Cap tip, Al's Fastball Summer is here, and the 2024 season is kicking off with a bang at the Chiefs Challenge in Simcoe, Ontario. This event brings together some of the best men's fastpitch teams in the world, including 5 of the top 6 ranked teams globally. Fans can look forward to seeing the #1 New York Gremlins, #2 host Hill United Chiefs, #3 Bear Creek Express, #4 NE … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Bob Tomlinson’s Fastpitch Chronicle – July 1997
Editor's Note This week's Throwback Thursday features snippets of the July 1997 edition of Bob Tomlinson's Fastpitch Chronicle, "the" men's fastpitch newspaper of record before the internet. Still working on a way to scan the newspaper-sized pages, but for this post, we've photographed a few articles from that issue. The familiar Page One Banner of everyone's favorite, … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Fastpitch Bulletin – Oct 1985 – The “Pay ‘n Pak Issue”
Editor's Note This week's Throwback Thursday features the October 1985 edition of Ray Andersen's Fastpitch Bulletin. Call this one the "Pay 'n Pak" issue, the World and National Champions of 1985. On the front cover is a photo of Pay 'n Pak manager Tom Wagner, whose Seattle Washington based team became the first to win both the ISC World Tournament and ASA National … [Read more...]
ISC WT Player Profile from SoftballCity- Jack Besgrove of the New York Gremlins
From Softball City, host of the 2024 ISC World Tournament Cap Tip ISCFastpitch: … [Read more...]
New York Gremlins Announce Their 2024 Roster
From Softball Premier … [Read more...]
2024 Peligro Cup Tournament in New York City Cancelled
Editor's note Well, sorry to hear that.?After hearing about the tournament for a number of years, finally made it last year and was looking forward to it in 2024, especially those crowds and seeing the teams playing in the shadow of new Yankee Stadium. … [Read more...]
Australian / New York Gremlin Star Jack Besgrove finishes in top 10 for World Games Athlete of Year
Won Two World Championships in Four Months From the WBSC: Men's softball super star Jack Besgrove made the top-10 at The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023, an award open to athletes from all sports on The World Games programme. The Australian left-handed pitcher qualified for the final voting after the first round and finished in 10th place with a total of … [Read more...]