Sutton, Grace won't return to D'backs broadcast booth

Both of Arizona's TV voices were off the air for much of 2012, for differing reasons. Neither will be back in 2013.

Daron Sutton Still Suspended With No Timetable For Return

On June 21, Arizona Diamondbacks announcer Daron Sutton stopped broadcasting play-by-play for the team's television broadcasts. Initially there was no word why, just that it was a disciplinary issue. Eventually it was revealed that Sutton was suspended because he wanted to wear a suit and tie on the broadcast, whereas the Diamondbacks wanted him to wear a polo shirt. Okay.

And according to Diamondbacks' team president Derrick Hall, who spoke with the ABC affiliate in Phoenix, there isn't a set time for Sutton's return:

Daron of course, I hired him, I extended him, he's a very important part of our history and who we are. It's been a culmination of events and unfortunately, I wish I could talk more about it, but when it comes to personnel issues, I don't think it would be fair for him or us if we talked anymore than to say there's no timetable on a return. It's an indefinite suspension.

The consensus seems to be, "C'mon. Something else has to be going on. This isn't about just polo shirts." While that makes the most sense, everything is just a guess right now.

Sutton has been broadcasting for the Diamondbacks since their 2007 season, and he was previously with the Brewers and Braves.

(Hat tip to Awful Announcing)

D'backs TV Voice Daron Sutton Suspended For Insubordination

Sutton, the lead TV broadcaster for the D'backs, has been off the air since June 21, and now we know why.