Hey, we won! The bullpen managed to limit the collapse enough so we didn't lose! And 100 RBIs for LaRoche, which was awesome.

Recaps:

• [dbacks.com] D-backs hang on to get Kroenke first win - GIbson was pretty pleased with Kroenke's pitching. "He kept the ball down, was effective to both sides of the plate. He threw strikes, the guys played well behind him."

• [azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles Dodgers to stop three-game skid - Konrad Schmidt was also making his first major league start, and got his first hit in the second inning.

• [foxsportsarizona.com] LaRoche drives Diamondbacks past Dodgers - The Dodgers were coached by their players yesterday, all selected by temporary manager Brad Ausmus. With that kind of performance, I'm not sure they'll be given a permanent coaching position in the off-season.

• [latimes.com] Yes, they are the l-o-o-o-o-o-sing team: Dodgers clinch season sub-.500 record with 7-5 loss - Take that, Torre!

DBacks News:

• [mlbdailydish.com] Nationals scouting Brandon Webb - The Natinals are reportedly sending scouts to watch Webb pitch in the Instructional League- Mike Rizzo, the current Washington GM, was our director of scouting back when we drafted Webb in 2000.

• [mlbtraderumors.com] Nightengale On D-Backs, Dipoto, Gibson, Managers - He says all but two coaches will be let go- let's begin speculating on what two will stay.

• [venomstrikes.com] Reynolds Gets Honorable Mention - Jayson Stark gave Reynolds an (dis)honorable mention for Least Valuable Player this season. Venom Strikes wonders if this is deserved.

Around Baseball:

• [yahoo.com] MLB's Fox blackout rules make this Saturday far from super - Last weekend of the season, and plenty of games with playoff implications still being played- too bad most of us can only see one game, at most.

• [startribune.com] RandBall Q&A: ESPN broadcaster and baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan - "It’s tougher to pitch for the Yankees and win or the Twins than it is Seattle. All individual awards are team awards." Seriously, Joe, just shut up.

• [espn.com] Looking back at the nuttiness from the 2010 season - Edwin Jackson and Kirk Gibson get mentions in the weird moments of the year.

Two games left. Let's see if we can't finish off the season with a series win.