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Jim Marshall

About Jim Marshall

I have lived in Phoenix for over 45+ years. I am an avid baseball, basketball, football and hockey fan. My favorite teams are the local professional sports teams yes even the Phx Mercury, as well as THE Arizona State Sun Devils. My favorite sport is baseball. I am a collector of baseball memorabilia. My favorite athlete of all time is Baseball Hall of Fame member Harmon Killebrew. I enjoy attending live sporting events and I am a season ticket holder for the Arizona Cardinals. I enjoy traveling the state of Arizona with my lovely wife Patti.

MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Charles Brewer

In his first start this season against the Rangers, Tyler Skaggs held them scoreless for six innings in Game 1 of the Memorial Day doubleheader. After allowing five runs in five innings to the Giants this past Sunday, Tyler Skaggs … Continue reading

MLB: Concerns for the Diamondbacks

The Arizona Diamondbacks brief 3 game home-stand did not go as they planned. After a come from behind win on Friday night, thanks to Paul Goldschmidt’s 3-run homerun, the Diamondbacks dropped the next 2 to the San Francisco Giants. The … Continue reading

MLB: AZ Diamondbacks Paul Goldschmidt

Currently the Diamondbacks are sitting in first place. Some might say, surprising, with guys like Miguel Montero, Jason Kubel, Martin Prado and others either struggling or injured. But, there is one guy who has been driving the Diamondbacks offense, his … Continue reading

MLB: AZ Diamondbacks Relief Pitchers

The Diamondbacks recent road trip saw them visit three different cities; New York, Denver and San Francisco. They came away with a 4-5 record on that trip. It should have been a more successful trip after having leads in several … Continue reading

MLB: AZ Diamondbacks Didi Gregorius

Shortstop Didi Gregorius made his Arizona Diamondbacks season debut last Thursday in an inter-league game against the New York Yankees and he homered in his first at-bat and then added a double in five trips to the plate. His home-run actually came on his … Continue reading

MLB: NL Predictions.

2013 MLB PREDICTIONS NL EAST 1. WA NATIONALS: Loaded with pitching/hitting. Dan Haren is #4 starter on this team! #1 or 2 anywhere else. An even bigger year from Harper. Veteran Adam LaRoche could be the key to get this … Continue reading

MLB: AL Predictions.

2013 MLB PREDICTIONS AL EAST 1. TO BLUE JAYS: Loaded up on stars from the Mets and Marlins. Jose Reyes had all kinds of leg problems and now he is on artificial turf? He must stay healthy! Josh Johnson will … Continue reading

MLB: AZ Diamondbacks Spring Training Preview

When it comes to spring training, it is not all fun in the sun in Arizona or Florida; especially if you are battling for a spot on a MLB 25 man roster. Then it can be just plain stressful! That … Continue reading

NCAA: AZ State Sun Devil Baseball Preview

Arizona State’s 2012 baseball program had a solid season, winning 36 games. However, it came to an end sooner than we had hoped. The Sun Devils did not even make it to the regional round.  The 2012 season was the … Continue reading

MLB: Spring Training AZ Diamondbacks

Now that football has ended and the days are getting a little longer; it can only mean one thing . . . it is time for Spring Training baseball in Arizona. No team had a more attention-grabbing off-season than our … Continue reading