{"id":24434,"date":"2014-08-12T15:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T22:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24434"},"modified":"2014-08-12T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T22:06:35","slug":"fireman-gators-back-and-ready-to-win-at-isc-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=24434","title":{"rendered":"Fireman, Gators back and ready to win at ISC showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_23969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23969\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports-story\/4754852-fireman-gators-back-and-ready-to-win-at-isc-showdown\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Click logo for original news story at The Record.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-23969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/isc.2014.logo_-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original news story at The Record.<\/figcaption><\/figure><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports-story\/4754852-fireman-gators-back-and-ready-to-win-at-isc-showdown\/\">From The Record<\/a><br \/>\nBy Christine Rivet<\/em><\/p>\n<p>KITCHENER \u2014 The George Steinbrenner of Canadian men&#8217;s fastpitch is back in business at the International Softball Congress world tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Following a lengthy hiatus from elite fastball, Jack Fireman, the man who delivered the first ISC world titles to Canada, has returned to the game.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken Fireman, a semi-retired Toronto trial lawyer, bankrolled the Toronto Gators to a couple of world titles in 1993 and 1995.<\/p>\n<p>His new team, also known as the Toronto Gators and ranked No. 4 here, is off to a perfect 2-0 start following Monday&#8217;s 3-0 victory over Randy&#8217;s A&#8217;s from Invermere, B.C.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, critics roared that Fireman lured away the best talent in the country and turned it into the best fastpitch team money could buy.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports-story\/4754852-fireman-gators-back-and-ready-to-win-at-isc-showdown\/\">Click here to read the entire story at The Record.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From The Record By Christine Rivet KITCHENER \u2014 The George Steinbrenner of Canadian men&#8217;s fastpitch is back in business at the International Softball Congress world tournament. 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