Three old friends getting together in Phoenix for a week of sunshine, baseball and stories.
Left to right: Jim Bray, Jim Dey and Tom Brubaker
Born in Litchfield, Illinois, in 1952, Dey and Brubaker lived next door to each other for the first 18 years of their lives, and Bray grew up a block away. Ever since, we have remained friends and in mostly regular contact. For the last few years, we have tried to get together for a week of R&R in the Phoenix area. At first, we used a three-ring notebook to carry various information about baseball parks, restaurants, museums, etc. Because we are hip and happening (not really), we replaced the notebook with this website that we can access with our iPhones.
UPDATE: We have been joined by a fourth. Pat Hittmeier, also a Litchfield native but a year younger, drives down from his Montana home to join in the spring training fun, good meals and an occasional hike.
Left to right: Tom, Jim, Pat and Jim
Where we stayed from 2015 through 2026
2026 – Phoenix – March 4 – 11
2024 & 2025
March 17 – 24, 2025 & March 20 – 27, 2024
2023 – Tempe – March 4 – 11
2022 – Phoenix – March 23 – 30
2021 – Glendale – March 13 – 20
2019 – Mesa – March 16 – 23
2018 – Phoenix – March 23 – 30
2017 – Phoenix – March 20 – 26
2015 – Phoenix, Marriott TownePlace Suites North – March 20 – 26
ARIZONA 