The Philadelphia Phillies just keep rolling. It’s not enough that they struggle to even score one run against poor pitchers, but now they keep getting good news. First, we found out that Cliff Lee had to go on the 15-day DL with a side strain. Now? The one guy they have who can hit the [...]
No one thought too much about it when the New York Yankees included Ian Kennedy in a deal to get Curtis Granderson a couple years ago. But, Kennedy has been phenomenal this year for the Arizona Diamondbacks and it’s tough for the Yanks to bitch because Granderson has been amazing too. He’s actually leading all [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks lost their starting shortstop for the season Wednesday night when Stephen Drew slid into home plate and cracked his ankle. It looked like it hurt pretty good. And according to the team’s official Twitter account, he had surgery on Thursday. “#dbacks Mgr Kirk Gibson announces Stephen Drew to have surgery this afternoon,” [...]
Brandon Webb used to be a really good pitcher. Then, his arm started to fall apart and he’s now coming off shoulder surgery. He hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since April 2009, but he’s trying to work his way back. And sources tell Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse that the Chicago Cubs are the [...]
Remember Brandon Webb? The guy that everyone used to feel bad for because he was so good and on such mediocre Arizona Diamondback teams? Yeah, he hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since the first week of 2009. But, he’s working towards getting back. And, according to Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse, he recently hit [...]
This is hilarious. We guess when your baseball team stinks and no one really cares if you win or lose (usually lose), you need to find ways to entertain yourself. Adam Laroche of the Arizona Diamondbacks certainly has. He’s made sure the PA system plays “It’s Raining Men” by the Weather Girls when Kelly Johnson [...]
The fans in Philadelphia have been chanting for Domonic Brown to join the Phillies for some time now. Previously, the offense was struggling and someone needed to do something. Phillies fans just figured they’d bring up the savior and he’d change everything. Well, Ruben Amaro Jr. decided to wait. He only brought Brown up to [...]
To little surprise, the Arizona Diamondbacks have traded Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim or whatever the hell they call themselves these days. Remember when they were the California Angels? Anyway, we’ve been predicting that this would happen for years. In return the Diamondbacks get pitcher Joe Saunders, left-handed pitcher Patrick Corbin, [...]
According to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick, the Philadelphia Phillies are interested in Arizona Diamondbacks starter Dan Haren. It’s well known that the Phils are looking to add another pitcher, and if they can get Haren it will seriously bolster their starting rotation. Supposedly, the Diamondbacks are scouting some of the Phils’ farm system. They would obviously [...]
A source tells Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse that the Detroit Tigers have traded Dontrelle Willis to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Willis was designated for assignment recently for stinking. We don’t know the details of the deal yet, but one would have to think that the Tigers are going to eat the remaining portion of Willis’ [...]
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb has been one of the best hurlers in baseball when healthy. The problem is that he hasn’t been lately. He’s still recovering from shoulder surgery, and now it seems like he’s going to alter his mechanics. “I just have to,” Webb said. “I have to retrain. Even though I’m almost [...]
Seattle Mariners’ pitcher Cliff Lee was given a five-game suspension a couple weeks ago for throwing at the head of Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder. He is in the appeals process, but his hearing was just postponed because all parties could not be in attendance. “It’s just one of those things you have to deal [...]
Foxsports’s Ken Rosenthal says that the Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Justin Upton are close to finalizing a contract that would pay him in the $50 million range. “Sources: Justin Upton close on multi-yr deal with #Diamondbacks. Deal believed to be 6 yrs in 50M range. Still would be FA at 28. #MLB,” he tweets. Upton [...]
And the rich get richer. This is just the latest bit of evidence that MLB has a flawed system. In a three-team deal, the Detroit Tigers have sent outfielder Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Yankees gave up Austin Jackson, Phil Coke and Ian Kennedy. In other words, not much. The Arizona Diamondbacks [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers have declined the $10 million 2010 option on pitcher Jon Garland, who they got in a midseason trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks. So they essentially lost Tony Abreu for six starts in which Garland pitched pretty well, with a 3-2 record and 2.72 ERA. But, he was left off the NLCS [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their roster last night by adding slugger Jim Thome and starting pitcher Jon Garland. In return the White Sox will receive minor league infielder Justin Fuller, while the D-Backs will get a player to be named later. The player to be named later is in all likelihood Tony Abreu, who [...]
OTR took a break from typing genius posts from their Mac Pro with dual, dual 2.66 Ghz processors to actually go see one of these sporting events that we keep hearing so damn much about. That’s right, OTR’s Micah Warren (me….don’t know why I’m typing my name in the third person) was able to finagle, [...]
