In 2008 Tony Clark was traded back to the Diamondbacks backs from the San Diego Padres for a minor league pitcher, Evan Scribner. They finished the season with a record of 82-80.
In this 2008 season, the Arizona Diamondbacks have risen quickly to the number one spot atop the National League West division with a solid 34-30 winning record. The D-backs hope to retain their NL West division title again this year after winning it last year. With All-Star Brandon Webb, last year's Silver Slugger Award winner Micah Owings, and future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson still throwing perfect games, the Diamondbacks will certainly be a force to be reckoned with this season and favorites for the World Series Championship. With fans eagerly anticipating a post-season run, tickets are going to be selling fast the closer the team gets to the playoffs. This good start to the season puts the Arizona Diamondbacks in prime position to take back the World Series championship that has evaded their grasp since 2001.
An expansion team created in 1998 to bring professional baseball to Arizona, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the fastest expansion team to make the playoffs with a staggering 100-62 record in just the next year after their inaugural season. They did this by picking up future Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson and All-Star slugger Luis Gonzalez. After a few successful seasons at Chase Field, the Diamondbacks finally won their first World Series championship and National League pennant in 2001, just three years after the team was created. Since then, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been in playoff contention every year, having a surprisingly amount of success for a team so young. Their overall franchise accomplishments include one World Series championship, one National League pennant, and four division titles in their first decade in Major League Baseball.
