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#19 So Cal Bombers Head to Ensenada This Weekend

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

The So Cal Bombers will be competing in a tournament this weekend, May 21-22, 2005 in Ensenda, Mexico, hosted by the Mexican Softball Federation. Prize money totalling $5000 will be awarded. The Bombers, with a 21-3 record, are currently ranked #19 in the ISC World pre-season rankings, and have won tournament titles at Norwalk, CA, (going 6-0), Las Vegas, NV, (5-1) and were runner-ups at Red Rock (5-2) They were also a perfect 5-0 in So Cal ASA A/B league action at Santa Fe Springs. Pitcher Travis Price, shown in photo below, is 9-0.

The Bombers’ top hitters thus far have been Jose “Pepe” Aguila, .640 (25ab’s); Reymundo Parra (39ab’s) .564; Todd Garcia (47ab’s) .489, and Dan Winnick (52ab’s).481. ; and Arturo Solano (40ab’s) .475. Dan Winnick leads the team in hits with 25, while Garcia has 23. The Bombers are hitting .378 as a team, with an on-base percentage of .427, with 205 hits, an average of 9 per game.

The Bombers have truly lived up to their name, hitting 30 home runs in just 24 games, Arturo Solano leads the squad in homers with 7, while Garcia, Jason Porto and Parra have 5 each (Garcia’s coming in one single weekend, at Santa Fe Springs). Mike Butler and Reymundo Parra have 4 each.

For more on the So Cal Bombers, visit their team website here. Kudos to the Bombers’ webmaster Cesar Rodriguez on a great site. He’s added several photo galleries, organized by year, tournament and player. Nicely done, Cesar.

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Papa’s Got a Brand New Blog

Thursday, May 19th, 2005

First, it was Fastpitchwest getting a companion site, Ballparkradio. Now, this Morning Brief blog has a companion, the all-new-ISC-II blog, “The Deuce”, with an easy to remember web address.

â€œThe Deuceâ€ is a blog providing Un-official coverage of the ISC II at Fastpitchwest.com. It is written by Fastpitchwestâ€™s Jim Flanagan and ISC II commissioner Blair Setford, and designed to give ISC II teams, players and their fans a place to find the latest news and information on the ISC II.

Like the Morning Brief, The Deuce got its start using Google’s “Blogger” software, but now takes advantage of the same “WordPress” software that we use here. The new blog gives our readers access to the same features as you find here — a search engine to find any item, RSS syndication feeds, links to all of your favorite sites, the ability to print any single item to a page, posts organized by categories. The new blog “The Deuce” is also interactive, permitting you to post your own comments to any item posted on the blog. You’ll also see links to ISC II teams, and to the latest rankings promulgated by the ISC II.

The ISC II is the newest classification of competition for menâ€™s fastball, with the first ISC II tournament held in 2002, for teams just below the â€œISC Worldâ€ open classification. For details on eligibility, click the â€œeligibilityâ€ link under Official ISC II links below. The annual tournament hosts 40 top menâ€™s fastball teams, held at the same location as the ISC World Tournament. Following a â€œname the tournamentâ€ contest in 2003, the annual ISC II tournament was named the â€œISC II Tournament of Championsâ€.

The 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 14-19, 2005 will be the fourth annual, held this year in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, just down the road from the ISC World Tournament in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

We hope you enjoy â€œThe Deuceâ€ and make it a regular stop to catch up on, and keep up with the ISC II.

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Facelift for “Morning Brief”

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

In a word, “olive”. The Morning Brief has received a facelift, thanks to the efforts of Lukas Kamps, who runs a fastball site of his own, Tri-County Fastball. Lukas is a 26 year old computer whiz from Ottawa, Canada, who took the time to hack the Word Press blogging software to give our Morning Brief the familiar Fastpitchwest black and olive color scheme. Thanks, Lukas!

Feel free to click that comment link at the end of this post, and let us know what you think about the change.

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Linus Software Stealers Blogging Game Results

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

We are pleased to share some news from up north, British Columbia, from “roving reporter” Darren Strang, pitcher for the Linus Software Stealers. For those who might not have visited the Stealer’s team website, IMHO, it’s one of the best fastball team sites on the ‘net. And now they’ve added a blog to go with it, to keep fastball fans abreast of their latest game results. Here’s a sample of the most recent post at the blog — click the “Read the rest…” link at the end to read the whole thing.

