Long time Arizona Diamondback starting pitcher Randy Johnson probably won’t be with the team for the 2009 season. The Big Unit had hoped to re-sign with the Diamondbacks and even offered to take a 50% paycut to reamain with the team but management has other thoughts and that probably includes getting younger at the pitchers position.

“Randy instructed us not to file for free agency until we made every effort to reach an agreement.,” Johnson’s agents, Barry Meister and Alan Nero, said in a statement.

It will be interseting to see what teams are interested in the aging Johnson.

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Well the Arizona Diamondbacks are officialy eliminated from post season play as they lose to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. The Cardinals put a hurting on the D-backs as they won 12-3. Congrats to the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the division.

Five different Diamondbacks pitchers gave up runs in the game as they just didn’t have it going. Doug Davis and Tony Pena were both charged with three runs while Leo Rosales, Yusmeiro Petit, and Jailen Peguero all gave up two runs each. Rosales ended up taking the loss for the team.

Adam Dunn hit a solo home run in the second inning and then Mark Reynolds had a two-run single in the fourth inning but that would be it for the D-backs at the plate. They had problems with Joel Piniero and could just never get anything going.

The D-backs will close out the season with a series against the Colorado Rockies.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks picked up a huge win Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The D-backs were victorious by the score of 4-2 as they moved within two games of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division. Any win is a big one as the D-backs are in the final week of the season.

Brandon Webb was the winning pitcher as he tossed seven innings and limited the Cardinals to just two runs on eight hits. Webb was good as he had six strike outs and only walked two batters. Brandon Lyon and Chad Qualls both allowed hits in their inning of action each, but they did not allow a run to score which was the big thing.

Stephen Drew led the team by going 3-4 with a rbi double and a solo home run. Conor Jackson and Chad Tracy both added rbi’s of there own in the game as well. It wasn’t the best offensive performance for the d-backs but it was enough to get the win.

So they D-backs have six games left in the regular season and they are down two games in the division to the Dodgers. Do you think they will catch them?

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The Arizona Diamondbacks got a scare in the ninth inning but they were able to hold off the San Francisco Giants for the victory. The 7-6 victory over the Giants and the Dodgers loss, puts the D-backs 3.5 games back in the division with 10 games to go in the season.

Brandon Webb picked up his 21st win of the season as he tossed eight inning and only gave up three runs on eight hits. Webb walked two batters and struck out two others in the game. He let his defense help him out rather then trying to strike everyone out.

Doug Slaten had some trouble in the ninth inning as he was charged with two runs. Tony Pena tried to clean up the mess but he was charged with one run as well. Luckily for Pena and the D-backs he was able to get the final two outs of the game via the groundball and the Diamondbacks won.

B.J. Upton and David Eckstein both hit home runs for the D-backs. Upton’s was a two-run shot while Eckstein’s was a solo home run. Brandon Webb had a nice two-run double as well in the game. The rbi tab finished up with Stephen Drew and Conor Jackson both finishing with one rbi each.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks only needed two swings of the bat to beat the San Francisco Giants on Monday night. Justin Upton and Adam Dunn both hit home runs off of Giants starting pitcher Brad Hennessey to give the D-backs a 3-1 victory. With the win, the Diamondbacks are now 4.5 games out of first place as the Dodgers continue to play good baseball.

Dunn’s two-run blast came in the bottom of the eighth inning when the game was tied 1-1. Dunn came up huge for the D-backs and they need a lot more of that in the next week and a half if they want any shot at catching the Dodgers.

Doug Davis tossed seven strong innings while only allowed one run to cross the plate. The one run scored on an error by centerfielder Chris Young so it was unearned. Tony Pena tossed a scoreless eighth inning before turning things over to Chad Qualls in the ninth inning. Pena ended up with the win and is now 2-2 while Qualls picked up his fourth save of the season.

The D-backs pretty much need to win all their remaining games to have a shot at catching the Dodgers. I don’t think they will do it but you never know. Just look back to the New York Mets of last year when they faded during the last week of the season. So do you think they will catch the Dodgers? Leave us a comment and let us know!

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Crap! It looked like the Diamondbacks were finally going to win a game on the road, however Brandon Lyon allowed a two run triple to Eugenio Velez in the bottom of the ninth inning and the D-backs lost to the San Francisco Giants by the score of 4-3.

