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The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field (formerly Bank One Ballpark). Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Chase Field is a Baseball Stadium located in downtown Phoenix Arizona, and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of the
Franchise history
The desire for baseball in the desert
Between 1940 and 1990, Phoenix jumped from the 99th largest city in the nation to the 9th largest. The As such, it was frequently mentioned as a possible location for either a new or relocated MLB franchise. Baseball had a rich tradition in Arizona long before talk of bringing a big-league team even started. The state has been a frequent spring training site since 1946. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. With the large numbers of people relocating to the state from the Midwest and the Northeast, as well as from California, many teams (most notably the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers) have normally had large followings in Arizona. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA
The first serious attempt to land an expansion team for the Phoenix area was mounted by Elyse Doherty and Martin Stone, owner of the Phoenix Firebirds, the city's Triple-A minor league baseball team and an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The Phoenix Firebirds were the minor league baseball team of Phoenix Arizona, until 1997. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In the late 1980s Stone approached St. Louis (football) Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill about sharing a proposed 70,000 seat domed stadium in Phoenix. The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. William V "Bill" Bidwill Sr (born 1931 in Chicago Illinois) is the owner of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. It was taken for granted that a domed stadium was essential for a prospective baseball team to be a viable enterprise in the city. Phoenix is by far the hottest major city in North America; the average high temperature during baseball's regular season is 99. 1 °F, and temperatures above 120 °F in July and August are not unheard of. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724
Bidwill, with plans already in the works to leave St. Louis, opted instead to sign a long term lease with Arizona State University to use its Sun Devil Stadium as the home of his soon-to-be Arizona-based NFL franchise. Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student Sun Devil Stadium Frank Kush Field is an outdoor football Stadium located on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe Arizona. Since baseball-only stadiums were not seen as fiscally viable during that era, this effectively ended Stone's bid.
In the fall of 1993, Jerry Colangelo, majority owner of the Phoenix Suns, the area's wildly popular and successful NBA franchise, announced he was assembling an ownership group, "Arizona Baseball, Inc. Jerry Colangelo (born November 20, 1939 in Chicago Heights Illinois) is an American businessman and sports mogul. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. ," to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team. This was after a great deal of lobbying by the Maricopa County Sports Authority, a local group formed to preserve Cactus League spring training in Arizona and eventually secure a Major League franchise for the state. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season. In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the Regular season.
Colangelo's group was so certain that they would be awarded a franchise that they held a name-the-team contest for it; they took out a full-page ad in the sports section of the February 13, 1995 edition of the state's leading newspaper, the Arizona Republic. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix, Arizona. First prize was a pair of lifetime season tickets awarded to the person who submitted the winning entry. The winning choice was "Diamondbacks," after the Western diamondback, a rattlesnake native to the region known for injecting a large amount of venom when it strikes. Common names: western diamondback rattlesnake Texas diamond-back more. Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous Snakes, genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. This article is about the class of Biotoxins For other uses see Venom (disambiguation and Venomous (disambiguation.
Colangelo's bid received strong support from one of his friends, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and media reports say that then-acting Commissioner of Baseball and Milwaukee Brewers founder Bud Selig was also a strong supporter of Colangelo's bid. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Jerry M Reinsdorf (born February 25 1936) is a CPA, lawyer and the majority owner of both the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Allan Huber "Bud" Selig Jr (born July 30, 1934 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and has [1]Plans were also made for a new retractable-roof ballpark, Bank One Ballpark, nicknamed the BOB, (renamed in 2005 to Chase Field) to be built in an industrial/warehouse district on the southeast edge of downtown Phoenix, across the street from the Suns' America West Arena (now US Airways Center). Chase Field is a Baseball Stadium located in downtown Phoenix Arizona, and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of the US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena) is a sports and entertainment Arena located in Phoenix Arizona.
On March 9, 1995, Colangelo's group was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball. The Tampa Bay Area was also granted a franchise, the Devil Rays (to be based in St. Petersburg), at the same time. The Tampa Bay Area, or Tampa Bay, after the body of water it surrounds is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, the The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St St Petersburg (often shortened to St Pete) is a city in Pinellas County Florida, United States.
According to the original press release from Colangelo's group (which remained posted on the team website during the first few seasons) the chosen team colors were Arizona turquoise, copper, black and purple. Turquoise is an opaque blue-to-green Mineral that is a hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminium, with the Chemical Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Purple is a general term for the range of shades of Color occurring between Red and Blue. ". . . Turquoise was chosen because the greenish-blue stone is indigenous to Arizona, copper because Arizona is one the nation's top copper-producing states and purple because it has become a favorite color for Arizona sports fans, thanks to the success of the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns. "[2]
In the earliest days, the Diamondbacks operated basically as a subsidiary of the Suns; several executives and managers with the Suns and America West Arena were brought over to the Diamondbacks in similar roles. [3]
Preparing for launch: AL or NL?
