Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
MESA, Arizona — Just as I pulled into the parking lot at the back fields at the Sloan Park complex Friday morning, it started pouring rain.
This is an unusual thing. The Phoenix area has had measurable rain only twice since last August, and while yes, this is a desert, that’s still pretty unusual (they should have had two or three inches of rain in that time frame).