A free exhibit on baseball history in Arizona opens Saturday, October 4, at Scottsdale Stadium, 7408 E. Osborn Rd, Scottsdale 85251. There is a soft opening Friday, October 3 at 4 pm, and Saturday’s grand opening runs from 12-5 pm. The exhibit — “Forged in Fire: Arizona Baseball from the Frontier to the Fall League” […]
Eric C. Gray, author of Bases to Bleachers and Backyards to Ballparks, will be speaking on Wednesday, March 12, at Palm Center of the Grand, 19726 N. Remington Dr., Surprise AZ 85374. It will start at 10 am. He will have books for sale. Bases to Bleachers will be $20, Backyards to Ballparks will be […]
Eric Gray is the author of Bases to Bleachers and Backyards to Ballparks. He’ll be in the Phoenix area, giving about his books, on the following dates: Friday, March 3, 6:30 pmSpokes Grill, 1470 E. Southern, Tempe Sunday, March 12, 7 pmClubhouse Grill, 14175 W. Indian School Road, Goodyear
We’re all set for our first in person meeting since 2019. It’ll be SABR Day 2023 on Sat. Feb. 4, our first live gathering since before the pandemic hit. It’ll be back over at the Eagles Buffet at Casino Arizona, 524 N. 92nd St. In Scottsdale right off the 101. We’ll lineup at noon, purchase the all you can eat […]
By Charlie Vascellaro The first thing that came to mind upon hearing that 45-year-old Josh Rawitch was hired as the new president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (he was 44 when it was announced) is how young he seems to be. Like his predecessor (once removed) and interim President Jeff Idelson, who was […]
By Barry BloomMajor League Baseball has had a rocky first half of the season save for one bright spot: Widespread vaccinations against the coronavirus have allowed consistency of play on the field and put thousands of people back in the seats. Otherwise, there’s been the crackdown on pitchers using sticky substances on the baseball, not to mention issues […]
By Evan ThompsonHow a team’s relief corps performs in the late innings of a tie game or while holding a narrow lead shows their true value. Some relievers are there for mop-up duty; some are there to keep their team from falling farther behind so their hitters have a chance to come back. But the […]
Looking at what has gone wrong and what could still go right with Corbin Martin. There’s is still plenty to like, but the organization needs to put him in the position to succeed. Article from the AZ Snakepit.
The AZ Snakepit looks ahead to the series between Arizona and San Diego.