Eric Byrnes

The Gringo Mask: Latest Form of "Protection for Latinos" in AZ

​SB 1070 is all the rage in the news biz these days, and now its effects have made the jump into the fashion world, as well.An advertising agency, in the wake of 1070, is offering a new form of "protection for Latinos" in a mask that can transform even the brownest Mexican into a stereoty ... More >>

Eric Byrnes, Arizona Diamondbacks Flop, Hits First Home Run of Season -- For Beer League Softball Team; We Got the Video

www.sonsofsimmons.comEric Byrnes finally found a pitch he can hit -- it's slow and it's a softball.​As we reported last week, Eric Byrnes, the Arizona Diamondbacks one-time golden boy, was released from the Seattle Mariners and is now getting paid $11 million -- by the D-backs -- to play beer leag ... More >>

Eric Byrnes, Arizona Diamondbacks Flop, Now Paid $11 Million to Play Beer League Softball

www.sonsofsimmons.com Eric Byrnes' new uniform.​Eric Byrnes, the Arizona Diamondbacks one-time golden boy, was recently given the boot by the Seattle Mariners after -- as described by New Times sister paper the Seattle Weekly -- "batting .094, blowing a suicide squeeze, and demonstrati ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Wretched Season of Losers Ends With a Win

Say bye-bye to Chad Tracy, who's pretty much done as a Diamondback.​This is how the Arizona Diamondbacks' abortion of a season ends, not with a whimper but a bang: The bungling boys in Sedona red took two of three from the Chicago Cubs over the weekend in the Windy City to bring a merciful e ... More >>

Eric Byrnes, Mark Reynolds Help Lift D-Backs Over San Diego Padres

Eric Byrnes got his mojo working last night in San Diego. As far as Eric Byrnes is concerned, 2009 has been the "year of the goat."   The 33-year-old left fielder has been consistently railed on by fans and sports wags over the bulk of the last two seasons for his incompetent ballpl ... 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 Drop 2 of 3 at Home to Texas Rangers, Despite Mark Reynolds' Two 2-Run Homers. Up Next: L.A. Angels of Anaheim.

Mark Reynolds: Two homers and RBI in the D-Backs' 12th-inning loss. Mark Reynolds hit two home runs and drove in four runs on Thursday night, including a game-tying two-run shot in the eighth inning, but it wasn't enough for the Arizona Diamondbacks as the Texas Rangers took the series followi ... More >>

The D-Backs' Eric Byrnes Breaks His Hand and Will Miss Up to Two Months

Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder Eric Byrnes will miss four to eight weeks after breaking a bone in his left hand during an at-bat in Thursday night's game against the Texas Rangers. In the second inning, an errant pitch from the Rangers' Scott Feldman plunked Byrnes in the hand. Byrnes stayed ... 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 >>

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 >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Lose in San Diego, Split Four-Game Series with the Padres; Open a Three-Game Home Set Tonight Against the San Francisco Giants

The Padres' Kevin Kouzmanoff made the D-Backs look all foolish Monday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks' game on Monday night in San Diego against the Padres basically summed up the season thus far for the National League West cellar dwellers: Yielding the big inning to the opponent and questionable ... 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 >>

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 >>

Arizona D-Backs Filet Florida Marlins 5-3 After Action-Packed Seventh Inning

Jon Garland picked up a nice win last night in rainy Florida.Guess time off did the Arizona Diamondbacks some good. After spending the last few days watching torrential rain postpone a couple games, the D-Backs came out swinging in a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Tuesday night, foll ... More >>

D-Backs Bring Beer-League Pitching to Chase Field During Loss to Cincinnati Reds

This guy may have pitched better for the Diamondbacks Monday night than the Diamondbacks did during their embarrassing loss. One of baseball's best traditions is batting practice, because not many things in sports are sweeter than watching a Major League ballplayer cranking moon shots into the outf ... 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 Lose 4-3 in 10 Innings to San Diego Padres in Bob Melvin's Last Game

The Bob Melvin Era: 2005-2009. As far as losses go, yesterday's Arizona Diamondbacks' 4-3 extra-inning loss to the San Diego Padres didn't seem to be that big of a deal, all things considered. But to the team's front office, however, it might have been the last straw, as manager Bob Melvin sh ... More >>

A.J. Hinch Officially Welcomed as New Manager For Arizona Diamondbacks. Team Takes on Washington Tonight Through Sunday

www.dbacks.comAJ Hinch, Arizona's new skipperThere was a lot of talk about "passion" Friday afternoon as the Arizona Diamondbacks new manager was announced at a press conference. Most of it from new manager A.J. Hinch, describing himself. Let's hope his self-claimed exuberance rubs off on the lacklu ... 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 >>

D-Backs Win Two of Three Weekend Games on Stellar Pitching, Solid Hitting, and Luck, but Split Series with Brewers. Dodgers Tonight

www.mlb.com Justin Upton hits two homers in as many days this weekend, but the D-Backs lose Sunday. It was a four-game series that ended on a shadowy Texas Leaguer by Milwaukee Brewers center-fielder Mike Cameron. The Arizona Diamondbacks won two of three over the weekend behind the pitch ... More >>

Doug Davis is Lights-Out as D-Backs Wallop Cubs in Series Finale

Sports fans, particularly baseball fans, love to play "What If?"  So, what if Brandon Webb were not stuck on the disabled list for the first month (and, perhaps, two months) of the season? What if? Would the D-Backs be keeping pace with the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers as we slide into ... 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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

D-Backs Appear Uninspired in Series Finale Loss

Boos from a two-thirds-empty Chase Field rained down upon the once-beloved Eric Byrnes as he walked to the plate in the fourth inning Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game and series finale 9-2 loss against the Colorado Rockies.Eric Byrnes is struggling early.Byrnes, who wowed Arizona fans in 2007 ... More >>

Season's Greetings: Arizona Diamondbacks Face Questions, Colorado Rockies Today Through Wednesday

Eric Byrnes' hamstrings might be a key to this year's NL West race.Mark Reynolds has a giant black hole in his swing, and one that's almost as big in his mitt. Eric Byrnes has a couple of cut-rate hammies. Chad Qualls is a 6-foot-5 question mark. The Arizona Diamondbacks face numerous issues ... More >>

Eric Byrnes Autograph Signing @ Sports Collectibles

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The State of Her State

Few argue that Janet Napolitano has been a good governor. The question is, why isn't she great?