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the 10 best moments from Corbin Carroll’s exceptional rookie season
Entering the 2023 season, one of the season-defining questions facing the Diamondbacks was a simple one: Is Corbin Carroll already a star? Based on how Carroll performed in a cup of coffee in the majors last year, it seemed possible.…
Down 3-1 in World Series, tenacious Diamondbacks face toughest challenge yet
The 2023 Diamondbacks have been overcoming the odds all year. Entering the season, they had just a 15.3 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to Fangraphs. But they found a way. In the wild card round of the postseason,…
Asking the what-if questions from Diamondbacks’ Game 3 loss
If you really think about it, every baseball game can be dumbed down to a list of what-if questions. What if so-and-so knocked in that run from second instead of striking out? What if that infield grounder did not take…
Diamondbacks’ bullpen gets reality check in Game 1 loss to Texas Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas — If I had a dime for every question reporters have asked Diamondbacks coaches, players and front office executives about the team’s resurgent bullpen throughout his postseason run, I would be a wealthy man. It turns out, it…
5 storylines as Diamondbacks take on Texas Rangers in World Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — Throughout the Diamondbacks’ run to the World Series, a belittling national narrative has followed them at every stop: the idea that they, an 84-win, third-wild-card team, do not belong. Diamondbacks first base coach Dave McKay, who played…
‘What you dream about’: Diamondbacks keep proving doubters wrong, win National League pennant
PHILADELPHIA — The moment you count out the Diamondbacks, you might as well be begging to look foolish. At least, that is how it’s been for the past three weeks. The Diamondbacks, winners of just 84 games in the regular…
What to know as Diamondbacks take on Phillies in do-or-die Game 7
This story first appeared in Jesse Friedman’s weekly Tuesday newsletter. Newsletter stories are not typically published on gophnx.com. To subscribe to the newsletter, click here. PHILADELPHIA — As Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo surveyed the visitor’s clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park…
How Merrill Kelly out-classed Phillies, carried Diamondbacks to winner-take-all Game 7
PHILADELPHIA — When Merrill Kelly descended into the Diamondbacks’ dugout following the fifth inning on Monday night, he was met by an unexpected handshake from manager Torey Lovullo. Kelly followed his good-natured human instincts, reaching out his hand to meet…
5 questions as Diamondbacks look to stave off elimination in game 6
PHILADELPHIA — When all is said and done, this year’s Diamondbacks playoff run will go down as one of the most magical three-week stretches of baseball in franchise history. They strung together back-to-back comeback wins in Milwaukee to sweep the…
Magic dries up In Arizona as Diamondbacks lose critical game 5 to Phillies
DNVR Rockies beat writer Patrick Lyons is contributing to PHNX Sports’ coverage of the Diamondbacks’ postseason run. You can follow him on X, formerly Twitter, here. The magic that carried the Arizona Diamondbacks to a pair of improbable victories at Chase…
Inside the Alek Thomas pinch-hit homer that powered Diamondbacks’ All-Timer Game 4 win
With veteran Evan Longoria at the plate and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. standing at second base, Alek Thomas was taking his hacks in the on-deck circle, readying himself to pinch hit for third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Gurriel had doubled to start…
With Game 3 gem, Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt continues to change narrative of rookie season
When Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo walked up the dugout steps in the sixth inning of Thursday’s Diamondbacks-Phillies NLCS game, he knew he would not be well-received. But, after consulting bench coach Jeff Bannister and pitching coach Brent Strom, he had…
Diamondbacks play like a team that doesn’t belong in Game 2 rout by Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Between the start of the eighth and the start of the ninth inning of Tuesday night’s Diamondbacks-Phillies game, there were a total of five position player substitutions. Jordan Lawlar, a rookie with just 34 major league plate appearances,…
Phillies stars do what Dodgers’ couldn’t in Diamondbacks’ Game 1 loss
PHILADELPHIA — When the Diamondbacks completed their three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, there was no shortage of reasons why. Clayton Kershaw recorded only one out in the series, allowing six runs in his brief Game…
No horse in the race? 5 reasons to root for Diamondbacks in NLCS
PHILADELPHIA — It is no secret that Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia is one of the most hostile, if not the most hostile, playoff environments in baseball. “If you’re scared,” Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen said, “stay home.” It was the…
NLCS Preview: How do the Diamondbacks match up with the Philadelphia Phillies?
PHILADELPHIA — When the Diamondbacks opened a three-game set at home against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12, the Phillies were 32-33. They sat in third place in the NL East and they had been outscored by 33 runs. Philadelphia’s…
Three games in, the Diamondbacks are the best story in the MLB postseason
LOS ANGELES — Well, you didn’t see that coming, did you? On an eerily silent night at Dodger Stadium, the 84-win upstart Diamondbacks pounced on the 100-win Los Angeles Dodgers and their future Hall-of-Fame pitcher, Clayton Kershaw, in the most…
5 X-factors as Diamondbacks take on Los Angeles Dodgers in NLDS
LOS ANGELES — The last time the Diamondbacks faced the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, they played arguably their worst series of the season. The D-backs were hot at the time, too. They were coming off a pivotal series win over…
Inside the revitalized Diamondbacks bullpen that powered Arizona’s two-game sweep of Brewers
MILWAUKEE — After seeing Kevin Ginkel throw 25 pitches in two dominant innings in the Diamondbacks’ Game 1 victory on Tuesday, manager Torey Lovullo knew there was a chance his stuff would not look the same in Game 2. Indeed,…
Wild Card Series preview: How do the Diamondbacks match up with the Milwaukee Brewers?
It has been 12 years since the Diamondbacks last traveled to Milwaukee to face the Brewers in the first round of the playoffs. At that time, only one wild card team made it from each league, and the Wild Card…
Diamondbacks monthly mailbag: Scouting Potential playoff foes and more
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‘The D-back way’: It wasn’t pretty, but the Diamondbacks are playoff bound
If you thought the Diamondbacks would clinch the postseason with a clean, five-run victory with a week left in the season, you probably have not watched much Diamondbacks baseball over the past several months. It has been a season of…
Diamondbacks crunch-time Q&A: Setting table for final week of contentious playoff race
With now only one week of games remaining in the 2023 season, the Diamondbacks are well-positioned to make their first playoff appearance since 2017. With a 7-1 win over the New York Yankees on a soggy Sunday afternoon in the…
Diamondbacks in precarious position after series loss to New York Mets
Just when the Diamondbacks seem to be turning a corner, they play a series like they did against the New York Mets this week. After a dramatic comeback win on Monday, the Diamondbacks lost the final three games in a…
Can’t buy me love (or World Series rings)
Say you don’t need no diamond rings and I’ll be satisfied… Tell me that you want the kind of things that money just can’t buy… On Saturday, the Atlanta Braves ended the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season with a 4-2 victory,…
The House that MLB Built
On this episode, Derek and Jesse are discussing a surprising NLCS, changes being made to MLB streaming services, and big news on improving the housing conditions for minor league players.
That Damn Check Swing
On this episode, Jesse and Derek discuss the series finale of the NLDS, what we have to look forward to in the next round, and what the D-backs team of former players from this year’s playoffs would look like.
