Yes, it’s the first week of February and baseball is back. Here in Arizona, after a long cold period (40 is cold here), the sun is out, it’s 70 and baseball is in the air. Down by Chase Field, the Arizona Diamondbacks hob-knobbed with the fans in their annual fan fest. This year, it was a better organized event than last year with player autograph tables set up inside the park with a few interactive stands outside. Maybe I am sounding like a “homer,” but the Diamondback players seem to be a fairly nice group of guys that are patient with their adoring fans.

Featured here are a host of players: Conor Jackson, Chad Tracy, Orlando Hudson, Mark Reynolds, Chris Young, Stephen Drew, etc…