The Cubs failed to get off to a good start for the first time in the tournament, and it was the worst time to do so. This time, their opponent got an early lead. The A's got a run in the top of the first on a leadoff single, a sac bunt, and a RBI single. They would get two more in the top of the 5th, to take a 3-0 lead a...
Former Red Sox second-baseman and long-time broadcaster Jerry Remy succumbed to lung cancer last week at the age of sixty-eight. It was his seventh bout with the disease, which first appeared in 2008. Jerry faced a lot of adversity in his life, and you had to admire his unimaginable toughness. I'm on...
The Cubs were faced with a fully sponsored team (St. Louis Patriots), in game 5 of the round robin, with the playoffs only one day away. The hard part of managing in these tournaments is deciding how much of your pitching assets to use in the round robin, to get a better seeding, and how much to save for the...
The Cubs pounded out 22 hits in beating the Pensacola Barracudas 25 - 13, on Tuesday afternoon. Jack Griffin, Andy Hoyle and Jim Hicks led the way with 3 hits each. Mike Girard, Bob Bolt, Darrell Duncan, Tim Brown, and Ralph Caputo all chipped in with two hits each. Meanwhile, Andy Hoyle pitched the fir...
I was driving to our stadium game this morning thinking what it would be like if I pitched and just threw strikes for a few innings to save our pitchers arms. It would take our defense to play like pros and our bats to continue our hot streak. We were playing Steves Sports-Red (Cleveland) a historically t...
The stadium games in these Florida tournaments are always a little more fun than the rest of the games, but this one was the most fun on that I have been a part of down here. The top seeded Cubs (2-0) were up against the 1-1 Omaha Indians, in a game that was important to both teams. The Cubs were able to get on t...
Blaise Agnew has left us much too soon, at the age of 62. He passed away on Wednesday. Blaise was a longtime member of CDMSBL, playing with the Hawks, Twins, WhizKids and most recently with the 62+ Yankees. He also played several years in the Colonie Senior Basketball League. He always gave 100%: takin...
Late report from the Albany Capitals in the Fort Myers Roy Hobbs tournament. Well we have played 3 games, scored 36 runs and presently can only report a 1-2 record. In game 1 against a Minnesota team, we held a comfortable 6-2 lead with Jimmy Tesoriero on the bump then going into the last 3 innings we just...
The Cubs got off to a flying start in the Roy Hobbs World Series, utilizing great pitching and solid defense to go along with a potent offense. The morning tilt was against the St. Louis Owls. The Cubs would get on the board in the top of the first. Jack Griffin led off reaching on a two base error. He was del...
Happy Halloween from sunny Florida! The Albany Cubs and Albany Capitals kick off their day one of the round robin with double headers. Stay tuned here for reports from this beautiful baseball paradise!
Members of the Yankees and Arachnids -- finalists in the first ever season of the 62s division in the CDMSBL -- gather for a group photo following the Yankees 6-2 championship win on Thursday evening at Watervliet HS. Front row (l-r) are Jim Konstantakis, Mike Barton, Ed Draves, Tom Maney, Pete Geann...
The Capital Division is playing tomorrow, Sunday, 10/24, 3 pm at Schenectady Babe Ruth (a walk from Schenectady A and B diamonds). We need some players to fill out the game. anseljamesc@gmail.com
18+ Eagles A Lot - 55/62 Pirates A Little In a game that went the full 7 innings, the Eagle youngsters with wheels and the right arm of Killian, and good D took it to the Pirates in Game #3 of our Fall Series. Their youthful edge was the difference, playing solid defense while we struggled at the plate and de...
The CDMsbl annual golf tournament was a great success. Great representation from all the divisions. Even with the adverse weather it still was a pleasant day. The league appreciates all the Hole sponsors, the people who participated in the golfing, the board members, and Fox run golf course. Many a...
CDMSBL GOLF TOURNEY IS TOMORROW 9am shotgun start Fox Run Golf course! 90.00 per person 4 person scramble! Still room for 1 or 2 more squads Call Lex 518-894-1522 with your squad members ITS A GREAT TIME AT A GREAT EVENT! Come on out
