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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.

NHL: 2013 Coyotes Preview

Now that the agreement has been signed by the NHL players and training camp has opened for all the NHL teams; let’s take a look at the Phoenix (soon to be Arizona) Coyotes and what they need to do to … Continue reading

NBA: Phoenix Suns Future

Three years ago the Phoenix Suns were a very good basketball team. They had the league’s best offense and were led by two-time MVP Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and an explosive bench that featured Leandro Barbosa, Goran Dragic, and Jared … Continue reading

NBA: Phoenix Suns Point Guard Goran Dragic

It appears that the Goran Dragic re-signing has been a positive one for the Phoenix Suns to this point in the 2012-2013 season. When a player signs a free agent deal with a new team; you simply hope that the … Continue reading

NBA: A Look at the Phoenix Suns

Now that the 2012-2013 Phoenix Suns season is underway let’s take a look at how the team might fair this season. We all know the Steve Nash era is over. Under Nash the Suns won three Pacific Division titles, we … Continue reading

AZ State Sun Devil Basketball

Coach Herb Sendek begins his 7th year as the Arizona State Sun Devils head basketball coach. During his time at ASU the Devils are 98-96, barely above 500. Fans throughout Tempe won’t accept average basketball anymore; and neither will new … Continue reading

MLB: Silver Slugger Winner Aaron Hill

Back on August 24th 2011 the Diamondbacks traded away starting 2nd baseman Kelly Johnson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Aaron Hill (and John McDonald).  Johnson had struggled in his second season with the Diamondbacks, posting a .209 average with … Continue reading

MLB: AZ Fall League

Who said that live baseball is over and that you have to wait over four months for the Cactus League to start to see a baseball game? What do the names David Wright, Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Ryan Braun, Alfonso … Continue reading

Catcher Miguel Montero

Miguel Montero said he could not dream of playing for another team, and the Arizona Diamondbacks did not like the thought of what their team and lockeroom would look like without him; so on May 26th the Diamondback signed him … Continue reading

A Look at a New Diamondbacks Outfielder

Let’s take a look at Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Eaton (not the former MLB pitcher Adam Eaton). You might say that the Arizona Diamondbacks may be starting to look towards the future a bit. On Tuesday the team called up prospect … Continue reading

1-Run Game Issues for the Diamondbacks

Let’s take a look at the main reason why I think the Diamondbacks have struggled this season with a “hovering around” .500 record; compared to their significant 2011 run and the NL West Division Title. It’s not the season ending … Continue reading