There was some talk (which actually persisted for a few years after the awarding of the franchise) about the Diamondbacks being placed in the American League West. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The American League West is one of three divisions in Major League Baseball 's American League. Colangelo strongly opposed this, pushing baseball officials to allow the new team to play in the National League West. Colangelo cited the relative close proximity of Phoenix to the other NL West cities; the similarities between the two fast-growing cities of Phoenix and Denver (home to the Colorado Rockies); the long history of Arizona tourism to San Diego; the Firebirds' long history as the Giants' top farm team; and the fact that Dodgers, Giants and Padres games were broadcast in the Phoenix and Tucson markets for many years. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast [4]
A regional team
From the beginning, Colangelo wanted to market the Diamondbacks to a statewide fan base and not limit fan appeal to Phoenix and its suburbs. Although every Major League Baseball team cultivates fans from outside its immediate metropolitan area, and even though the greater Phoenix area has 2/3 of the entire statewide population, Colangelo still decided to call the team the "Arizona Diamondbacks" rather than the "Phoenix Diamondbacks". Many in Phoenix were not pleased by this; they felt this move lent a "small market" tincture to the team's name; with more than 4 million people, Phoenix is the 5th most populous metropolitan area in the USA. However, fans in other areas of the state generally embraced the "Arizona" title as a positive move to help make the team a regional team for the entire state, rather than just for the state's largest city.
Tucson, Arizona's second largest city, located about a 90-minute drive southeast of (and a sometimes less-than-friendly rival to) Phoenix, was selected as the home for Diamondbacks spring training as well as the team's top minor league affiliate, the Tucson Sidewinders. The Tucson Sidewinders (1998-2008 were a Minor league baseball team based in Tucson Arizona. Radio and television broadcast deals were struck with affiliates in Tucson, Flagstaff, Prescott, and Las Vegas; among others. Flagstaff (Kinłání is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States Prescott ( Yavapai: Wiikwasa Kasikita) is a City in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally
A series of team-sponsored fan motorcoach trips from Tucson to Bank One Ballpark were inaugurated for the opening season and are still in operation to this day (it is now known as the "Diamond Express"). The Diamondbacks are also known for the "Hometown Tour", held in January, where selected players, management and broadcasters make public appearances, hold autograph signings, etc. , in various locations around Phoenix and Tucson, as well as many small and mid-sized towns in other areas of Arizona.
Further preparations
Two seasons before their first opening day, Colangelo hired Buck Showalter, the American League Manager of the Year in 1994 with the New York Yankees. William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida) is a former professional The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
Their lower level minor league teams began play in 1997; the expansion draft was held that year as well. The 1997 MLB Expansion Draft was held November 18, 1997. This Expansion draft was conducted by Major League Baseball to stock the major league
1998-2002: Early success and a World Series championship – The Rise
The Diamondbacks' first major league game was played against the Colorado Rockies on March 31, 1998, at Bank One Ballpark before a standing-room only crowd of 50,179. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Tickets had gone on sale on January 10 and sold out before lunch. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. The Rockies won, 9-2, with Andy Benes on the mound for the Diamondbacks, and Travis Lee being the first player to hit, score, homer and drive in a run. Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967 in Evansville Indiana) is a former Right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Travis Lee (born on May 26, 1975 in San Diego California) is a former major league First baseman.
In their first five seasons of existence, the Diamondbacks won three division titles (1999, 2001, & 2002) and one World Series (2001). For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In 1999, Arizona won 100 games in only its second season to win the National League West. They lost to the New York Mets in four games in the NLDS. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series ( NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National
Colangelo fired Showalter after a relatively disappointing 2000 season, and replaced him with Bob Brenly, the former Giants catcher and coach, who had up to that point been working as a color analyst on Diamondbacks television broadcasts. Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954 in Coshocton Ohio) is a former Catcher and manager
In 2001, the team was led by two of the most dominant pitchers in all of baseball: Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling. For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. Arizona had postseason victories over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-2 in the NLDS) and the Atlanta Braves (4-1 in the NLCS) to advance to the World Series where, in one of the most exciting series ever, in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, they beat the reigning champions, the New York Yankees, 4 to 3, to become the youngest expansion franchise to win the World Series (in just their fourth season of play). The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series ( NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National The 2001 World Series (the "November Series") took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. That classic World Series is chronicled in Charles Euchner's book The Last Nine Innings (Sourcebooks, 2006). The series was also seen as the beginning of the end of the Yankees' stranglehold on baseball glory, as profiled in Buster Olney's book The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty. Robert Stanbury "Buster" Olney III (born 17 February 1964 in Washington D Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty is a book written by ESPN Sportswriter Buster Olney that discusses how the New York Yankees lost Game 7 of the
An estimated orderly crowd of over 300,000 celebrated at the Diamondbacks victory parade, held at Bank One Ballpark and the surrounding downtown Phoenix streets on November 7, 2001. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This was the first major professional sports championship for the state of Arizona and the first for a team (in the four major North American professional sports leagues) owned or controlled by Colangelo, whose basketball Suns made it to the NBA Finals in 1976 and 1993 but lost both times. The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's postseason each June The 1976 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round for the 1975-76 NBA season. The 1993 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1992-93 NBA season, featuring the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan and the Phoenix Suns, winners (Colangelo's Arizona Rattlers won the Arena Football League championship in 1994 and 1997. The Arizona Rattlers are an Arena Football League team based in Phoenix Arizona, that began play as a 1992 Expansion team. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ) Colangelo’s willingness to go into debt and acquire players through free agency would ultimately lead to one of the quickest free falls in major sports history when in just three years, the Diamondbacks would record one of the worst losing records in all of major league baseball by losing 111 games.
