Chase Field

The 10 Best Things to Eat and Drink at Chase Field

The 10 Best Things To Eat and Drink at Chase Field

With the crack of a bat and the crunch of a roasted peanut, baseball season has returned and in Phoenix that means thousands of fans packing into Chase Field in Downtown Phoenix, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Besides being a great stadium to catch a game, Chase has plenty to offer Valley's bas ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Avoid Sweep in 10-2 Blowout of Pittsburgh Pirates

With his two home runs this afternoon, outfielder A.J. Pollock doubled his career total and drove in four runs to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-2 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Pirates at Chase Field. The D-backs struck quickly, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings. The early l ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks End Disappointing Season With Loss to Colorado Rockies

It's all over but the crying down at Chase Field as the Arizona Diamondbacks ended their dreadful year in dreadful fashion with a 2-1 defeat by the Colorado Rockies. While there's much joy in cities with playoff-bound teams like San Francisco, Detroit, and Cincinnati, there's nothing but disappointm ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Beat Colorado Rockies in Penultimate Game of Their Dismal Season

Aaron Hill proved once again why he's one of the best sluggers on the Arizona Diamondbacks' roster last night as he smacked a walk-off homer to give his team the 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. His 385-foot, three-run dinger came in the bottom of the ninth inning during the second-to-last game o ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Nip Dodgers Again

The Arizona Diamondbacks dealt another blow to the Los Angeles Dodgers' playoff hopes Wednesday night at Chase Field, beating them 3-2. It was the Dodgers' sixth loss in seven games and the D-Backs' 10th win against them this season. More importantly for the D-backs, the win kept their faint playof ... More >>

Fetcher's Box

Arizona Diamondbacks Hit Ball Hard, Get Hit Harder, Lose to Phils

Three Philadelphia homers and a controversial call against the Diamondbacks led to a 8-5 Arizona loss last night at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. One of the homers, by the Phillies' Shane Victorino, went 421 feet, which officially is a bomb. It came off lefty reliever Mike Zagurski, who was ... More >>

The Vroom

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose 5-3, But Magic Number Drops to Three

David Hernandez: Coughed up a two-run homer to Derrek Lee in the eighth.​Are the Arizona Diamondbacks stumbling, rather than charging, into the playoffs? After losing 5-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night at Chase Field -- the D-Backs' fourth loss in their past six games -- it appea ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Reclaim Lead in NL West with 6-3 Win Over Astros

Associated PressWillie Bloomquist: Led off the game with a solo home run.​Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Josh Collmenter got a much-needed bounce-back performance Wednesday night as the D-Backs won their second straight against the lowly Houston Astros at the woefully underattended Chas ... More >>

Bat Company

Batter Up

MLB All-Star Game Brings Heightened Security and Warnings Against Bogus Merchandise

fantasybaseballsportal.com​In preparation for the MLB All-Star game set to take over the Valley early next week, baseball and city officials are giving the public a heads up to the dangers of counterfeit merchandise. Advocating a "consumer beware" mentality for fans, Ethan Orlinsky, sen ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Rolls Out Female Chain Gang DUI Squad -- Just in Time For MLB All-Star Game

www.ticketbid.com /Joe show​The eyes of the baseball world will soon be on the Valley when the MLB All-Star Game comes to town next month -- which, of course, means it's time for America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" to smile for the cameras and entertain the out-of-towners with some ... More >>

Nikki Buchanan Leaves Up Agency for Aaron May

PhoenixBites.com The new loaded dogs at Chase Field ​A round-up of tasty morsels from Valley food blogs. Nikki Buchanan blogged on The Wild Lavender that she has left her spot at Up Agency for a job as Aaron May's new in-house publicist.

