Chase Field

Patrick Corbin's Ace Pitching Helps the Arizona Diamondbacks Down Philadelphia 2-1

Undefeated Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Patrick Corbin earned his fifth win of 2013 last night with a phenomenal performance on the mound at Chase Field, doing his part to help the Snakes defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1. The 25-year-old southpaw made it looked effortless as he went m ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept By San Francisco Giants After the Bullpen Blows It...Again

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been living and dying by their bullpen this season, moreso the latter than the former as of late. And last night's 9-6 thumping by the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field was a pretty agonizing demise. "This will probably be one of the toughest defeats to take," stat ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Topple First Place Colorado Rockies For 3-2 Win

Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz got his mojo working again last night at Chase Field, pitching three solid strikeouts in the ninth inning to help his team nail down a close 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Thursday's win moved the D-backs (13-9) into a tie with the San Francisco Giants ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Swept by Padres, First Time in Franchise History

Well, there's a first time for everything. Unfortunately for the Dbacks, this first - the Padres' first 3-game sweep at Chase Field in franchise history - wasn't so fun. The D-backs fell to the Padres 8-6 last night in front of a sold out stadium full of 46, 819 disgruntled fans. This was the firs ... More >>

Light Work

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The Artful Dodgers

Diamond Jubilee

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

​Since you can't be in two (or more) places at once, it's about time to start planning out your weekend. There's Madama Butterfly at Symphony Hall and Macbeth at Soul Invictus. But, as we're wont to do, we've sifted through the haps and selected five must-attend events for your busy weekend ahead. ... More >>

D-Backs Odyssey to NL Playoffs #12, Crazy Comeback Win (Number Two) Vs Astros

Arizona was playing poorly on this homestand, and against the team with the worst record in baseball, the lowly Houston Astros. Just like that, the home boys fell behind 7-1, and the relatively small crowd at Chase Field (announced attendance was 17,814, but it seemed about half that to those of us ... More >>

D-Backs Wacky Ride To 2011 Playoffs: #6--May 20 Win Over Twins Breaks One-Run Loss Streak

Good teams win more than their share of close games, but the Arizona Diamondbacks weren't doing much of that in April and into May of the regular season.As the D-Backs entered a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Chase Field, they had lost six straight one-run games in a row.These kind ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Wacky Ride to the Playoffs #4: Miracle Finish Against Rockies, May 5

One of the greatest moments of the 2011 season came at Chase Field in early May against the Colorado Rockies.​We were about to leave after the 7th inning with the D-Backs down 2-0 and stinking up the joint offensively, but decided to stick it out until the end--sure glad we did.The Rockies' ace re ... More >>

Legends of the Fall

Arizona Diamondbacks Playoff Tickets Available Starting Tomorrow Morning

​Attention all fair-weather sports fans, Johnny-come-latelys, and bandwagon riders: Arizona Diamondbacks playoff tickets are up for sale starting tomorrow morning. Even though you probably didn't start following the team until they began dominating their division in June, now's your chance to ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Win Second "Game of the Year" in Three Nights

We hung in there last night as the Arizona Diamondbacks fell behind 5-1 to the lowly Houston Astros at Chase Field. Paul Goldschmidt home-run last night the stuff of legends​Memories of Tuesday night's classic comeback win over the `Stros (down 7-1 in that one) were fresh in our minds, as w ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Start Second Half With Series Win Over Los Angeles Dodgers

mlb.com/dbacksDaniel Hudson was truly pimp against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.​Daniel Hudson most certainly earned his pay yesterday, and then some. The 24-year-old right-hander for the Arizona Diamondbacks not only pitched a complete game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon ... More >>

June 20 In Blogs: God, Ryan Avery, Kesha, Trader Vic's, and the Arizona Diamondbacks

​​​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:

Misery Loves Company

Loveable losers compete at Chase Field

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 >>

Revenge on the Birds

D-backs try to stick it to St. Louis

Holy Crap! D-backs End Slide and Win Series Against the Colorado Rockies; Up Next: Atlanta Braves.

Ryan Roberts' base knock ended the D-backs' ten-game losing streak.​ On Friday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped their 10-game skid. By Saturday night, they'd won a series. And even though a loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday prevented an AZ sweep, the weekend felt like a success. ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Hit Season Low As Phoenix Suns Soar

Obviously, both a glorious and gruesome weekend for Phoenix's professional basketball and baseball teams, respectively. ​ Alas, our task here is not to recount the Suns sweep of the Spurs in a memorable one-eyed effort by one Steve Nash.  No, we are here to report on the absolutely mis ... More >>

True Blue Hate

The Dodgers are back. Gross.

