http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com Updated with the latest Major League Baseball News! Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:25:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Diamondbacks quick start made finding tickets to Chase Field all that more difficult. I was about to write off going to games this summer until my buddy at work told me about the Ticket Specialists . The specialists had better seats than I had imagined at cheaper ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/06/03/ticket-specialists-review/ Mets manager Willie Randolph awoke to discover reports of his impending ouster, but he keeps trying to turn his team's frustrating season around. http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/07/despite-rumors-of-his-demise-mets-randolph-tries-to-stay-composed-sportingnewscom/ Now that the first general manager (the Mariners' Bill Bavasi) and the first manager (the Mets' Willie... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/07/whoa-buck-blue-jays-gm-manager-on-firing-line-sportingnewscom/ Ryan Fagan takes over for Sean Deveney as the official purveyor of the week that was in baseball. He gives you his weekly rankings every Monday morning. http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/07/baseball-power-poll-rays-red-sox-start-series-in-top-3-sportingnewscom/ Randy Johnson struck out 10 and allowed three hits in 6 1-3 innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday. Justin Upton hit the second-longest home run in Chase Field history and Mark Reynolds also homered for the Diamondbacks, who went 3-4 on their seven-game ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/06/johnson-strikes-out-10-in-3-2-win-over-padres-ap/ The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Juan Cruz on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained left oblique muscle. Cruz threw three pitches to Adrian Gonzalez in the ninth inning of Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Padres before leaving the game. Tony Pena relieved Cruz and immediately surrendered a home ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/06/diamondbacks-place-rhp-cruz-on-15-day-dl-ap/ Jake Peavy threw seven scoreless innings and Scott Hairston homered twice in the San Diego Padres' 4-2 victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Adrian Gonzalez also homered for the Padres, who have won two straight after dropping 10 of their previous 11. Stephen Drew homered for the ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/05/peavy-hairston-lead-padres-past-fading-d-backs-ap/ For five dominating innings, Cha Seung Baek looked as if he might become the first San Diego Padre to throw a no-hitter. The Arizona Diamondbacks finally managed a couple of hits in the sixth. By then, the Padres were on their way to a 5-1 victory on Friday night to ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/05/baek-leads-san-diego-to-5-1-victory-ap/ The Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday recalled infielder Emilio Bonafacio and outfielder Alex Romero from Class AAA Tucson of the Pacific Coast League. http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/04/diamondbacks-recall-pair-pa-sportsticker/ Looking to bolster their bench, the Arizona Diamondbacks recalled infielder Emilio Bonifacio and outfielder Alex Romero from Triple-A Tucson on Friday. To make room on the roster, the Diamondbacks optioned right-hander Connor Robertson to Tucson and designated outfielder Jeff Salazar for assignment. Salazar, who has spent parts of the last ... http://diamondbacks.mlbnewsblog.com/2008/07/04/diamondbacks-recall-romero-and-bonifacio-ap/