.comDan Haren​ With the July 31st trade deadline looming on the horizon, many are wondering if the D-Backs are going to make any noise in the following days. One name that keeps getting thrown around is starting pitcher Dan Haren, who is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and 133 strikeouts this year. ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Wrap Up Road Trip with 4-2 Win Over St. Louis Cardinals

Chris Young: The D-Backs' lone All-Star?​The Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-3 record on its recently completed road trip is a smashing success, considering the team's generally poor play this year and the competition (two likely playoff teams, the Tampa Bay Rays and the St. Louis Cardinals). The D-Backs ... More >>

Edwin Jackson's (Wild) No-Hitter Highlights Diamondbacks' Weekend Series Witrh Tampa Bay

komonews.com Edwin Jackson​It was an eventful weekend for the D-Backs as they took two of three (yes, they actually won a road series) from the stumbling Tampa Bay Rays. The obvious highlight was the no-hitter thrown by Arizona's Edwin Jackson on Friday, the second time an opposing team ha ... More >>

New York Yankees Turn the Tables on the Arizona Diamondbacks in 9-2 Win

Dan Haren: Is his time as a D-Back winding down?​Dan Haren nearly matched Andy Pettitte for seven innings, but once again, it was the Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen that let it get out of hand. With the New York Yankees leading just 3-2 after seven innings, Esmerling Vasquez entered the game ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Early Offensive Outburst Power Them To 10-4 Win Over Yankees

boards.ign.com Justin Upton​Behind an early offensive surge and the solid, steady arm of Rodrigo Lopez, the Arizona Diamondbacks earned a convincing 10-4 win Monday night at Chase Field against the New York Yankees. With numerous Yankee fans in attendance in the sellout crowd, the Snakes w ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept by Boston Red Sox; Lose 13th-Straight Road Game

doin-work.com Dan Haren​For awhile, Thursday's game looked like it was up in the air. As the D-Backs and Red Sox traded runs through five innings and battered around each other's starting pitchers, it looked as if Arizona might be able to finally pull out a road win. Nope, not happeni ... More >>

Damn Yankees

Finally. A reason to pack Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks Offense Lacking in Franchise-Record 12th-Straight Road Loss

boards.ign.com Justin Upton​For the second time in as many nights, the D-Backs offense just wasn't good enough. After scoring three runs in last night's 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox, the stagnant Snakes offense only mustered a pair of runs Wednesday night. Quite simply, it wasn't en ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Woes Continue With Eleventh Straight Road Loss

diamondbacks.scout.com Chris Young​The Arizona Diamondbacks should take notes from the Boston Red Sox on how to win a baseball game. The formula is a simple one: score early and often, then let the bullpen seal the deal. The Red Sox followed this method to perfection Tuesday night as the d ... More >>

D-Backs Win a Wild One Despite Another Qualls Relief Nightmare

The most dramatic moment in baseball has got to be a walk-off homer, and Chris Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks did just that on Sunday afternoon blasting a 411-foot bomb to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 at Chase Field.   ​The whacky win earned the D-Backs the weekend series over a s ... More >>

ASU Baseball Sees 10 Players Picked in First Two Days of MLB Draft

thesundevils.cstv.com/.../recaps/040209aaa.html​As the Arizona State baseball team keeps rolling along with all eyes on the prize in Omaha, 10 Sun Devils now have a future in the sport after college. As expected, junior Seth Blair, the 2010 Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year, was the firs ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Take Two of Three from the Toronto Blue Jays

Chris Young: Seven RBI this weekend.​Despite a rough 12-4 blowout on Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Arizona Diamondbacks wrapped up their most impressive week of the 2010 season, winning two of the three against the slugging Jays and five out of their past seven. And what do you know? T ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Bullpen Doesn't Blow it as Snakes Eek Out Win Against San Francisco Giants

www.d-backs.com Conor Jackson scored the game-winning run by stealing home in the eighth inning of last night's win.​Ready for a shocker: The Arizona Diamondbacks often-pitiful bullpen actually played decent in the D-Backs 8-7 win over the San Francisco Giants last night. The D-Backs start ... More >>

Lucky Shot

D-backs take on some unfortunate foes

Arizona D-Backs to Allow No Nuts In Parts of Ballpark This Sunday--Russell Pearce, Stay Away!

We get many a blurb here at Alt-Weekly Central, many of which we pass along to the proper authorities (ie: our Night & Day editor) and some of which we dump in the circular file (or push the delete button on our computer).   ​One that came in earlier today caught our eye, e ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Ticket Prices Cheapest in Baseball

​For the fourth straight year the Arizona Diamondbacks have the least expensive average ticket prices in all of Major League Baseball, according to a study by Team Marketing Report.If you ask us, we'd be willing to pay a few bucks extra if the team would use the money to get itself a decent bullpe ... More >>

Play Ball Already

Oh, we waited so long

How the Hell Did the Arizona D-Backs Beat Mariano Rivera?

The greatest moment in the Valley's sports history happened eight years ago last night in downtown Phoenix, when the Arizona Diamondbacks scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth of the ultimate game of the World Series to upset the mighty New York Yankees. ​Memories of the remarkable eve ... More >>

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