Although the Diamondbacks left Milwaukee last October downtrodden following their 3-2 defeat to the Brewers in Game 5 of the NLDS, Arizona fans will look back on last season fondly for years to come. Kirk Gibson was justly named the NL Manager of the Year for miraculously turning around of the team in just his first year in Phoenix. As 2012 Diamondbacks tickets become available at Vivid Seats, Gibson and the front office are focused on carrying their winning ways on into the New Year. The ball club will be relying on ace Ian Kennedy to anchor their excellent pitching staff once again when regular season play begins this April. The right hander won 21 games for the D-Backs and finished the campaign with an astounding ERA of 2.88. In the batter's box, Gibson will be overseeing the continued maturation of All-Star Justin Upton. The five-tool right fielder has the potential to be one of the best in the game at just 24-years-old. You can count on plenty of excitement when #10 and the Diamondbacks take the field in 2012.

Many baseball experts were giving up on the Arizona Diamondbacks after the team lost six games in a row in the middle of August. Arizona manager Kirk Gibson rallied his troops and the team went on a nine-game win streak that propelled them to the top of National League West. Fans are booking their 2011 Diamondbacks playoff tickets with Arizona a full 8.5 games ahead of second place San Francisco. The D-Backs' worst-to-first turn around can be credited to Gibson and the dominating pitching of aces Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson. Gibson's ball club has also seen the play of right fielder Justin Upton blossom.

The 24-year-old is on pace to set career bests in home runs and RBIs and is undeniably one of the MLB's best young players. With Upton and long ball hitting catcher Miguel Montero providing the bats and Kennedy and Hudson dominating opponents from the mound - the Diamondbacks will have a real shot at reaching the World Series this October.

Kirk Gibson's reign as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks is set to begin as the former MLB great attempts to revive the D-Backs. The former Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder (famous for his clutch home-run hitting and on-field toughness) is hoping his team can be a thorn in the side of MLB franchises this season. Throughout spring training, Gibby has been instilling a hard-nosed, team-first attitude into the ball club. Gibson served as interim manager following A. J. Hinch’s firing last July and was given the job on a full-time basis after the season. Buyers of 2011 Diamondbacks tickets can count on Arizona to be proficient on the mound throughout the regualr season campaign. Coming off a 8-2 season, twenty-three year old right hander Daniel Hudson has the potential to become a certified ace. If Hudson and his teammates in the starting rotation can play to their potential, Kirk Gibson’s team should be able to do some serious damage this season in the NL West.