Since joining major league baseball in 1998 the Diamondbacks have
had several winning seasons including a World Series championship
in 2001. The Arizona Diamondbacks could compete for the NL West division
title if the veterans stay healthy and some players step up. Some
key players for the 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks include Randy Johnson,
Brandon Webb, Eric Byrnes, and Jose Valverde. The Diamondbacks will
have to compete with the SF Giants, LA
Dodgers, and San Diego Padres for the
NL West division championship.
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The Arizona
Diamondbacks entered Major League Baseball for the 1998 season,
along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays as the 13th and 14th expansion
franchises. The team was named after the large population of diamondback
rattlesnakes that inhabit the southwestern United States.
The Diamondbacks
play there home games at Bank One Ballpark, which is located in
downtown Phoenix. The stadium is owned by Maricopa County and
has a seating capacity of around 49,000. Bank One Ballpark was
the first stadium to offer fans air-conditioning during a regular-season
game on March 31, 1998. The fans enjoyed the game without being
bothered by the intense summer heat of Phoenix.
Arizona played
its first game against the Colorado Rockies in front of 50,179
fans at Bank One Ballpark.
Arizona has
won their division 3 times, with Division Titles coming in 1999,
2001 and 2002. In those three post season appearances, the Diamondbacks
made it to the League Championship Series just once, in 2001.
In that postseason, the Diamondbacks would win there only World
Series title, defeating the New York Yankees. * Left handed pitcher,
Randy Johnson won Cy Young awards as the National Leagues top
pitcher each year between 1999 and 2002. On May 18, 2004, Johnson
pitched the only perfect game in Diamondbacks history.
The worst
season for the Diamondbacks came in 1998, when they went 65-97.
The very next season was the best ever for the franchise, as they
went 100-62. BUY DIAMONDBACKS TICKETS The Diamondbacks looked
to repeat at World Series Champions in the 2002 season, and Randy
Johnson and Curt Schilling helped lead the way. The pitching duo
finished 1-2 in the Cy Young voting at the seasons end, with Johnson
ending up with the award. The Diamondbacks made the playoffs after
winning their Division, put would be swept by the St. Louis Cardinals
in the opening round of the playoffs. The 2003 season saw both
Johnson and Schilling spend time on the disabled list. Somehow,
the Diamondbacks stayed alive in the Wild Card race until September,
but other injuries to key pitchers finished the season in 3rd
place with a record of 84-78. The 2004 season saw Randy Johnson
pitch his first perfect game, and the Diamondbacks again contend
for the Division Title. The team however would falter, and not
make the playoffs. During the off-season, rumors have circled
about a possible trade of Johnson to the New York Yankees.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded right-hander Edwin Jackson to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Dan Hudson and David Holmberg. An All-Star in 2009, Jackson is 6-10 with a 5.16 ERA in 21 starts this season, including the second no-hitter in team history on June 25 against Tampa Bay. The Diamondbacks also traded three-time All-Star Dan Haren to the Angels for Joe Saunders and three other...
<p>Ian Kennedy finds himself an untouchable this trade season as he prepares for a start against the Mets in New York on Friday, unlike in his previous seasons with the Yankees.</p>
<p>"It's a change of pace for me. Almost every year ... you're the one at the deadline to be named," Kennedy said.</p>
<p>Kennedy has settled nicely into the Diamondbacks rotation after being obtained from the Yankees in a three-way trade at the winter meetings, going 5-8 with a 4.10 ERA while notching as many strikeouts (107) as hits allowed in 123 innings. He has given up as many as four earned runs in a game six times, only four times in his last 15 starts.</p>
<p>"You hear big-league innings are harder on you. I have really enjoyed being able to throw every five, six days.
Wilson Valdez showed off his sparkling defensive skills before delivering a clutch hit. Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. Hours before the first pitch, the Phillies improved their chances at winning a fourth straight NL East title by acquiring three-time All-Star...
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12l6q615r/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bba_orioles_showalter_hired-4069806"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/e1/thumbe.96db414140e80f9d27cc56d7038707a8/capress-bba_orioles_showalter_hired-4069806.jpg" width="116" height="130" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2006, file photo, Texas Rangers manager Buck Showalter prepares to walk back to the dugout after arguing a strike out call with home plate umpire Laz Diaz during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Arlington, Texas. The Baltimore Orioles have hired Buck Showalter on Thursday, July 29, 2010, to be their manager. Showalter's first game will be Tuesday night, Aug. 3 at Camden Yards against the Los Angeles Angels." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>BALTIMORE - Buck Showalter was hired to manage the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, his latest rebuilding project in a major league career full of them.</p><br clear="all" />
Roy Halladay showed again why he is one of baseball's best pitchers. Domonic Brown proved he deserves to be labeled one of the game's top prospects. Halladay threw a six-hitter and Brown had two hits and two RBIs in his major league debut to lead the streaking Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
While their injury list keeps growing, the Philadelphia Phillies are piling up victories. Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, Jayson Werth and Cody Ransom also connected, and Philadelphia beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5 for a season-high sixth straight win Tuesday night. The two-time NL champion Phillies moved within 3 1/2 games of East-leading Atlanta, cutting the deficit in half over...
The Los Angeles Angels made a move to keep up with the Texas Rangers in the AL West by trading for infielder Alberto Callaspo last week. The next step was to add a quality pitcher, one who could counter the Rangers acquiring former Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. A three-time All-Star who's one of the most durable pitchers in baseball should do the trick.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/mlb/SIG=12ndei1ju/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=capress-bbo_angels_diamondbacks_trade-4033358"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/capress/2a/thumbe.c56ef7304ee301c828c32290635ab565/capress-bbo_angels_diamondbacks_trade-4033358.jpg" width="96" height="130" alt="Anaheim Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders(notes) throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Friday, July 23, 2010." align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>PHOENIX - The Los Angeles Angels were looking to make a counter move after rival Texas landed Cliff Lee.</p><br clear="all" />
Buster Posey is hitting nearly everything thrown to him, and he's so good at going the other way he almost appears to be taking the ball out of the catcher's glove. Even teammate Tim Lincecum, known for freakish exploits of his own, is dazzled by the rookie's run that has carried the Giants toward the top of the NL West.
Their teammate lying on the dugout floor, barely conscious and surrounded by trainers, the San Francisco Giants weren't thinking about moving runners, getting outs, even winning the game. They were praying Eugenio Velez would be OK. The outfielder should be after a scary head injury and that's all that really matters to the Giants, even after their impressive 10-4 win over the Arizona...
Here's how things are going for the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks this season: One of their players hit for the cycle Friday night and they still lost an ugly game to surging San Francisco. Kelly Johnson became the third major leaguer to hit for the cycle this year, but three Arizona errors led to three unearned runs and that was the margin in the Giants' 7-4 victory.
Kelly Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the third player this season to hit for the cycle with an eighth-inning leadoff single against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. He hit a solo home run in the first, doubled in the fifth and tripled in two runs in the sixth. He clinched the cycle, to the cheers of what was left of the crowd, with a line drive to right field on an 0-1 pitch...
Since joining major league baseball in 1998 the Diamondbacks have
had several winning seasons including a World Series championship
in 2001. The Arizona Diamondbacks could compete for the NL West division
title if the veterans stay healthy and some players step up. Some
key players for the 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks include Randy Johnson,
Brandon Webb, Eric Byrnes, and Jose Valverde. The Diamondbacks will
have to compete with the SF Giants, LA
Dodgers, and San Diego Padres for the
NL West division championship.
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