The Diamondbacks had just scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to take the lead and then they just give it right back. Lyon took the loss as he gave up the winning runs and he is now 2-5.

Chris Young had hit the two run triple in the top of the ninth that gave the D-backs the lead but it just wasn’t meant to be I guess. Stephen Drew had a solo home run earlier in the game as well but it still wasn’t enough.

I hate losing games like this, especially with how the D-backs have been playing. They need to figure out a way to pick up some wins at this point in the season or else they will be staying at home during the playoffs.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks were not able to take advantage of Dodgers loss on Monday night as they also lost. The D-backs were blown out on the road against the San Francisco Giants by the score of 6-2. It was a long night the pitching staff as well as the hitters.

First off, Yusmeiro Petit gave up eight hits and five runs in only 2 2/3 innings as he put the team in a big hole. Petit of course received the loss and dropped his record to 3-5 on the season. The bullpen didn’t throw the ball to badly until Jailen Peguero came in and allowed one run in the seventh inning.

For the D-backs offense, or lack there of, they didn’t score until the top of the ninth inning. Tim Lincecum dominated them for 8 innings before they were finally able to get a couple of runs when Jamie D’Antona grounded into a fielders choice and Adam Dunn scored. The D-backs got a free run on the play as well when Giants pitcher Alex Hinshaw made made an error that allowed Conor Jackson. So yeah, the Diamondbacks could have easily been shut out in this game.

They remain 1.5 games behind the Dodgers in the standings now. Tuesday night’s game is a big one!

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The Arizona Diamondbacks came back with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Conor Jackson and Adam Dunn both came up huge in bottom of the ninth inning as they both had rbi’s in the inning. It was a big win as the D-backs took two out of three games against the Cardinals.

In the ninth, Jackson started thins off with a rbi single that scored Stephen Drew. Adam Dunn then hit the game winning rbi double that scored Jackson for the winning run. Jackson added another run in the seventh inning on a fielders choice while Miguel Montero added a rbi single as well.

On the mound, Chad Qualls ended up getting the victory after pitching the top of the ninth inning. Qualls is now 4-8 on the season. Doug Davis was the starting pitcher for the D-backs and he threw the first six innings of the game. Davis gave up eight hits and three runs to get the no decision.

The Diamondbacks will have a huge weekend series with the Los Angeles Dodgers after having a off-day on Thursday. This series could determine who wins the West division and goes into the playoffs!

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The Arizona Diamondbacks blew a 4-0 lead in the final three innings of the game as they lost to the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Terrible way to lose a ball game and now they are hoping for a Dodgers loss this evening.

Starting pitcher Randy Johnson allowed three runs over seven innings to get a no decision in the game. The Big Unit allowed five hits including one home run and struck out nine Padres while only walking one. Chad Qualls took the loss as he pitched the eighth inning and allowed three hits and two runs to score. Chase Headley and Jody Gerut both hit rbi singles off of Qualls in the 8th inning.

Mark Reynolds, Miguel Montero, Chris Young, and Randy Johnson all had rbi’s for the Diamondbacks. All four of the runs came in the sixth inning as Reynolds had a sac fly, Montero a triple, Young a double, and Johnson a single. The bullpen just couldn’t hold onto the lead.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Diamondbacks are up 2.5 games on the Dodgers. The Dodgers can drop that down to two games if they beat the Nationals on Wednesday night. This weekend is going to be a huge series with the D-backs and Dodgers face each other.

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Blah, what a bad ending for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night as Jon Rauch gave up a two run home run to Jody Gerut and the San Diego Padres defeated the D-backs 4-2. The loss was very bad becase the Dodgers lost and the the Diamondbacks could have extended their lead in the division to four games. Instead they are ahead by three games.

Rauch took the loss after serving up the homerun in the bottom of he ninth inning. Starting pitcher Dan Haren gave up nine hits and two runs in seven innings of action. Haren pitched well enough to win however there just wasn’t any run support for him. Haren struckout 11 batters while only walking one. Tony Pena pitched the eighth inning without allowing a run to score.

Both of the Diamondback’s runs came in the fourth inning when Chris Snyder singled. Conor Jackson and Mark Reynolds both scored on the single by Snyder. The D-backs and Padres will play again on Tuesday evening and the Diamondbacks will send Brandon Webb to the mound.

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