The team would win the NL West again in 2002, but would be swept out in the NLDS by the Cardinals. They would then return to the NLDS in 2007, defeating the Chicago Cubs in 3 straight to move on to the NLCS against the Colorado Rockies.
2003-2005: Tough times and the end of the Colangelo era – The Fall
By the 2004 season, however, the Diamondbacks had dropped to a dismal 51-111 record, the worst in Major League Baseball that year and also one of the 10 worst records in the past 100 years of MLB, despite Johnson pitching a perfect game on May 18 of that season. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Brenly was fired partway through the season and was replaced on an interim basis by coach Al Pedrique. Alfredo José Pedrique García (born August 11, 1960 in Aragua State, Venezuela) best know as "Al Pedrique" (pay-DREE-kay Before the season co-MVP (with Johnson) of the 2001 World Series Curt Schilling had been traded to the Boston Red Sox, who won the World Series in 2004 and 2007. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
By this time Colangelo and the other partners were embroiled in a dispute over the financial health and direction of the Diamondbacks (and notably including over $150 million dollars in deferred compensation to many players who were key members of the 2001 World Series winning team and others). Deferred compensation is an arrangement in which a portion of an employee's Income is paid out at a date after which that income is actually earned He was forced to resign his managing general partner post in the late summer of 2004.
Colangelo sold his interest in the General Partnership of the Diamondbacks to a group of investors who were all involved as partners in the founding of the team in 1995. The investors include equal partners Ken Kendrick, Dale Jensen, Mike Chipman, and Jeffrey Royer. Earl G "Ken" Kendrick Jr is a baseball executive with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jeff Moorad, a former sports agent, joined the partnership, and was named the team's CEO; becoming its primary public face. Jeff Moorad is currently the Chief Executive Officer, minority owner and managing partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team Ken Kendrick became the managing general partner.
Colangelo was sharply criticized for plunging the team into over $150 million in debt to secure the services of expensive veterans in order to field a competitive team quickly. In a 2004 interview with columnist Hal Bodley of USA TODAY, Colangelo defended his actions:
| “ | I understand where some people felt I wasn't doing it appropriately. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The only analogy I can use is that Tampa Bay (the other '98 expansion team) went one direction and where did they end up? (Six last-place finishes and low attendance). The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St . . We went another direction to establish a fan base because our investment was much larger than Tampa Bay's. And we put so much money into our own stadium ($130 million). After the first year and the decrease in season tickets, I was convinced we had to build a fan base . . . We bought three division titles, a World Series and established a fan base . . .
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Also a factor in Colangelo's leaving his post was his advancing age: Colangelo was 64 years of age in 2004, and had he not sold his sports franchises, upon his death, his family would have been faced with having to pay high estate taxes based on the value of the Diamondbacks as well as the Suns (which he sold to Robert Sarver in the spring of 2004). Robert Sarver (born 1961 in Tucson Arizona) is the current majority owner of the Phoenix Suns. [6]
Following the 2004 season, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to be the team's manager. Walter 'Wally' Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959 in Hillsboro Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball player Backman was formerly manager of the Class A California League Lancaster JetHawks, one of the Diamondbacks' minor-league affiliates. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. The Lancaster JetHawks are a Minor league baseball team in Lancaster California, USA. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Backman was fired after management learned of legal troubles and improprieties in Backman's past, and former Seattle Mariners manager and Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin became the new manager after a ten-day tenure for Backman. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961, in Palo Alto, California) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and the
Following the Backman incident, the Diamondbacks spent heavily on free agents in order to re-build into a contender. The club signed 3B Troy Glaus, P Russ Ortiz, SS Royce Clayton, and 2B Craig Counsell, among others. Troy Edward Glaus (ˈɡlɔːs (born August 3 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. Royce Spencer Clayton (born January 2, 1970 in Burbank California) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop. Craig John Counsell (born August 21, 1970 in South Bend Indiana) is a Major League Baseball Infielder who plays for the They then traded Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees, for Javier Vazquez, Dioner Navarro, and Brad Halsey. For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976 in Ponce Puerto Rico) is a Right-handed Starting pitcher who has played for the Dioner Favian Navarro (born February 9, 1984 in Caracas Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Catcher and Switch-hitter Bradford Alexander Halsey (born February 14, 1981 in Houston Texas) is a Free agent Major League Baseball Left-handed They then turned around and dealt newly acquired catcher Dioner Navarro to the Dodgers for Shawn Green, and sent Shea Hillenbrand to the Toronto Blue Jays. Dioner Favian Navarro (born February 9, 1984 in Caracas Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Catcher and Switch-hitter Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972 in Des Plaines Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player Shea Matthew Hillenbrand (born July 27, 1975, in Mesa Arizona) is a professional baseball player who last played for the York Revolution The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Finally, they traded Casey Fossum to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for José Cruz, Jr.
