HOUSTONBusiness WireDiamond Offshore Drilling Inc

They now have one of the best number four pitchers to go with arguably the best rotations in all of baseball. The pressure will not be on Vazquez, as he has CC Sabathia and A.J Burnett leading the way. With the recent trade acquiring outfielder Curtis Granderson, Cabrera was no longer needed.The Braves, on the other hand, made a move that most do not quite understand. It seems all websites reporting the trade have comments saying what a bad deal this was for the Braves. You have to look at the positives.This deal frees up about nine million in Atlanta's budget to go out and get the "slugger" that we are all waiting for. In the deal Atlanta also receives one of the Yankee's top pitching prospects in Vizcaino and $500,000 in cash considerations.For those of you doubting that the Braves are willing to make a move for a power bat, a name that has been thrown around by Dave O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is the likes of Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. HOUSTON(Business Wire)Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(NYSE:DO) announced today that it will issue apress release and host a conference call and web cast related to itsfourth-quarter and year-end 2008 operating results on Thursday, February 5,2009. The conference call and web cast will include a discussion by managementregarding the Companys results of operation, as well as an operating overview.The call will begin at 9:00 a.m CST. The number to participate in this conference call is 800-247-9979. Thoseindividuals calling from international locations may participate by dialing973-321-1100.

The conference call host is Les Van Dyke and the Conference ID is 80066286. We suggest that you dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of thecall. A digital replay of the conference call will be available until March 31,2009 following the original call, after which it will be archived on theCompanys web site at The phone number for the digitalreplay is 800-642-1687, or internationally, 706-645-9291. In addition, Diamond Offshore will provide an online, real-time simulcast andrebroadcast of its fourth-quarter and year-end 2008 operating results conferencecall. The live broadcast of our conference call will be available online at on February 5, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m CST.

Theonline replay will follow immediately after the call and continue until March31, 2009. Please go to the web site at least 15 minutes before the broadcast toregister, download and install any necessary audio software. Diamond Offshore provides contract drilling services to the energy industryaround the globe and is a leader in deepwater drilling Additional informationon Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and access to the Companys SEC filings isavailable on the Internet at Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.Director, Investor RelationsLes Van Dyke, 281-492-5370Copyright Business Wire 2009.