Randy Johnson

Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP So the Arizona Diamondbacks are just like us, and are watching the Major League Playoffs from the comfort of our own homes. But that doesn't mean that the state of Arizona isn't represented in the postseason. First, there are 6 (technically) former Diamondbacks still playing: Craig Counsell - Milwaukee Brewers - played with the Diamondbacks [...]

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Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP When you look at the final numbers, and see an 82-80 record, and a second place finish 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, you'd immediately consider 2008 a success for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Not so quick. Bob Melvin's team led the division from April 6th to September 5th. That's 136 games, or [...]

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Photo: Doug Pensinger/AP The Skinny: It took a Herculean 9-inning, 2-hit effort, but Randy Johnson finally got his 295th career win with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first when Clint Barmes scored on a wild pitch. Barmes had reached base leading off the game on a [...]

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Well, the season's all over, save the accumulation of statistics, and fan appreciation day. The Diamondbacks, who entered the month of September with a 2.5 game lead in the National League West, simply collapsed in the last month, and actually trail by 4 games heading into this weekend's meaningless series with the Colorado Rockies. In [...]

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The Arizona Diamondbacks trail the L.A. Dodgers by 3 games with 5 left to play, so it would take not only a colossal choke job by the Dodgers, but the Diamondbacks would basically have to win all 5--something they've achieved only once this season, and that was back in May! So really, the only intrigue left in the [...]

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The Skinny: Ryan Ludwick jacked a 3-run home run off of Randy Johnson in the bottom of the first inning, capping a 4-run frame, and propelling the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Albert Pujols had started the scoring with an rbi single that scored [...]

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The Skinny: Leading 3-2 in the 7th inning, with 2 runners on, Brandon Webb faced MVP-candidate Albert Pujols. If you're the St. Louis Cardinals, you wouldn't want any other hitter at the plate with a chance to deliver at least the tying run. Webb struck out Pujols, got out of the jam, and helped the [...]

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Seven games left in the season, and the Arizona Diamondbacks have life. After picking up a full game on the Dodgers on Sunday, Arizona trails by 2.5 games in the National League West. The Diamondbacks make their one and only visit to Busch Stadium to take on the St. Louis Cardinals for a 4-game series [...]

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Photo: AP/Ross D. Franklin The Skinny: Adam Dunn's rbi single scored Conor Jackson, breaking a 2-2 tie, and giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants, completing a 4-game sweep. The D-Backs scratched out a 2-1 lead in the 6th inning against National League Cy Young favorite Tim Lincecum when Justin Upton [...]

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Photo: AP/Ross D. Franklin The Skinny: The Arizona Diamondbacks had an unusual offensive explosion, scoring 5 runs in the second inning, built a 7-3 lead and then hung on for dear life in a 7-6 win over the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. The Giants' jumped on Arizona starter Brandon Webb early, putting up 3 [...]

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Wow, how things have changed in a week. The Diamondbacks now languish in second place, 4.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, and appear to be a baseball team that is simply playing out the string. No fight, no emotion, no execution. The D-Backs didn't help themselves this weekend by losing 2 out of [...]

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The Skinny: Brandon Webb returned to his old form, slinging 8 scoreless innings, allowing only 5 hits on Friday night. But Webb then had to white-knuckle it in the dugout as the Diamondbacks' bullpen made things interesting before holding on for a 3-2 win over Cincinnati, breaking a 6-game losing skid. Chris Young gave the [...]

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After a disastrous 0-6 road trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco that saw them go from being 1.5 games ahead of the Dodgers, to trailing by 3.5 games, the Arizona Diamondbacks return home to Chase Field to host the Cincinnati Reds in a 3-game weekend series. Let's be clear. The Diamondbacks aren't dead. [...]

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The Skinny: So much for the "don't let Manny Ramirez beat you" strategy. Ramirez continued his almost laughable domination of Diamondbacks' pitching with a 2 for 4 game, a home run, a double and 5 runs batted in as the Dodgers smacked around the Diamondbacks again, 7-2. Ramirez started the L.A. hit [...]

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The National League West could very well be decided this weekend at Chavez Ravine as the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Los Angeles Dodgers. The two teams met last weekend in Phoenix, and the Dodgers took two out of three to cut further into the D-Backs' division lead. Since taking the last two games [...]

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The Skinny: Troy Glaus and Yadier Molina both hit 2-run home runs, and Felipe Lopez added a solo shot as the St. Louis Cardinals trounced the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 at Chase Field. St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright pitched very well, allowing only 1 run and 3 hits in 5 and a third innings for his 8th [...]

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This week on In The Zona, we react to both Arizona and ASU's games, talk D'backs starting pitching, David Eckstein, and of course Kurt Warner and those Arizona Cardinals. Here we go: Wildcats and Sun Devils What was your reaction to UofA-Idaho and ASU-NAU? Is [...]

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The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks have played 137 and 136 games, respectively, and finally will play each other for the first time in 2008 today at Chase Field. The Cardinals (74-63) are currently 11 1/2 games out of first place in the National League Central, and 6 1/2 games out of the Wildcard. Interestingly enough, [...]

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Photo: Paul Connors/AP The Skinny: For the second straight start, Diamondbacks' right-hander Brandon Webb was denied his 20th victory. The Los Angeles Dodgers hit Webb early and often, chasing him after just 3.1 innings in an 8-1 cakewalk Sunday at Chase Field. Phoenix native and former ASU star Andre Ethier started the hit parade, [...]

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Alright, forget that nonsense I wrote previously about the National League West race being one of the most intriguing in baseball down the stretch. The entire division has turned even more laughable in the past week, with both the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers bumbling on the baseball diamond. The Diamondbacks are [...]

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The Skinny: The theme is becoming all to familiar. The Diamondbacks' offense struggles, and the bullpen blows a lead. Well, guess what happened in San Diego on Wednesday? Yep, Randy Johnson pitched 7 strong innings, only to see Chad Qualls allow two runs in the 8th inning, and the Diamondbacks [...]

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You have to start to wonder if Randy Johnson will ever get to 300 wins. He's not really receiving much support from his teammates lately either. More evidence of that was Wednesday in San Diego, when Johnson left after 7 innings with a 4-3 lead. Chad Qualls came in and gave up 2 runs in the bottom [...]

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The Skinny: The San Diego Padres, a team not known for their offensive firepower, flexed their muscles Tuesday night against th