Plaque Commemorating Alexander Cartwright | Photo by New York Times Co./Robert Walker/Getty Images My visit to Cartwright Field. In September 1845, Alexander Cartwright wrote rules that differentiated baseball from cricket. Highlights were diamond-shaped infield, foul lines, three-strike rule, and he eliminated tagging runners out by hitting them with thrown baseballs. … [Read more...] about Baseball Roots in Hawaii
SnakeBytes 4/29: Geno and Lawlar Earn Weekly Honors (Again)
Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images More accolades for our current and future(?) third baseman, plus McGough survives the Ginkel return. Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks option Drey Jameson with Kevin Ginkel looming by Damon Allred [Arizona Sports] [Jameson’s] departure comes as reliever Kevin Ginkel has shared photos from New York on Instagram, indicating his season debut could … [Read more...] about SnakeBytes 4/29: Geno and Lawlar Earn Weekly Honors (Again)
Guest Recaps for May open!
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images It could be a defining month of the season! Every weekend throughout the regular season, we open the doors of the ‘Pit to any member as a guest recapper, who can cover the game from their own unique perspective. You do the recap of the game as a Fanpost, however you want. It can be light-hearted or not; stats-heavy or not, detailed or … [Read more...] about Guest Recaps for May open!
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #28: 4/27 vs. Braves
Photo by Buyenlarge/Getty Images The D-backs’ last stand... Today's Lineups BRAVES DIAMONDBACKS Alex Verdugo - LF Corbin Carroll - RF Austin Riley - 3B Geraldo Perdomo - SS Marcell Ozuna - DH Pavin Smith - 1B Matt Olson - 1B Josh Naylor - DH Ozzie Albies - 2B Eugenio Suarez - 3B Michael Harris - CF Alek Thomas - CF Eli White - RF Lourdes Gurriel - … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #28: 4/27 vs. Braves
Diamondbacks 6, Braves 4: Win and Peace
The D-backs avoided the sweep. Let’s leave it at that, shall we? Record 15-13. Pace: 87-75. Change on 2024: +3. The scoreboard declared us victors. The crowd, drunk on momentum and cheap beer, roared like prisoners mistaking the clang of their cell doors for celebration. But those of us who saw beyond - those of us cursed with introspection - we knew. This was no triumph. This … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks 6, Braves 4: Win and Peace