In the spring of 1991 I answered an add in the paper by a team looking for baseball players. I hadn't played hardball in about ten years having switched to fastpitch softball, but was curious to see if I could still pitch. I joined a team called Greco Construction that season. Our first game was at Herita...
The WhizKids and Angels squared off at the Big A Thursday night. The WhizKids took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first, featuring a bases clearing triple off the bat of Gene Hallenbeck. They added another run in the bottom of the second when Bob Holmes led off with a single, and scored on Shawn Martins si...
Ball players: As of Friday, 5:20 p.m., Jim Ansel writes that we have 14 players planning to show up at 3:30 this Sunday (6/13) at New Scotland field for the Capital Division (an over-60 division, but that's a loose 60, some late 40s have been spotted there) game. So, as an inducement to get four more guys...
The 55+ Dodgers hosted the Twins at Watervliet on a very emotional evening for the Twins. The Twins have suffered two family losses this season; the most recent being the death of Tom King's son in a motorcycle accident. Tom and his family were at the game and it was an honor for the Dodgers to share the fi...
That seems to be the question. On 6/8 with an ever changing forecast , Steve Van Gelder 62 Yanks and Dave Plew 62 Peppers were in contact during the day as to play or not to play. Decision to play was made, with many text following from players that how hard it was raining where they were, my response was "go...
The weather over Memorial Day weekend sucked. Not having a game on Tuesday when it was nice and sunny sucked. Sitting in the morning sunshine on Wednesday and looking at a forecast that calls for "PM showers" sucks. 47% chance of rain at 5:00 o'clock (53% chance of it not raining} sucks.54% chance of ra...
Any age eligible player want to play some ball tonight with the 62 Americans at "B" Diamond?... either replay here or send me a text at 518-466-1785. Thanks, Mike LaBarge
An unprecedented number of injuries and some unavoidable absences have left us shorthanded for tomorrow. I need two players. You must be at least 45 years old. Chatham Little League Complex, Payn Avenue, 10:00am. Phone me: 518-758-2216. Many thanks, Frank -- Edited by Frank Montagano on Saturday...
The Twins and Americans played the game last night in Bethlehem on what turned into a perfect evening for baseball. It was 3-0 Twins after 3 innings . Twins put the game out of reach in the 4th and 5th innings. John Newman pitched a gem for the Twins giving up just 3 hits while walking 1, striking out 1 , and n...
Dave Sirani went 3-3 with 3 stolen bases and 4 runs scored to back the 3-hit pitching of Mike Kane and Bob Bolt to lead the WhizKids over the Giants Tuesday night. Kane (2-0) went the first 5 innings, giving up 3 hits, with Bolt finishing up with 2 hitless innings. Sirani started the scoring in the second i...
Schenectady, NY - The Cardinals (1-0) visited the Pirates (1-0) at the B-Diamond on Tuesday, on a spectacular night for baseball! The Buccos opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, on a ribby single by Paul Peters, plating Rick Knipper, who had singled and stolen 2B.....a pitchers duel ensued...
