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 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.
Jack Sommers gets existential about the Diamondbacks and baseball in general at the AZ Snakepit
By Barry Bloom Major League Baseball has decided to enforce rules already on the books to stop pitchers from doctoring the baseball, beginning with Monday’s games. Pitchers caught applying substances will be ejected and suspended for 10 games. Perhaps even more significantly, teams won’t be able to replace that pitcher on the roster during the suspension […]