The Diamondbacks, led by Melvin, finished the 2005 season with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses. Casey Paul Fossum (born January 6, 1978 in Cherry Hill New Jersey) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Detroit The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball franchise based in St José Luis Cruz Jr (born April 19 1974 in Arroyo Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a player in the Houston Astros However, this was a 26-game improvement over 2004, and actually good enough for second place in the woefully weak NL West, five games behind the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969
The Diamondbacks were considered by some to be the favorite to win the division after spending big money on the aforementioned free agents; however, injuries hurt the team's chances of reaching its expected potential.
Starting pitcher Ortiz was out for some time which really hurt the pitching staff. Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. Glaus played with a hurt knee all season. Troy Edward Glaus (ˈɡlɔːs (born August 3 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Of all the free agents that signed before the season, no one had a better season than first baseman Tony Clark. Anthony Christopher Clark (born June 15, 1972 in Newton, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball First baseman for the Clark started the season as a bench player and ended the season starting and being an important part of the team. Clark was rewarded with a new contract at the end of the season.
In October 2005 the Diamondbacks hired 35-year-old Josh Byrnes to replace the out-going Joe Garagiola, Jr. Josh Byrnes is currently the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. as General Manager. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Garagiola took a position in Major League Baseball's main offices in New York City.
The 2006 season: Rebuilt and reloaded – Rising from the Ashes
- Further information: 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks season
In a weak NL West division, the Diamondbacks failed to improve on their 2005 performance, finishing fourth with a slightly worse record than the year before. WikipediaCentralized discussion/Sports results -->The 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 77-85 record The season did include two excellent individual performances, however. 2B Orlando Hudson became the recipient of his second career Gold Glove Award, as announced on November 3. Orlando Thill Hudson (born December 12 1977 in Darlington, South Carolina) is a Second baseman in Major League Baseball for the National For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Hudson became only the sixth infielder in major league history to win a Gold Glove award in both the American and National Leagues. He first received the award after the 2005 season as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, and was traded to the Diamondbacks later that offseason. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On November 14, it was announced that RHP Brandon Webb was the recipient of the Cy Young Award for the National League. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland Kentucky) is a National Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Webb, a specialist in throwing the sinkerball, received 15 of 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. In Baseball, a sinker is a type of Fastball pitch which has significant downward movement Baseball Writers' Association of America ( BBWAA) is a professional association for Baseball Journalists writing for daily Newspapers, Magazines Webb went 16-8 with a 3. 10 ERA and in the 2006 season was named to his first All-Star team. San Diego Padres relief pitcher Trevor Hoffman was second place in the voting with 12 first-place votes and 77 points. Trevor William Hoffman ( October 13, 1967 in Bellflower California) is a closer in Major League Baseball who has played for the
In preparation for the next season, the Diamondbacks made several significant trades during the offseason. The Diamondbacks and Brewers made a trade on November 25, 2006. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Estrada, Greg Aquino, and Claudio Vargas were dealt to the Milwaukee Brewers for Doug Davis, Dana Eveland, and Dave Krynzel. Johnny Pulado Estrada III (born June 27, 1976 in Hayward, California) is a Major League Baseball Catcher who is currently Gregori Emilio Aquino Valera (born January 11, 1978 in Puerto Palenque, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball player Claudio Vargas Almonte (born on June 19, 1978 in Valverde Mao, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Douglas N "Doug" Davis (born September 21, 1975 in Sacramento California) nicknamed "Double D" is an American baseball player Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983 in Olympia Washington) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Starting pitcher David Benjamin Krynzel (born November 7, 1981 in Dayton, Ohio) is a Center fielder who is currently a Free agent. [7] On Sunday January 7, it was announced that Randy Johnson would return to the Diamondbacks on a two year contract, pending a physical. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental He was obtained from the Yankees in exchange for Luis Vizcaino, Ross Ohlendorf, Alberto Gonzalez and Steven Jackson. Luis Vizcaíno Arias (born August 6, 1974 in Baní, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Curtis Ross Ohlendorf (born August 8, 1982 in Austin Texas) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Yankees will pay $2 million of Johnson's $26 million salary. The Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins made a deal March 26 to acquire RHP Yusmeiro Petit in exchange for Jorge Julio and cash. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Yusmeiro Alberto Petit (born November 22, 1984 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
