From Bob Otto's "Otto in Focus"BEAUMONT, CA – The Pala Braves weren’t too pleased with their performance and they knew that if they didn’t improve – and quickly – a prestigious tournament championship was about to slip away. So the Braves held a team meeting before the start of the “if necessary” game and went on to blast the Morongo Hostiles 14-0 to claim the championship … [Read more...]
California A’s win rematch vs. New Zealand, play for Peligro title in NYC
NEW YORK-The California A's avenged their Friday night loss against the New Zealand Black Sox just before midnight in New York City, 2-0 -- for their fourth consecutive shutout win, and will face Dominicana for the Peligro title. The A's scored their lone runs on a two-out, two-run homer by Paul Rosebush, and made it stand up. A lengthy rain delay that consumed most of … [Read more...]
The day the music died…
The day the music died... We started singing, "bye-bye, miss american pie." Drove my chevy to the levee, But the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. "this’ll be the day that I die." From the Los Angeles Times: Dodgers file for bankruptcy — and arrange for $150-million loan The Dodgers say … [Read more...]
Host team is just a memory as fastball legends meet in Kitchener
By Christine Rivet, Record staff KITCHENER — The host team will be conspicuous by its absence when the eighth annual Legends of Fastball Classic opens this week. The Kitchener Rivershark Twins, who folded in the offseason after piling up two world and two Canadian titles the previous three seasons, have been scattered to the wind. But several ex-sharks swim into town … [Read more...]
Fawcetts finish out of money
The Charlottetown Gahan House Bud Light Fawcetts were unable to finish in the money at their Maritime Fastball League tournament on the weekend at the City Diamond. The Fawcetts posted a 2-2 record in the five-team round-robin and wound up in third place, but only the top two finishers qualified for the final. The Halifax Blackburn Pepperjacks rallied for three runs in … [Read more...]
2011 Best of the West Rained Out
The 2011 Best of the West Tournament has been rained out. Sunday's 8am games were played under scattered showers, but heavier rain caused the suspension of play mid-way through the 9:45 a.m. games at 10:30am. After an hour rain delay, the tournament committee declared the fields un-playable and the tournament called due to rain. The Pala Braves were declared the Best of … [Read more...]
LIVE from Best of the West – Saturday June 4, 2011 at 10:45am and 12:30pm PDT
LIVE from Best of the West - Saturday June 4, 2011 at 10:45am and 12:30pm PDT Click the bright green "Listen Live" button to hear the Broadcasts. Click here for Fred Hanker's LIVE SCOREBOARD UPDATES. … [Read more...]