Dynasty in the Desert

Being the winner of anything for five years in a row is quite an accomplishment. In major sports there are very few teams at any level that can lay claim to any sort of streak such as that. Add the Phoenix Desert Dogs of the Arizona Fall League to that fraternity.

Its with sad reverence that I bring up this story. In previous posts I mentioned the AFL as a way to make it through the dreary (89 days) time before spring training brings are boys of summer back. Sadly now even that came to a close with the Dogs win over the Mesa Solar Sox today.

The dominance for the Dogs still must be recognized. The question is, what sparks a dynasty in a league that is defined by different players from a wide variety of teams each season. Maybe its the confines of Phoenix Municiple Stadium where they play their home games. Having been there, its a nice park but I don’t see it as an advantage. So what is it? Perhaps its not really a dynasty.

By definition yes, five years makes you a dynasty. But really in this league it just comes down to the individual players each year. The players that come to the desert with an agenda of work, improvement and turning heads will be the most successful in the fall league. It just so happens that the players most exemplifying this over the past five years have made thier home at the corner of Van Buren and Galvin Parkway in the city of Phoenix.

So a tip of the cap and a wish of good to those players…along with all the boys of the late fall…for giving us all baseball for a few more weeks, holding that summer sun back up into the sky just a bit longer.

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