Arizona Diamondbacks Details, Meaning Arizona Diamondbacks Article and Explanation Guide

Arizona Diamondbacks Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are in the National League West division.

Founded: 1998 (National League expansion)

Home ballpark: Bank One Ballpark (The "BOB")

Uniform colors: Purple, Teal, and Black

Logo design: an "A" with one leg of the "A" alternating triangles to suggest a diamondback rattlesnake. An alternate logo is a script "D" in the shape of a snake.

Wild Card titles won (0): none

Division titles won (3): 1999, 2001, 2002

National League pennants won (1): 2001

World Series championships won (1): 2001

Table of contents

1 Franchise history
2 Players of note

2.1 Baseball Hall of Famers
2.2 Current stars
2.3 Not to be forgotten
2.4 Retired numbers

3 Minor league affiliates
4 External links

Franchise history

In just their first five seasons of existence, the Diamondbacks won three division titles (1999, 2001, & 2002) and one World Series. In 1999, Arizona won over 100 games in only its second season to win the National League West division. They lost to the New York Mets in the first round of playoffs.

In 2001, Arizona had postseason victories over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-2 in the NLDS), the Atlanta Braves (4-1 in the NLCS), to advance to the World Series where, in one of the most exciting series ever, they beat the reigning champions, the New York Yankees, 4 to 3, to become the youngest expansion franchise to win the championship. See 2001 World Series.

By the 2004 season, however, the Diamondbacks had dropped to a dismal 51-111 record. Manager Bob Brenly was fired partway through the season and was replaced on an interim basis by Al Pedrique. Following the season, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to be the team's manager. Backman was formerly manager of the Class A California League Lancaster JetHawks, one of the Diamondbacks' minor-league affilliates.