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THE BOX SCOREAPRIL 2010 OffIcIAL NewsLetteR Of the ARIzONA DIAmONDbAcks seAsON tIcket hOLDeRs

SEASON TICKET HOLDER MESSAGETo Be or Not To Be…

To be a Season Ticket Holder of the Arizona Diamondbacks means many different things to us. I am sure if you asked all of the Season Ticket Holders this same question, you may get a wide variety of answers, but the one constant among everyone would be that their answers came from the heart! 2005 presented itself with the opportunity to purchase some games from a co-worker and I thought, what a great way to get back into baseball. About halfway through the season I found myself wanting to go to more and more games, so in 2006 I purchased a Half Season package with one of my best friends. Now it’s 2010 and we have had a full season for a few years - Section 140, Row 12, Seats 11&12. We absolutely love it!

For us, it doesn’t mean just one thing, but rather many. It means being successful enough in life to

afford season tickets. It means we are part of something we’ve wanted since the D-backs first came to town. It means making old friendships stronger and making new ones almost every game. It means bonding time with the family, and catching up on life and the more important lessons we learn everyday as a child. It means opening our son’s eyes to the many rules of baseball, sportsmanship and life. It means supporting a team day-in and day-out, win or lose, good or bad. It means so many things, but most importantly, it means being part of something so much greater then just ourselves; it means being part of a team!

Baseball is so much more than just a sport. It gives me the chance to share something with my fiancé and her son that I shared with my parents as a child; a love that was passed on to me and now in turn to them. It is a symbol of summer,

sun and warmth. It is a lesson in faith, family and friendship. It is youth revisited every time you walk into the ballpark thinking about the first game you went to see with your parents. It is anticipation at the start of every spring; will our team make it to October or will summer end short and not-so sweet in September? Baseball is so much more then just a sport, it’s a way of life!

Season Ticket Holder Websitewww.dbacks.com/sth Password: DBSTH Add this to your Favorites so you may reference it all year long and not miss out on any exciting Season Ticket Holder happenings.

Guaranteed Promotional Package Due to limited quantities, to ensure you receive the promotional items advertised throughout the season we recommend that you purchase the 2010 Guaranteed Promotional Item Package. Please refer to your 2010 Welcome Kit that was emailed on March 17. All orders must be received by April 21, 2010. Due to ordering constraints, we are unable to accept late orders.

Exclusive Season Ticket Holder Road Trips We hope you are able to join us on our 2010 Exclusive Season Ticket Holder Road Trips to Washington D.C. and Denver, Colorado. Spaces are filling up quickly so don’t delay!For more information please visit Section 111 during a game or call your Season Ticket Services Executive at 602.514.4444.

Season Ticket Holder Loyalty Cup BRAND NEW for 2010! As a thank you to our most valued fans, we are providing you with a 32 oz. Season Ticket Holder Loyalty Cup, one per each seat on your ac-count. In order to receive your cup, please redeem the voucher that is located at the bottom of the first page inside your Season Ticket booklet at the Ticketing Headquar-ters located behind Section 111. Vouchers can be redeemed beginning April 2, 2010 through May 23, 2010. Please note lost or stolen vouchers will not be replaced.

Season Ticket Holder DiscountsDon’t forget, as a D-backs Season Ticket Holder you receive a 20% discount at ALL Team Shop locations, not just the main shop. Please present your Season Ticket Holder ID & Discount Card for approval.

As a Season Ticket Holder, if you are unable to attend a specific game, you have the ability to exchange your ticket(s), to any future game of your choice. Tickets MUST be exchanged prior to gates opening at a fee of $2.00 per ticket.

*All exchanges are handled at the Chase Field ticket windows or by contacting your Season Ticket Services Executive.

Exchanges are a ticket for ticket exchange and cannot be credited toward your season ticket account. The Arizona Diamondbacks will always try to place you within your current price range; however, if your price range is unavailable, the exchanged ticket(s) will be placed in the next comparable price range.

*$2 exchange fee is waived if you are exchanging due to accessible seat requirements

TABLE Of CONTENTS

SEASON TICKET SERvICES EXECuTIvE TIP Of THE MONTH

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SEASON TICKET HOLDER REMINDERS

CHAD fROSLAND

IT’S TRIvIA TIME…The first Season Ticket Holder to correctly respond to the trivia questions listed below via email only will receive a Stephen Drew autographed bat. Reply to [email protected].

