Editor's note: I was moving some boxes over the weekend and found some with fastpitch memorabilia, including this 1994 ISC World Tournament Championship Guide from 20 years ago. The champions the prior year in 1993? Toronto Gators, with pitcher Darren Zack and catcher Bruce Casselman featured on the cover of the guide. Darren was the Most Valuable Pitcher that year, while … [Read more...]
Joe Drach, Pennsylvania legend
From Citizens Voice It is rare to find one person to whom a sweeping societal change can be attributed. Business, health, education, the law, sports … all of these fields change over time. Many people contribute to the transitions and often the change is incremental. Joe Drach gets credit, or blame if one is so inclined, for the shift of men’s softball in Northeastern … [Read more...]
Kitchener’s “Angels in the Outfield” Adds Honoree Donald “Pete” McIlwraith
With the recent passing (June 11, 2014) of Donald “Pete” McIlwraith, a tireless softball volunteer in Kitchener Ontario, a 9th honoree is being added to the “Angels in the Outfield” initiative. The “Angels in the Outfield” project is creating and will place a memorial tribute stone recognizing the Kitchener community’s valued volunteers who have helped to develop, … [Read more...]
A Gibraltar in cleats
The 75th Anniversary of Lou Gehrig's Farewell Speech. Well done, MLB. Well done. Click here to watch or view below. Lou Gehrig's Farewell Address "Fans, for the past two weeks you have been reading about the bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth. I have been in ballparks for seventeen years and have never received … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day 2014
“Mother’s love is bliss, is peace, it need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.... it is like a blessing.” —Erich Fromm Wishing each and all of you a Happy Mother's Day, the most important day of the year. Thinking of my mother, as no doubt, are each of you. … [Read more...]
Happy New Year 2014
And, of course, happy new fastpitch season almost upon us. … [Read more...]
Tacoma Fastballer Ryan Divish hired to cover Mariners for The Seattle Times
Editor's note: Ryan is the ace pitcher for Cleon's Auto fastpitch team of Tacoma, WA. Congratulations and best of luck, Ryan Ryan Divish hired to cover Mariners for The Seattle Times Posted by Don Shelton The Mariners are narrowing their search for a manager, but we’ve already made our choice to cover the team. We’ve hired Ryan Divish, who previously was on the … [Read more...]