Due to bad weather moving around game time the 55 Whiz Kids vs the Giants at C diamond PPD. The 62 Peppers vs Yankees at B diamond also PPD tonight 8/4.
Monday 8/1, New Scotland, NY - As the calendar turned to the true dog days of summer, the Arachnids and Pirates squared off in a Last Man Standing contest at New Scotland on Monday nite. These two teams historically have closely contested games with the outcome in the balance in the final At-Bats, and M...
In what hopefully will become an annual tradition, the Giants and Dodgers enjoyed an evening of baseball followed by a full serving of beer, burgers and bratwurst in Watervliet. After scoring one in the top of the 1st, the Dodgers sent John "Weber Grill" to the mound and gave him plenty of defensive su...
This was a tale of two games. The first game was the first 4 innings. During that 4 innings the Pirates (3-8-1) hung with the heavily favored Cubs (8-4). The score after 4 complete innings was Cubs 2 - Pirates 1, with the Pirates threatening in each of the first 3 innings. The Cubs got two runs in the top of t...
ADK Bears are short 3 players for 8/7 and are requesting help from anyone that would like to play. They have a double header starting at 10 am and game two at 12:30 at NS vs the Shaskys. Here is Robs contact information if you can help him out. Rob Lutz, 518-209-8008, email kinglutz@yahoo.com . Rob is unab...
The Whiz and Twins met last night at the Ravena PBC field. Pitching for the Twins was Wayne Nicholsen, who threw a complete game, notching up 2 K with no walks. Pitching for the Whiz was Bob Bolt, Mike Kane and Joe Burns. They combined for 2 K and 1 BB. The Whiz got it going in the 1st. Dave Sirani got an infiel...
A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: It gives the me great pleasure to announce that Randy Craft will receive the "Love of the Game Award" at the upcoming New York State Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Sunday, Nov. 13th, at 4:00 pm, at the Troy Hilton. Anyone that has paid attention to my posts he...
Arachnids starter Wayne Nicholsen went the distance against the Peppers allowing 8 hits, 1 run, zero walks, while striking out 5. Wayne brought the heat all game long. Peppers starter Dan Durback kept the game tight as the Arachnids held just a 2-1 lead going into the bottom of the 4th. Then the Arachn...
Wednesday night at Swift Road Park in New Scotland, the Damn Yankees and Cubs got together for the final regular season meeting between these two title contenders. The matchup showcased two big game pitchers: Ron Massaroni for the Cubs, and Lex Herlett for the Yanks. Neither pitcher disappointed....
The Perfect Storm of injuries, work commits and vacations have the Pirates scrambling for their trip to Lorenz Field in Saugerties, for a match up with the Cardinals. We could use some help. Please contact me at jamesbdalton@yahoo.com, or text at 518-221-9499. Thanks. Jimmie D.
Stefan Koutsakis, was the effective starter for the Arachnids and picked up the win over the Peppers going 5 innings allowing 5 hits while striking out 4. Wayne Nicholsen in relief yielded 1 hit while striking out 3 over the final 2 innings. Leading hitters for the Arachnids were Nicholsen 4-4, Tom Ki...
Friday night at New Scotland there were lots of stories. Randy Craft played his second game (during his visit from Florida). Randy was responsible for the first two outs of the game, with two solid plays at shortstop, but didn't see another chance for the rest of the night. He also had a solid single in h...
The news is not particularly stupendous, but if you're a Pepper or the team's fan, it's pleasant to learn that the club won its second game in row, downing the Pirates, 8-3, at the A Diamond on a hot (88 degrees, feels like 90) Thursday night. Solid pitching from the Peppers' Frank Montagano, Dave Plew a...
