Another day off? Come on, MLB. For once, I'm not dreading games. Let's step it up here.
DBacks News:
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[AZ Central] Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Allen returning to the big leagues - The big news of the day for the Diamondbacks. Hopefully, BA will impress us.
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[Venom Strikes] Brewers Make First Move, Dbacks Should be Next - Might we see a new arm in the bullpen soon, too?
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[LA Times] Kirk Gibson's passion spills over to Diamondbacks players - You have to think Gibby's the front-runner for NL Manager of the Year at this point. Hopefully it works out better for him than it did for the last guy who won it as a Diamondback...
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[FS Arizona] Arizona's first All-Star effort is a winner - There may have been some worries about the All Star Game in Phoenix, but it went very smoothly.
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[FanGraphs] Should MLB Alter Their Marketing Strategy? - Baseball seems to center a lot of their promotions around established stars, but they don't focus on the young talent. Should that change?
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[Big League Stew] Houston’s first 100-loss year and other midseason predictions - The Astros are on pace to lose 109 games. Any chance you guys could drop a few more, and beat out the 2004 DBacks? Thanks.
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[Baseball Nation] Marlins To Close Sun Life Stadium Upper Deck - Well, that's a twist that should shock us all. It's possible this might inconvenience dozens of fans through the rest of the season.
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[Chicago Now] The All Star Game Matters or Baseball is Dead - And now, let's go to our Melodramatic Headline Desk for this coverage.
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[HardballTalk] The push for a new Dodger Stadium makes no sense whatsoever - Is it a push to try to work around McCourt splitting up the Dodgers, the stadium, the parking lots, etc., into separate entities? But, on the other hand, while it isn't a dump, it's not often you hear Dodger Stadium called "gleaming" and "wonderful".