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And it wasn’t even that close. The Diamondbacks did not score until the ninth inning and only because the Giants could not turn a game-ending double play.
Looking at this game from the larger perspective of the playoff race, the problem wasn’t so much that Giants’ starter Tim Lincecum was lights out for 8.1 innings (9 […]

It wasn’t that long ago that you were 4.5 games up the the Dodgers. Now they are 1.5 games up on you as you face the Giants Cy Young candidate, Tim Lincecum tonight. It’s like you are learning to juggle and you keep dropping a ball. Just when the bullpen seemed to get its act […]

I saw Eric Byrnes online this morning on livevideo.com. He said the doctor was pleased with the latest MRI of his hamstring. The leg is healing very well. But EB has been advised to not push it. So Byrnesie won’t be coming back in ‘08. The doctor has recommended that Byrnesie treat his leg as […]

Stephen Drew was sick in both senses of the word yesterday. He was physically ill, reportedly having fever that hit 102 degrees before the game. And he had a career day at the plate, going 5-5 including hitting for Chase Field’s first-ever cycle, and only the third one in Diamondbacks history.
The Diamondbacks beat the Cardinals […]

Outfielder takes swings on field, to have MRI next week
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO — Eric Byrnes took batting practice on the field Tuesday for the first time since suffering a torn hamstring almost two months ago….

Byrnes said he will have an MRI taken next week to determine if his left hamstring has healed sufficiently […]

I’m going to be off this blog for two weeks to do some work. Those of you who enjoy politics almost as much as you do baseball–nothing could be as fun as baseball, right?–can catch me and some of my colleagues blogging at Pacifica Radio’s unConventional Coverage website during both the Democratic and Republican conventions. […]

Well, at least the Diamondbacks got Randy Johnson some runs this time. Two in the second inning, in fact. But by the fifth inning, the Fishies had tied it and when Johnson called it quits after 7 innings, 116 pitches, and 13 strikeouts–Florida’s a great team with which to pad one’s strikeout totals–he had given […]

On this day in 2000, Eric Byrnes made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics. He hit a single his first time up.
In a radio interview in Phoenix this morning, Byrnesie said that he was among 50 prospects who were brought together just after his first year in pro baseball. The coach addressing […]

Brandon Webb won his 19th game of the year yesterday, as the Diamondbacks beat the Padres 4-1. He allowed only 3 hits in 7 shut out innings. He struck out 8 while walking three. The question now is not will Webb win 20, the gold standard of starters, but how many more than 20 he […]

The Diamondbacks almost blew a7-3 lead in the ninth inning last night against the Padres. Keyword: Almost. The final score was 7-6. But that was scary.
The Dodgers lost, so the D’backs are back to a game up in the NL Worst.
The Snakes are now 5 games over .500 (65-60). Their record would be good […]