Bickley and I want to buy you baseball tickets

Is there a dad you know who’d love to be able to take his kid to any (or every) Diamondbacks ballgame in June or July? Are you aware of a couple on a fixed income who have been big baseball fans all their lives but can’t afford to attend games these days? Is there a single mom with a couple of kids for whom a night at Chase Field with the whole crew would be a dream come true?

Is there a family who’s been struggling with health issues or some other crisis, and who would love to take their minds off things at some ballgames?

Maybe you’re a kid working a summer job to help pay for college and you don’t have extra cash for baseball. Maybe you’re a Big Brother or Big Sister working with a kid who loves baseball but you can’t afford tickets.

Maybe you know such a person, or someone like that. Let me know. Arizona Republic sports columnist Dan Bickley and I would like to buy them (or you) baseball tickets.

Bickley and I aren’t doing this because we’re rich (or particularly generous), but because the Diamondbacks came up with a terrific ticket deal for summer.

And we know that even a great bargain is not a bargain for those who can’t afford it.

The D-Backs created what they call the “Ballpark Summer Pass,” which gives a fan the opportunity to see every home game in June and July (25 in total) for $50.

In a column Bickley wrote about this over the weekend, team President and CEO Derrick Hall said, “This is a chance to attract new fans, younger fans who are home from college, and fans who aren’t of the traditional mindset of attending 81 home games as a season-ticket holder.

“We’re going to give it a shot and see what happens.”

The purchaser needs to download the MLB.com Ballpark app. Seat locations are assigned two hours before each game. The tickets are non-transferable.

Bickley and I are going to put up enough to buy 10 passes.

Send me an email (ed.montini @arizonarepublic.com) explaining why you or someone you know should get one or more.

I’ve been in the news business for a long time, and I have been a baseball fan a lot longer.

From what I can tell, the world would be a much, much better place if attending a ballgame were mandatory for every American.

I “watched” Pittsburgh Pirates baseball games on the radio until I was in high school and had saved enough money to buy a ticket in the nosebleed section at Three Rivers Stadium during the great right fielder Roberto Clemente’s last season.

He threw behind a baserunner who’d hit a single and dared to round first base just a little too much. Nailed him. Best. Day. Ever. Maybe someone will get one of those.

Let us hear from you.