This time of year has always been tough on managers as they navigate players on vacation and others with injuries. Both teams had to navigate both as key players on both sides were missing for their second meeting on the year. The Whiz even had to borrow 3 players: Steve Lounello, Barry Jackson, and Dav...
The 55 division mini-tournament schedule already has my Dodgers penned in as the #5 seed. Depending on the outcome of next week's games, the Dodgers could end up in 4th place. The Dodgers are currently 5 - 8. A win against the Giants would have us at 6 - 8. The Twins are % points ahead of us with a record of 5 -...
Ladies & Gents: Story below about the first woman to umpire a major league game - it's happening this weekend, Marlins v. Braves, Aug. 9-10. The story is from Major League Baseball's daily online news source called the MLB Lineup. It's free if you want to subscribe. Hope you all like the story. I ca...
It was a warm and hazy night at A Diamond with a 7:45 start. Arachnids starting pitcher TJ Scorsone set down the Americans 1-2-3 to start the game. In the bottom of the first, the spiders pushed across two runs on two walks and two hits off American starter Jimmy K. arachnids up 2-0 and that is the way it sta...
We need multiple subs for Thursday's game. At the moment at least 2 for each team are need. If you can play please contact Jimmie Dalton 518-221-9499 or Jimmy Jaz 518-253-1913. Guaranteed plenty of playing time.
Good luck to all you guys still playing for a championship. I wish you all good luck. I reported earlier I got some bad news about my body. I have a 4 .3 cm aneurism on my ascending aorta. The doctor told me Tuesday that it is something to watch but I may continue doing what I have been doing. They are going to m...
I just wanted to reach out to all of my baseball brothers and let you know that my treasured time with the Capital District Men's Senior Baseball League has come to an end. Age, and some recent health issues, have helped put some life priorities in perspective, and Cindi and I decided it was time to move c...
The Cubs and Twins got together at 7:30 pm last night at the A-Diamond for their second meeting on the year. Gary Webber started for the Twins, with Chris Dunn getting the start for the Cubs. The Cubs got off to a flying start in the top of the first inning. Carlos Espada worked a leadoff walk and immediate...
The 62 Division Round Robin play began with a matchup of the #1 Arachnids (fewest runs allowed) vs. the #4 Cardinals (most runs scored). Which team would prevail???? In the top of the 1st the visiting Cardinals came ready to play. After Wayne Nicholsen retired the first two Cardinals batters on groun...
Fri. 7/25 at Rogowicz Field - Pirates 9 Americans 8 Hot and dusty as this one got underway. The Pirates and Americans have a history of wildly close games and this one followed suit, as the Pirates, "got off the duck", and edged the Americans with a bottom of the 7th walk-off win, rallying for 5 in the fina...
On another warm, sunny Wednesday night at Watervliet HS, the Arachnids got the ball rolling, literally, in the top of the 1st inning. Following a leadoff soft-liner out to the Peppers shortstop, the Spiders took advantage of 2 infield hits, one airborne outfield hit and 3 infield errors to plate 5 ru...
Pick a baseball cliche... Good pitching beats good hitting - Dennis Lane took the mound for the Dodgers and used pinpoint control and a combination of speeds to quiet a good Twins batting order. Over five innings, Lane allowed only three baserunners - two singles and one walk. Defense wins champions...
. . . through 5-1/2 innings that is. At the end of the top of the 5th the Americans were in control of this game 8-2. After the Americans plated an insurance run in the top of the 6th, they owned a 9-4 lead, with Barry Jackson in complete control on the mound, and just an inning and a half to go. Then the bottom o...
