Diamondbacks' 9-game road trip begins with the Yankees

Will see what the 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks are made of as they embark on a nine-game road trip, beginning with the New York Yankees (6-5) tonight in the Big Apple.

What is the Big Apple, anyway? A sports writer in New York coined the phrase back in the 1920s. At that time it was more about horse racing than anything else, but now everything associated with New York -- Broadway plays to baseball, will find the catchy name attached to it.

One thing is for sure the 8-4 Diamondbacks need to take a bite out of the Big Apple, the YANKEES, that is, over the next three days. In 2001, the Diamondbacks won the World Series and not only took a big bite out of the Yankees, but threw away the core.

Love to see a good showing in New York by the Arizona Diamondbacks, starting tonight as Brandon McCarthy (0-1) takes the mound against the Yankees' Ivan Nova (0-1).