Arizona DiamondbacksThe Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They play in the West Division of the National League. They are popularly referred in the local press as the D-Backs. In the fall of 1993, Jerry Colangelo, General Manager and a minority owner of the Phoenix Suns, the area's wildly popular and successful NBA franchise, announced he was assembling an ownership group to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team. This was after a great deal of lobbying by...Lines drawn when it comes to assessing Dunn's value - ESPN.com- September 13, 2008 In the span of one awful week, pennant-race enthusiasm in Phoenix gave way to disappointment and two salient questions: 1. What's wrong with the Diamondbacks 2. How about those Arizona Cardinals Nothing kills the mood like a teamwide offensive ...http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=crasnick_jerry&id=3582486 Webb reaches 20 wins as Diamondbacks beat Reds 3-2 - Bakersfield Californian- September 13, 2008 Brandon Webb tossed eight shutout innings to become the National League's first 20-game winner, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night to end a six-game losing streak. Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Webb throws ...http://www.bakersfield.com/936/story/551051.html Dodgers keep their roll going - Los Angeles Times- September 13, 2008 DENVER -- The Dodgers' relievers performed their usual routine Friday. They met in the dugout five minutes before the national anthem. They walked out to the bullpen together. And they preserved their team's lead, this time with Chan Ho Park, Scott ...http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers13-2008sep13,0,3663271.sto... D'backs Webb wins 20th game, shuts down Reds - USA Today- September 13, 2008 Arizona's Brandon Webb threw eight shutout innings to earn the win as the Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2. With the win, Webb became the first 20-game winner in the National League. PHOENIX (AP) With his team on a six-game losing streak ...http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-09-13-diamondbacks-reds_N.htm?csp=Forbes Brandon Webb becomes first in NL to 20 victories as Diamondbacks beat ... - Newsday- September 13, 2008 PHOENIX (AP) _ Brandon Webb tossed eight shutout innings to become the National League 's first 20-game winner, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night to end a six-game losing streak. Webb (20-7) outpitched Aaron ...http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/wire/sns-ap-bbn-reds-diamondbacks,0,622501.story Webb picks up 20th win as Arizona ends skid - International Herald Tribune- September 13, 2008 The slumping Arizona Diamondbacks needed a terrific start from Brandon Webb, and the ace delivered against the Cincinnati Reds. Unfortunately for Webb and the Diamondbacks, the Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling right now. Webb tossed eight shutout ...http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/13/sports/BBN-NL-Rdp.php Reds rally for 3-2 victory over Diamondbacks - Washington Post- September 13, 2008 Cincinnati Reds' Micah Owings, right, looks upward after hitting an RBI double as Arizona Diamondbacks' Adam Dunn looks to third during the 10th inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Phoenix. (AP PhotoMatt York) (Matt York - AP ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/14/AR2008091400030.html D'backs send Owings to Reds to complete Dunn deal - CNN Sports Illustrated- September 12, 2008 The D'backs acquired Adam Dunn from Cincinnati on Aug. 11 Owings is one of the best hitting pitchers in baseball PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks sent pitcher Micah Owings to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday to complete the August trade for ...http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/09/12/owings.reds.ap/index.html |