This isn't strictly a Diamondbacks TotW, since Johnson was a Seattle Mariner at the time of his performance, but he's going into Cooperstown as one of ours (he said, confidently). And this is still pretty cool, so I'm including it.

Opening today is '42', a movie which tells the life story of Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) who, under the guidance of Dodgers' executive Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), became the first African-American baseball player. Here's our review.

Week 1 of PYW starts with the old standby: The caption contest

Ok, perhaps it's not a "real" World Series ring, but it is a genuine facsimile, if there's such a thing. And by that, I mean it looks like the one the players got, not the one handed out at Chase...

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The weekly wordsmith competition returns soon!

Anybody who's watched any of the World Baseball Classic has probably noticed a tend by the various team managers to call for bunts at any situation. Is this just managers being overly conservative, or something more... sinister?

Reason #282 to love the Diamondbacks pitchers. The following Twitter conversation which exploded all over my feed last night. Props to Brandon McCarthy, Wade Miley, Charles Brewer, Tyler Skaggs, Josh Booty and the other participants.

One of our occasional off-topic threads happens tonights, as we watch the Academy Awards and snark about the presenters, their clothes, acceptance speeches, etc. Seeing any of the films? It's vastly over-rated...