SB Nation User Blog: kishi

Vintage baseball, anyone?

kishi — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:53:21 -0000

The Diamondbacks may not be going to the playoffs, but that doesn't mean that there won't be any October baseball in Phoenix. (Just maybe not October 2009...) The Arizona Territories Vintage Base Ball League is kicking off their season October 17th at the Glendale Harvest Festival. Vintage baseball uses rules from anywhere from the 1860s to the 1890s. I went to see some games last year- I've got some pictures up here- and they're a lot of fun to watch. They're starting the games at 8 am on October 17th, and run until dusk, and it's being held over near University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale- the links above have more specific info. I'm probably going to stop by to take in a few games, so if anyone else is interested, drop a note and we'll have to hang out.

Vote for Clay Zavada!

kishi — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:21:33 -0000

Vote for Clay Zavada!

The American Mustache Institute has nominated Clay Zavada for The 2009 Robert Goulet Memorial Mustached American of the Year. Obviously, he deserves to win.

Yahoo: Mike Rizzo is to be fired in Washington. AP says, hired, silly Yahoo!

kishi — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:04:02 -0000

Yahoo: Mike Rizzo is to be fired in Washington. AP says, hired, silly Yahoo!

And the man who once ran the Diamondbacks scouting division will be be replaced by Arizona vice president Jerry DiPoto, the guy who currently runs the Diamondbacks pro scouting?

Really, Nationals, you can feel free to look other places for new executives...

[Update] But the Associated Press now says he will actually be given the permanent GM job. "Rizzo might have been Washington's acting general manager, but he was still technically an assistant GM. Now he will be moved up to GM, the Associated Press reported Wednesday night, citing two people familiar with the negotiations."

KTAR: Schoeneweis to leave the team, Schlereth called up

kishi — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:21:27 -0000

According to KTAR, Scott Schoeneweis has decided to take a leave of absence from the Diamondbacks after what has obviously been a difficult season for him, both on and off the field. Schoeneweis has put up a 15.00 ERA over 9 innings and 19 appearances since he returned to the club in early June this year.

In his place, the Diamondbacks have recalled Daniel Schlereth from Mobile. Schlereth has posted a 1.01 ERA in AA this season and in his last three appearances has pitched three innings with 8 strikes outs. He did join the club in May this year for a few weeks, and had a 9.64 ERA, but I wonder if he had some bad luck there. Schlereth had 5 of the 7 baserunners he allowed to reach score against him, despite opponents only hitting .222 off of him, so hopefully he can be a bit more successful at stranding runners.

Prince Fielder doesn't like being hit with pitches

kishi — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:55:20 -0000

Prince Fielder doesn't like being hit with pitches

In last night's game against the Dodgers, Fielder was hit by a pitch in the ninth by Guillermo Mota. It was apparently intentional, retaliation for Manny getting brushed by one earlier, and Mota was ejected. But that wasn't enough for Fielder, who tried to get into the Dodgers clubhouse after the game to confront Mota. Good call, Prince. I'm sure that's the right way to handle it. Especially when, I don't know, there's a camera crew to capture it.

I'm sure Mota will get a fine and suspension, but I wonder if we'll see anything done to Fielder.

No Surgery for Webb

kishi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:24:58 -0000

No Surgery for Webb

Webb says three specialists all gave him the same answer: don't have surgery. He'll spend four to six weeks strengthening the muscle and not throwing, but he hopes he can be back in time to make a few starts in September.

Mark Reynolds shares NL Player of the Week honors

kishi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:46:40 -0000

Mark Reynolds shares NL Player of the Week honors

Mark Reynolds won the award for his impressive week at the plate, batting .417 with a slugging percentage of 1.000 and nine RBIs. He shared the award with Huston Street of the Colorado Rockies.

Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience

kishi — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:27:30 -0000

Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience

The Mesa Historical Museum has an exhibit up on the history of baseball in Arizona, including the Cactus League and even before then. Saw an article in a magazine about it and it looked pretty interesting. It's supposed to be running through the end of the years, so I'll have to convince mrskishi to make a cross-town trek. Anyone seen it?

The Mesa Historical Museum is located at 2345 N. Horne Street in Mesa AZ. During the summer, it's open Tuesday through Saturday, 9AM to 1PM, and admission is $5, $3 for children age 3 to 12.

KTAR: Bob Melvin's out

kishi — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:12:20 -0000

KTAR: Bob Melvin's out

According to Gambo and Ash, the day we've been expecting has finally arrived- Melvin, 2007 NL Manager of the Year, will be replaced before tomorrow's game.

No word yet on who will replace him.

Manny Ramirez suspended for a positive drug test

kishi — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:47:23 -0000

Manny Ramirez suspended for a positive drug test

He'll be gone for 50 games and replaced by Xavier Paul. The have not said what he tested positive for, but Manny is saying that he got it from a doctor for personal medical use.

Dealing with a drug scandal can be difficult. I encourage the Dodgers to look at how we handled the Jason Grimsley issue, and follow our lead.

SB Nation User Blog: kishi

Vintage baseball, anyone?

Vote for Clay Zavada!

Yahoo: Mike Rizzo is to be fired in Washington. AP says, *hired*, silly Yahoo!

KTAR: Schoeneweis to leave the team, Schlereth called up

Prince Fielder doesn't like being hit with pitches

No Surgery for Webb

Mark Reynolds shares NL Player of the Week honors

Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience

KTAR: Bob Melvin's out

Manny Ramirez suspended for a positive drug test

Yahoo: Mike Rizzo is to be fired in Washington. AP says, hired, silly Yahoo!