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...

The Paul Goldschmidt Extension

by Jeff Summers | Mar 24, 2019

On Friday the St. Louis Cardinals announced they had come to an agreement with first baseman Paul Goldschmidt on a contract extension. The generalities of the deal were 5...

Season Ticket Arrival

by Jeff Summers | Mar 23, 2019

Every year I eagerly away the postman. Every year the postman becomes more and more frightened seeing an aging man chasing him down the street yelling, “DID I GET THEM? DID...

Happy Opening Day Eve

by Jeff Summers | Mar 21, 2014

It seems like only yesterday I was putting up one set of holiday decorations and now I find myself doing the exact same thing again only this time...

It’s Spring Again?

by Jeff Summers | Mar 20, 2014

“Hello, Hallmark Corporation? Can you please direct me to the person responsible for making your calendar products?” I asked the person on the...

A Kickstarter Baseball Find

by Jeff Summers | Mar 19, 2014

Kickstarter is a crowd funding platform that allows entrepreneurs access to potential funding sources for creative projects by allowing business and...

Tomahawk Meets the Boomerang

by Jeff Summers | Mar 18, 2014

During his tenure with the Arizona Diamondbacks, pitcher Josh Collmenter has had more than his share of shall we say “interesting” experiences....

The Day that Never Was

by Jeff Summers | Mar 17, 2014

One of my biggest fears is that I will go to sleep the night before Opening Day and somehow sleep all the way through the season waking up the first...