East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ) articles from August 2007

East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ) archives from August 2007

Missed kick still drives Cardinals' Rackers.
August 2, 2007

Whisenhunt pleased with first week of camp.
August 4, 2007

Levi Brown gets down to work with Cardinals.
August 4, 2007

D'Backs' Webb extends streak with win against Nats.
August 11, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ Brandon Webb is back in the NL Cy Young race. The best pitcher on the team with the best record in the National League surely deserves consideration. Webb (12-8) threw his second consecutive shutout...

Nationals rally twice to beat Diamondbacks.
August 12, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ If anyone had reason to wonder why after the Diamondbacks' bullpen uncharacteristically faltered Sunday, it was starter Micah Owings. Owings took a perfect game into the fifth inning, gave up only one...

Parents can set wrong example.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Scott Bordow MESA, Ariz. _ I have a confession to make: I've been a bad parent. I know it's hard to believe, given how sensitive and enlightened I sound in my columns, but there has been a time or two when I killed my...

Diamondbacks contract with Jarrod Parker.
August 15, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder MESA, Ariz. _ The Diamondbacks agreed to terms with first-round draft choice Jarrod Parker on a contract that will pay him a $2.1 million signing bonus. Parker, 18, the ninth overall pick, was given an MRI in the...

Vick, Donaghy, Giambi, Tocchet leave stain on sports.
August 18, 2007... Byline: Scott Bordow MESA, Ariz. _ It's not often you get to write about the four major professionals sports leagues in the same day. But thanks to Michael Vick, Tim Donaghy, Jason Giambi and Rick Tocchet, this is the day. A...

Can star safety Adrian Wilson keep these Cardinals flying high?
August 18, 2007... Byline: Mike Tulumello MESA, Ariz. _ Adrian Wilson has much riding on the attempt to turn the Cardinals around. As a rising star for the team in 2004, Wilson could have looked around for greener pastures, a team with realistic Super Bowl...

Cardinals show offensive improvement but still lose.
August 18, 2007... Byline: Mike Tulumello PHOENIX _ Offense good, defense bad. The Arizona Cardinals showed another side of their 2007 personality on Saturday; the flip side of their preseason-opening loss at Oakland. The trouble was the result was...

Diamondbacks blown away by Brewers.
August 20, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ Even as the Arizona Diamondbacks have equaled the best streak in franchise history, they have mixed in a few stinkers. They would like to believe they got theirs out of the way early in the Milwaukee...

Can young Diamondbacks handle the seismic September Season.
August 21, 2007... Byline: Scott Bordow PHOENIX _ For almost five months now, the Arizona Diamondbacks' precocious pups have frolicked around the yard, oblivious, it seems, to everything going on around them. But here comes September. Baseball's...

Diamondbacks fall to Cubs.
August 24, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ It was difficult to tell the home team by the crowd reaction Friday, but it was not difficult to tell which rule change the Diamondbacks should speed-dial to major league baseball. Full-scale adoption of...

Diamondbacks topple the Cubs.
August 25, 2007... Byline: Kyle Odegard PHOENIX _ For one start, Doug Davis was a control pitcher without the control. He was back to normal on Saturday night. Davis rebounded from his worst start in two years to pitch seven strong innings as the...

Cardinals show punch on offense, but no pass rush on defense.
August 25, 2007... Byline: Mike Tulumello GLENDALE, Ariz. _ If there are any unemployed pass rushers out there, you might want to contact the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals once again displayed an explosive offense but put little pressure on...

Diamondbacks bounce back to win another series.
August 26, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ One by one, the Arizona Diamondbacks filed off the field toward the third-base dugout and into manager Bob Melvin's waiting high-five following their tense 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. ...

Another step backward for Diamondbacks.
August 28, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder SAN DIEGO _ Karmic retribution or simply the circle of life, Brandon Webb ran into an inning that bit back Tuesday night. One appearance removed from his streak of 42 consecutive scoreless innings, Webb could not...

Diamondbacks lose third game in a row.
August 29, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder SAN DIEGO _ The Arizona Diamondbacks were almost dismissive in addressing the NL wild-card race during their recent run to the top of the NL West, which they led by a season-high five games 11 days ago. It is no...

Diamondbacks take over first again.
August 30, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder SAN DIEGO _ That was not the sky falling here Thursday. It was Mark Reynolds' 451-foot home run into the upper deck of the left-field bleachers in the second inning. Or Reynolds' three-run double to the...

Diamondbacks fall to Rockies in 10 innings.
August 31, 2007... Byline: Jack Magruder PHOENIX _ When the Arizona Diamondbacks turn a lead over to their bullpen, the opponent usually can turn in. But the relief corps _ the sturdiest, steadiest component of the D-Backs' success this season _ is in a...