When the boss speaks, the employees listen. Even when one of the those employees is the $51 million face of your franchise.
Hot homestand puts Dbacks back at .500
Two days after Arizona Diamondbacks Majority Owner Ken Kendrick called out the face of the franchise Justin Upton and questioned the drive of starting shortstop Stephen Drew, things appear to…
To this point of the season, it’s been one step forward and two steps back for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The season began with a preseason ranking as the number one in the nation and all indications were that the ranking was well deserved.
The Diamondbacks first pick (third overall) last year is on the fast-track to success and judging from his steady climb through the Dbacks minor league affiliates, don’t be surprised to see the 6’1 right-hander with the quirky delivery at Chase Field in the near future.
Coming off an improbable season a year ago which included a National League West title, 94 regular season wins and a trip to the NL Division Series, nobody would have expected Kirk Gibson’s Arizona Diamondbacks to be 20-25, near the bottom of the division and 10.5 games behind the Dodgers in late May.
It is not often that an 8th seed in a double elimination tournament makes it all the way to the championship game unscathed.
There were only four teams left in the division II state playoffs and for Salpointe against Liberty, it was win or go home.
For young up and coming athletes, the ultimate guidance and coaching comes from players who have had the opportunity to play at the highest level of competition.
Diamondbacks Manager Kirk Gibson is looking for someone to step up offensively. Coming off a tough road trip, the Diamondbacks had more than their share off opportunities to come out on the winning side of games in just about every game they lost on the road trip.
