The view from behind home plate at Warren Ballpark.
Welcome to More Than a Game, an all-new podcast where we explore the untold stories of Arizona sports. Hosted by veteran sports reporter and NPR 89.1 announcer, Tony Perkins, More Than a Game features a series of the best sports stories you've never heard.
More Than a Game Episode 4
Episode 4
On this week's episode, Tony Perkins takes a trip to Warren Ballpark. The Bisbee landmark was built to keep miners busy on their off days, but grew to be a pillar of baseball history that hosted many of the game's historic figures. We then head west to Nogales, where Katya Mendoza introduces us to a Nogales High School coach who made the school's baseball team a powerhouse, and was known by a one-word nickname, Viejo.
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Coach Concannon
Head baseball coach James Concannon, also known as "Viejo" in the 1973 Nogales High School yearbook.
warren Ballpark home plate
The view from behind home plate at Warren Ballpark.
Mike at Warren
Bisbee historian Mike Anderson talks about the history of Warren Ballpark while in the dugout.
Warren tunnels
The Warren Ballpark "Clubhouse" -- the underground hallway --leads from utility spaces to locker rooms underneath the ballpark.
Warren fence
Warren Ballpark still hosts Bisbee High School's graduation and the vintage base ball club games, where players play while dressed in baseball uniforms in the style of a century or more ago.
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