Here Comes the Ride

Join a group-bike journey to the ballgame

Arizona Diamondbacks Outpitched, Outhit By San Diego Padres In 6-3 Loss

diamondbacks.mlb.comD-Backs pitcher Edwin Jackson allowed three runs and five hits during his debut.​It goes without saying that the Arizona Diamondbacks (and their fans) are hoping to avoid a repeat of their underwhelming, cellar-dwelling performance from last season. It's a shame then, that the ... More >>

Everything You Wanted (and Something Nobody Does) from a Diamondbacks-Dodgers Series. Next Up: In Atlanta for a Make-Up Game.

Miguel Montero's dramatic ninth-inning blast tied Saturday night's game.​ A dirty slide that initiated a beanball war in front of a raucous Chase Field crowd. A for-the-ages, come-from-behind win in extra innings. Stars and unknowns stepping into the spotlight and delivering big plays. And ... More >>

Mr. Snubbed, Mark Reynolds, Plays Hero in Diamondbacks' Win Over San Diego Padres

Mark Reynolds proved last night that he should be a 2009 All-Star. In the top half of the eighth inning at Chase Field last night, the boo birds came a-calling once again on the 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks. The pesky San Diego Padres had just padded their lead after a throwing error by catcher Migue ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose a Heartbreaking, Yet Super-Exciting Game to the San Diego Padres

Chase Headley's tenth-inning bomb won it for the red hot Padres. Do you have a friend who either doesn't give two poops about baseball or doesn't know jack squat about the game? Or perhaps you're entertaining some English blokes who would rather sip a spot of tea while watching the cricket than c ... More >>

Revenge of the Burned: Former D-Backs Pitcher Micah Owings Gets Retribution in 3-1 Cincinnati Win

Ryan Roberts' left arm now has a fresh bruise to match his numerous tattoos.Things seemed to get a little personal during the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night at Chase Field. For proof, look no further than the nice-size bruise that Ryan Roberts is probabl ... More >>

D-Backs Salvage Some Dignity With Win Over Nationals to Kick Off A.J. Hinch Era. Up Next: Cincinnati Reds.

dbacks.com Justin Upton's hitting streak now stands at 17 games.Before Sunday afternoon, the Arizona Diamondbacks' weekend series against the Washington Nationals at Chase Field was looking like a disaster. Following a pair of tough losses on Friday and Saturday, it seemed the Snakes wer ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Score Six Runs (In One Game!) to Top the Colorado Rockies Monday Night

www.arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.comMiguel Montero's mammoth blast in the fifth was the difference maker for the Diamondbacks. Six runs in a single baseball game isn't exactly an offensive blitzkrieg, but when you're the Arizona Diamondbacks, a half-dozen revolutions around the base path is huge. Espec ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Offense Finally Comes Alive in Extra-Inning Victory Over St. Louis

www.mlb.comConor Jackson was one of the heroes of last night's game.It'd been almost nine long months since Conor Jackson hit a home run for the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the left fielder's last moon shot coming way back in July against the San Francisco Giants. But Co-Jack's homer dry spell ende ... More >>

An Achilles' Heel for the 2008 D-Backs Rears Its Ugly Head in First Loss of 2009

Tom Tulowitzki's fifth-inning jack gave Colorado a lead it would not relinquish. Along with spotty defense, the Arizona Diamondbacks' biggest issue to rectify in the 2009 season is scoring production. Yeah, looks like they should have saved some of Monday's offensive firepower for last night's g ... More >>

Attention Choppers

Your beloved Braves ain’t what they used to be

Tour de farce: the corporate-sponsored tours we don’t want to buy tickets to

Southern Discomfort

As God is my witness, I'll never be thirsty again

Keystone Clowns

This poop-producin' pelican dive-bombs slapstick sheriff's deputies, ex-mayor Skip Rimsza, and Chase Field's crotchety old baseball enforcers

Underdog-Eat-Dog

Insight Bowl rolls into BOB

Sorry, We're Closed

Downtown businesses are struggling to stay afloat

Jerry's World

Jerry Colangelo and his pals have gobbled up the lion’s share of public development dollars. If downtown’s to be saved, City Hall’s got to share the wealth.

Triple Crown?

Councilman thinks Cardinals stadium would fit nicely on Jefferson Street

Winging Tips

What to do when "The Ground Rules" aren't clear

BOBilicious!

There's BOB hope for hungry and thirsty Diamondback fans

Loose Screws

Bank One Ballpark may be in danger of collapsing. The Arizona Diamondbacks didn't want you to know that.

Comparing Stadium Deals

Park Belly Future

Our Hero

The most powerful man in Phoenix explains why he's just a regular guy

Flashes

Beyond the Lunchpail

Flashes