By Jack Sommers Not surprisingly, the 18-23 Diamondbacks stagger into Dodger Stadium 6.5 games out of 1st place in the NL West and 4.5 games out of the Wild Card behind 8 other teams. Perhaps somewhat surprising, it’s not the Dodgers but rather the Giants that are in first place in the division. With a […]
By Barry Bloom A group headed by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez has come to terms on its purchase of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA’s Lynx a month after signing a letter of intent to do so. The sale price is reported to be $1.5 billion, and A-Rod’s ownership along with businessman Marc Lore now must be approved by the […]
By Barry Bloom The New York Yankees have invested $2.35 billion in player contracts since they last won the World Series in 2009, including $200.5 million this season as they struggle to overcome a slow start. At 20-16, they currently own Major League Baseball’s eighth-best record after a pair of narrow wins the last two nights at Tampa […]
By Jack Sommers So as not to bury the lead, I’ll start right off with the inspiration for this article. In last night’s game day thread a question about whither Drew Ellis from Xerostomia prompted this comment from Michael McDermott: “For an out of the box idea, Ketel Marte at 3B?It would be a less difficult position than CF […]
Major League Baseball has given the Oakland A’s permission to begin seeking relocation options while the team is still pursuing a new $1 billion ballpark on the waterfront at Howard Terminal west of downtown Oakland. The A’s have a lease to play at the Coliseum through the 2024 season, and need a resolution of the situation by […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks stumble into New York coming off a three-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, having been outscored 20-4. That dropped the team record to 15-16. They’re in 4th place in the NL West, 3 games back of the 1st place Giants. They’re 1.5 games out of the Wild Card with 5 teams in front of […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been a somewhat surprising team so far in 2021. After getting off to a poor start, going 5-10, they turned it around by going 10-4 since. They’ve done so primarily on the backs of an offensive surge. Through the first 15 games they scored 4.5 Runs per game, and since then 6.1, thanks […]
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker and outfielder Tim Locastro returned to the active roster Monday after stints on the injured list. Walker was in the starting lineup for Tuesday evening’s road game against the Miami Marlins, while Locastro was a reserve. Both Walker and Locastro spoke to the press via Zoom Tuesday afternoon. Read Evan Thompson’s […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue exploring new ballpark options around Maricopa County, but the National League ballclub intends to concentrate on plans for a $400 million to $500 million refurbishment of Chase Field now that the Arizona state legislature has approved a funding mechanism that will underwrite 80% of the cost. Read the rest of Barry Bloom’s […]
On April 25, Madison Bumgarner of the Diamondbacks became the first player in major league history to pitch in every scheduled inning of a game without allowing a hit yet not receive credit for pitching a no-hitter. Evan Thompson explores the controversial ruling in his article for Last Word on Baseball.
