Only home for three games, but after a rough end to the road trip, it'll be nice to be in Chase for a few days.
Recaps:
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[FS Arizona] Eighth inning dooms D-backs in loss to Tigers - And an awful inning it was.
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[DBacks.com] Seven-run eighth stuns D-backs - Hopefully, it won't carry too much weight in the mind of the team.
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[AZ Central] Diamondbacks' Joe Saunders sharp despite no win - One run in seven innings- Saunders did his part for the team.
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[Detroit Free Press] Detroit 8, Arizona 3: Tigers' Miguel Cabrera sparks 8th-inning rally - It's not often that a 4-2 road trip feels so disappointing.
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[DBacks.com] Red-hot Kennedy squares off with struggling Tribe - Our last home series before the All Star break.
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[FS Arizona] Today on FOX Sports Arizona: D-backs vs. Indians, 6 p.m. - One year ago today, the DBacks and Indians were a combined 57-93. Today, they're a combined 83-72. That's a good turnaround by both teams.
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[D'Backs Central] Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Arizona Diamondbacks - D'Backs Central goes to the source and interviews an Indians bloggers about our foes from Cleveland. But no mentions of Major League?
DBacks News:
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[DBacks.com] Pena likely to sit as team returns home - Not too surprising, I don't think most of us expected to see him in the field.
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[FS Arizona] D-backs have dynamic duo at top of rotation - Both Kennedy and Hudson have been drawing praise for their strong starting.
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[AZ Central] Talking '84 Tigers; Groove's face; Duke's status; Max Scherzer, empiricist; farm report; & other stuff - Kirk Gibson says the Diamondbacks remind him of the 1984 Tigers- no big stars, not a ton of big hitters.
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[Recordnet.com] At peace in PCL — sort of - How's Barry Enright doing in Reno? Well, he picked up the win yesterday, but was ejected in a "bench clearing incident" in the seventh inning.
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[Snakes on Jefferson] As many as 6 Diamondbacks could be 2011 MLB All-Stars - More likely, I'd say six Diamondbacks have a chance to be on the All Star team- I'd be surprised if we had more than two players on the roster.
Around Baseball:
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[LA Times] Dodgers bankruptcy: Dodgers file for bankruptcy, arrange for $150-million loan - The news that's dominating the baseball world right now.
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[ESPN] The top 10 worst owners in MLB history - McCourt isn't at #1. Yet.
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[MLB.com] With only days to go, tight races abound in National League All-Star balloting - But none of those races really involve the Diamondbacks.
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[Baseball Nation] Lonnie Chisenhall, Tribe's Top Prospect, Gets Call - Just in time for him to see the Diamondbacks.
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[SI.com] The Least Exciting Player Ever - Is Adam Dunn the least exciting player to watch?