2007 season: A new look and a return to the playoffs – Refurbished
- Further information: 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks season
Uniform and color change: Sedona Red
The Diamondbacks announced in early September 2006 that their uniforms, which remained largely unchanged since the team's first season, would be completely redesigned for the 2007 season. The Arizona Diamondbacks ' 2007 season started with the Diamondbacks attempting to win the NL West Division. [8] Details were supposed to be kept from the public until after the 2006 postseason as per MLB rules, but the Diamondback page from the 2007 MLB Official Style Guide was somehow leaked around September 25, and local media broadcast printed the new design for all to see. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France
While some fans applauded the redesign, most of the reaction to the new color scheme, which included dropping the historical purple and traditional Arizonan colors of copper and turquoise for a reddish color known as "Sedona Red", has been pointedly negative. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Turquoise is an opaque blue-to-green Mineral that is a hydrous Phosphate of Copper and Aluminium, with the Chemical [9][10][11]
Many fans went so far as to call the 2007 D-backs a new and completely different team, calling the 2007 season a "re-inaugural year"; some fans in Tucson had banners reading; "Arizona Diamondbacks 1998-2006 – Arizona D-Backs 2007- " or "Exit Diamondbacks Enter D-Backs" and "Exit Purple Enter Sedona. Tucson (ˈtuːsɒn is the seat of Pima County Arizona, United States, located 118 miles (188 km) southeast "
The official unveiling of the uniforms came at a charity event on November 8 in nearby Scottsdale, where several of the players modeled the uniforms on a runway, and posed for publicity photos. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
The distinctive "A" design remained unchanged save for the colors. The stylized snake-like "D" logo, also used since the early days for the road uniforms, was slightly redesigned and a completely new shoulder patch introduced. The lettering on the jerseys was completely redesigned.
Changing faces and a successful season
Not only did the Diamondbacks uniforms change, but many faces of the organization changed as well. In addition to the trades detailed above:
- Fan favorite and Diamondbacks stalwart Luis Gonzalez did not return as the left fielder for the Diamondbacks. Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967 in Tampa Florida) nicknamed " Gonzo ", is a Major League Baseball Outfielder The most popular player in franchise history, "Gonzo" signed a one-year contract worth just under $7 million on December 7 to play for the rival Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2007 season. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA
- Craig Counsell, another popular player, signed a two-year contract with his hometown Milwaukee Brewers and did not return to the Diamondbacks in 2007. Craig John Counsell (born August 21, 1970 in South Bend Indiana) is a Major League Baseball Infielder who plays for the The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League
- Pitcher Miguel Batista did not return in an Arizona uniform (he signed a three-year contract with the Mariners in December 2006). Miguel Descartes Batista Jerez (born February 19, 1971 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball
- Jay Bell, a longtime Diamondback as both a player and coach, relinquished his duties as bench coach to spend more time with family; he remained in the organization as an adviser to Bob Melvin. Jay Stuart Bell (b December 11, 1965 in Eglin AFB Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and Second baseman
- The original Diamondbacks play-by-play man Thom Brennaman moved on to the Cincinnati Reds organization to work with his father Marty Brennaman in the booth. Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American Sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Franchester Martin Brennaman (born July 28, 1942 in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily as the
In the 2007 regular season, the Diamondbacks enjoyed a relatively high degree of success with a young team including Brandon Webb, Conor Jackson, Stephen Drew, Carlos Quentin, Chad Tracy, Chris Young, Miguel Montero, Mark Reynolds (baseball) (called up from Double-A in May) and Justin Upton (called up from Double-A in August). Brandon Tyler Webb (born May 9, 1979 in Ashland Kentucky) is a National Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for Conor Sims Jackson (nicknamed Co-Jack, Throw-Jack, Action or Schooner Jinx) (born May 7, 1982 in Austin Texas Stephen Oris Drew (born March 16, 1983 in Hahira, Georgia) is a Shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the Carlos Josè Quentin (born August 28, 1982 in Bellflower California) is an Outfielder who plays for the Chicago White Sox Chad Austin Tracy (born May 22, 1980 in Charlotte North Carolina) is a Third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays with Christopher Brandon Young (born September 5 1983 in Houston Texas) is a Center fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Miguel Angel Montero (born July 9, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks franchise Mark Andrew Reynolds (born August 3, 1983 in Pikeville Kentucky) is a current Third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays Justin Irvin Upton, aka "J-Up" (born August 25 1987 in Norfolk Virginia) is an American Baseball Right fielder The Diamondbacks in the regular season posted the best record in the NL with 90 wins and 72 losses. Despite their success, they were actually outscored by a cumulative total of 20 runs in their games.
