Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Jim Marshall has lived in Phoenix, AZ for 50 years. He is an avid baseball fan, but enjoys all of Arizona's local sports teams, including Diamondbacks, Suns, Cardinals and Coyotes. In addition to the four major sports, he closely follows the Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Rattlers and Arizona State Sun Devils. Jim's passion for baseball continues beyond the field as he is an avid collector of baseball memorabilia. His favorite athlete of all time is Baseball Hall of Fame member Harmon Killebrew. In addition to watching, reading and talking about sports, he takes time to travel and appreciate the great state of Arizona with his lovely wife, Patti.
The Seattle Mariners decline a qualifying offer to Teoscar Hernandez. This was first reported by Daniel Kramer of MLB.com and is the most startling news to come out of the start of the off-season regarding teams extending offers to players so far. Open Market For a team that needs offense, this comes as a bit […]
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The Minnesota Twins exercise club options with Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco. Both moves were expected, but a strong second half from both players solidified the decision. The Twins picking up their team options keeps their two longest-tenured players on the roster for the 2024 season. The options were almost the same with Kepler having […]
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The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins are set to meet in the American League Division Series. The Astros are looking to repeat as World Series Champions. No team has won back-to-back World Series since the 2000 season when the New York Yankees won their three in a row (1998-2000). The Twins ended their 18-game playoff […]
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The Minnesota Twins have ended their misery of playoff losses with a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. After losing 18 straight postseason games that started in 2004 and seeing every other team win at least one playoff game they combined timely hitting, effective pitching, and excellent defense to move onto the American League […]
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The Arizona Fall League is set to begin its 30th season on Monday October 2. This league is an opportunity for top prospects to continue their growth and play with, and against, other rising stars. Most Fall League players are from Double-A and Triple-A. The games are played in front of major and minor league […]
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Diamondbacks 8, Giants 4 PHOENIX, Sep. 19 — The Arizona Diamondbacks used speed on the bases and some spectacular defense to beat the San Francisco Giants, 8-4, at Chase Field Tuesday night. Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen went up against Alex Cobb and, after giving up two early runs, Gallen settled down and let his offense […]
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Wilmer Flores’ home run power has been a pleasant surprise for the San Francisco Giants. The team expected a power surge with resigning Joc Pederson and bringing in free agents Michael Conforto and Mitch Haniger. However except for Flores, the entire team has not lived up to the expectations in the home run department. Career […]
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The San Diego Padres have collapsed in 2023 Finally after decades of disappointment, the Padres had a team of significance the past two seasons. This team was supposed to be one of the best teams in the league this season and challenge for the World Series. Everyone from predictors, to fans, to the front office […]
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