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04/11/2009 |
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| Awarded the 2011 All-Star Game to the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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| Diamondbacks to host 2011 All-Star Game |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will host the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The official announcement came Saturday, making Phoenix the first city since Denver in 1998 to be an inaugural All-Star Game host. "We are thrilled that baseball fans of the great state of Arizona will have the opportunity to see our game's finest players assemble at Chase Field for the Midsummer Classic," said Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig. The city of Phoenix hosted |
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| Surprise starters square off in Arizona |
MLB Baseball |
04/11/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Eric Stults gets a surprise start this evening when the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Stults will be starting in place of righty Hiroki Kuroda, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to a strained left oblique muscle. Kuroda had pitched on Opening Day for the Dodgers, earning the win after allowing a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Padres. So, the 29-year-old Stults was recalled from Triple-A Albuqu |
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| Chase Field to host 2011 MLB All-Star Game |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will host the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. MLB has called a news conference for Saturday afternoon when an official announcement is expected from commissioner Bud Selig. The city of Phoenix hosted the NBA All-Star Game this past February. The event brought in an estimated $35 million, according to the Arizona Republic. The 2011 All-Star Game would be held on July 12 with the annual Home Run Derby taking place the night befor |
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| Pirates resume season-opening trek in Cincinnati |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| the National League on July 26 in a trade that sent outfielder Xavier Nady and reliever Damaso Marte to the Yankees in exchange for himself, pitcher Ross Ohlendorf and two minor leaguers. After winning consecutive starts against the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks while allowing no runs and seven hits in 15 innings, Karstens tumbled back to earth in his final seven appearances, losing six times while allowing at least four earned runs on four occasions. He dropped a 5-1 verdict to the Reds on August 12 in Pit |
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| Hamels ready to go for Phils in opener with Rockies |
MLB Baseball |
04/10/2009 |
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| drey earned the win after recording the final out of the seventh inning, while Brad Lidge recorded his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth. Colorado, meanwhile, took the final two games of its three-game season-opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning the rubber match by a 9-2 score on Wednesday. Dexter Fowler hit the first home run of his major league career to lead the way in the finale, while Yorvit Torrealba and Ian Stewart added homers as well. Franklin Morales (1-0) got the win aft |
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| Rockies use the longball to top D-Backs |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Dexter Fowler hit the first home run of his major league career to lead the Rockies in a 9-2 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the finale of a three-game set at Chase Field. Colorado lost 15 of 18 matchups with the Diamondbacks last season, including eight of the nine games played in Arizona. Wednesday's win marked Colorado's first regular-season series win in Arizona since the club took two of three encounters from the Diamondbacks from August 31-September 2, 2007. Yorvit Torrealb |
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| Padres introduce Garfinkel as president, COO |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| e combination of beautiful PETCO Park, committed ownership, and tremendous community support makes this an ideal opportunity for my family and me." Garfinkel will oversee all non-baseball operations, a similar role he had with his previous team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. Garfinkel held the titles of executive vice president and COO with Arizona, and was in charge of all marketing, broadcasting, communications, ticket sales, game operations, corporate partnerships, information technology and strategic planning. The |
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| Webb to miss next start for Diamondbacks |
MLB Baseball |
04/08/2009 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbooks) - Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will miss his slated start on Saturday due to right shoulder stiffness. Webb made his season debut on Monday versus Colorado and was roughed up for six runs on six hits -- two of those homers -- and a pair of walks over four innings while battling the ailment. According to Arizona's Web site, the 29-year-old righty felt better after playing catch on Tuesday, but the stiffness in his shoulder returned on Wednesday. Yusmeiro Petit will start in Web |
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| Rockies, D'Backs play second of three in the desert |
MLB Baseball |
04/07/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - After delivering plenty of thrills on Opening Day, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies go head-to-head again tonight at Chase Field in the second test of a three-game series between National League West rivals. The teams combined for eight home runs in Monday's lid-lifter, which the Diamondbacks won by a 9-8 score on Chad Tracy's tie-breaking solo blast in the bottom of the seventh inning. Felipe Lopez and Tony Clark made history in Arizona's wild win, as the two Diamondback switch-hit |
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