Archive for Diamondbacks

At 44, Johnson has come back from the DL to pitch great in his first three starts. Here, with the help of PITCHfx, is how he’s doing it

“I remember when he hit that last wall. I can still see it. He hit it flush on, boom, and he slumped right down, and that was his Waterloo.”
– Carl Furillo, talking about Pete Reiser in Bums, by Peter Golenbock.

A six-pack of up-and-comers, with video.

Here are six players who should get strong consideration for end-of-season awards … but won’t.

There is an epic wrap-up in the NL this year. Who will shed tears of joy and who will shed tears of sorrow?

The Diamondbacks have the best record in the NL despite getting outscored so far on the year. Sabermetric covnentional wisdom says that they’re a fluke who are over their heads. But read and find out why that’s wrong

According to Jayson Stark, the Devil Rays are “headed for the worst bullpen ERA in the last 50 years (6.69 going into Tuesday night).”

David takes a look at all the trades made near baseball’s trading deadline.

Four teams with some soul-searching to do between now and July 31.