if the winter's getting you down, ladies and gents, and you need some baseball, even the literary variety, as a pick-me-up, you could do worse than reading Robert Creamer's marvelous biography of Babe Ruth, "Babe, The Legend Comes to Life." it's some 40 years old now, but it's still a live...
Gentlemen, Anyone find a bat in the "Red" dugout back in October? In getting my gear together for another year of this great game, I realized that the bat section of my gear bag is empty. The last time I had that stick out was in Albany for fall ball. I know that there are a bunch of good hits left i...
if you're close to ancient, which is to say, born in the '40s as i was, you'll remember ernie banks. ernie, the home-run hitting shortstop and first baseman for the chicago cubs from 1953 to 1971, died friday (jan. 23) at age 83. this is what the chicago tribune wrote about him: "Known worldwide as...
Obit in today's Times Union: Burns, Robert A. EAST GREENBUSH - Robert A. Burns, 45, of East Greenbush, died suddenly following a snowmobile accident on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Robert was born in Albany, graduated Columbia High School class of 1987 then East Stroudsburg University in class of...
Hey guys, Quentin has asked me to help him with his fundraising for the green tech charter school for their baseball program . We all know Q and the great things he does for the kids and this is a good cause as last year he started the program from scratch and they receive no funding from the district. He pla...
Adirondack Records Management has an immediate opening for an entry level office/clerical position. The work duties would be primarily data entry along with some filing and assistance with customer telephone service requests. Ours is an office/warehouse work environment and lifting cartons...
I'd be interested in getting a team together for the Chesapeake Regional Tournament in Frederick, MD (about 45 minutes from Baltimore) scheduled for Columbus Day weekend in 2015. I have family in the area and a contact who works for the Marriott Corporation in Laurel, MD so I might even be able to get s...
Save the date - Saturday April 11th, 6:00 p.m. at the American Legion in Delmar Details to follow once we establish menu items, whether we get a DJ/dance floor (as requested by John Corrigan). Any and all constructive input welcome on this thread. Thanks all, is is Spring yet?
ladies & gents of cdmsbl: the following article appeared in the new york times on wednesday, jan. 7. if you're aging and exercising, good, you may play till you're 90. if you're aging and not exercising, look out. if you're not aging, you're probably not reading this article. - mike fyi: CAPITAL L...
Hey guys just wanted to congratulate Quentin Jensen on being votes MVP of the 33 division in a close vote and Greg Witalec on winning the CY Young award as well in a close vote. It was a great season for the 33 division and I expect another one as well in the upcoming campaign. With the cubs moving up and 2 new...
it's january in albany. we all know the routine: snow, icy rain, long gray days, and cold deep in our bones.. so how do we get through it all till our game begins again? i find windows and dreams help me. hope they do you, too: "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you wha...
