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Beginning 6:30 pm MST 12/12/07
Infielder feeling better after post-surgery complications
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Tracy, who had microfracture surgery on his right knee on Sept. 20, experienced a blood clot in the calf area last week. He is currently taking blood thinners to help alleviate the problem and will stay away from working with the leg for a […]
D’Backs President Derrick Hall held this inline chat on Nov. 1, 2007. The full transcript is here.
cnaylor62: Just read the Q&A regarding Tony Clark. Can we be optimistic by saying the D-backs will re-sign him for two more years?
Hall: Tony is wonderful and he is our leader. I certainly hope we come […]
Joe Kennedy, who pitched briefly for the Diamondbacks in 2007, collapsed and died early Friday morning in Florida. He was 28. He leaves behind a wife, Jami, and a 1-year-old son, Kaige.
Kennedy, a Denver-area resident was in Florida to be the best man at a wedding.
Cause of death has not yet been determined.
Condolences to the […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are tentatively scheduled to open the 2008 season on the road (AGAIN!) in Cincy on Monday, March 31. They open their home schedule the following Monday, April 7, against the Dodgers.
In interleague play in June, the D’Backs are at home against Kansas City and Oakland, then on the road versus Minnesota and […]
PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes made an appearance Friday evening to lend his support to the Arizona Fall League’s first annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night. Byrnes spoke to fans about the Pat Tillman Foundation and threw out the first pitch at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Arizona State University baseball coach Pat […]
D-backs’ manager steered his club to NL-best 90 victories
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
Melvin was named NL Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers’
Association of America on Wednesday, the second such award he has
captured. Last month, he won a similar award from The Sporting News,
which was voted on by his fellow managers.
Melvin finished with 119 […]
D-backs starter helped his own cause in rookie season
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.comPHOENIX — Micah Owings had his share of success on the mound in 2007, but his work with the bat received the most attention.
That’s what happens when a pitcher smacks two home runs in a game
during one start and ties a franchise record […]
Just when ByrnesBlogger1 was thinking about buying some D’Backs games, this showed up on the ‘Net:
by Matt Watson
You know how MLB.com makes it possible to purchase
and download full games to watch on your computer? Be wary, fellow
fans, because despite what you may read on their site, you’re not
“purchasing” anything at all; you’re merely renting a […]
Second baseman picks up back-to-back NL fielding honors
By Jason Grey / Special to MLB.com”O-Dog” made 10 errors in 137 games this season and posted a .985
fielding percentage, showing great range and the ability to make the
spectacular play.
More of Jason Grey’s article.
Congrats, O-Dog!
Melvin’s 2007 crew will return intact next season
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.comPHOENIX — The D-backs entire coaching staff will return for the 2008 season, the club announced late Friday afternoon.
First-base coach Lee Tinsley, bullpen coach Glenn Sherlock and
third-base coach Chip Hale each signed one-year contracts. Bench coach
Kirk Gibson and hitting coach Rick Schu were already […]
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