The daily ritual would occur as Willie Bloomquist made his way to his seats at Chase Field.
An alum from Arizona State University would ask him when he's going to take over the Sun Devil baseball program. A fan would tell him how much he'd like to see Bloomquist back in maroon and gold.
Bloomquist spent five years as a special assistant to Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall, and rare was the night he didn't hear about his baseball heritage or why he'd be such a great fit managing the Sun Devils.
"I hadn't really given it much thought before that, but I'd be lying if I said after those several days in a row and several years in a row where people were talking that I didn't think about it," Bloomquist said.