Wednesday night at New Scotland, the Whiz Kids and the Cubs played the 3rd game of 4 scheduled for the regular season. Both of the first two games were close and competitive affairs. This one promised to be another one, and it did not disappoint. Ron Massaroni pitched his second gem in a row, for the Cubs...
A Louisville Slugger glove labeled "BOSKO" was left behind in 1st base dugout after the Red Hawks/Chris Mid City this past Sunday. I have it in my car for the owner to contact me and retrieve/return. Brad B - 518-852-3155
Somebody wants the score earlier in these posts so here you go. Damn Yankees win 10-4. The Twins went up 2-0 in the bottom of the first on a Wayne Nicholsen single that knocked in Ricky Saidenberg and Stefan Koutsakis. Yankees had 2 outs in the top of the 2nd but managed to score 4 runs on 3 Twins errors. It s...
Guys it has been great reading about your games and wishing I was out there playing. I got a shock when after a routine cat scan to check my kidneys they found an aneurism and they are sending me to a specialist in Syracuse since there are no surgeons up here. I feel ok but I will feel much better when I get a be...
Friday 8/5, (B-Diamond, Schenectady) On a sauna-like evening, the Pirates outlasted the Americans, 14-10, in a tilt shortened by darkness. The Pirates advantaged a late line-up change against Americans crafty righty, Vinnie Koster. Rick Knipper was elevated to the lead-off spot, when usual ig...
On several occasions - including at a 45+ game last weekend - I have heard GMs and players debate the rules regarding borrowed players. Some say borrowed players can't pitch or catch. Some say borrowed players can catch but not pitch. Others just shrug their shoulders. Rule 8-3 states that "An assign...
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...
