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The (Not So) Best of the Rest of Phoenix Stuff of 2017

By Stuart Warner
Oct 2, 2017

Best of Phoenix 2017 covers almost everything about life in the Valley. Almost.
Judge: D-backs Must Honor Contract, Go to Arbitration in Chase Field Dispute

By Sean Holstege
Aug 17, 2017

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Karen Mullins ruled the Diamondback's lawsuit to break 30-year lease is invalid and the dispute with the county over Chase Field must follow the contract and be settled with arbitration.
Diamondbacks versus Taxpayers: Nine Stadium Issues That Will Determine If the Team is Out

By Sean Holstege
Aug 1, 2017

Team says Chase Field is antiquated and needs $185 million in repairs or its out of its lease. The ball is now in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Best of Phoenix 2016: The 10 Best Moments in Sports

By Phoenix New Times
Oct 13, 2016

The 2016 edition of New Times' Best of Phoenix is out now, making an argument for our status as a border town. Here's our list of the top people and accomplishments this past year in the world of sports. Best Rookie Sensation: David Johnson It's not as though Arizona Cardinals...
Mascotness! New Times Ranks Phoenix Sports Teams' Costumed Characters

By Niki D'Andrea
Sep 27, 2016

Sports team mascots are more than warm bodies inside furry costumes. They're athletic, outgoing, comedic, and highly competitive characters who do things like leap through flaming hoops, allow strange children to pull their tails, and shoot stuff out of cannons. Their over-the-top aesthetic and stunts form the basis for comedy...
With the Season Opener Tonight, Here are 21 Reasons the Arizona Diamondbacks Can Win It All

By Matthew Hendley
Apr 4, 2016

It's no secret that the Arizona Diamondbacks are in "win mode" after their acquisition of two top-of-the-rotation starting pitchers, Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller. In honor of the $206.5 million dollar man, Grienke — who will wear number 21 and is scheduled to start on Opening Day 2016 at 6:40...
Ace Pitcher Zack Greinke Could Spark Arizona Diamondbacks Championship Season

By Matthew Hendley
Mar 30, 2016

Nobody thought the Arizona Diamondbacks would land coveted free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke — not even the team’s front office. The rumors published in the baseball media in early December suggested that the 2009 Cy Young Award winner was choosing between offers from his current team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, as...
10 Reasons Ace Pitcher Zack Greinke Will Return Arizona Diamondbacks to Glory

By Matthew Hendley
Dec 7, 2015

The Arizona Diamondbacks shocked the baseball world on Friday by signing ace pitcher Zack Greinke to a massive contract worth more than $206 million over the next six years. It was the greatest moment in Arizona sports history when the D-backs beat the New York Yankees in the 2001 World...
ASU Sorority Girls Teased for Taking Selfies at Arizona Diamondbacks Game

By Miriam Wasser
Oct 1, 2015

Moments after asking Diamondback fans to take selfies and post them to Twitter, two Major League Baseball sports announcers, Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly, couldn't stop joking about a group of ASU Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters doing just that at last night's game. "Look at the one on the...
For Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, Dominance Didn't Come Easy

By Michael Tulumello
Jul 22, 2015

On the bright Sunday afternoon of March 18, 1984, Randy Johnson took the mound for the University of Southern California at Arizona State University's Packard Stadium. He was among the most interesting collection of sports figures ever assembled on a college baseball field. The game featured two players who would...
Diamondbacks Fire Kirk Gibson and Alan Trammell

By Matthew Hendley
Sep 26, 2014

The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired Manager Kirk Gibson and Bench Coach Alan Trammell. "Kirk has done an admirable job under difficult circumstances and we are grateful for his professionalism and his dedicated service to the organization over the past eight years," D-backs Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa says in...
Arizona Diamondbacks Still the Cheap-Beer Champions of Major League Baseball

By Matthew Hendley
Mar 31, 2014

Good news, Diamondbacks fans: Chase Field is still home to the cheapest beer in baseball.Fourteen ounces of beer at a Diamondbacks game is still $4, making this at least the fifth season in a row the D-backs have had the cheapest beer in baseball...
D-backs Look for Rock 'n' Roll Pitching From Bronson Arroyo

By Matthew Hendley
Mar 26, 2014

It's not difficult to imagine that Bronson Arroyo lives life like a rock star. The Arizona Diamondbacks' new pitcher has long blond hair, makes millions of dollars, likes to party, and actually has a rock album that reached Billboard charts. The reality is quite different. In the clubhouse at the...
Paul Goldschmidt Should Have Won the MVP Award

By Matthew Hendley
Nov 15, 2013

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt placed second in the NL MVP voting, losing out to Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen.In fact, Goldschmidt didn't receive a single first-place vote in the Baseball Writers' Association of America voting, but he should have. Actually, he should have won the award...
12 Years Ago Today: The Greatest Moment in Phoenix Sports History

By Matthew Hendley
Nov 4, 2013

It's been a dozen years since the greatest moment in Phoenix sports history.Twelve years ago today, in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game Seven of the World Series at Bank One Ballpark, Luis Gonzalez poked a Texas Leaguer just over the infield dirt off...
D-backs Season in a Nutshell: Dodgers Celebrate Winning Division in Pool at Chase Field

By Matthew Hendley
Sep 20, 2013

The Arizona Diamondbacks got a knockout punch straight in the kisser from the Los Angeles Dodgers (Los Doyers) yesterday.Not only did the Dodgers win the NL West title at Chase Field yesterday, but they also celebrated by jumping in the pool in right field -- which is really a symbol...
Arizona Diamondbacks Add Luchador Mascot, Which Is Way Better Than Most MLB Mascots

By Matthew Hendley
Jul 19, 2013

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they're adding a luchador as an official mascot of the team, and some people are poking fun at the move, naturally.We're not sure if you've taken a look at the mascots around Major League Baseball recently, but a Mexican wrestler in a lucha libre mask...
Spanish Voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Accused of Holding Knife to Wife's Throat

By Matthew Hendley
Jul 18, 2013

The Spanish-language voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks was arrested after allegedly holding a knife to his wife's throat at their Paradise Valley home.Miguel Quintana, 53, is in his 16th year doing play-by-play for the Spanish-language broadcasts of Diamondbacks games, was once the sports director for the local Univision station and...
How the Arizona Diamondbacks Have Managed to Cling to First Place

By David Holden
Jul 15, 2013

Somehow, the Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves at the top of the NL West at the all-star break.Arizona has had its difficulties this year, including injuries to multiple starters, 24 games without a win by a starting pitcher, and bipolar play, in which the team will follow up a terrible series...
Arizona Diamondbacks' Pitching Woes Continue in Blow-Out Loss to New York Mets

By David Holden
Jul 3, 2013

The Arizona Diamondbacks' relief pitching blew once again in Tuesday night's 9-1 loss to the New York Mets...

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