Even though they lost this weekend's series -- the first time that's happened since the first series of the season -- the Arizona Diamondbacks have had a great start to the season. We had a terrific time at Saturday's game, where Augie Ojeda was the shining star.

This was our first time to see the new state-of-the-art scoreboard. Wow! There's almost too much information! By the time I digested all the stats and details on the playing field, I had to be careful not to miss the action on the field! By the way, for those of you that are learning to do box scores, you'll see the correct notation on the screen after every play.

In his blog about the Arizona Diamondbacks, Jim McClennan sheds some light on why he thinks Chase Field was ranked only 25 out of 30 major league baseball parks in the country by Sports Illustrated. I don't know why we don't get much respect here. Is it because it is a relatively new franchise? Is it because everyone here is a transplant and we always have lots of fans that are rooting for the visiting team? I think Chase Field is a great place to see a game. There are some tickets that are pricey, but you can always find special deals if you don't mind sitting in the upper deck or in the outfield. For instance, on Family Fridays just $15 gets you a ticket to the D-backs game, a medium Pepsi, a Diamondback Dog, the post-game fireworks show, and a free pass to the Phoenix Zoo.