Concerns raised by insurance companies over Brandon Webb's arm caused the Diamondbacks to withdraw their offer of a three-year, $54 million contract extension to the right-hander last June, according to major-league sources. 

Franklin Morales was terrific in Colorado's 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will miss his next start because of right shoulder stiffness. 

Can you pair these faces to the places they'll end up? Ken Rosenthal thinks the answers may not reveal themselves until July. 

Pencil first baseman Tony Clark into the opening-day lineup in 2010. 

--When 2B Felipe Lopez and 1B Tony Clark each homered from both sides of the plate in the Diamondbacks' opener Monday, they were the first teammates to accomplish that feat since C Jorge Posada and OF Bernie Williams did it for the Yankees on April 23, 20 

The Diamondbacks got good news on one front during spring training when OF Eric Byrnes hit well and showed no signs of the hamstring injuries that bothered him all last season and caused him to miss the second half. 

The Colorado Rockies lost their season opener in a slugfest, but bounced back to shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks with a strong performance from one of their top young pitchers. 

Ubaldo Jimenez likes pitching in Arizona, and he finally has a victory to show for it. 

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The Diamondbacks got good news on one front during spring training when OF Eric Byrnes hit well and showed no signs of the hamstring injuries that bothered him all last season and caused him to miss the second half. 

--KPNX-TV sportscaster Bruce Cooper, the father of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, threw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day at Chase Field. 

Opening day turned into a power display for the Diamondbacks. 

Strong pitching is supposed to make the Arizona Diamondbacks a contender. 

Tony Clark and Arizona newcomer Felipe Lopez each homered from both sides of the plate, and the Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 in a home run derby of an opener Monday.