Nice win, and now the team is home to celebrate the tenth anniversary of our World Series win. It's a pretty good time to be a DBacks fan.

Recaps:

• [DBacks.com] D-backs close in on goal with win over Rockies - A 4-2 road trip? I'll definitely take that.

• [AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks bounce back to take series against Colorado Rockies - Saunders may have gotten into some trouble early on, but he did a great job working out of it.

• [NRtoday.com] Saunders helps Arizona beat Colorado 5-3. - Remember when Gibby went to see Saunders on the mound? "I figured he was either going to chew me out or light a spark," Saunders said. "It was nice to see Gibby come out there and say, 'I've got faith in you, let's make some pitches and get out of this mess here.'"

• [Denver Post] Colorado Rockies waste three solo home runs in 5-3 loss to Arizona Diamondbacks - The Rockies looked ready for the Diamondbacks to be out of town. See you in February!

Series Previews:

• [FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Padres, 6 p.m. - Man, a pretty big change from around this time last season, isn't it?

• [DBacks.com] D-backs, Padres about to get very familiar - Poor Padres. Two straight weeks of playing the only two teams above .500 in the NL West.

• [CBS Sports] Padres-Diamondbacks Preview - You guys, this whole season just seems so strange to me right now. I feel like I'm still in denial.

• [Sign On San Diego] On Deck: Eliminated Padres return to Arizona Thursday - We officially knocked the Padres out of the race yesterday- so they're free to relax for the rest of the season! Take the next few games off, just mail it in!

DBacks News:

• [Sports Radio Interviews] Kirk Gibson Still Doesn’t Think It’s Appropriate to Talk About the Playoffs, Quotes Old School ("Earmuffs") - I'm not surprised. But at this point, whatever Gibby wants to do to keep the team focused, I'm aboard.

• [DBacks.com] Kennedy shares success with teammates - IPK says he'd see 20 wins as more of a team accomplishment. "It doesn't happen when you're on a bad team."

• [The D-blog] Farm Report: Patrick Corbin - It's almost easy to lose track of some of our pitching prospects this year, but Patrick Corbin has been making some good outings for Mobile.

• [AZ Central] Baylor on Hill, Young; Parra at the top; Collmenter rolls on; Klaw on Goldy; & other stuff - Notes from Nick Piecoro on the team.

• [Through the Fence Baseball] What’s the deal with Arizona GM Kevin Towers? - There's plenty of credit to go around with the Diamondbacks success. But who deserves the lion's share? Gibby? Towers? My Little Ponies?

Around Baseball:

• [Big League Stew] Rare! Jeff Francoeur gets A’s rookie with the ol’ 9-3 putout
   - Frenchy! He may not be the Parrazooka, but do not challenge his cannon.

• [LA Times] Judge says Clemens' defense team violated orders - He was also found in contempt of court for bringing a humorously large nameplate to the proceedings. Okay, maybe I just wish he was.

• [AMOG.com] Is Joe West the Worst Umpire in Baseball? - I think a better question is this- is he the worst official in all of professional sports?

• [Houston Chronicle] AL issue won't decide Crane's fate - The good news is that it seems like the DBacks are safe in the NL West. Whew.