Chris Young

Bitters, Beef Cutters, and Cheesemongers: A Taste of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Book Award Finalists

The 2012 James Beard Foundation Book Award finalists include several of our favorites. Any of yours? Chow Bella Book Club read one of the finalist's books: Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton. We'll be reading another nominee, Extra Virginity ... More >>

Five of the Most Expensive Cookbooks You'll Probably Never Own

thekitchn.com​If you like cooking as much as we think we do, you probably have at least a few referential or inspirational cookbooks tucked away in your personal library. You might prop them up against a solid mixing bowl and flip through their pages with buttery, sticky, garlic-y fingers and ... More >>

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco De Mayo 2011

Your Guide to Partying on Cinco de Mayo 2011

Rascal Flatts Catches Kisses at Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Rascal Flatts​Country stars Chris Young, Kellie Pickler and Rascal Flatts packed Cricket Wireless Pavilion last night, as fans came out for a night of music under the stars. The Rascal Flatts inspired excitement, lust and prayerfulness during the show, and here's a round-up look of what fans thoug ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks' Chris Young Swings And Misses In Home Run Derby

www.bestsportsphotos.com Chris Young​Well, that was a major dud. Chris Young, the only player representing the D-Backs at the All-Star Game, produced one measly long ball in the State Farm Home Run Derby. It sort of sums up the Snakes' season thus far, doesn't it? The effort is there but t ... More >>

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Ostriches run amuck in Chandler

10 Things Under $10 This Weekend: Rites of Spring Ball, Tim Barry, Miss Derringer, and More

Deja Dance will participate in the Rites of Spring Ball on Friday at the Alwun House.According to the calendar on our wall, more than a week remains until spring has officially arrived. But for all intents and purposes, it feels like it's already sprung. The last gasp of winter has come and gone, te ... More >>

D-Backs Easily Swept By Milwaukee Brewers in Weekend Series, Having Lost 10 of Their Last 12. Next Up: San Diego

The Milwaukee Brewers manhandled Doug Davis on Friday night.It's official: Mark Reynolds, Justin Upton, and the rest of your 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks won't have a shot at this year's Fall Classic. While said factoid has pretty much been a forgone conclusion since like, uh, May, it didn't become set ... More >>

Dodgers Give One Away to Diamondbacks on Reynolds Walk-Off Walk

Dan Haren: Nine more strikeouts, but no decision.​By playing a solid nine innings of baseball Wednesday night, the Arizona Diamondbacks helped keep the race to win the National League West an interesting one. In their 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field, Dan Haren was exce ... More >>

D-Backs Return Home, Beat the New York Mets

Doug Davis won back-to-back starts for the first time since May 2008.​ Following a pathetic sweep at the hands of the Washington Nationals in D.C., the Arizona Diamondbacks basically saw the official end to their disappointing season. So now that there's nothing to play for, the team should ... More >>

D-Backs Spank Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 as Yusmeiro Petit Nearly Nails a No-Hitter

Turnaround, thy name is Yusmeiro Petit.​ Baseball loves a good old-fashioned turnaround, whether it's the Tampa Bay Rays going from worst to first last season, or the Detroit Tigers' surprising come-from-behind win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. Last night, Yusmeiro Petit became the s ... 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' Offensive Outburst Continues in Another 12-5 Pasting of the Royals. Up Next: Seattle Mariners.

Gerardo Parra had a triple and a homer in the D-Backs' 12-5 win Thursday night.Twenty-four runs in the past two games? What's gotten into the Arizona Diamondbacks hitters? Whatever it is, fans hope the barrage will continue after the team took two of three games, including a 12-5 win Thursday ... More >>

D-Backs Crown KC Royals During 12-5 Thrashing

Max Scherzer provided a brilliant performance for a home-state crowd last night in KC.D-Backs manager A.J. Hinch held a big clubhouse meeting with his players yesterday afternoon, which shouldn't come as a surprise following the team's absolutely embarrassing 5-0 shutout loss to Kansas City on Tuesd ... More >>

After One of Their Best Games of the Year on Friday, D-Backs Drop Two to Astros

Dan Haren: The NL's best starting pitcher.One step forward, two steps back. That was the story of the Arizona Diamondbacks' three-game weekend series against the Houston Astros. In Friday night's 8-1 win, the D-Backs played what might have been their best all-around game of the year. In Saturday's a ... More >>

On the Night They Honor Randy Johnson, the D-Backs Make Us Long for the Days When They Could Hit and Catch the Ball

Doug Davis: The D-Backs' defense did him in early.By the time the Arizona Diamondbacks caught up to San Francisco Giants pitcher Barry Zito on Wednesday night, the little things had all but done the D-Backs in. And by the "little things," we mean putting down a sacrifice bunt, throwing accurately to ... More >>

Upton, Scherzer Step-Up in Arizona Diamondbacks' Win Over the San Francisco Giants

No doubt: Justin Upton played like an All-Star Thursday afternoon. Granted, the Arizona Diamondbacks are not a well-oiled machine. We're just not sure why. (Bad coaching? Poor team chemistry? Dodgy bullpen? Take your pick.) But there is one thing we know for certain: Thank goodness for Justin Upto ... More >>

D-Backs Relievers Blow Five-Run Eighth-Inning Lead in 6-5 Loss to Dodgers

Mr. Bungle: Tony Peña helped screw the D-Backs in the eighth last night. One single out. Just three little strikes. That's all the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen -- or more specifically, Tony Peña -- needed to protect a five-run lead with two away in the bottom of the eighth versus the Los Angeles ... More >>

D-Backs Squeak Out a Big Win in L.A. Against the Dodgers

Dealing against baseball's best, Billy Buckner picked up his fourth career win. The most pivotal moment in perhaps the Arizona Diamondbacks' hoped-for turnaround took place during the top half of the second inning during their Monday-night game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in L.A. Facing Hirok ... More >>

Diamondbacks Put Together Four-Run Fourth to Overwhelm Braves 5-2

www.mlb.com Dan Haren looked like Arizona's ace against Atlanta.Dan Haren set the pace for the Arizona Diamondbacks with a seven-hit, two-run, eight-strikeouts, no-walks performance in eight innings on the mound Thursday night. He improved his record to 4-4. And he got something he ... 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 >>

Four Errors, 12 Strikeouts, Only Six Hits: D-Backs Offense Keeps on Stinking in Win Against San Diego. But at Least There's Justin Upton

Jon Garland: Outdueled one the NL's best in Jake Peavy.If you're an Arizona Diamondbacks fan, you're looking to the future already, drooling perhaps at the notion of Justin "The Franchise" Upton becoming a perennial All-Star, hitting 40 homers, stealing 30 bases, hitting .315. It can happen. ... 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 >>

San Francisco Giants Trump Arizona Diamondbacks in a Battle of NL West Basement Dwellers. Next Up: Colorado Rockies, Tonight Through Wednesday.

mlb.comD-Backs Pitcher (and tantrum case) Dan HarenThere's one word to sum up the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2009 season thus far: Exasperation. While the emotion has been brewing amongst players and fans since the second game of the year against the Colorado Rockies -- when the Snakes began their inf ... More >>

Ex-Arizona Diamondbacks' Minor Leaguer Makes the Snakes Pay During St. Louis Cardinals' Series-Opening Victory at Chase Field

www.mlb.comBrian Barden -- an ex-D-Back minor leaguer -- punked his old team Monday night. Way before the St. Louis Cardinals' Brian Barden belted the game-winning blast in the eighth inning to gave the Arizona Diamondbacks their third consecutive loss, the home team arguably choked away the game w ... More >>

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