The Cal Cup II photos from Nov. 5-6, 2005 are posted. Click the link below. We’ve added “rollover” captions to some of the thumbnails.
Click here to view photo gallery.
Here’s a shot of veteran pitcher Joe Edwards pitching for Those Guys against the San Diego Suns. (click to enlarge)
(Minus Maddy, and her cameras that were stolen, these will have to do in a pinch)
Decatur out, Kitchener In for 2007.
-and 2007-
From Al’s Fastball:
“The International Softball Congress (ISC) and Kitchener Fastball Promotions (KFP) are happy to jointly announce that both 2006 and 2007 ISC championship tournaments will be conducted in Kitchener, Ontario. The 2007 tournament dates are August 10-18, 2007”
Click link to read the complete story.
Kitchener Awarded 2007 ISC Championships
One of the teams to post a link to their website to Fastpitchwest’s Frappr Map is the Charlottetown Fawcetts Fastball Club, on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Their website is nicely done, and definitely worth a visit. Among the more interesting news is their signing of a couple of star pitchers for the 2006 Senior Canadians, to be held at the other end of the continent from them, in Prince George, British Columbia:
Fawcetts sign Jeff Ellsworth and Steve Langley
The Charlottetown Fawcetts are pleased to announce the signing of Jeff Ellsworth and Steve Langley for the upcoming 2006 season. The Fawcetts will represent PEI next year in Prince George, BC at the 2006 Senior Men’s National Fastpitch Championship.
Steve and Jeff have asserted themselves as two of the best in Canada in recent years at the ISC’s with the Kegal Black Knights of Fargo, ND and the Kinkora Hitmen at the Canadian Championships.
The Fawcetts are not done yet and will be announcing more signings in the next couple of months
The folks at “Frappr Map” have added some handy new features, for “registered members”, including the ability to send and receive email, as well as edit their photos and shoutouts. All new posters get the option to become a “registered” member and take advantage of the new features. Just be sure to click the box to “open account” when you post, and the rest is automated. Frappr mail is private mail, so you don’t have to worry about your email address appearing online) Want to see how the email feature works? Click the logo below, then look for the email/envelope icons next to the names of newer members.
If you were an earlier poster to the map, but want to add the email feature, you’ll need to re-post (and register) to the Frappr map. (then click the “Contract Admin” link to request removal of the old one).
(click logo to visit our Frappr map)
Ran across a quote today from former baseball commissioner, the late A. Bartlett Giamatti, talking about baseball, words that apply equally to fastball, especially during this off season:
“It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings,
and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.”
If you noticed that the Morning Brief has gone “blue”, it’s temporary only. We’ve upgraded to the latest version of the WordPress blogging software used for the site, and working on resintalling our black/olive modifications. Should be back to normal soon. Update: Ok, things are back to normal again, after upgrading our blogging software.
ASA to Induct Nine New Members to Hall of Fame
USA Softball’s Avon Meacham is the lone player from the men’s fast pitch category to be selected to the Class of 2006. A three-time ASA All-American, Meacham led the USA Softball Men’s National Team in three Pan American Games.
From Al’s Fastball: Boys of Summer 2006 at Denmark, Wisconsin
