http://www.dbackstalk.com Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Blog with Diamondbacks news, commentary and general opinion on the Arizona DiamondBacks Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:14:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This was supposed to be the year...the year that the Diamondbacks replicated their 2007 success, showed how much talent they had, and took over the National League West. They had all the pieces. Webb, Haren, Drew, Upton, Young, you name them. But for some reason, they just ... http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/disappointing-again/ Just when you thought that the NL West was coming out of mediocrity last year, they've come right back down to it in 2008, but at least for D-Backs fans, they're still on top.  You'd think that with the young talent they have, they'd have many more wins, but they're ... http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/can-they-hold-la-off/ I wish I was a fan of the D-Backs, and for those who are, know how lucky you are.  Not only is this team tearing it up now, but they have all the pieces to build a Yankee-esque dynasty.  Nearly all of their hitters are under 30, and they have ... http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/this-team-is-special/ The Arizona Diamondbacks have determined that Conor Jackson will probably return in 2008. One club source characterized the likelihood of a trade of the young first baseman as "remote." Things can change, of course, but right now you can expect Jackson to be Arizona's first baseman next season. Source: ... http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/conor-jackson-probably-to-return/ The Arizona Diamondbacks offered a contract to Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, joining a handful of teams to express interest in the right-hander."I can confirm we made an offer to Kuroda, but I'd rather not talk about it specifically," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said Tuesday. Very interesting. http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/diamondbacks-offer-contract-to-hiroki-kuroda/ Here is an excerpt from an article from yesterday: The Newark Star-Ledger is reporting that the Yankees and Diamondbacks are talking about a Randy Johnson deal. A baseball official from a third team is the Star-Ledger's source. The official said the Yankees do not want to pay any of Johnson's $16 million ... http://www.dbackstalk.com/Arizona-Diamondbacks/diamondbacks-interested-in-rj/