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Spring Has Sprung

Rapper Macklemore Reps Marriage Equality

Ben "Macklemore" Haggerty has quickly become an unlikely and conscious voice in hip-hop. His name may seem new, but this is really Haggerty's second wind, and he's using his newfound platform to speak out -- but also to have some fun. Speaking by phone from his native Seattle, Haggerty picks up in a ... More >>

Long Time No Sea

Spring Forward

Where to Eat and Drink Near Peoria Sports Complex

​ Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres: Peoria Sports Complex All week long we're sharing suggestions of where to find breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks near each spring training stadium. Have a favorite spot baseball fans should hit? Leave it in the comments. Hooters, Cheesecake Factory, Chipo ... More >>

Arizona Diamondbacks Want a First Baseman Who Plays Defense -- and Why That's a Bad Idea

Seattle Times Branyan can swing the bat -- which should be good enough for the Diamondbacks.​"Defense" will be a "key" factor in determining who will play first base for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season, which means the Diamondbacks are asking the wrong question of their candidates. Th ... More >>

From Left Field

Rookies of the Year

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

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 >>

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, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs): ... 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, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs) ... 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 Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs): ... More >>

Spring Training Guide to This Weekend'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, Reds fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ariz ... 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 happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):Ar ... 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, Rangers fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys happen to play against the Diamondbacks, the Dodgers, or the Cubs):A ... 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 This Weekend'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, Brewers 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, Royals fans, there's nothin' here for you unless your boys in blue happen to play against the Dodgers, the Cubs, or the Diamondbacks):Ariz ... More >>

Spring Training Eats, In and Around The Stadiums

Spring Training is well underway, and so far our home team is kicking butt down in Tucson. After yesterday's Arizona Diamondbacks 13-5 mega-victory over the Mariners, hopefully you're stoked for this week's Cactus League games in Phoenix. Today, the Rangers take on the Cubs at HoHoKam Park. ... 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:

Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training: Benches Clear and Chris Snyder Nearly Looses Some Teeth

www.allaroundphilly.com Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee, seen here while still with the Cleveland Indians.​Seattle Mariners pitcher Cliff Lee is a punk.In the third inning of today's spring training game with Arizona Diamondbacks, Lee threw two pitches at the head of D-backs catcher Chris Snyder ... 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 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:

Play Ball Already

Oh, we waited so long

D-Backs Host Surprising/Swooning Texas Rangers Tonight through Thursday

Texas 2B Ian Kinsler is tied for third in the AL in home runs with 18. Since the old Washington Senators franchise moved to Arlington, Texas, in 1972, to become the Rangers, it's been consistently known for only two things: hitting and collapsing in the humid north Texas heat. Though the Ran ... More >>

D-Backs Swept by Seattle After Tony Clark Drops a Routine Throw to First in the Ninth Inning Sunday. Next Up: Texas Rangers.

mlb.com Tony Clark was the goat Sunday when his error lost the game.The score was knotted 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth Sunday at Safeco Field in Seattle when the unthinkable happened. Well, it would've been unthinkable except we're talking about the hard-luck Arizona Diamondbacks. ... 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 >>

Diamondbacks Live Postgame Show: D-Backs/Mariners

Diamondbacks Live Postgame Show: D-Backs/Mariners

Cactus League Baseball: Seattle Mariners

Cactus League Baseball: San Diego Padres

Major Pain

The minors. There’s your ticket, Cubs fans.

Arizona Cactus League Baseball: San Francisco Giants

Arizona Cactus League Baseball: San Diego Padres

Arizona Cactus League Baseball: Texas Rangers

M's the Word

Four guys with a ravishing new album are emissaries of rock 'n' roll's Future Women

Youth Based

Rookie baseball league shows potential

The Curse of the Cursed

The Cubs dream of ending their jinx -- again

Seoul Survivors

Lemons picks his hypothetical "last meal"

West Side Sorry

Northwest Valley eateries come up short

Best Place To Be Entertained

Peoria Sports Complex

A League of Our Own

It's time for the boys of summer to play ball

'Tis the Season

Let the games begin

Perpetual Heat

What makes Randy Johnson the most feared Pitcher in baseball?

American Pyro

Flashes

Pic Hits for the week