If you haven’t heard Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, then you are missing a great band born out of Arizona, much like the Gin Blossoms. Clyne was also the frontliner/writer for The Refreshments from the 90’s, who had a great little tune called “The World is Full of Stupid People“ “Banditos“. Only a band like [...]

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Welcome to the Second Season.  If you think the D-Backs are going to crack under the pressure, you haven’t been watching this team.   
The MLB Post Season is upon us and unlike the Cubs fans, this is starting to become a regular occurrence to D-Back fans.  As usual, the D-Backs are getting no love in the national [...]

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Trevor Hoffman took a 3-2 lead in the 9th inning for the San Diego Padres and completely blew the save, which lead to a 4-3 loss in the 11th inning to Milwaukee.
That loss, despite the 11-1 loss to Colorado by the Diamondbacks tonight, meant Arizona clinched the NL West Division Title and also home field [...]

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Jose Valverde made things interesting as usual, but his 47th save not only granted Brandon Webb his 18th win of the season, but also the more important playoff berth. Arizona beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 in a nail-biting, nerve-wracking contest.
The New York Mets lost to the Florida Marlins 7-4, which was the clincher for Arizona.
The [...]

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Three Games are all that remain in the regular season for the Diamondbacks.  The Rockies and the Padres can top out at 90 and 91 wins respectively, the D-Backs can top out at 92 wins.  If the D-Backs beat the Rockies in one game, they eliminate Colorado in the Division Race (D-Backs would have 90 wins and [...]

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Micah Owings continues to the pound the ball as he went 4-4 with three doubles against Pittsburgh today as Arizona routed the Pirates 8-0 in a huge win. Almost a must-win game.
The edge against the Padres was only a game before Arizona won today and another loss would have been their fourth in a row. [...]

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Milton Bradley: Caution, Possible Choking Hazard…
Let’s get this out of the way. Milton Bradley is a big fat idiot. He is a moron, a loser, and all that is wrong with the game of baseball. He is a false leader, a false superstar, and has a false heart. Or at least, that is my impression [...]

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The Arizona Diamondbacks game against the L.A. Dodgers is now being televised. From Foxsports:
FSN Arizona knows that when it comes to the Arizona Diamondbacks right now, every game matters. And with that in mind, the network has made special arrangements to televise this Saturday night’s match-up against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Previously a non-televised game, [...]

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The Diamondbacks got off to a shaky start for their final home-stand this season, and if they don’t find their bats soon, they won’t be playing in Chase Field again in 2007.
The Barry-less Giants, the lowly bottom-dwellers of the NL West, came into Chase Field last night and did everything they could to gift-wrap a victory [...]

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The worst was confirmed yesterday. Orlando Hudson will in fact miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his thumb. It’s a huge loss for the Diamondbacks. O-Dog had been one of their most reliable hitters in a very inconsistent offense. The two-time Gold Glove winner’s defense is matched by very [...]

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