Arizona Diamondbacks

Twelve months ago, Jonathan Lucroy was considered one most valuable targets at the trade deadline, before the Milwaukee Brewers dealt him to the Texas Rangers for a prospect heavy haul. Fast forward to now, and it seems like Lucroy may be hearing his name on the trade block again, very soon. According to Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com, Texas is open to moving Lucroy, and going forward with a catching duo of Robinson Chirinos and Brett Nicholas. Despite Lucroy being the most accomplished name in…

Growing up in Arizona, I was raised by my wonderful parents that are gratefully still here today. I was brought up through a Christian school until 5th grade. I was introduced to God, and the Christian faith at a young age. Looking back, this was the best thing for me. I was taught in a unique way, with religion tied into school. Things I was taught in Christian school, still hold value to me as a college student. At a young age I leaned how valuable family, and faith was. My parents led me down…

chapter of Arizona State University attended a Diamondbacks game and while the girls were having a good time and taking some selfies, announcers Steve Berthiaume and Bob Brenly began to criticize and make fun of the girls with little quips such as, “Every girl is locked into her phone. Welcome to parenting in 2015” and “Oh, hold on. Gotta take a selfie with the hotdog”. The women handled it well and even posted the selfie with the hotdog. After the video went viral, Fox Sports and the…

After the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, several teams in the Major Leagues are looking for a better way to develop their rosters similar to the 2016 Champions. The key in doing so starts with changes in the front office and then the team manager. Those two positions need to be filled before you can even think about what players you need to work the system. One of the teams that are looking to develop a roster similar to the Cubs is the Atlanta Braves. The Braves finished their 2016…

Center, and Times Square. When we got back to New Jersey, we went to Harold’s Deli. The next day, we started to drive to Pittsburgh to see a Pirates game with the rest of my team. The Pirates lost 10 to 2, but I caught a baseball while the Arizona Diamondbacks took batting practice, and got an Andrew McCutchin shirt. The next day, we drove to Cooperstown, NY, where I met back up with my family. I met up with my family at giant mansion that most of the families were…

God Made a Farmer It may not have been as dramatic as the stadium blackout that stopped play for more than a half-hour, or as exciting as the game, but for many viewers of Super Bowl XLVII, one of the standout moments was a deceptively simple ad for the Dodge Ram called "God Made a Farmer." This ad has a total run time just above two minutes which showed beautiful pictures from ten well established photographers. The photography was tough to beat, but the ads true power is dedicated to the…

staff from the three previous years. Going into the 2016 season, many baseball analysists were skeptical that Dodgers could make the postseason for multiple reasons. One was the loss of their number two starter Zack Greinke, to division rival Arizona Diamondbacks and signed a 6 year, over $200 million contract. Along with the loss of Zack Greinke, the Dodgers did not sign a notable number starting pitcher. Rather, the Dodgers front office took a chance on Kenta Maeda, a 28-year-old Japanese…

The Steroid Era in Major League Baseball lasted from the 1990’s to 2004. It was a time where players from all around the league took performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to improve themselves. It came to an end in October, 2003. According to “Performance-Enhancing Drugs in Baseball” by California State University Professor Paul D. Staudohar, when the San Francisco Chronicle posted that the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) had been giving out illegal performance enhancing drugs to athletes…

We all know or have met at least one person who is shorter than average, feels threatened by this and chooses to act out, possibly using humor or anger to prove their point. Before, I had thought this phenomenon was only present in humans but my beloved Boxer, Hank has proved me wrong and his choice is to use aggression. Hank is thirteen years old. He has always been very loving, playful and affectionate. I have several nieces and nephews, which he gets along great with all of them, at all…

Breaking The Curse From it’s origination in 1901, the Boston Red Sox has always been one of the most iconic professional baseball teams, even winning the inaugural 1903 World Series (then as the Boston Americans). This fame would only grow in 1914 when they came across a strong left-handed pitcher with an even stronger bat known as George Herman “Babe” Ruth (Britannica 2014). With Ruth, the Red Sox won 515 games and lost 359. They also won 3 World Series in the 6 years in which Ruth played with…