Closed for Business: Chaka Chaka

​I hope you're not hungry for a jerk chicken sandwich with seasoned mayo, hunks of meat, shredded cabbage, basil, and scallions. That's the signature dish at Chaka Chaka, a tiny eatery on 7th Street, south of Chase Field, that just closed its doors. Owner Charlie Blonkenfeld says he si ... More >>

Winter Training

You don’t have to wait ‘til Cactus League season

Go Truck Yourself

A guide to monstrosity

Arizona Diamondbacks Baffled By Hernandez; Lose Again At Home

ballparks.comChase Field is a depressing place these days​Returning home didn't make a difference. Neither did a roster filled with new players after a flurry of trades. The Diamondbacks still lost again. This time it was a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals in front of 500 or so people at Chas ... More >>

ESPN Report Finds Health Violations At Valley Sports Stadiums

dailyspeculations.comChase Field: Where some employees don't wash their hands. ​ A recent article produced by ESPN has opened some eyes and may leave some people hunched over a trash can. The article focuses on stadium foods and health inspections in all 107 stadiums used by the four major sports ... More >>

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 >>

Phill in the Blank

East coasters get their raucous on at Chase Field

Hope Floats

Or maybe it sinks? Find out at Chase Field.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field Ranked Third Most Friendly Ballpark for Hitters

www.ballparks.com Chase Field​The regular season is about two weeks away, and ESPN has come up with a formula to give baseball stadiums "power rankings." Of the most hitter-friendly parks, the Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field ranks third.After last year, yeah, we're a little surprised ... More >>

Shock and Oz: Australia's Trent Oeltjen Helps D-Backs Level the Mets, 6-2

Flickr via allysdad's photostream Trent Oeltjen's outstanding offensive efforts for the D-Backs over the past week have put the Australia-born ballplayer in a field of his own.​ If nothing else, the Arizona Diamondbacks' disastrous 2009 season will be remembered for the number of breakout s ... More >>

Diamondbacks Sink the Pittsburgh Pirates in Weekend Series With Back-to-Back Shutouts

Max Scherzer showed off his Pirate-killing skills in yesterday's 9-0 blowout.​ Max Scherzer might as well start calling himself Jack Sparrow, since the Diamondbacks pitcher was cutting down Pirates left and right during yesterday's 9-0 shutout over Pittsburgh at Chase Field. Instead of using ye ... More >>

Shock and Awe: Diamondbacks Notch Fourth Straight Win With 4-3 Victory Over San Diego

Gerardo Parra whacked an RBI triple in last night's 4-3 victory over San Diego. Don't look now, but the Arizona Diamondbacks, the second-worst team in Major League Baseball, currently have the hottest win streak going in the bigs. Yes, you read that right. Our lovable hometown zeroes have triump ... More >>

D-Backs Narrowly Avoid Choking Another One Away to San Diego With 6-5 Win

Max Scherzer struck out seven in an impressive effort last night. Chris Young has come up with a few big catches this season, but none of 'em were as clutch as his game-ending nab that sealed the Arizona Diamondbacks' 6-5 victory over San Diego last night at Chase Field, snuffing out the Padre's 1 ... More >>

May 12 In Blogs: Maximo Park, Meat Puppets, Squash Blossoms, Westgate and More

In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Up on the Sun: New Release Tuesday: Maxïmo Park New Meat Puppets album hits stores today, band to per ... More >>

Very Offensive

Answer to run-producing woes may be in the opposing bullpen

Arizona Diamondbacks Mauled By Chicago Cubs in 11-3 Blowout

www.dbacks.comYusmeiro Petit allowed seven runs over three and one-third innings in last night's drubbing by the Cubs. Turnabout, as they say, is fair play. A mere 24 hours after routing the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, on Monday, the Arizona Diamondbacks got a taste of their own medicine last night in the ... More >>

Valley Metro's Great Bike Chase

Open Season

Sun, babes, no roof. What’s not to like?

Off-Road to Riches

Competitive tour separates champs from chumps

Wrigley South

Batten down the cheap beer. Here come the Cubs fans.

Fair Weather Fools

C’mon, folks. We have a winner in town. Remember?

Let's Play Ball. Please.

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Phoenix Rising?

A peek at the future cityscape

BEST BAR TO WATCH THE GAME

Friday's Front Row Sports Grill

Jerry's Law

There's one set of rules for downtown businesses associated with the Godfather and another for everybody else

BEST BASEBALL STADIUM

Maryvale Baseball Park

Strike Out

Major League Baseball is poised to strike once again. It's time for the fans to give baseball their own preemptive strike.

Boss Cross

Bank One Ballpark gets ready to get down and dirty

Best Brew Pub

Four Peaks Brewing Company
1340 East Eighth Street, Tempe
480-303-9967

Take Me Out of the Ballgame

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