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Arizona Diamondbacks Pummeled By San Francisco Giants

One week from today, the San Francisco Giants will be going all out during the National League Division Series. The Arizona Diamondbacks, however, will be going on vacation until the spring. The playoff-bound Giants pummeled the D-backs -- who are one game away from being eliminated from postseason ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose Yet Again; Cincinnati Reds Win 3-2

The Arizona Diamondbacks are playing such great baseball right now that the Cincinnati Reds' starting pitcher last night, 35-year-old Bronson Arroyo, hit a go-ahead homer.The Diamondbacks have successfully lost four games in a row after being swept by the San Diego Padres over the weekend, so in the ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Trade for Peanuts as MLB Trade Deadline Passes

Despite several of the big-name players for the Arizona Diamondbacks being mentioned in trade rumors, the non-waiver trade deadline passed this afternoon, and they're still Diamondbacks.Instead, the D-backs opted to trade Yale-educated lefty Craig Breslow to the Boston Red Sox for reliever Matt Albe ... More >>

Joe Ricketts, Whose Family Owns the Chicago Cubs, Is Against Wasteful Government Spending ... Unless, Of Course, the Money is Going to the Family Team

Joe Ricketts -- whose family owns the Chicago Cubs -- is completely appalled at the government's frivolous waste of your hard-earned tax dollars. But, Ricketts' conviction to ending wasteful spending doesn't extend to his own billionaire family suckling on the government teat. Yeah, we're calling ... More >>

Field of Dreamers

Tight Games at Chase Field as Arizona Diamondbacks Drop Two of Three to Chicago Cubs

Yahoo! SportsThe Diamondbacks' only win, courtesy of a comedy of errors on the Cubs' part Sunday.​The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn't keep the momentum going from their Thursday night demolition of the Chicago Cubs over the weekend, losing tight games 4-2 and 5-3 on Friday and Saturday before ta ... More >>

Chi-Town Torment

The Conspirator: Robert Redford Helms Another Dull History Lesson

Lunch $10 and Under at Athenian Express

​ The owners at Athenian Express are no fools for including, "the little Greek place," on their restaurant sign, because that's usually how most of the restaurant's loyal followers refer to it when telling a friend or co-worker about this tasty and budget-friendly spot. Located on Cent ... More >>

Chicago Cubs to Remain in Mesa. World Series Trophy Continues to Remain Elsewhere

www.cubsnet.com​Mesa voters essentially gave the Chicago Cubs a blank check on Tuesday, approving a measure that gives the team a boat-load of cash to build a new spring training facility.Yesterday, voters approved Proposition 420 (we know what you're probably thinking, but the medical weed propos ... More >>

Rookies of the Year

Fed up with the D-backs? Here’s a better baseball option.

D-Backs Get Big-Time Blasted by the Chicago Cubs. Up Next: Houston Astros

Alfonso Soriano owned Arizona pitching, which really isn't that hard to do.​ This is getting silly. The Arizona Diamondbacks screwed the pooch over the weekend to the tune of three losses to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. After taking the first of four games on Thursday, AZ couldn't hang wi ... More >>

D-Backs Scratch Their Way Back After Blowing Big Lead to Rockies, Win It in the 10th; Up Next: Cubs in Chicago

Chris Young: 5 RBI against the Rockies. ​The Diamondbacks blew a six-run first inning -- and won? Strange but true. Well, not really so strange considering that the back end of the D-Backs' rotation is pretty weak and the bullpen isn't much better. Thank goodness, this year's team knows how ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Turn Sluggers In Rout Over Cubbies in Chicago Today

Just maybe, the furor over Arizona's over-the-top illegal immigration bill, SB 1070, has had an unintended positive effect on our local major-league baseball team.   ​The D-Backs scored in double digits for the second straight game today, crunching the Chicago Cubs 13-5 in an aftern ... More >>

Phill in the Blank

East coasters get their raucous on at Chase Field

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 >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Indians fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or&nbs ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cub ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Mariners fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):Arizo ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​Here is your guide to today's spring training games, as well as a look at some of yesterday's games that most Valley baseball fans actually care about (sorry, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):If a ... More >>

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today's spring training games:

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today's spring training games:

Spring Training Schedule for This Weekend's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to this weekend's spring training games:

Spring Training Schedule for Today's Games

​"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do: I stare out the window and wait for spring." -- Rogers HornsbySpring has sprung, so here is your guide to today's spring training games:

Florida Governor Charlie Crist Pushing for Incentive Package to Lure Cubs to Naples; Does This Guy Ever Give Up?

Florida Governor Charlie Crist and his, um, impressive South Beach tan​Florida Governor Charlie Crist can't seem to take a hint. Last week, it became clear that Mesa was the Chicago Cubs top choice for their new spring-training facilities. On Monday, the Mesa City Council approved an $84 m ... More >>

Florida Governor Charlie Crist Trying to Steal Chicago Cubs Spring Training From Mesa. Back Off, Crist

www.the217.com​Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Chicago Cubs president Crane Kenney, chairman Tom Ricketts and other team officials yesterday to try and lure the team away from their spring training home in Mesa and have them set up shop in Naples, Florida. "We like palm trees b ... More >>

Ranger Danger

American League West leaders visit the Chase

Arizona Diamondbacks Cream the Chicago Cubs, Win Second In a Row

Chris Snyder (pictured) and the Diamondbacks offense finally did it up for pitcher Dan Haren. If only. That's the phrase on a lot of D-Backs' fans minds as the painful first month of the 2009 season nears its close. If only Brandon Webb wasn't going to be out for at least six more weeks. If o ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Show a Little Fight in Dramatic 12th Inning Win Over San Francisco Giants. Next Up: Chicago Cubs, Tonight Through Wednesday.

After a couple of truly dismal games on Friday and Saturday, the Arizona Diamondbacks showed Sunday why we can't quite write them off and why there's still reason to believe (though they'll probably continue to drive us crazy all season long) in a team loaded with some of the best youn ... More >>

Old Style Over Substance

Chi-town’s non-finest return. Groan.

It's the Stadium, Stupid

Fancy-schmancy new park changes the face of spring ball

It's the Stadium, Stupid

Fancy-schmancy new park changes the face of spring ball

Goodyear Ballpark: A Look Inside the Valley's Newest Spring Training Field

Goodyear Ballpark: the Cactus League's new western-most outpost. We admit we don't get out to Goodyear much. But, with a new Spring Training stadium opening in the western West Valley city Wednesday, we made the drive ("Just 20 minutes from downtown Phoenix!" Goodyear likes to claim) to check ... More >>

Cactus League Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers

Legends of the Fall

Fergie & Friends vs. Arizona All-Stars

Cactus League, Week Three

Sweet home away from home

Arizona Cactus League Baseball: San Francisco Giants

March Madness

Nerds of a Feather

Wild Pitch

MLB 2K6 throws more chin music than strikes

Field Artillery

The 2004 Cactus League comes out swinging

We're Talkin' Baseball

Cactus League springs into action

Perpetual Heat

What makes Randy Johnson the most feared Pitcher in baseball?

Calendar for the week

BOTTOM OF THE NINTH

HARRY THE HOARSE

IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN

THE MEN WERE AT WAR, THE WOMAN WERE ON THE FIELD AND SOPHIE KURYS WAS PROBABLY STEALING A BASE

In Baseball, Some Seasons Live Forever

Wonderful Willie Smith shows Phoenix youths how to play the game