It was yet another record-setting year in Arizona’s Cactus League. In 2012, 1,712,042 fans made their way to ballparks across the Valley to catch some of Major League’s Baseball’s best, topping 2011’s record by 7.3 percent. In total, an average of 7,444 people made it to each of the 230 Spring Training games that took […]
It’s with a heavy heart that I will say goodbye to my muse after the conclusion of the baseball season. Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones announced his retirement Thursday, effective at the end of the 2012 baseball season, marking the end of a truly remarkable era. Chipper Jones, as a former teammate said Thursday, […]
Apparently $425,000 doesn’t go as far as it used to. At least not in Cincinnati. That’s because, according to Cincinnati.com, former Arizona State Sun Devil and current Reds pitcher Mike Leake, who is scheduled to earn that much this season, was arrested for shop lifting $59.88 in merchandise from Ohio Macy’s. Leake, of Ludlow, was […]
I had the luxury growing up, that my dad did the shipping for the Oakland Athletics. This meant that a week before every promotional giveaway I got to go into my dad’s warehouse and get the mini bat, or baseball card set, or commemorative pin. Sadly my dad sold his company before the Bobblehead and […]
Attendance at Cactus League spring training games is way down this year -- with the exception of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies who share the new Salt River Fields stadium in Scottsdale, according to USA Today.
There are very few people on this planet that can claim they’ve played in the majors, starred in a hit network sitcom, were a frequent guest on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, hosted Saturday Night Live and have some of the most quotable lines in movie history. Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker fits all those criteria. […]
