Team News
Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen struggles, team blows late lead in loss to Miami Marlins
“We’ve got to play better, plain and simple,” Lovullo said. “It bleeds all the way into the late innings. So those are very identifiable things. They’re frustrating everybody in that clubhouse. They know what they have to do to win baseball games, and we put ourselves in those situations.”
‘Inconsistent’ D-backs keep ‘fighting and battling’
https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/ketel-marte-d-backs-fall-to-marlins-in-tough-loss
Bullpen Haunts Diamondbacks in Extra-Inning Loss to Marlins
These Arizona Diamondbacks and 3 potential paths leading to the trade deadline
Diamondbacks select RHP John Curtiss, DFA Tayler Scott
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/john-curtiss/3588577/
Diamondbacks DFA Struggling Reliever, Call Up Righty from Triple-A
Other Baseball
Dave Parker, Hall of Famer and former MVP, passes away at 74
“Everybody was talking about me being the next Roberto Clemente. That wasn’t what I was trying to achieve,” he later told MLB Network. “I was trying to make my mark as the first Dave Parker.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/dave-parker-dies
Dave Parker, 2-time World Series champ, 7-time All-Star, dies
“We join the baseball family in remembering Dave Parker. His legacy will be one of courage and leadership, matched only by his outstanding accomplishments on the field,” Hall chairman Jane Forbes Clark said in a statement. “His election to the Hall of Fame in December brought great joy to him, his family and all the fans who marveled at his remarkable abilities.”
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45604595/dave-parker-pirates-hall-famer-7-all-star-dies
We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Hall of Famer Dave Parker.
A legendary Pirate, Parker spent 11 years in a Pirates uniform, winning 2 batting titles, an MVP award and a World Series Championship in 1979.
The Cobra was part of the inaugural Pirates Hall of Fame… pic.twitter.com/UuikGxw6dI
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) June 28, 2025
As a “younger” fan, I had only really vaguely heard of him. I knew who he was, but that was about it. He seems to be a a player I would have liked to have seen in his prime. My condolences.
Elvis Andrus inducted into Rangers’ Hall of Fame
“He definitely deserves it,” said Beltré, who retired after the 2018 season. “He’s one of the best ballplayers to play here with the Rangers. He did so many things to make our ballclub better when we played together.”
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/45604961/elvis-andrus-inducted-rangers-hall-fame
He last played in 2023, but was a non roster player last year in Spring Training for the Dbacks.
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/june-29
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/June_29
The microwave oven was another accidental invention.
The heating effect of a high-power microwave beam was accidentally discovered when it melted a chocolate bar in 1945. Percy Spencer, an American self-taught engineer, was working on an active radar set when he noticed his chocolate melted in his pocket.
Nebraskan drivers had the flashiest traffic situation back then.
In 1912 a Nebraska law stated that night drivers must do the following: stopping every 150 yards, sending up a skyrocket, then waiting eight minutes for the road to clear before proceeding – while blowing their horns and shooting off flares.
Take out restaurants have been found in the remains of Pompeii.
The Thermopolium of Asellina was found with traces of old food serving counters in its remains. This can be found on the archeological remains of Via Dell’abbondanza street at the Ruins of Pompeii.
