On another hot and sweaty July evening 2 teams with great respect for one another played old school gentleman's baseball at New Scotland. Spiders starter Wayne Nicholsen retired the first two American batters. However, the 3-4-5 hitters, Rich Garbarino, Mike Kane, and Steve Lounello all singled...
New Scotland on another perfect baseball evening. The visiting spiders scored 4 runs in the top of the first against Cardinals starter Jerry Solomon who delivered 35 pitches, but did not walk a batter. Instead he allowed 4 singles, hit a batter, and went deep in the count several times. The Cardinals...
Hope everyone has a happy fourth, its that time of year where I start to finalize my roster for the 45s plus tournament team in West Palm beach Florida Monday November 4 through Saturday November 9, I know its in conflict with the Fort Myers Hobbs tournament. Its the same week. I have a few select spots ba...
As many of you know, a very special date is on the horizon for me, that still seems surreal. On November 10th, 2024, I am honored, privileged, and humbled to be inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. It is an event that draws a huge crowd, and tickets to the event sell out very quickly. The 2...
The Cubs were coming into Thursday night's game with the 3rd place Yankees after playing their worst game in years. They were also facing the prospects of dropping from the top spot in the division all of the way to 3rd place, if they lost to the Yankees. The game started on the wrong foot for the Cubs, as t...
The Twins and Pirates squared off Tuesday Night at Watervliet High School on a warm and humid night. The Twins bats came ready to hit against the Swashbucklers. After 1-2-3 top of the 1st inning, the Twins scored 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 Buco errors to take a 3-0 lead. The Pirates tried to get their offense go...
The 62 Yankees and Arachnids squared off for another close game at A Diamond, under cloudy skies and breezy winds swirling about all night. In the top of the 1st inning, the Arachnids got things going against the Yankees crafty pitcher John Weber. With one out, Ken Wellington got the Arachnids going w...
As we all grow from a young boy to who we become as a man, there are those who influence us in the evolution of our being. When you begin that journey, that evolution can take varying paths. Mine was baseball - ever since I signed up for Little League at age 10 in 1960. You sometimes suffer a bit of a heartache...
The Pirates went up quick scoring three on three hits and a spiders error in the top of the first off starter Darrell Duncan. The Arachnids scored four runs in the bottom of the first via five walks and a couple of base hits. Walks for the Pirate pitching staff were the big problem throughout much of the ga...
Last night at the A-Diamond, the Whiz Kids played their best game of the year, and the Cubs threw in their worst effort of the year. The result was an embarrassing 5 inning mercy rule loss for the Cubs and an exhilarating win for the Whiz. The Cubs / Whiz season series now stands at 1 game apiece. I will leav...
