The Beginning - The Diamondbacks played their first season in 1998, as part of a two team expansion that included the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Later Developments - Unlike their counterparts, the D'Backs were immediately successful, winning their first division title in their second season and winning the World Series in their fourth season.
Best Trade in Team History - Trying to make a playoff push in 2000, the D'Backs sent Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla to the Phillies for Curt Schilling. While the trade did not put the D'Backs over the top in 2000, Schilling and Randy Johnson were unstoppable in 2001 as they took the D'Backs to a seven game World Series victory over the New York Yankees.
Worst Trade in Team History - In an attempt to bolster their offense in 2004, the D'Backs sent Junior Spivey, Craig Counsell, Lyle Overbay, Chad Moeller, Chris Capuano, and Jorge de la Rosa to the Milwaukee Brewers for Richie Sexson, Shane Nance, and a player to be named. Sexson played only 23 games with the D'Backs in 2004 before signing with the Mariners in 2005 as a free agent, while Lyle Overbay and Chris Capuano had break out seasons in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
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2008 Arizona Diamondbacks Team Preview
Can the '08 squad overcome injuries and repeat as NL West champs?
2007 Arizona Diamondbacks Team Preview
The team is headed in the right direction, but likely still one year away from its ultimate destination.
Revolutionary Competitive Balance 1/29/07
The Diamondbacks went fron one of the highest payrolls in baseball to one of the lowest in a span of five years.
The 2006 Dave Kingman Award 11/28/06
Could Eric Byrnes come away with the hardware in the senior circuit?
Don't Forget The West 8/30/2006
As a Giants Fan, Richard takes Tony's east coast bias personally.
Splitsville: April Stats vs. May Stats 6/1/2006
You always hear that you shouldn’t take April stats too seriously. Fortunately, we now have May statistics with which to compliment them. For the players with vastly disparate April and May stats, we’ll take a look and decide which month more accurately reflects each player’s abilities.
Aging Veteran Pitchers
There is currently a healthy crop of aging veteran pitchers, many whom may be in their final year, and many of whom will end up in the Hall of Fame. REad about where Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling place amongst these
great elder pitchers.
2006 Arizona Diamondbacks Team Preview
Once again, Asher is one of the few optomists regarding the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Aging Veterans
Some older pitchers remain remarkably productive despite great age. Take Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, for example.
Keith's Diamondback Coverage
Read Keith's coverage of the D'Backs over at Futurebacks.com, which includes Prospect Profiles, Interviews, Trade Analyses, and more.
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