2007 postseason
On September 28, the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies to secure a position in the 2007 playoffs. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. After the Padres' defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers on September 29, the Diamondbacks secured both the NL West title and home field throughout the NL playoffs. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
After taking the first two games at home against the Cubs, in the National League Division Series, they took the series to Wrigley Field, where they completed their sweep, earning their first berth in the National League Championship Series since 2001. The 2007 National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago
In the NLCS (where, ironically, they faced the Rockies), however, the D-backs' bats – and any sort of luck they had – fell silent. Though the D-backs' pitchers kept it close, they just didn't seem to get any kind of situational hitting. Plays in key situations- Upton's slide in Game 1, Stephen Drew's baserunning mistake and Valverde's 3 walks in a row, including a bases-loaded walk in the 10th in Game 2, Yorvit Torrealba's homer in Game 3, Conor Jackson booting the ball in Game 4, and even into the 8th and 9th innings of the final game, with the D-backs trailing by two, Tony Clark struck out leaving Upton at third base in the 8th, and in the 9th, Chris Young's leadoff double was wasted. Yorvit Adolfo Torrealba /joɾˈvit ˌtoreˈalba/ (born July 19, 1978 in Caracas Venezuela) is a Catcher in Major League Baseball . . the D-backs ran out of momentum against a Colorado team who just couldn't lose and were swept by the Rockies.
The 2007 season overall was a great success, with many of the young players showing their potential and proving that the team would be a force in the National League for years to come.
2007 offseason
Reloading for 2008 with Dan Haren
On December 3, 2007 the Diamondbacks traded Carlos Quentin to the Chicago White Sox for first base prospect Chris Carter. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Carlos Josè Quentin (born August 28, 1982 in Bellflower California) is an Outfielder who plays for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.
On December 14, in a blockbuster trade, the Diamondbacks acquired starting RHP Dan Haren from the Oakland Athletics for six players: LHP Brett Anderson, LHP Dana Eveland and LHP Greg Smith; the above-mentioned just-acquired infielder Chris Carter; and outfielders Aaron Cunningham and Carlos Gonzalez. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Daniel John 'The Baron' Haren (born September 17, 1980 in Monterey Park, California) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Brett Lewis Anderson (born September 29, 1967) is an English Singer-songwriter, best-known as the former lead vocalist of Britpop Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983 in Olympia Washington) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Starting pitcher Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983 in) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Carlos González (or Carlos Gonzalez is a common name that can refer to Carlos González, a footballer Carlos González, a baseball player The team also traded relief pitcher Jose Valverde, who led the major leagues in saves in 2007 with 47, to the Houston Astros for reliever Chad Qualls, RHP Juan Gutiérrez and IF/OF Chris Burke. José Rafael Valverde (born July 24, 1979 in San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Chad Michael Qualls (born August 17, 1978 in Lomita California) is a Relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Juan Carlos Gutiérrez (born July 14, 1983 in Puerto la Cruz Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Arizona Christopher Allen Burke (born March 11, 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Valverde was expected to immediately become the Astros' closer. )
Haren was expected to immediately join the Diamondbacks starting rotation which will include Webb and hopefully Randy Johnson if he rehabilitates successfully from his season-ending back injuries (Johnson was acquired from the Yankees in January 2007 and had a strong start to the 2007 season before back problems forced him out in August). For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in
Haren was 15-9 with a 3. 07 ERA for Oakland in 2007. This move was expected to make the D-backs favored to win the NL West in 2008 provided the offensive production is good.
Arizona was not able to re-sign veteran free agents Tony Clark and Livan Hernandez, who were picked up by San Diego and Minnesota, respectively. Anthony Christopher Clark (born June 15, 1972 in Newton, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball First baseman for the Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera (born February 20, 1975 in Villa Clara, Cuba) ( ɛrˈnandɛs is a Starting pitcher in Major The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2008 Season
Further information: 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks season
After winning the opener on March 31st 4-2, the Diamondbacks have never looked back and hold the best record in the MLB, 20-8, at the start of May. The Arizona Diamondbacks ' 2008 season is the eleventh season of the franchise They are also leading the NL West by 6. 5 games and are looking for their 5th division title in franchise history.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were 21-10 after having lost the first series in May against The New York Mets, the first series lost since the opening series against The Cincinnati Reds. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA
Pitching Position Players
In their short history, the Diamondbacks have been known to invite position players to pitch an inning in games that have already been blown-out. The first such appearance occurred on August 30 of their 2001 Division-winning season, when Manager Bob Brenley decided to pitch veteran outfielder Steve Finley for an inning of relief. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Although Finley pitched a shut-out, no-hit inning, he walked a batter and also hit a batter. Brenley did this twice, as has current manager Bob Melvin.
| Player | Year | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | HBP | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Finley | 2001 | 1. Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965, in Union City Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0. 00 |
| Mark Grace | 2002 | 1. Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player for 16 seasons with the 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9. 00 |
| Jeff Cirillo | 2007 | 1. Jeffrey Howard Cirillo (born September 23, 1969 in Pasadena California) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball. 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0. 00 |
| Augie Ojeda | 2007 | 1. Octavio Augie Ojeda (born December 20, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is an Infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0. 00 |
Diamondbacks broadcasters
The primary television play-by-play voice for the team's first nine seasons of play was Thom Brennaman, who also broadcasts baseball and college football games nationally for FOX Television. Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American Sportscaster, and the son of sportscaster Marty Brennaman College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds (along with his father Marty Brennaman) before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo in 1996, two years before the team would begin play. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Franchester Martin Brennaman (born July 28, 1942 in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American Sportscaster, known primarily as the
In October 2006, Brennaman left the Diamondbacks to call games with his father for the Reds beginning in 2007, signing a 4-year deal (his FOX duties will remain unchanged).
