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This will be an important offseason for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to rebound from a last-place finish in the National League West.

The last couple of weeks have been downright brutal for Dodger fans. Not only did the team get booted for the second consecutive year by the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League championship series, but now fans are learning about the front-office infighting during the season between owner Frank McCourt and his wife and former Dodger chief ...

Starting pitcher J.A. Happ #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks during the major league baseball game at Chase Field on July 29, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Diamondbacks have a lot of work to do this off-season. Lucky for them, it looks as if they will have something north of $28 million to spend on 2010 payroll.

Special Olympics Arizona will host Breakfast With Champions, an inspirational morning where community leaders, coaches, families and athletes join together.

One pitch. One game. One series. That was all that stood in the way of baseball eminence for the San Diego Padres , Cleveland Indians and Arizona Diamondbacks .

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Arizona Diamondbacks pitching prospect Jarrod Parker will have Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Oct.

Releif pitcher Jason Grilli #49 of the Colorado Rockies pitches agianst the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB openning day game at Chase Field on April 6, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Since the end of the regular season, there has been a veritable carousel of coaching changes that have occurred around baseball.

Albert Pujols #5 of the St. Louis Cardinals runs the bases against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the game at Chase Field on April 15, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have named their minor league players of the year for 2009.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have named Billy Buckner their Minor League Pitcher of the Year for the job he did with the Reno Aces this season.

It's contagious. Ordinary people everywhere transform into eager admirers and devoted fans mutate into vehement zealots as passions heat up... and often boil over.

Former Arizona Diamondbacks pitching coach Bryan Price has been hired for the same position with the Cincinnati Reds.

Stephen Strasburg was as advertised in his highly anticipated Arizona Fall League debut for the Phoenix Desert Dogs.

The 18th Arizona Fall League season opened with three games on Tuesday. There was plenty of scoring to go around as 49 runners crossed the plate between the six teams.

The Arizona Diamondbacks lackluster 2009 season provided few reasons for the casual fan to follow the team, and its television ratings reflect that.

When the Arizona Diamondbacks traded Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Dodgers the deal was for the proverbial "player to be named later". Within hours of the announced deal, there were rumors that the Diamondbacks would receive infielder Tony Abreu.

Manager Bruce Bochy #15 of the San Francisco Giants watches from the dugout during the major league baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on September 23, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Arizona Diamondbacks' seat relocation is an awful lot like the water-powered torture machine built by Count Rugen in the movie The Princess Bride .

Bob Melvin, the 2007 National League Manager of the Year with the Arizona Diamondbacks, confirmed on Monday he will interview with the Astros this week for their vacant managerial position.

Starting pitcher J.A. Happ #43 of the Philadelphia Phillies pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks during the major league baseball game at Chase Field on July 29, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Phillies: A masked man who was ejected from a Phillies playoff game has been charged with stealing three World Series rings from a ballpark office.

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired infielder Tony Abreu from the Los Angeles Dodgers, finalizing an August 31 trade for pitcher Jon Garland, the club announced on Friday.

A day after the Arizona Diamondbacks parted ways with two of their coaches , General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager AJ Hinch met with the media at Chase Field.

"Oh, brother," says Gorz, "I should have asked to start last night." Browse more photos>> All paid tickets for the Oct.

With the smell of jet fuel still lingering from their trip back from Chicago, Arizona Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch had already set in motion his plans for next season.

Sam Fuld was everywhere today. Here, he gets tagged out in a rundown. Browse more photos>> It figures, doesn't it? In this season that has made very little sense since Opening Day? Sam Fuld , who has actually had a fairly productive rookie season, finishing just short of .300 and with an OPS of .821, came within two at-bats of becoming only the ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have given a two-year contract extension to bench coach Kirk Gibson.

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Overview Well ita s finally here. The end of the season. As tough as this season as been on some of us, Ia m personally not looking forward to the winter.

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Clay Zavada delivers, July 12, 2009, in Phoenix. ST. LOUIS - Two baseball players and hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger are among 18 finalists for the American Mustache Institute's top honours.

The bleachers during Thursday night's rain delay, about 9:15 pm. View full size photo uploaded October 2, 2009 We have, at times this season, debated whether the Cubs should have traded Mark DeRosa and whether he would have helped the club through its various injuries and lack of production.

The D-backs shook up their coaching staff Monday, dismissing third-base coach Chip Hale and first-base coach Lorenzo Bundy.

Say bye-bye to Chad Tracy, who's pretty much done as a Diamondback. - This is how the Arizona Diamondbacks' abortion of a season ends, not with a whimper but a bang: The bungling boys in Sedona red took two of three from the Chicago Cubs over the weekend in the Windy City to bring a merciful end to their wretched 2009 season, including a 12-3 ...

Davis pitched eight strong innings and Chris Young homered Sunday. leading the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory.

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg throws out the first pitch on Saturday. Will he succeed Lou in the dugout in 2011? Browse more photos>> For the first time in three years, there will be no postseason baseball in Chicago this year.

Tim Lincecum held the Diamondbacks to two runs and two hits Thursday in a 7-3 San Francisco Giants win over Arizona and a three-game sweep.

Robb Quinlan #39 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim walks back to the dugout after striking out during the major league baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 27, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Randy Wells allowed three hits in seven strong innings and struck out a career-high 10, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 on Saturday.

Former American League prospect Daniel Cabrera makes his first start in an Arizona uniform today when the D-Backs visit Wrigley Field for the middle test of a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs.

Bengie Molina either gave the Giants something to remember him by or whetted their appetite for more heroics.

Eric Byrnes homered twice and drove in five runs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Chicago Cubs 12-3 Friday in the opener of the final series of disappointing seasons for both teams.

Tom Gorzelanny #24 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the Atlanta Braves on May 10, 2008 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

With Thursday's 7-3 victory over the Diamondbacks, the Giants completed a three-game sweep to give them the National League's best home record, 52-29, then boarded their charter to San Diego for the final three games.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Freddy Sanchez has had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Tim Lincecum struck out seven in his final start of the season, and Andres Torres homered and hit an RBI triple and the San Francisco Giants finished their home schedule with a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Starting pitcher Aaron Cook #28 of the Colorado Rockies pitches agianst the Arizona Diamondbacks during the MLB openning day game at Chase Field on April 6, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dan Haren hoped to be pitching Arizona into the playoffs. Instead, he is just trying to get the club out of the National League West basement.