QuESTION: The D-backs will be taking on the NL West rival San Diego Padres on Opening Day this year. How many times have the D-backs opened the season against a division opponent?

a) fourb) fivec) Sevend) Nine

QuESTION: Dan Haren will start his first Opening Day game with Arizona this year. Which of these pitchers never started an Opening Day game for the D-backs?

a) Andy Benesb) Javier vazquezc) Curt Schillingd) Brandon Webb

QuESTION: What is the D-backs’ all-time record in Opening Day games?

a) 5-7b) 6-6c) 4-8d) 8-4

A Closer Look... Pg. 2

What They’re Saying Pg. 2

Calling All Season Ticket Holders! Pg. 2

Special PIR Offer Pg. 2

Season Ticket Holder Spotlight Pg. 3

April Schedule Pg. 3

April Promos and Giveaways Pg. 3

KyLE LAuDENSLAGER

SECTION 140, ROW 12, SEATS 11-12


A CLOSER LOOK...D-backs first baseman Adam LaRoche

HEIGHT, WEIGHT:6’3”, 205

BATS/THROWS:Left/Left

BORN:Nov. 6, 1979Orange, cA

OPENING DAy AGE:30

RESIDENCE:fort scott, ks

ML SERvICE:6 years

SIGNED THROuGH:2010, mutual option for 2011

SPRING TRAINING HIGHLIGHTSIn 6 cactus League games, has batted .389 (7-for-18) with a dou-ble, 2 home runs, 5 RbI, a .389 on-base percentage and a .778 slugging percentage.

has hit safely in his last 5 games at a .438 clip (7-for-16).

CAREER HIGHLIGHTSsigned by the D-backs as a free agent on Jan. 15, 2010…agreed to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2011.

Over parts of six seasons with the Atlanta braves (2004-06, 2009), Pittsburgh Pirates (2007-09) and boston Red sox (2009), has com-piled a .274 batting average (787-

for-2,877) with 205 doubles, 7 triples, 136 home runs and 469 RbI in 838 career games.

In 8 postseason games with the braves in 2004-05, batted .320 (8-for-25) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 10 RbI.

Among first baseman since 2004, ranks sixth with 203 doubles, eighth with 772 hits, ninth with 459 RbI, 10th with 134 home runs and 15th with an .839 OPs.

since debuting in 2004, his career .995 fielding percentage ranks tied for ninth while his 793 games are seventh-most among all first base-man.

In 166 career games against NL west opponents, has batted .297 (176-for-593) with 50 doubles, 1 triple, 35 home runs and 112 RbI.

At the end of the 2007 season, received the chuck tanner award from the Pittsburgh chapter of the bbwAA to recognize the Pirates player whose professionalism, co-operation and availability best as-sist the writers in carrying out their daily responsibilities.

Named to 2004 topps Rookie All-star team in his rookie season for the braves...among all NL rookies, ranked third with a .488 slugging percentage and fifth with 27 dou-bles.

made his major League debut on

April 7 vs. mets...in the braves’ 11-run, fourth inning, collected his first two hits with a single off of steve traschel and a double off of Grant Roberts...became the first NL rookie and fourth in major League history to collect his first 2 hits in the same inning during his major League debut.

DID YOU KNOW?David Adam LaRoche (pronounced la-ROhsh).

comes from a baseball family as his father, Dave, was a two-time All-star while pitching for five teams over 14 seasons in the ma-jors from 1970-83, and his broth-er, Andy, has played three seasons in the majors for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007-08) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2008-09).

Played collegiately at fort scott (kan.) Junior college and seminole (Okla.) Junior college...in 2000, was an All-American at seminole and named mVP of the Junior col-lege world series.

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CALLING ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS! The D-backs have an opportunity for you to showcase your personal talents, your organization or express your interest in Girl Scouts of America.

Join us for Girl Scout Day on Friday, April 23rd from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. and assist us in your areas of expertise during our Girl Scout workshops.

If you or someone else you know would be a great fit for this event, or if you and your Girl Scout Troop would like to attend the event, please contact Tiffany Deutsch at 602.462.4103 or Melissa Wright at 602.462.4104.

Thanks for being part of the D-backs family!

Workshop Topics Include:Nutrition Fitness SavingsSafety Recycling Face Painting Clowns

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WHAT THEy’RE SAyINGSI.com— Jon HeymanIf Webb is back to being the pitcher who fin-ished in the top three in Cy Young voting three straight times, they will have one of the best tops to any rotation in baseball, right there with the Cardinals, Mariners and Red Sox. Dan Haren, who will start Opening Day, looks primed for an-other big season after leading the majors with a 1.00 WHIP in 2009.

ESPN— Rob NeverA deal like (Justin Upton’s) accomplishes two things. It locks up a great young player at a reasonable cost and it relieves the organization from having to devote any brainpower to figuring out what Upton will cost and who’s going to play right field. This is essentially the best way that a baseball franchise can spend its money.

