[troyc]

I was the Daily beat writer for the baseball team when he was behind the plate at Sunken Diamond. I remember my buddy JJ, who was the stadium announcer, would say when Hinch came to the plate to bat...

"The catcher ... AYEEE JAYEEEE HINCH!"

AJ is a really, really good guy. Proud to have him as a Stanford grad.

-m.

Those were great days. As Sunken Diamond's PA announcer myself in '95 and '96, it was my pleasure to announce his name, too. Especially since A.J. & I are also proud graduates of Midwest City High School! I'm sure there are a lot of happy people back in Midwest City, Oklahoma right now.

Super awesome to watch his journey over the years, even when it got a bit rocky (his disastrous first managerial experience with Arizona). Always wonderful to see great things happen to genuinely good people.

Troy C

[troyc]

I was the Daily beat writer for the baseball team when he was behind the plate at Sunken Diamond. I remember my buddy JJ, who was the stadium announcer, would say when Hinch came to the plate to bat...

"The catcher ... AYEEE JAYEEEE HINCH!"

AJ is a really, really good guy. Proud to have him as a Stanford grad.

-m.

Those were great days. As Sunken Diamond's PA announcer myself in '95 and '96, it was my pleasure to announce his name, too. Especially since A.J. & I are also proud graduates of Midwest City High School! I'm sure there are a lot of happy people back in Midwest City, Oklahoma right now.

Super awesome to watch his journey over the years, even when it got a bit rocky (his disastrous first managerial experience with Arizona). Always wonderful to see great things happen to genuinely good people.

Troy C