Diamondbacks add old guy to roster...

The Arizona Diamondbacks' latest addition to the bullpen for 2010 is an aging reliever from the San Francisco Giants, and no, it's not the return of Randy Johnson.

Instead it is Bob Howry, a 36-year-old right-hander who pitched in 63 games last season and has been in the pros for 12 years. Howry has been around a while. Heck, I remember the guy. Back in my sports reporting days (almost two decades ago when I covered prep sports in the metro Phoenix area), Howry was a teenage flame-thrower for Glendale's Deer Valley High School. That was 1991 and in 1993 he was a star pitcher for Yavapai College in Prescott.

In fact, Howry led the Roughriders to their third national championship in the spring of '93. Howry will now have the distinction of being the "old guy" on the Diamondbacks. Augie Ojeda was the old timer on the Diamondbacks' staff before this week's latest signing. Augie turned 35 on December 20. Arizona will certainly have more experience in the bullpen.

I'm still waiting on Randy Johnson. Why not add another old timer to the mix?