Chase Field COVID Home Opener
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The world has been a challenging place to navigate for the past year. A global pandemic, the first that many of us have ever experienced, has led to confusion, anger, heartbreak, depression, unemployment, lost time, and most importantly, lost loved ones. We’ve all been challenged in our own ways, and because of the struggles of the past year I jumped at the opportunity to have a glimmer of normalcy.
When I
thought that the Arizona Diamondbacks would only be allowing 25% capacity to begin the season, I did not hesitate to invite my mom to the Home Opener when the email flashed across my screen for tickets. I’ve been able to remain in contact with her through much of the past year, the only exception was during her own fight against COVID around the holidays. I justified our attendance by knowing that 25% capacity would feel very similar to a Wednesday matinee game, when I attend most frequently in usual circumstances.
Vivian Zayas ’94, associate professor of psychology, was inducted into the Ultimate Hall of Fame in October. Professor chases plastic all the way to Ultimate Hall of Fame
December 22, 2020
Some people are transformed by prayer. Others find their lives changed by politics or public service.
Nearly three decades ago, as a sophomore studying psychology at Cornell, Vivian Zayas ’94 was transformed by throwing a plastic disc.
She remembers going out on the fields near Helen Newman Hall with Cornell’s Ultimate Frisbee team. She enjoyed the camaraderie. The team was supportive. And the sport was addictive. John Munson/Cornell University
Vivian Zayas is known for her mastery of a wide range of throws – from lofting a disc that can hover leisurely in midair, giving a downfield teammate enough time to catch up with it, to long-distance throws, or “hucks.”
Some fun statistics from the decade that was.
Ultiworld’s “Decade’s Greatest” series is presented by Greatest Bag. Get the greatest bag in ultimate at GreatestBag.com!
We spent much of the beginning of 2020, the first year of a new decade in ultimate, reflecting on the decade prior. 2020 has…
blessed us with a lot of additional time to look back. So as this year rounded out, we went hunting through the previous ten years of ultimate data, looking for interesting statistics and facts.
And we found some.
Much of the data curation below was performed by William “Brody” Brotman. You can see more of his archival work on his site. Brody could not have completed this project without the efforts and assistance of UltiPhotos, USA Ultimate, and Matthew Bourland. We are thankful for their work.