The Arachnids put up 2 earned runs in the bottom of the first off Cards starter Bill Chichester via a Kenny Wellington single, a long double by Darrell Duncan a stolen base and a fielders choice. Those were the only runs scored until the top of the 4th when the Cardinals scored 2 of their own capitalizing...
One of the deep philosophical questions of the modern age, or, at the least, a dandy one for baseball teams, is, "Do you have a rally in you?" It could be called a "defining question." Then again, it could not. Philosophers are a funny bunch. Turns out on Monday last ( the 15th) both the Americans and the P...
Now that I have your attention, let me tell you the story that the final score does not tell you: After 3 complete innings the Pirates held a 3-0 lead, and after 4 complete innings they held a 3-1 advantage. The Bucco's scrapped for one run in each of the first 3 innings, with the help of 3 Cubs' errors and 2 w...
If anyone knows of a studio apartment for rent in the Capital District, let me know. I'm back from North Carolina for the summer to play in my favorite league and am looking for a place. Thanks. petezamory@yahoo.com
The Dodgers earned their first win of the season by blanking a tough Twins team 7 - 0. Backed by three double plays, Dodgers pitcher, Mark Callahan faced just 22 Twins batters to record the complete game victory.
Ted Valenti's son Tyler who had supported our league for years is in the Albany trauma unit after getting hit by a truck who turned right in front of him on his motorcycle. He broke his back and most of his ribs and could use some prayers. He's not out of the woods yet. Ted's family has been a great group of pe...
The 45 Cubs outlasted a very game Royals team 6-3 in 10 innings on Saturday on a beautiful day in Chatham. The Royals' Todd Freidman and the Cubs' Chris Dunn both went the distance. The Royals scored a single run in the bottom of the first inning and the Cubs then tied it in the top of the third. In the bottom...
If anyone is interested in purchasing DTB wood, I get a great discount on proselect models. The are a lot of MLB players using these bats now, including Alonzo and Stanton. In fact, Stantons longest homerun this year was with a Dovetail. If interested, go to dovetailbats.com, search proselect model...
On a perfect Thursday night at the A-Diamond, the Cubs pounded out 15 hits and worked 5 walks in an 11-2 victory over the Dodgers. The big inning came in the top of the 4th, with the Cubs holding a slim 2-1 advantage. The Cubs started of the inning with 6 consecutive hits, plating 6 runs, to blow the game ope...
Pirates Best Twins 12-11 Schenectady, B-Diamond 5/11 - In an affair that had the base paths full of traffic with 33 hits and 23 runs, the Pirates held on for a 12-11 victory over the visiting Twins, on a perfect nite for baseball at the B-Diamond ball orchard! The Twins struck first off Pirates starter D...
If you're in the over-62s, or just wonder what that's like, here's one angle: Two games in two days can feel like one long doubleheader. On the third day, rest isn't just welcome. It's necessary. So I write this with my feet up. On a pleasant, sunny Tuesday night, the Americans won a narrow one, 6-5, for t...