The English language flagship radio station is KTAR-AM. KTAR (620 AM) is the callsign for a Radio station in Phoenix Arizona. Greg Schulte is the regular radio play-by-play voice, a 25-year veteran of sports radio in the Phoenix market, also well-known for his previous work on Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State University (ASU) broadcasts. Greg Schulte is an American sportscaster and is best known as the radio voice of the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball team The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. Arizona State University ( ASU) is the largest public Research university in the United States under a single administration with total student In February 2007 he agreed to a contract extension through at least the 2011 season.
Jeff Munn is a backup radio play-by-play announcer; he served as the regular public address announcer at Chase Field in the early days of the franchise. Jeff Munn is an American Public address Announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and the former public address Chase Field is a Baseball Stadium located in downtown Phoenix Arizona, and is the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks of the He is well-known to many Phoenix area sports fans, having also served as the public address announcer for the Suns at America West Arena (now US Airways Center) in the 1990s. US Airways Center (formerly America West Arena) is a sports and entertainment Arena located in Phoenix Arizona. He is also the play-by-play radio voice for ASU women's basketball.
On November 1, 2006, the team announced that the TV voice of the Milwaukee Brewers since 2002, Daron Sutton, would be hired as the Diamondbacks primary TV play-by-play voice. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969) is the television Play-by-play voice of Major League Baseball 's Arizona Diamondbacks. Sutton was signed to a five-year contract with a team option for three more years. Sutton is considered one of the best of the younger generation of baseball broadcasters. Sutton's father is Hall of Fame pitcher and current Washington Nationals broadcaster Don Sutton. The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D Donald Howard Sutton (born April 2, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball player and current Television Sportscaster. [12]
Former Diamondback and Chicago Cub Mark Grace and former Major League knuckleball pitcher Tom Candiotti were the Diamondbacks primary color analysts for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Mark Eugene Grace (born June 28, 1964 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player for 16 seasons with the A knuckleball (or knuckler for short is a Baseball pitch with an erratic unpredictable motion Thomas Caesar Candiotti (born August 31, 1957 in Walnut Creek California) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Former Diamondback player (and current Diamondbacks minority owner) Matt Williams also does color commentary on occasion, as does former Cardinals and NBC broadcast legend Joe Garagiola, Sr.. Matthew Derrick "Matt" Williams (born November 28, 1965 in Bishop California) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's For this person's son the baseball executive see Joe Garagiola Jr , a longtime Phoenix-area resident and father of Joe Garagiola, Jr., the first GM of the Diamondbacks (as head of the Maricopa County Sports Authority in the early 1990s, Garagiola, Jr. Joe Garagiola Jr, is the senior vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball. was one of the primary people involved in Phoenix obtaining a Major League Baseball franchise).
The Diamondbacks announced in July 2007 [1] that for the 2008 season, all regionally broadcast Diamondback TV games will be shown exclusively on FSN Arizona; and a few could possibly be shown on the national MLB on FOX telecasts. FSN Arizona is a Regional sports network that serves the state of Arizona. Major League Baseball on FOX or MLB on FOX is a weekly presentation of Major League Baseball games on the Fox television network FSN Arizona is currently seen in 2. 8 million households in Arizona & New Mexico.
Spanish broadcasts
The flagship Spanish language radio station is KSUN AM 1400 with Miguel Quintana and Arthuro Ochoa as the regular announcers. KSUN is a Spanish-language radio station broadcasting out of Phoenix Arizona and serving the Phoenix metropolitan area. They are sometimes joined by Richard Saenz or Oscar Soria.