CBS Sportsline— Jon HeymanIf Brandon Webb comes back strong, as the Diamondbacks expect, Webb, Dan Haren and Edwin Jackson will make Arizona one of only six teams in the majors to boast three All-Stars in its starting rotation. The other five are the Cubs, Giants, Phillies, Red Sox and Yankees.

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SEASON TICKET HOLDER SPOTLIGHT

Q - How long have you been a Season Ticket Holder? A - I have been a Season Ticket Holder since day one, the summer

of 1998 and have attended every home game including Playoff and World Series games. I hope I continue to be fortunate and have the ability to continue, you can call me the Cal Ripken fan of the game.

Q - Favorite aspect of being a Season Ticket Holder? A - The luxury of attending all the Diamondbacks home games!

I enjoy sitting in the same area among fellow Season Ticket Holders who have become my “baseball family”. We enjoy the game, sharing stories and we always have a great time full of smiles and laughs, win or lose.

Q - Aside from winning the World Series in 2001, what is your favorite D-backs memory?

A - There are countless memories: Opening Day against the Rockies, Gonzo continuing his huge homerun streak at the end of a Marlins game, Jay Bell winning a fan one million dollars, Randy Johnson striking out 20 batters in a game, being in San Francisco in 1999 to witness the D-backs clinching the division for the first time, etc. The truth; my greatest Diamondbacks memory is the happiness and rewarding experience I was fortunate to have with my daughter Courtney growing up and joining me in attendance. We have a close fun loving bond that was nurtured around the game of baseball at BOB/Chase Field and on the road at other MLB stadiums. There is nothing more special.

Q - If you were a D-backs player, what position would you play and what would your intro song be? A - If I were a baseball player I would be playing the hot corner of third base and my introduction song would be

“Paradise” by the Dashboard Light.

Q - Who is your favorite D-backs player? A - This is a tough question because I am a fan of the game; the entire team. It takes every player’s contribution to

succeed. Since I have to choose one, I would say Mark Reynolds because of his leadership last year, his passion and commitment to play hard at the plate and in the infield. He has a true spirit of winning and his proven leadership did improve the attitude & performance of his teammates for a period of time. I also look forward to seeing if he develops into the Hall of Fame caliber of Michael Jack Schmidt, as predicted, and he is in a Diamondbacks uniform.

Q - Favorite Rivalry? A - My favorite rivalry is when the Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers. The attendance at Chase Field

increases; the Dodgers fans come in with attitude and the intention of taking over our home. It is then when the Diamondbacks fans step it up, cheer louder, heckle back and exude the passion for the team and the game. The “passion” that I grew up with as an East Coast baseball fan which is invigorating! I love it.

Q - Day game vs. night game? A - No doubt about this one, I prefer night games.

Q - Roof open or closed? A - Personally, I prefer the roof open because it gives me the sensation of old-time traditional baseball.

DENA MARIE MANGINISECTION 319, ROW 9, SEATS 7-8

homeexhibitiongames:

April 2 vs. Cubs 6:40 PM

April 3* vs. Cubs 1:10 PM

April 5 vs. Padres 2:10 PM

April 6 vs. Padres 6:40 PM

April 7* vs. Padres 6:40 PM

April 9 vs. Pirates 6:40 PM



April 13 @ Dodgers 1:10 Pm



April 16 @ Padres 7:05 Pm



April 19 vs. Cardinals 6:40 PM

April 20 vs. Cardinals 6:40 PM

April 21* vs. Cardinals 6:40 PM

April 23* vs. Phillies 6:40 PM

April 24 vs. Phillies 5:10 PM

April 25 vs. Phillies 1:10 PM

April 26 @ Rockies 5:40 Pm



April 29 @ cubs 11:20 Pm

April 30@ cubs11:20 Pm

APRIL SCHEDuLEBOLD = D-backs Home GameAll games broadcasted on fsArizona and sports 620 ktAR unless marked by *

April 5 Opening Day Lanyard (50,000) Courtesy of Gila River Casinos

April 9 Post-game fireworks*

April 10 Schedule Magnet (15,000) Courtesy of Pepsi

April 11 Webkinz Lil’ Kinz Pug (5,000) Adopt-a-Pet at the Park

April 23-25 APS Green Series

April 23 Post-game fireworks* Mystery Ball Grab Bags**

April 24 upton ‘09 All-Star Bobble Head (15,000) African-American Heritage Day Jackie Robinson Day

April 25 D-Backs Baseball Cap (5,000) Courtesy of APS

Item for kids 12 and younger* Post-game fireworks presented by Gila River Casinos** Event benefits the Arizona Diamondbacks foundation

APRIL PROMOS &GIvEAWAy ITEMS

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