One of the best things about last night's game was seeing Ian Kennedy return to 2011 form, striking out eight and allowing two runs over seven innings. Let's take a look at it in a little more depth.

It has been a long spring: almost seven weeks since pitchers and catchers report. But we now sit on MLB Opening Day, ready for the true marathon to begin. Let's look back at how the preseason went for the Diamondbacks.

In the final part of our interview with new D-backs commentator, Steve Berthiaume, we look around the leagues and see who he thinks are play-off bound this season. We also ask the most important question of them all...

Paul Goldschmidt was never exactly going to be on the first train out of Arizona. But he is now locked up, with his cost controlled, forever. Or perhaps it just seems that way...

There's no doubt: if healthy, McCarthy could be one of the best free-agent signings of the winter. But this is a man who made his major-league debut in 2005, and has yet to make more than 25 starts in a season there. Will 2013 be any different?

Probably the biggest new arrival on the 2012 Diamondbacks is Martin Prado, who offers positional flexibility and reduced strikeouts. But how will he hit?

Continuing our chat, with the new D-backs play-by-play guy, I asked Steve Berthiaume about his style of broadcast, and how he sees the D-backs in 2013.

While in town for Cactus League action and the WBC, snakecharmer got the chance to catch up with Joe again, and see how he was doing this spring.

In a season that was disappointing. Paul Goldschmidt's performance at first was one of the bright spots of 2012 - not least for his complete pwnership of Tim Lincecum. But what might 2013 bring for Goldzilla in terms of the long-ball?

How does Montero compare with other catchers, in terms of controlling the running game? And how many base-stealers will he throw out this year?

Before doing an MLB.com webcast at Salt River Fields, Steve was kind enough to talk to the SnakePit. In this part, we cover growing up in Boston, working for ESPN and how he got the job in Arizona.

Somewhat inspired by John B's "regression" post, figured it might to fun to throw up a series of posts looking at specific stats for specific D-backs. We start with our likely lead-off man's numbers on the bases.

Justin Upton is an Atlanta Brave now, so deal with it. Or not. Not works too...

That's how we were described in a recent New York Times article, which pointed out how we went from 111 losses to the best record in the NL, three years later. But how true is that claim?

The Diamondbacks seem keen to get young first-baseman Paul Goldschmidt locked in to a contract extension, but there appears to be less enthusiasm for such a deal from the player's side at this point.

If you were asked to name the starters for the 2001 D-backs, you'd be forgiven for forgetting Eric Knott, who worked game #162 of the regular season. But he played pro ball for 11 years, and has now written about it, and his experiences with PEDs.