Games are also televised in Spanish on KPHE-LP with Oscar Soria and Jerry Romo as the announcers. KPHE-LP is a low-power Television station in Phoenix Arizona, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 44 from its transmitter on
Season records
| Arizona Diamondbacks – 1998 to 2008 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | W – L | Win % | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
| 1998 | 65-97 | . Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr 401 | 5th in NL West | Buck Showalter | - |
| 1999 | 100-62 | . William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter (born May 23, in DeFuniak Springs, Florida) is a former professional Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP 617 | 1st in NL West | Buck Showalter | Lost NLDS to New York Mets, 1-3 |
| 2000 | 85-77 | . The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 1999 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 525 | 3rd in NL West | Buck Showalter | - |
| 2001 | 92-70 | . Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 568 | 1st in NL West | Bob Brenly | Won NLDS vs St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2 Won NLCS vs Atlanta Braves, 4-1 Won World Series vs New York Yankees, 4-3. Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954 in Coshocton Ohio) is a former Catcher and manager The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2001 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 9, and ended on The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The National League Championship Series saw the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Atlanta Braves in five games to win the National League pennant The 2001 World Series (the "November Series") took place between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. |
| 2002 | 98-64 | . Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: 605 | 1st in NL West | Bob Brenly | Lost NLDS to St. Louis Cardinals, 0-3 |
| 2003 | 84-78 | . The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to 519 | 3rd in NL West | Bob Brenly | - |
| 2004 | 51-111 | . Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 315 | 5th in NL West | Bob Brenly/Al Pedrique | - |
| 2005 | 77-85 | . Alfredo José Pedrique García (born August 11, 1960 in Aragua State, Venezuela) best know as "Al Pedrique" (pay-DREE-kay 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 475 | 2nd in NL West | Bob Melvin | - |
| 2006 | 76-86 | . Robert Paul Melvin (born October 28, 1961, in Palo Alto, California) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher and the 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success 469 | 4th in NL West | Bob Melvin | - |
| 2007 | 90-72 | . Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball 556 | 1st in NL West | Bob Melvin | Won NLDS vs Chicago Cubs 3-0 Lost NLCS vs Colorado Rockies 0-4 |
| 2008 • | 35-31 | . The 2007 National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on Wednesday October 3 The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The National League Championship Series ( NLCS) the second round of the 2007 National League playoffs began on October 11 and ended on The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. Calendar Major League Baseball See also 2008 Major League Baseball season Postseason October 1 – ALDS and 530 | TBD | Bob Melvin | - |
| Totals (1998-2008) | 853-833 | . 507 | – | - | - |
| Playoffs | 15-16 | . 484 | – | - | - |
| Playoff Series | 4-3 | . 571 | – | - | - |
• Through games played on June 11, 2008
All Time Leaders
- Hitting
- Games Played--Luis Gonzalez (1999-2006) 1,194
- Hits--Luis Gonzalez 1,337
- At Bats--Luis Gonzalez 4,488
- Runs--Luis Gonzalez 780
- Doubles--Luis Gonzalez 310
- Triples--Tony Womack (1999-2003) 37
- Home Runs-- Luis Gonzalez 224
- Runs Batted In--Luis Gonzalez 774
- Walks--Luis Gonzalez 650
- Stolen Bases--Tony Womack 182
- Batting Average--Luis Gonzalez . Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Luis Emilio Gonzalez (born September 3, 1967 in Tampa Florida) nicknamed " Gonzo ", is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Anthony Darrell Womack (born September 25 1969 in Danville Virginia) is a former Second baseman and Shortstop in Major League 298
- Pitching
- ERA--Randy Johnson (1999-2004, 2007–) 2. For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in 69
- Wins--Randy Johnson 107
- Games--Jose Valverde (2003-2007) 253
- Saves--Jose Valverde 98
- Innings--Randy Johnson 1446. José Rafael Valverde (born July 24, 1979 in San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the 2
- Strikeouts--Randy Johnson 1,904
- Complete Games--Randy Johnson 37
- Shutouts--Randy Johnson 14 (Perfect Game May 18, 2004)
- all stats as of 10/1/07
Baseball Hall of Famers
- none
Retired numbers
- 42 Jackie Robinson, retired throughout all Major League Baseball
No other numbers have yet been retired by the Diamondbacks franchise because the Diamondbacks have been around for a short time. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Current roster
| Preceded by Florida Marlins 5 Seasons |
Fastest Franchise to win World Series 2001 4 Seasons |
Succeeded by Current |
Championships
| World Series Champions | ||
| Preceded by: New York Yankees |
2001 | Succeeded by : Anaheim Angels |
| National League Champions | ||
| Preceded by: New York Mets |
2001 | Succeeded by : San Francisco Giants |
| National League Western Division Champions | ||
| Preceded by: San Diego Padres |
2007 | Succeeded by : Incumbent |
| Preceded by: San Francisco Giants |
2001 & 2002 | Succeeded by : San Francisco Giants |
| Preceded by: San Diego Padres |
1999 | Succeeded by: San Francisco Giants |
Minor league affiliations
- AAA: Tucson Sidewinders, Pacific Coast League
- AA: Mobile BayBears, Southern League
- Advanced A: Visalia Oaks, California League
- A: South Bend Silver Hawks, Midwest League
- Short A: Yakima Bears, Northwest League
- Rookie: Missoula Osprey, Pioneer League
References
See also
- Diamondbacks award winners and league leaders
- Diamondbacks statistical records and milestone achievements
- List of Arizona Diamondbacks broadcasters
- Managers and ownership of the Arizona Diamondbacks
External links
- Arizona Diamondbacks Official Website
- Arizona Diamondbacks game reports, analysis and commentary
- FutureBacks.com - Covering every level of the Arizona Diamondbacks organization
- DiamondbacksBullpen.org - Ongoing discussions of the Diamondbacks
- Arizona Diamondbacks Chat
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