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Federal Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Nationals' Starter Collin Balester Wants 100 Twitter Followers... Collin Balester sent out a Tweet tonight from his new Twitter account stating that he wants 100 Followers... "I want 100 followers by the end of the night ;) I can tweet like no other, well ocho Cinco might be better..." I must admit, he's been pretty funny so far, and he's apparently taking a run at Clay Zavada in the moustache...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Why, yes - I have been waiting all year to use that picture, thank you for asking. Actually, I wanted to use one of that fan at Joe Robbie Stadium Pro Player Park Pro Player Stadium Dolphin Stadium Land Shark Stadium, who attended a May Marlins - Diamondbacks game in full Chewbacca get-up. I can think of about 29 other stadia in baseball where I'd rather wear a full-body fur suit. Before going on,...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
by Ross D. Franklin - AP Gerardo Parra tried to dodge a pounding after a walk-off hit in the 10th inning against the Dodgers on August 15th. View full size photo » Not quite as close a poll for the second of the 2009 'Pitties. The B-bullpen of Jon Rauch , Esmerling Vasquez , Clay Zavada and Leo Rosales swept majestically to a collective victory, for their nine innings of no-hit ball in the marathon...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP One of three AZ errors in a nightmarish inning against Anaheim in J.U.N.E. - as in Justin Upton's Newest Error. But was he really that bad? Browse more photos » Few losses were more spectacularly painful for the 2009 Diamondbacks than the one which we endured in Seattle on June 21st. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Clay Zavada loaded...
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The Business Journal of Phoenix (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Arizona Diamondbacks finished in last place and weren’t even close to baseball’s postseason as the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies battle in the World Series. They also won’t be taking home any individual baseball honors.
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Foul Balls (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
While the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies are busy battling for the meaningless title of "World Series Champion" Arizona reliever Clay Zavada was in St. Louis to receive some real hardware. Yes, after much debate throughout the country and campaigns that cost American tax payers millions of dollars, Zavada was named the "Mustached American of the Year" by the American...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
More photos » by Gene J. Puskar - AP Petit tallies up the hits by Pittsburgh. He looks almost as startled as we were by the answer. Browse more photos » The first 'Pittie of the 2009 season proved to be one of the closest ballots in the history of the awards, with four of the options for Play of the Year each receiving between 19-24% of the vote, and the top two choices being tied as late...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
More photos » by Ross D. Franklin - AP Somehow, this pic - Qualls yelling to the bench for help after hurting his knee against Houston - sums up the bullpen's entire season... Browse more photos » The Arizona bullpen allowed 271 runs and finished the season with a 4.61 ERA, both numbers which put them ahead only of Washington among National League relief corps. We've previously discussed...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
I was very fortunate last week in San Francisco to get a chance to talk with Fox Sports and Diamondbacks television broadcaster Daron Sutton. I emailed some of the same questions to KTAR radio broadcaster Greg Schulte and MLB.com beat writer Steve Gilbert. This is Part 2 of my review of the season from the eyes of these members of the press. Part 1 of my 2009 retrospective with Daron Sutton and Greg...
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP Don't worry, CY. About 26 percent of the quiz takers did pretty bad too. Browse more photos » I know, you've been chomping at the bit to know what the answers were. What's that? Some of you didn't take the quiz yet? Well, you're in luck; the link is still active and the answer key is after the jump. Quick, click here before you peek at the results. For the...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
ST. LOUIS — Two baseball players and hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger are among 18 finalists for the American Mustache Institute's top honors. The tongue-in-cheek St. Louis-based institute announced the finalists Monday for the "Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year." The winner will be selected through an online vote and announced at the "'Stache...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
It was a day reliever Clay Zavada won't forget. His teammates won't, either.
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
More photos » by Paul Connors - AP When I search for Leo Rosales, AP gives me two photos - one of which is actually Clay Zavada. Poor Leo. So, here's the other one. Browse more photos » An 8-18 record. Only 3.77 runs per game. A -41 run differential. Pretty much the worst month for the team since June 2006, when we went 8-20 and were -72 in runs - though even there, we scored four runs...
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Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
by Eric Risberg - AP View full size photo uploaded September 16, 2009 Day game! No TV! Current Series Diamondbacks lead the series 2-0 Mon 09/14 WP: Clay Zavada (3 - 3) SV: Juan Gutierrez LP: Adam Russell (2 - 1) 2 - 4 loss Tue 09/15 WP: Dan Haren (14 - 8) SV: Juan Gutierrez LP: Heath Bell (5 - 4) 2 - 4 loss Arizona Diamondbacks AZ Snakepit @ San Diego Padres Gaslamp Ball Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009, 12:35...
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Gaslamp Ball (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
More photos » by Denis Poroy - AP Stephen Drew tries to sneak underneath Oscar Salazar's crotch. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Browse more photos » So we lost the first game of the series. We still have a good chance at winning the other two games, right? In other news, on days when the Chargers also play, Drama will basically be the only person commenting in the open threads. Such is the way...
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