Kevin Towers says everyone, including himself and Kirk Gibson, is accountable for the Arizona Diamondbacks' season.

Both Towers and Gibson are approaching the final seasons of their contracts.

"My job is as much at risk as Gibby's when you have seasons like this," Towers said. "I still fully support Gibby. This happens in baseball. When you're down, everybody is going to start pointing fingers about who's to blame. Good organizations have some solidarity and believe in one another.

"All of us need to look in the mirror and ask: What did we do right, and what did we wrong? How do we get better? And [we have to] be willing to change and not be stubborn about it. We won a division [in 2011], finished .500 [2012], have a chance to finish .500 again. But that's not me. I wasn't hired to play .500 baseball in Arizona. At this point in my career, it's not much fun. I want to get back to a World Series again. That 1998 season with the Padres seems like a long time ago.

"I thought we were heading in the right direction. It's a disappointing season, because we had such high expectations. But I'm not going to lie. I think we've taken a step backward. We've got to somehow find a way to take two or three steps forward."