More photos » by Matt York - AP 3 months ago: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Virgil Vasquez delivers against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 26, 2009, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » These are all fairly logical choices with Evan Meek and Jose Ascanio still on the 60-day DL and several prospects still waiting to be added...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Webb will return to the mound at Chase Field in 2010 as a Diamondback. Browse more photos » As predicted by 5 out of 5 Snake Pit moderators , the Diamondbacks have indeed picked up Brandon Webb 's option for the 2010 season! This comes via the FoxSportsArizona twitter feed, and should be confirmed by an actual story soon. [ Update: Now confirmed on the AP...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Browse more photos » Safety has been a position of need pretty much since the Texans inception in 2002. Eric Brown, Glenn Earl , Jason Simmons , C.C. Brown , Nick Ferguson , Dominique Barber and John Busing are just some of the names who came and didn't work out at the spot. But something odd has happened this season. Houston seems to have finally found someone...
More photos » by Matt York - AP 3 months ago: Florida Marlins' Jeremy Hermida throws his bat after striking out against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game in Phoenix, Saturday, July 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » The Red Sox have reportedly acquired Florida Marlins outfielder Jeremy Hermida : The Boston Red Sox have acquired outfielder...
by Matt York - AP Will Larry Fitzgerald represent the Cardinals in the pro bowl this year? View full size photo » While he's having a down year by his standards, Larry Fitzgerald may be the only lock on the team to make the pro bowl this year. Larry Fitzgerald gained stardom throughout the playoffs last year, and shouldn't have problem appearing on ballots throughout the nation. He's quietly...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Brandon Webb: the 2010 season depends on you. No pressure... Browse more photos » The end of the World Series - about which, the less said the better - means that Arizona now have five days to decide whether or not to exercise their option on Brandon Webb for 2010. It's a choice that, depending on how he pitches, could define the entire season - we saw how...
More photos » by Matt York - AP 2 days ago: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith (89) scores a touchdown as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (29) pursues during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » The Cardinals defense was run over by the Panthers this past Sunday and it's...
by Matt York - AP 1 day ago: Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (28) is brought down by Arizona Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby as Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, on ground, and Adrian Wilson pursue during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) View full size photo uploaded November 2, 2009 As tough as it is to write this story,...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Felipe Lopez only got in a half season in the NL West, but was he good enough to be the best 2B in the division in 2009? Browse more photos » Introduction Before getting to the second base rankings, I thought I would touch on a peripheral discussion on the accuracy of WAR. It is important to understand that even the WAR found at Fangraphs isn't absolute....
Matt York / AP file Tourists hear the history behind the Pluto Discovery Telescope at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. The first thing you notice about the Lowell Observatory , the place where Pluto was discovered, is that the little guy gets top billing. The road rises quickly from the city streets of Flagstaff, Ariz., up Mars Hill and on to the gates of the 115-year-old observatory's grounds....
More photos » by Matt York - AP 19 days ago: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) is forced out of bounds by Houston Texans safety Bernard Pollard during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » The Kansas City Chiefs surprisingly cut safety Bernard Pollard on the final cutdown day before the...
More photos » by Matt York - AP 14 days ago: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) is forced out of bounds by Houston Texans safety Bernard Pollard during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » It's the Arizona Cardinals vs. the New York Giants tonight. Giants on SBN : Big Blue View Cardinals...
More photos » by Matt York - AP Oliver Perez doing his impression of a Mets fan watching Oliver Perez pitch. (AP Photo/Matt York) Browse more photos » And now, the dramatic conclusion of the epic, award-winning series that began last week . January 22, 2009 Signed Freddy Garcia to a minor league contract. Garcia was competing for the fifth starter/long man role in Spring Training, but he...
(AP Photo/Matt York) Ahhh. Here we go yo, here we go yo…so what’s so what’s the Scenario (I dig the remix more family)? This is the week where the bad ass teams shoot straight strato and the fake jawns dig that Flava In Ya Ear grave. Capsules for the games pivotal. Stafford and Johnson are out, [...]
More photos » by Matt York - AP Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. In 2009,. score one for the gazelle, species Maximus Scherzerii . Browse more photos » If someone were to make a movie based on the Diamondbacks...