Diary of a Diehard

Just a guy from Section 215 Row 1 Seat 5

Spring Training

Spring Training During a Pandemic

by Jeff Summers | March 10, 2021 | 2021 Spring Training | 0 Comments

One of the perks to living in Arizona is that every spring you have the opportunity to experience Spring Training in the Cactus League. Teams from across MLB arrive in the valley of the sun escaping the snow and cold that still clutches much of the country. Trucks...

Memories with Grandpa

by Jeff Summers | Mar 26, 2019

When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandfather. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing but what he loved more was his family. He had a...

First Chase Game of the Season

by Jeff Summers | Mar 25, 2019

There is nothing quite like walking through the turnstiles for the first game of the season. It really doesn’t matter if it is a regular season game, an exhibition game, or...

Farewell to Spring Training

by Jeff Summers | Mar 29, 2014

It seems like only yesterday that we were celebrating the beginning of Spring Training. The sun was shining and the roster looked like a vast...

Welcome to Chase Field Baseball

by Jeff Summers | Mar 28, 2014

I’m almost embarrassed to admit this but it’s nearly the end of March and I can count the number of times I have been inside Chase Field on one...

The Final 2014 Game at Salt River Fields

by Jeff Summers | Mar 27, 2014

Just a short 24 hours ago we were cheering and welcoming the Diamondbacks back from Australia and celebrating the beginning of another season of...

Return of the Snakes

by Jeff Summers | Mar 26, 2014

It feels like some sort of alternative universe where up is down, down is sideways, and everyone believes in the Designated Hitter. Is this Hell? No...