Hemond-Delhi AZ SABR Chapter

Las Vegas gives great audition for NBA expansion franchise as LeBron, Tyrese star in semis of the in-season tournament. LeBron: "Adam Silver is a genius." My latest for Sportico.

Vegas Showed Up for NBA In-Season Tournament Semifinals If Thursday night’s semifinals for the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament at T-Mobile Arena was a test for Las Vegas hosting an NBA team, it passed with flying colors. “It’s the worst kept secret…

Teaming with Michael Mccan, Kurt Badenhausen to give our perspective of the Trevor Bauer suspension. Our latest for Sportico.

Trevor Bauer MLB Suspension to Cost Him $60 Million as Appeal Looms Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for 324 games, the equivalent of two full seasons, after a sexual assault investigation by the league. The 31-year-old r…

It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of Roland Hemond, our chapter namesake, in Colorado last night of natural causes. Roland is beloved and will always remain an inspiration to us all. He was 92.

Take a look at our new website:

Hemond AZ SABR Chapter Supporting Arizona's Sabr community one post at a time.

Oakland City Council approves non-binding ballpark term sheet. Ball in A’s court. My latest for Sportico.

Oakland City Council Approves Modified Term Sheet for A’s Complex The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to proceed with a non-binding term sheet aimed at keeping the A’s in Oakland at a proposed new ballpark on waterfront property known as the Howard Terminal. T…

Latest for Sportico.

Dodgers and Padres Spending Spree Creates NL West Class Divide During the past eight months, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have spent more than $1 billion combined in player contracts, setting themselves apart financially from the rest of the Na…

Today’s latest.

Tatis Deal Highlights Big-Market Ambition of Padres’ Owner Seidler Peter Seidler is a recent two-time survivor of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and at 61 years old, the San Diego Padres owner knows there’s no time like the present. The challenge is to win the club’s first…

Minor league owners up in arms about prospective MLB deal. My latest for Sportico.

Minor League Clubs Pushing Back on MLB’s Blanket Franchise Agreement Major League Baseball and some of its 120 chosen minor league affiliates may be heading toward confrontation over a pending new franchise agreement called a Player Development License (PDL) that ea…

Analytics to have a lesser role in shorter MLB season. My latest for Sportico.

Analytics to Play Smaller Role in a 60-game MLB season, Managers Say Playing the game by the numbers is going to take a hit as Major League Baseball opens its COVID-abbreviated 60-game schedule when the New York Yankees take on the defending World Series champion Wa…

Yes, we have a baseball season as strange as it is. My latest for Sportico.

Houston Astros and New Rules Highlight Start of Abbreviated MLB Season The abbreviated 60-game Major League Baseball season, delayed for four months by the coronavirus, is slated to open in Washington and Los Angeles Thursday before getting underway with a full slate …

Baseball set to return July 23-24. My latest for Sportico via Variety.

Baseball Is Back: MLB Owners and Players Reach Deal to Start 60-Game Season The Major League Baseball Players Association has accepted an ultimatum from MLB on Tuesday to start an abbreviated 60-game regular season by late July. The union had rejected the offer Monday afte…

Stay Home with SABR Virtual Meeting

We’ve missed you!

The Hemond-Delhi SABR AZ chapter is taking part in the national Stay Home with SABR initiative, and invites you to join us from 1 pm– 3 pm, Saturday, June 27, for our first virtual Zoom meeting.

All baseball fans are welcome to participate.

This is an opportunity to update you on chapter business, share member news, and enjoy some lively baseball discussion. We are expecting a special guest and look forward to seeing you.

To participate in the meeting, RSVP ASAP to our chapter president Barry Bloom at [email protected].

On or about June 25, you will receive an email with the meeting ID and password.

Looking forward to seeing you there.
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