Diary of a Diehard

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Take That PECOTA!

by Jeff Summers | September 9, 2023 | 2023 Regular Season | 0 Comments

The thing about baseball is that it brings out the oddest demographic of people to follow the game. There are of course the casual fans who watch baseball when necessary and only know about the game from what they can glean from an announcer or someone they met who...

A Dark Day

by Jeff Summers | Dec 1, 2021

A dark storm cloud has hung over Major League Baseball for a couple of years now. The writing on the wall was very clear to anyone paying attention. While fans eagerly...

An Historic Night

by Jeff Summers | Aug 15, 2021

The thing about the game of baseball is that you never know what is going to happen. When you scan your ticket and walk through the turnstiles there is a sense of wonder....

Is 2020 Realistic?

by Jeff Summers | Jul 5, 2020

As if the 2020 baseball season was not weird enough, we have the daily reminder that normality will be rarer than a power hitting relief pitcher. As...

Welcome to Summer Camp

by Jeff Summers | Jul 3, 2020

It seems like an eternity ago that there was anything about current baseball to talk about. Since the middle of Spring Training when Major League...

What Happened to Empathy?

by Jeff Summers | Oct 25, 2019

The Los Angeles Dodgers had earned home field advantage throughout the playoffs as they recorded 106 wins during the 2019 season. In the National...

Drone Racing and Baseball Stadiums

by Jeff Summers | Sep 9, 2019

During a recent home stand at Chase Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that the Drone Racing League or DRL for short would be making a tour...

Opening Day

by Jeff Summers | Apr 5, 2019

There is something special about Opening Day in baseball. Everyone has a little bit more bounce in their step. The stadium is dressed up like it was...