A while ago I was thinking about some of the unique or peculiar things I've seen playing in this league the last 19 years. Then I realized some of them have a number associated with them. Baseball is after all, a game of numbers, 61, 714, .406, etc. Anyway, here's a few entertaining things I've seen in our...
Time for a little baseball pick-me-up? Regret that we can't do that on a diamond now, but, since, as Yogi said, baseball is 90 percent mental, we can think and read about the game, which can take us pretty close to home. I'm now enjoying Tyler Kepner's 2019 book, "K/ A History of Baseball in Ten Pitc...
CDMSBL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FRIDAY April 24, 2020 VIA TEXT Members present: John Reel, John Kalinski, Don Wixon, Chris Abrams, Lex Herrlett, Will Coons, JJ Janetski, Pat Alston, Bob Noto, Jim Konstantakis. Meeting opened at 8:08 There were two motions mentioned for a vote in the afternoon in...
Some of you may have heard about one of our players contracting , "the menace".... check out the article on the national site. HOF'er Ralph Caputo is still recovering but doing well out of isolation, Proud he volunteered for the Plasma donation..... I'll let you read..... https://msblnational.co...
Was reading the article by Ted Reich re: his "Fan is Born'' recall of the 1951 Giants and the shot heard round the world. Mr. Reich's recall of his youth reveals an age most of us, heck, none of us, have yet to realize in CDMSBL, yet, the story triggers replays of the fondest memories of our own days gone by....
Damn, I am bored. Consider this ISOLATION QUARANTINE DIARY Day 1 I Can Do This!! Got enough food and wine to last a month! Day 2 Opening my 8th bottle of Wine. I fear wine supplies might not last! Day 3 Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew?? Day 4 8:00pm. Removed my Day Pajamas an...
CDMSBL community, Please visit the new web site and read up on the newest "Talkin Baseball" submission by Mike Hart. there are now two articles by Mike, the first with Mike Girard can be be viewed as well by scrolling to the right, and the second is on Jim Porter. very good articles. more in the works... R...
33 players signed up and paid! Working with the league braintrust to get to baseball. https://youtu.be/XI_4HtIJYDM Jim A -- Edited by Jim A on Sunday 29th of March 2020 10:40:21 AM-- Edited by Jim A on Sunday 29th of March 2020 12:53:19 PM
Tommy Maney and Teddy Poleto's Inland Angels have advanced to the finals of the 65+ Las Vegas Kickoff Classic...!! After going 2-1 in pool play, they won their quarterfinal matchup yesterday, as well as this mornings semi-final game... Finals to be completed later today...best of luck!!! (When I g...
The CDMSBL Board of Directors met on 3/20 to discuss several matters due to the extraordinary situation we are now faced with. I am sure everyone is concerned about the health and safety of our members. 1. In regards to the start of the season in all Divisions, the Board of Directors directs all Divisio...
Knowing that the CDMSBL is committed to the health of our players and their families, we should consider limiting the number of fans that can attend our games this season. Across the state, events that are expected to draw over 500 people are being cancelled. For our purposes I think the number 500 is t...
The HOF selection committee has chosen Mike Kane and Lex Herrlett for induction into the CDMSBL HOF's class of 2020. These two inductees join the existing 33 members in the highest distinction the league bestows. Please join me in congratulating them on this achievement. Mike and Lex will be formal...
