Yes that is seven "Thank You's." The first Thank You is to Jim McQuade for agreeing to drive down to Coeymans to be our 9th (borrowed player). Thank you #2 is to Dave Schillinger, who came to the game, even though he was experiencing a serious headache and nausea, because he didn't want us to forfeit (due...
Again at B Diamond last night the home team Twins struck first scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a double by Jeff Whitehead, Rick Saidenberg getting hit by a pitch , and a clutch single by Wayne Nicholsen off Americans starter Dan Durback. The Americans hit back with a run in the third a...
Monday 6/27 (Schenectady) - After a postponement in their first meeting, the Americans hosted the Pirates at the A-Diamond in Central Park on Monday evening. Manager Mike LaBarge has put together a solid group, who all seem to contribute. The Pirates were playing a little short-handed, (down 6 sta...
Thursday, 23 June (Schenectady NY) - After the threat of rain all day, and gates locked on our arrival, skies cleared and we entered the pearly gates that is the B-Diamond! A little confusion ensued as a full bearded Bill Farrell was mistaken for St. Peter......meanwhile at the "B"- Ball Orchard of Ce...
Ya know - you start out a season with 15 confirmed guys, then two guys go MIA, a guy gets hurt, guys have other commitments and before you know it every game is a scramble to field 9 players. That old story. The 55 Giants are looking for 100 players ........but we'll settle for 2 or 3. Immediate start date, w...
Hey, if your 45 Division team is short-handed this Sunday, please feel free to contact me. I'll play any position you need (except pitcher or catcher), and I promise not to embarrass you. - Mike Clary clarybird@hotmail.com
Ladies & gents, a head's up: Our league treasurer and forever player, Don Wixon, now 75 and counting, got a nice write up on the National MSBL website. by Steve LaMontia, MSBL's Director of Communications. Thought you'd enjoyed reading it. I especially liked the pickleball part: What an idea fo...
Not a lot of 18+ division news here in the bulletin board but its been said to be the change you what to see in the world. Im not a eloquent as some so Ill just let the GameChanger recap do the talking. Of note however, father/son combo Dan (2 for 3, 3 rbi) and Jake (HR, 2 rbi) Hernandez combined for 3 hits and 5 R...
Wednesday 6/22 - (New Scotland) - Gotta love a pair of Aces!!....and that's what transpired at New Scotland Town Park on an overcast and cool Wednesday evening when Jonny Martin for the Angels toed the slab against the Pirate's Eric Westfall. So often pitching duels fizzle out and become crooked num...
I need to put a lift kit into my golf cart. Anyone mechanically inclined? No, I'm not show boating. I built the cart for my dad to take him hunting Thanks- Len
Yankees square up the season series with the Dodgers at Watervllet Highschool field! Yankees grabbed 3 runs first inning and 3 runs 2nd inning. To a 6-0 lead Dodgers fight back plate 4 runs but beYankees werent done. Win game 11-4.dont let the score fool you the Dodgers come to compete. Yanks got some b...
With Dan Durbak out sick and Dave Plew throwing 7 innings the previous night the 62 Peppers had to go deep into their pitching stock against the visiting Arachinids. Long story short, the Spiders put up quite a few runs taking home a victory against a good hitting Peppers team. Leading hitters for the P...
(Wednesday 6/16, New Scotland) - An old adage goes that "a tie game is like kissing your sister". Well there were a bunch of ugly sisters that hooked up last night as the Pirates and Americans battled 7-innings in the gloaming, to a 12 All tie game. Destined to an ESPN "Instant Classic", (had they showed...
