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D'backs Webb to skip start with shoulder stiffness

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will skip his next start because of shoulder stiffness. Complete Story...

3 Rockies homer as Colorado beats D-backs 9-2

Dexter Fowler, Yorvit Torrealba and Ian Stewart homered and the Colorado Rockies won a series against Arizona for the first time in two years with a 9-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Street beats out Corpas for Rockies' closer

Huston Street is taking over the closer role for the Colorado Rockies.

Haren solid, but Brewers rally to beat Arizona

Dan Haren looks ready to start the season.

DeWitt, Ethier lead Dodgers past Diamondbacks

Expected to be the Los Angeles Dodgers' No. 5 starter, James McDonald was pleased after his longest outing of the spring.

Marquis helps Rockies beat Diamondbacks 10-3

Jason Marquis tossed five solid innings, Brad Hawpe hit a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-3 on Monday.

Dank has strong outing, White Sox beat D-backs 9-6

Playing in the same game with his younger brother, Chicago White Sox starter John Danks had his best outing of the spring.

Lackey hurting; Haren sharp for Diamondbacks

John Lackey is hurting, and his opening-day start for the Los Angeles Angels is in jeopardy.

Webb strong as Diamondbacks down White Sox 3-1

Brandon Webb pitched six efficient innings in his best outing of the spring, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Thursday.

Davis leads Rangers to 8-5 win over Arizona

Chris Davis hit a seventh-inning grand slam off Arizona pitcher Tony Pena to snap a 4-4 tie and lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-5 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Byrnes gets in the swing with 2 hits against SF

Eric Byrnes appears to be fully recovered from the hamstring problems that sidelined him for much of last season — at least at the plate.

Young powers Diamondbacks past Padres

Chris Young figures the Arizona Diamondbacks can have a powerful offense all season.

Brandon Webb hit hard in Arizona's loss to Royals

Arizona ace Brandon Webb had another shaky outing in a 13-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.

Vlad Guerrero, Eric Byrnes make first spring start

Vladimir Guerrero made his first start of spring training and impressed his manager in the Los Angeles Angels' 6-1 victory over the Arizona Diamonbacks.

Gallardo throws 5 hitless innings for Brewers

The loss of CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets to free agency might be a little less painful for Milwaukee with the way Yovani Gallardo is pitching this spring.

Haren helps Arizona split squad beat White Sox

Dan Haren had his strongest outing of the spring for Arizona, even letting loose with a few full-speed fastballs before calling it a day.

Rockies' Chacin has first spring struggle

Jhoulys Chacin isn't quite perfect, just very good.

Webb, Harden satisfied with outings in Cubs' win

Brandon Webb and Rich Harden weren't perfect, just good enough to pronounce themselves on target in preparation for the regular season.

Garland throws 4 scoreless innings for Arizona

Jon Garland needed a start like this.

Diamondbacks get 13 hits in 14-6 win over Mariners

Billy Buckner had another impressive outing in his bid for a spot in the Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen.

Scherzer makes spring debut for Diamondbacks

Max Scherzer recorded just two outs in a rough spring debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Blake's homer off Webb leads Dodgers over D-backs

Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake is glad there are still a few weeks left in spring training.

Rocky outing for Garland in Diamondbacks loss

Jon Garland is trying out new pitches this spring, which means one rocky outing won't bother him.

Branyan's big day sparks Mariners past D-backs

Russell Branyan's first home run of the spring wasn't even his most impressive hit.

Lackey helps Angels beat Diamondbacks 9-5

John Lackey pitched three innings, Brandon Wood had two hits and two RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 on Saturday.

Petit, 4 other Arizona pitchers hold off Mexico

Arizona starter Yusmeiro Petit gave up a run in three innings and Mexico was limited to just four hits overall Friday in a 4-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.

Has Webb been hurting since August?

As a follow-up to my post yesterday about Brandon Webb's shoulder problems, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Diamondbacks previously pulled their offer of a three-year, $54 million contract extension because of "concerns raised by insurance companies" regarding his …

Undermining Upton

Following up on Aaron Gleeman's piece from Sunday night, Justin Upton has been back in the lineup the last two games after sitting out the opener. However, he's been written in as the No. 8 hitter, after never batting there this spring.

Webb scratched from next start

Brandon Webb complained of shoulder soreness while struggling on Opening Day and has now been scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against the Dodgers.

Upton in great company despite benching

Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin announced Sunday that Justin Upton will not be in the Opening Day lineup against Rockies right-hander Aaron Cook, choosing instead to give Eric Byrnes the start in right field.

The 2009 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Is Near!

Home Run Statistics For MLB Ballparks - 2008 Season You've all heard the terms and know what they mean, but I'm here to show you what it means when a player calls a "pitchers park" home vs. taking most of their cuts in a "hitters park".

MLB Matchup Tuesday – Struggling D'Backs take on Giants
Source: GamblingIQ

The Arizona Diamondbacks had great World Series odds a little more than two months ago, but now anyone betting on baseball would not touch them with a ten-foot pole.

MLB Prediction - Los Angeles Dodgers vs Arizona Diamondbacks
Source: Point Spreads

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been about as listless as a team can be over the past couple of weeks but the Arizona Diamondbacks haven't exactly been much better.

Major League Baseball Weekly Review 8.25.08

Go Deep This 2008 NFL Season For A Chance To Win Big Money & Prizes: www.passitdeep.com Is this "next year" for the Cubs?

Aces duel in San Diego
Source: Cappers Mall

Fans of pitcher's duels could be in for a treat at Chase Field on Wednesday night, when reigning Cy Young winner Jake Peavy will lead the San Diego Padres out on the field against the West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks and Dan Haren.

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Source: vidspedia.com

How long someone would take to choose a wp theme from this collection?

First Big Storm of the Year!!

So.. yesterday started out like all of the other days... hot, sticky, teasing....... Then something happened. A storm, a BIG storm, moved into the valley and stayed. We ended up with over 3 inches of rain in Mesa, I would say more then that at our house.

Mother Loses Kids After Sending Daughter to School With Swastika Drawn on Arm
Source: FOXNews.com

Child and Family Services workers were alerted after the second swastika incident at school, the CBC reported. When they arrived at the family home they found neo-Nazi symbols and flags, and proceeded to seize the kids.

Cat Turns Into A Middle Aged Woman In Nigeria; Crowd Sensibly Beats Her Senseless
Source: tribune.com.ng

WHAT could be described as a fairy tale turned real on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a cat allegedly turned into a middle-aged woman after being hit by a commercial motorcycle (Okada) on Aba/Port Harcourt Expressway.

Breakdown of Haren, Valverde & Edmonds trades
Source: Sports Review Magazine

How the D'Backs, A's, Astros, Cardinals and Padres fared in the deals completed on Friday, 12/14

Last weekend of the regular season baseball round-up....

Thing's are a bit nutty going into the last weekend of the Major League season.

Thinking Out Loud: Headed for the Weekend

Billy Gillespie is the new head basketball coach at Kentucky. I think its a good hire and a pretty good fit. Gillespie won at UTEP and he won at Texas A&M;, so you have to figure he can win at Kentucky. It won't be an overnight change, the SEC is too deep.

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Source: MLB.com

Let's see how the National League Worst shapes up this year.

Flurry of signings as teams avoid arbitration deadline

With the deadline for submitting arbitration proposals looming on the horizon tomorrow (January 17th), Major League Baseball saw a flurry of signings late tonight.