. We continue to receive emails from people asking about Dave Blackburn, and asking for his address for Christmas cards and such. Dave Blackburn is at the Kaiser hospital in Los Angeles, and can see visitors, and receive mail. You can send your letters or cards to: Kaiser Permanent Los Angeles Medical Center 4867 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles,CA 90027 (323) 783-4011 At … [Read more...]
Ronnie Rupp on the mend
In our story about the "Breeder/Rupp" Tournament held in Long Beach last weekend, to honor Dave Blackburn ("Breeder") and Ronnie Rupp, who suffered serious injuries in an auto accident in August, we noted that Ronnie Rupp was headed back to the hospital for surgery on cancerous kidney cells. To say that Ronnie has had a rough go of things in 2010 is a bit of an understatement, … [Read more...]
Escondido approves MiLB Ballpark
Editor's note: This one doesn't quite qualify as fastpitch news, but we thought we'd share it nonetheless. San Diego, California seems to be in the spotlight this week. Just yesterday, we posted the story of the ASA's announcement moving the Girls 18U Gold National Championship to Sportsplex, at Santee, California, just up the road from San Diego. Today, another San Diego … [Read more...]
European Softball to set up Olympic evaluation committee
(click logo for original news story) The European Softball Federation (ESF), the regional governing body for the sport, is setting up an Olympic Softball Evaluation Commission to analyse softball's chances for future reinstatement to the Olympic Games. Women's softball was an Olympic medal sport from the 1996 Games in Atlanta through to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, but … [Read more...]
The Inside Curve Looks at the ISF Pitching Rule
Milt Michael has a great piece at his website, "The Inside Curve", analyzing the ISF pitching rule that has stirred controversy recently, and sidelined the game's top pitcher, Australia's Adam Folkard. Milt has a number of photos showing some "legal" pitchers and some not so legal. Easier to "see" the rule and understand it with Milt's explanations. Click here to see … [Read more...]
Final Chapter for The Morning Brief
Well, here it is. The last Morning Brief post. Post number 4,943. The final chapter for our daily news blog on men's fastpitch. We thank all of our readers, many of whom have been with us since that first post back on March 1, 2004. We have enjoyed it, more than you could know. -Jim Flanagan Editor, Morning Brief … [Read more...]
AAU Roster 8 – Niagara, ON Storm's Fury
(click logo for our AAU website) The roster for Niagara Storm's Fury for the upcoming AAU tournament at Disney in January Attendees: Coaches - Herb Beckman, Al Greatrix, Butch Provost Sponsor - Mark Balice, Storm's Deli Jeff Wilson, P/DP Tom Berube, P/DP Rich Vassos, P Lee Hopkins, P/OF Ray Carr, C/OF Glen Crocker C/OF Tom Watkinson, IF Mark Korten, IF Rob Greatrix, IF Blair … [Read more...]