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...Seven spots left, eleven teams gone, ver 2.0- September 17, 2008 A place where a man can slow down to a walk and live his life full measure, but he has to keep his watch on Pacific Time.http://griddle.baseballtoaster.com/archives/1131206.html Baseball awards are up for grabs- September 17, 2008 It's not quite the hardware players dream of attaining when they arrive to spring training, but if you can't get a World Series ring, individual awards can look quite nice on the mantelpiece.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-09-16-baseball-awards_N.htm?csp=34 Floyd, Konerko shut down Yanks- September 17, 2008 Gavin Floyd pitched seven gritty innings and Paul Konerko had two hits and an RBI in his return from a knee injury as the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-2 on Tuesday night.http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080917/SPORTS/809170374/1007/SPO... Haren fans 12 as D-backs win 2-0- September 16, 2008 With an economy born of an aggressiveness, Dan Haren had more than three hours to celebrate an early birthday present, his first career shutout.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26751303/ For D-Backs, less revenue is more- September 16, 2008 When it comes to raising revenue, the Arizona Diamondbacks have taken a similar approach to fielding a team.http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2008/09/16/20080916biz-dbackrevenueO... Sports:- September 16, 2008 Pressure was all on 49ers in win Tom FitzGerald, Chronicle Staff Writer When a team comes from 14 points down to pull an upset on the road in a noisy stadium, as the 49ers did Sunday, it can be argued that its ...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artlist.cgi?key=SP&directory=/c/a/2008/09/16 Dunn's homer lifts Arizona over San Francisco - Oroville Mercury-Register- September 15, 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks' Justin Upton, left, high fives teammate Adam Dunn (32) after Upton hit a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, in Phoenix. PHOENIXThe Arizona ...http://www.orovillemr.com/news/ci_10473706 D'backs' Haren does too - CNN Sports Illustrated- September 15, 2008 PHOENIX (AP) - Dan Haren struck out 12 in his first career shutout and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Tuesday night to avoid losing ground in the NL West. Haren (15-8) allowed four hits in his sixth career complete game ...http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2008/09/16/19950_recap.html |