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Arizona Diamondbacks

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Results 1 - 20 of 1,281 in Arizona Diamondbacks

  1. Backman to be named Cyclones managerRead the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | New York Post

    ... team, has been stuck coaching in the independent leagues since his ill-fated stint as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks in November 2004. That promotion lasted just four days after reports of serious legal and financial problems surfaced. Backman, ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Baseball Players, Jeff Francoeur, John Maine, Pedro Feliciano, Tim Redding

  2. Mets Will Hire Backman to Manage Brooklyn CyclonesRead the original story w/Photo

    8 hrs ago | New York Times

    ... league affiliate for the first time since 2004. In November that year, Backman was hired to manage the Arizona Diamondbacks , but he was fired four days later after the team discovered he had been charged with domestic violence and drunken driving ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees

  3. National League Third Base Silver Slugger: Did The Voters Get It Right?Read the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | BleacherReport

    ... award, one Diamondback has been garnering some support and giving Arizona fans a ray of hope. The Arizona Diamondbacks are no stranger to the Silver Slugger: they have had two previous winners. Outfielder Luis Gonzalez won in 2001 in recognition of ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, David Wright, New York Mets, Mark Reynolds, Ryan Zimmerman

  4. Free-agent arms a tricky propositionRead the original story

    Wednesday | Azcentral.com diamondbacks

    If you surveyed 10 baseball executives who were walking the halls of the Hilton O'Hare this week, you would have received 10 different viewpoints of how the market for free-agent starting pitchers will shake out this off-season. Some see a class so weak beyond right-hander John Lackey that they believe only two other pitchers, Randy Wolf and Joel ...

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  5. Dispatches from Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix, ArizonaRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | KQED

    ... global warming." In the evening we were inspired by Vice President Al Gore at Chase Field, where the Arizona Diamondbacks play baseball. I got to watch from the press box, and we didn't even have to be quiet. The food was pretty good and the beer ...

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    Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, US Politics, US News, Al Gore, Global Warming

  6. Mets GM Omar Minaya will keep close eye on Carlos Delgado; return to Flushing still possibleRead the original story w/Photo

    18 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

    ... favorite and member of the Mets' 1986 championship team, was infamously hired then quickly fired as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager in 2004 after revelations of his past legal problems. Backman, 50, spent parts of the last two seasons managing the ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Carlos Delgado, Baseball Players, Daniel Murphy

  7. He's backRead the original story

    Yesterday | Rattler Radio

    ... lead the South Bend Silver Hawks in 2010, highlighting the field staff that was announced today by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Haley has been the skipper for the Silver Hawks since 2005, compiling a 361-329 regular season record and a 14-12 playoff ...

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  8. D-Backs in battle to stay relevantRead the original story

    Yesterday | Arizona Republic

    It has been a strange year for the Diamondbacks. Profitable - and costly. They escaped the clutches of Tucson and will move their spring-training base to a heavenly reservation just east of Scottsdale.

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  9. Eleven years of blood, sweat and tears gets Donovan a jobRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Day

    ... this week. DiPoto, a former major league pitcher, is the vice president of player personnel for the Arizona Diamondbacks. His newest employee is Todd Donovan, pro scout, who has gone from the oldest man (31) in Double-A to one of the youngest in his ...

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  10. With the Jumping and the Diving and the Whole ThingRead the original story

    Yesterday | Baseball Analysts

    Athletics 11. Blue Jays 12. Reds 13. White Sox 14. Brewers 15. Rangers 16. Cubs 17.

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  11. Catching prospect is Triple-A All-StarRead the original story

    Yesterday | Major League Baseball

    John Hester made a big first impression last year, hitting a home run in his first Major League at-bat. But it was the work the D-backs catcher did for Triple-A Reno that earned him a spot on the Topps' Triple-A All-Star Team.

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  12. Have Shovel, Will TravelRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | BleacherReport

    This year has been a cornucopia of delights. Despite the Arizona Diamondbacks having a dismal season on the field, it has been a great year to be a fan of the team.

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  13. The Sports Retorter: Losing to the Lakers should never be a good ideaRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Fanster

    This morning, the writers over at Bright Side of the Sun posted a piece entitled " Why Losing to the Lakers is a Good Plan for the Suns " . As I read the headline, I assumed it was some form of satire.

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  14. Is the Gold Glove Given to the Best Defensive Players in MLB?Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday | BleacherReport

    ... would go to the player with the best defensive statistics of the year. In 2007 Orlando Hudson of the Arizona Diamondbacks won the Gold Glove, but was inferior statistically to Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds. I realize I am a homer to say ...

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  15. Reynolds' Silver Slugger fate approachingRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Arizona Diamondbacks

    This time last year the big question was whether Brandon Webb's 22 wins would propel the D-backs right-hander past Tim Lincecum in the National League Cy Young Award voting.

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  16. Possible D-backs, Jays trade on holdRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Arizona Diamondbacks

    A potential deal between the D-backs and Blue Jays that would have sent Chris Snyder to Toronto and Lyle Overbay to Arizona has been put on hold, a Major League source said Sunday.

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  17. Former Aces' Catcher Hester Named To Triple-A All-Star TeamRead the original story

    Thursday | KOLO

    ... for the longest home hitting streak in the PCL this season. Hester was rewarded with a call-up to the Arizona Diamondbacks in August and promptly made his mark, becoming just the 101st player in baseball history to homer in his first-career Major ...

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  18. World Series History 2000-2009Read the original story

    Thursday | Associated Content

    ... valuable player with a two home runs and two RBIs while hitting .409. 2001 New York Yankees (AL) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (NL). The Yankees return to the World Series for the fourth straight year, while Arizona makes its first World Series ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez

  19. MLB: Former pro Williams to coach first base for DiamondbacksRead the original story

    Thursday | Reno Gazette-Journal

    Matt Williams will coach first base and work with the Arizona Diamondbacks infielders, the team announced Wednesday.

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  20. Cubs' Fontenot Last Super-Two: Could Be First To Go In Messy MiddleRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Bleacher Report

    Somewhere in the world, Mark Reynolds is fuming. The Arizona Diamondbacks slugger missed a spot on the list of Major League players with between two and three years of service time who will qualify for arbitration this off-season by one day.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Baseball Players, Mark Reynolds, Mike Fontenot, Jeff Baker