Valley sports fans are more than glad to usher in the New Year and say goodbye to a disappointing 2008 for Arizona sports teams. Nearly every Arizona sports team failed to meet expectations this year, so I decided to recap the biggest disappointments of the year so that we can put them safely behind us [...]
Randy Johnson News
SubscribeIt’s official, Randy Johnson will not reach 300 victories while wearing an Arizona Diamondbacks uniform. The Big Unit agreed to a one year deal with the division rival San Francisco Giants which will guarantee him $8 million in 2009, with additional incentives that if reached could bring his total compensation to $13 million.
The Diamondbacks were [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have made 37 year old second baseman Mark Loretta a one year offer. The Diamondbacks are looking to fill the void left by All-Star Orlando Hudson. Hudson declined arbitration and will command much more in free agency than the Diamondbacks have to offer.
Mark Loretta played with the Houston Astros last season where [...]
The D-Backs failed to offer arbitration to two of their five free agents: Adam Dunn and Randy Johnson. The Diamondbacks were forced to decline arbitration on both players, as each could’ve received $10 million or more next season. The Snakes don’t figure to have too much more than $10M to spend total this offseason.
Because Arizona [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks days in Tucson appear to be numbered. This week it was announced that the Chicago White Sox would be heading north to Glendale beginning this spring to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in the brand new “Camelback Ranch” facility. Arizona shared the Tucson Electric Park facility with Chicago since entering the league [...]
Randy Johnson and the D-Backs appear to have parted ways for what might just be the final time. The Diamondbacks had hoped to retain Johnson after his stellar second-half performance that left him just five wins from 300. Randy himself had hoped to reach a deal, waiting until the eleventh hour to file for free [...]
Baseball’s second season has been over for almost two weeks now and the most interesting bit of news coming from the D-Backs front office is that of a new pool RideNow Powersports and staff reductions.
Never heard of RideNow Powersports? You’re not alone. The company sells new and used motorcycles, ATVs, and watercraft. RideNow takes over [...]
Last week it was Luis Gonzalez who expressed strong interest in returning to the Diamondbacks this season before retiring. This week it was Curt Schilling telling KTAR’s Doug and Wolf that he wants to pitch for a contending team, and strongly considers Arizona a contending team. He went even further by expressing his admiration for [...]
