A call worthy of the game. Easily the best call of young Joe Davis' career. “Absolute madness.” pic.twitter.com/J2ybjUtpLw— MLB (@MLB) April 30, 2017 … [Read more...]
The day belongs to Steamer
Yes, yes, I know that some people are celebrating today, 4-20, for another reason. But for me, the day means something different, the birthday of my MLB namesake, James "Steamer" Flanagan (1881-1947). Steamer had but 28 major league at bats, barely a cup of coffee or two in the bigs, but nonetheless a spot in the Baseball Almanac. This year, I went digging through some old … [Read more...]
Poll – 2017 Las Vegas Roadtrip X – AA Major Final Four
[poll id="5"] For the brackets, schedule of games and more, click here. … [Read more...]
Survive and Advance
It's been a tough week for Omar Vizquel, the manager of the Venezuelan National team at the World Baseball Classic. His talent laden squad came into the tournament with high hopes and a roster stacked with major-league baseball stars including two of its very best hitters in Miguel Cabrera (DET) and José Altuve (HOU), along dominant pitcher, "King" Felix Hernandez (SEA). Add … [Read more...]
2017 World Baseball Classic Gets Underway
The World Baseball Classic for 2017 got underway in the wee hours of the morning (for those of us in North America), with Israel edging South Korea, 2-1 in 10 innings at Seoul, South Korea. The WBSC headline made it clear that it was an upset of epic proportions: No. 41 Israel shocks No. 3 Korea 2-1 in extra-inning thriller to open World Baseball Classic 2017 I imagine my … [Read more...]
ISC makes second recruitment video available for College & High School baseball coaches
The International Softball Congress continues its outreach to university, college and high school baseball coaches across the United States with a second recruiting video to attract new players into men’s fastpitch softball. The new video is now available on the ISC website at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/ as well as on the ISC Facebook page www.facebook.com/isc.fastpitch. “As … [Read more...]
Murphys honorary patrons for 2016 Canadian men’s fastpitch championships
From The Telegram>Sports Bette and Denis ‘Dee’ Murphy have been named honourary patrons for the 2016 Canadian men’s and master men’s fastpitch championships, beginning in St. John’s in less than a week. The husband and wife team have more than 80 years of combined involvement in the sport and their contributions were recognized in 1977 when both were inducted into the … [Read more...]