The Fresno Bee sports page delivered quite a 1-2 punch in the gut to Fresno State recently. First, Marek Warszawski wrote, "At some point Fresno State baseball stopped being a victim of its own success, and started to become a victim of its own neglect." He voiced that opinion in...
Play Ball! Grizzlies Talk About New Season and Playing in Fresno
The Fresno Grizzlies play their 17th home-opener at Chukchansi Park tonight (April 10). The game allows fans to reacquaint themselves with the 25 individual stories on the field. All of the players are hoping to realize their Major League Baseball dreams. There's something else in store for the fans — free...
RIP, Augie Garrido, Former Bulldog & College Baseball's All-Time Wins Leader
Augie Garrido, perhaps the greatest college baseball coach ever, died early Thursday morning after suffering a stroke Sunday. August Edwin Garrido Jr., a native of Vallejo, was an all-conference outfielder at Fresno State, where he played on the Bulldogs' 1959 third-place College World Series team. Enrolling at Fresno State required...
Dusty Baker: They Can't Keep Bonds Out of the Hall of Fame Forever
Dusty Baker hits a home run in this Take 5 interview, which you can watch above. The former slugging outfielder and manager of four Major League Baseball teams, including the San Francisco Giants, offers his views on: The likelihood that Barry Bonds, baseball's all-time home run king, will overcome his...
Dusty Baker: They Can't Keep Bonds Out of the Hall of Fame Forever
Dusty Baker hits a home run in this Take 5 interview, which you can watch above. The former slugging outfielder and manager of four Major League Baseball teams, including the San Francisco Giants, offers his views on: The likelihood that Barry Bonds, baseball's all-time home run king, will overcome his...
RIP, Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame Umpire & Springville Resident
Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, whose commanding presence and excellent judgment spanned 31 National League seasons, died Saturday of natural causes in Visalia. He was 87. The New York Times noted that the Springville resident "had silver hair, giving him something of a regal air, and he was very...
RIP, Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame Umpire & Springville Resident
Hall of Fame umpire Doug Harvey, whose commanding presence and excellent judgment spanned 31 National League seasons, died Saturday of natural causes in Visalia. He was 87. The New York Times noted that the Springville resident "had silver hair, giving him something of a regal air, and he was very...
Keep on Kempin’
Tony Kemp is back in the Big Leagues. The speedy CF/2B got a taste of Major League life last season with Houston. After starting the season in Fresno, Kemp has a return engagement. After placing OF Teoscar Hernandez (another recent Grizzlies call-up) on the disabled list, the Astros recalled Kemp...
Keep on Kempin’
Tony Kemp is back in the Big Leagues. The speedy CF/2B got a taste of Major League life last season with Houston. After starting the season in Fresno, Kemp has a return engagement. After placing OF Teoscar Hernandez (another recent Grizzlies call-up) on the disabled list, the Astros recalled Kemp...
The Grizzlies’ Fisher King
As a Top 5 prospect in the Astros farm system, Derek Fisher's time in Fresno may be short lived. The outfielder hits for average, hits for power and has speed on the basepaths. Recently, he spoke with GV Wire about his path from Lebanon, PA to Fresno and hopefully to...