Hi all, We’re trying to put together our annual SABR Day meeting for Feb. 8 and need a head count for who would be committed to attend. It likely will be at the usual Wild Horse Buffet at the Casino Arizona. The price this year would be $60 per person, the meal, room rental, tax […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jim Odenkirk, one of the original members of our chapter. Jim had a passion for baseball and for all things Cleveland Indians. Until his health issues made it impossible, Jim regularly participated in chapter activities. A Celebration of Life will be held on September […]
Come join us for the first chapter meeting of 2024! SABR Hemond-Delhi AZ Chapter members: Hope you enjoyed your holidays and are ready for a new baseball season! Our first SABR Chapter meeting of the year is tentatively scheduled as follows: When: Saturday, January 27, 11 am – 2 pm Where: Casino Arizona / Eagles […]
A presentation by author and Cactus League Historian Charlie Vascellaro in conjunction with “Play Ball” Exhibit at Mesa Historical Museum Tuesday, March 1, 20225:30-7:30 p.m.Mesa Historical Museum2345 N. Horne, Mesa AZ (Mesa, AZ) – “Life During Wartime” is a multi-media presentation on the foundation ofthe Japanese American incarceration camp baseball leagues in Arizona during WorldWar […]
By Jack Sommers As the MLB Lockout drags on with no end in sight, I’ve found myself wondering about the aftermath and potential ramifications, both short and long term. As anyone who follows the game at all knows, when the CBA expired on December 2nd, the owners chose to lockout the players. Since then negotiating […]
By Jack Sommers Evaluating the manager of an MLB team is a difficult task. Of course watching the team every day, and seeing how the manager handles various situations we can get a sense or feeling of how he is doing. But it’s almost impossible for us to separate our bias, whether it’s bias towards […]
By Jack Sommers “The Negro Leagues are the platform from which Jackie Robinson could stand in order to make his jump into the major leagues and have the success that he had “ ~Dr. Ray Doswell~ As a kid growing up in the 60’s and early 70’s in a 98% white suburban Long Island neighborhood, […]
Consummate Baseball Man Roland Hemond has passedBy Charlie Vascellaro It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Roland Hemond, our chapter namesake, in Colorado today of natural causes. The popular notion that there are six degrees of separation states that any two people have a shared social connection through six or fewer […]
70 Years Ago, Bobby Thomson became a legend with the Shot Heard Round the World. Mesa (AZ) author Evan Thompson, treasurer of the Hemond AZ SABR Chapter, is proud to announce the release of the first-ever game-by-game history of the Major League Baseball playoffs, which covers the Thomson blast and so much more. Thompson, who […]
By Barry Bloom Todd Frazier was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates and granted free agency on May 13. Less than a month later the veteran third baseman helped lead Team USA back to the Summer Olympics. The U.S has qualified for the baseball tournament in the Tokyo Olympics by sweeping undefeated through the Americas Qualifying event in Florida. Read […]