Just reading about Timmy Brown's leg here this am as contrary to popular belief, I only sporadically check in here to read these things the past several years as there's this bigger thing called life which requires my attention... Timmy's post made me think of the special relationship we each have wi...
On Friday night the Indians beat the Yankees 18-3, but let me say Lex and his Yankees played a great Game dealing with the fact of Lex's loss and instead of asking to not play, he called me at 730 am to make sure our game was still scheduled, and I m glad baseball was here for him in such a awful time, as the Whol...
The Black Bears have been playing for four years now and the Padres were one of only two teams who the Bears had never beaten - but the Bears finally got that first win against a very tough Padres team by a score of 8-6 on Monday night. The Bears jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the second inning when the fi...
Tonight's game between the Whiz Kids and Twins has been postponed. It will be played Tuesday, May 23rd, at the satellite field. Jim Porter Whiz Kids 55+ Division
Great pitching (and some rusty defense) for both teams was the story of this game with Chris Dunn and Joe Burns both going the distance, 10 innings. The Giants scored 4 unearned runs in the 2nd inning and that was all they could muster. Chris scattered 8 hits with 9 Ks for the win against a potent Giants li...
John Cortese went 2-3 with 4 RBI to back the 3-hit pitching of Mike Kane as the Whiz Kids defeated the Peppers 10-1 Friday night. Brian Musella (2-3, 2 r) led off the bottom of the first with a single, stole second, and scored on a single by Greg Mangione. Cortese drove in Kane (1-3, r) with a fielders choic...
As you may have heard, I suffered a broken leg awaiting to turn a double play in a 55s game last week and am going to be laid up for the better part of the summer. I had surgery on Thursday where they inserted a plate and screws to support the broken fibula, reset the ankle and repair some ligament damage. I am...
First I would like to thank guys from the league for their kindness and their words of inspiration and condolences. my mother passed away thurs morning. 13 years she fought cancer. Just when she thought she beat it she got another type and another and another. breast bladder kidney and bone. I watched...
The 45+ game between the Bombers and the Cougars, scheduled for Sunday, May 21 at 3:15pm at New Scotland Town Park, has been cancelled. If and when the game will be made up is yet to be determined. I refer you to Mark Marshall's eloquent post, below. Lex, his family, and his loyal Bombers teammates are in...
Yesterday the 33+ Division was told very early on that the fields in Schenectady Central Park were unplayable yesterday (Monday, May 22) - despite the fact that I personally stopped by the fields and noted that even with the rain we received over the weekend that there was no standing water at the "C" D...
You may have seen or heard reports that the Satellite field needs some TLC. OK, maybe a lot of TLC. I'm not trying to debate the cause of the problem but one factor is that the school season is over and so the school staff is not maintaining the field. That leaves it up to our league to work on the field. I am in...
Americans defeated the Twins 7-4 this evening at C Diamond. The Twins came up in the top of the 6th and got the first 2 runners on and then the lightning bolts started. Big Time. That's all she wrote.
We are planning our second year of great, Memorial Day weekend baseball in Chatham. This year we will play on Saturday, May 27th. As we did last year, the game or, hopefully games, will be followed by a picnic at the Chatham Brewery. Ask anyone who attended last year if having two cold, home brews is a nic...
