D-backs general manager Kevin Towers interacted with fans during a February web chat. With pitchers and catchers reporting to Salt River Fields on Feb. 20, Towers said the D-backs will not play cautiously this season as they seek to defend the NL West ti

For the past three years Jeff Moorad has seen nothing but smooth sailing. His ownership bid was going along better than planned. By this month, he was so far ahead on payments, the final installment was in escrow. All he needed was MLB approval and the a

The Padres are a puzzle with at least one of the pieces missing. If there’s a money problem with Jeff Moorad’s ownership group, it should have surfaced before his final payment reached the escrow account last month. If there’s a personality conflict in p

Reporting from Paradise Valley, Ariz. Frank McCourt voted yes, a pretty remarkable vote in favor of the commissioner who essentially forced him out of the league. Yet McCourt wore a wi

In a sport where top athletes earn tens of millions of dollars annually, the Arizona Diamondbacks have allowed us all to take a step back and contemplate the humanitarian side of baseball. Most MLB teams take part in year-round philanthropic efforts, but

The Arizona Diamondbacks once again provided hundreds of shoes, sweatshirts and gift bags to needy children this month, but the baseball team's charitable giving isn't limited to the Christmas season. The Diamondbacks said combined giving from the team a