On June 14th I visited Chase Field for the first time. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Japanese import Kenta Maeda were taking on the home town Diamondbacks and Archie Bradley. It was a great night for baseball as the Chase Field roof and outfield panels were opened before the game. Despite their attempts to spend more money in the offseason the Diamondbacks have struggled throughout the first half. These struggles were on display that night as Chase Utley 2-5 HR 4 RBI and Joc Pederson 2-4 2 HR 2 RBI paced the Dodgers attack sending the 23,458 in attendance home unhappy. I enjoyed my time in Arizona and look forward to my next visit, hopefully this time the Diamondbacks can put a W on the board. – Mandy Lamson
Father’s Day & Baseball