Diamondbacks’ Torey Lovullo not letting Chris Russo off the hook
ARLINGTON, Texas — The 84-win Diamondbacks have assumed the role of underdog in the playoffs and appear to have a bigger chip on their shoulders than Texas. That included a trip to Philadelphia and wins in NLCS Games 6 and 7, which would have led to Chris Russo’s retirement from the radio station, but Russo […]
Diamondbacks’ Torey Lovullo wants to send Chris Russo into retirement
Start spreading the news. Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo plans to bring Chris “Mad Dog” Russo into early retirement. The former WFAN star and current SiriusXM host says he will retire from satellite radio service if Arizona advances to the World Series, which will happen Tuesday night when the Diamondbacks play Game 7 of the NL […]
Torey Lovullo hypes up Diamondbacks after wild card win
Manager Tory Lovullo seemed to be channeling his inner Andrew WK as he implored the Diamondbacks to “party” after Wednesday’s dominating win over the Brewers in the National League Wild Card Series 3. After the Diamondbacks defeated the Brewers 5-2 at American Family Field to advance to the NLDS and Arizona prepared to play the […]
Torey Lovullo made ‘bonehead’ move of the year
Manager Gary Cohen has seen a lot of bad baseball this year, but none as bad as Diamondbacks manager Tori Lovullo’s bottom-of-the-ninth call on Monday. The Diamondbacks led 4-3 with two outs in the ninth inning, but the Mets had runners on the corners and speedy pinch runner Tim Locastro at first base. Sound baseball […]
J.T. Realmuto’s cycle overshadowed by Torey Lovullo freak-out
A player who hits for the cycle in a baseball game doesn’t often make headlines, but that happened Monday night between the Phillies and the Diamondbacks. Phillies catcher JT Realmuth achieved a rare feat in Philadelphia’s 9-8 loss to Arizona, but the third inning saw both benches ejected and Diamondbacks manager Torrey Rovuro ejected. I […]