It’s Miller Time!
The Linus Software Stealers traveled to Connaught Park on Tuesday to face the Meralomas. The weather threatened to shut this one down but the skies were clear at game time. The Lomas sent the young gun from the Maritimes Jon Kane to the mound. The Stealers countered with Darren Strang. Again the Stealer bats were hot, Corey Manns drew a lead off walk and was moved around by a Mark Dunlop single. A collection of hits and errors plated Dunlop and Manns for a 2 â€“ 0 Stealers lead. That lead was later increased in the first inning when Paul Arthur reached on a single and was driven home by a Doug Miller homerun. Miller just back after missing the first few games of the season didnâ€™t stop there as he finished the night going 3 â€“ 4 with 3 HRâ€™s and 5 RBI. Darren Strang got the win as the Stealers finished up with a 9 â€“ 2 win. That win takes the Stealers premier record to 3 â€“ 2 â€“ 0 and overall record to 5 â€“ 5 â€“ 2. The next action for the Stealers will be Thursday when they take on the Giants from South Hill at Steveston Park at 7:30. [Read the rest of the entry at the Stealers’ blog…]

(Editor’s note: There are a number of sites offering free blogs, like the one that the Stealers are using. Readers may recognize the format of the Stealer blog as google’s, which we used for this Morning Brief before we installed WordPress software which now runs the Morning Brief. No matter the software, blogs are a great tool for getting your team up on the web, especially for those who don’t have the time or inclination to do an entire site. And as you can see from the Stealer’s blog, they also make a great adjunct to the main site. Click the “Blogger” icon on the Stealer’s blog for more information if you’re interested in creating your own. And if you do set one up, be sure to drop us a line so we can link you up.)

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FPW’s Main Menu

Tuesday, May 17th, 2005

No, your eyes were not deceiving you. The main menu at Fastpitchwest has been rearranged a bit. We put things in alphabetical order for your convenience. Let us know if/how you like the change. Keep an eye out for a few other cosmetic changes coming soon.

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Fastpitchwest’s “Cover Girl”

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

The current cover photo at Fastpitchwest is a replica of the April 2005 cover of Softball Magazine, featuring pitcher Trevor Ethier at the 2005 AAU International Tournament. The magazine’s own website has a “past covers” page, with a slick rollover feature that lets you view their past covers. Click here to visit Softball Magazine’s “covers” page, and then use your mouse to “rollover” the links to see the covers for the various months. (just roll the cursor over the links, don’t click them)

The April 2005 and July, September and October 2004 covers feature photos taken by Fastpitchwest’s own photographer, Madeleine Flanagan. Maddy’s photo credits include five (5) inside fastpitch covers at Softball Magazine, as well as seven photo layouts for men’s fastpitch tournaments over the past year.

Maddy’s photos can also be found in:
*The 2004 ISC World Tournament tournament program at Fargo, N.D.;
*The 2005 ISC Championship Guide;

Most recently, one of Maddy’s fastball photos was published in The Standard, a newspaper in Elliott Lake, Ontario, Canada.

We are proud and pleased to provide Maddy’s extensive collection of men’s fastball photos here at Fastpitchwest.com for your viewing enjoyment.

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Golden Horseshoe Fastball League season opener tonight

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Golden Horseshoe Fastball League season opener tonight (Al’s Fastball)

The Golden Horseshoe Fastball League is expanding to 14 teams this year, with 7 in each of two divisions. Thanks to my good friend Blair Setford, the league now has a permanent home on the internet, GHFL.ca. Another “must visit” website, chock full of information, stories, photos and more. Tonight’s opener features the Waterdown Hammer team against the Waterdown Coyotes. NAFA fans may remember Waterdown Hammer as the epitome of the “NAFA-3-game-guarantee” rule. In 2002, at Salem, Oregon, in the “A” division, the Hammer lost their first two games, but under the 3 game rule, they kept playing — winning 9 straight games with Tim Neil on the mound. They finished third, behind the California Crew and runnerup Rice Lake, Wisconsin. (Current So Cal Bomber Nate Devine was the Most Valuable Player that year, for the Crew, and while teammate Ed Gasper (now with the NorCal Mavericks) was the Most Valuable Pitcher)

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Around Town, May 4

Thursday, May 5th, 2005

Fred Hanker had two home runs in consecutive at bats last night in the Artesia league, (CA) driving in all 5 runs in his team’s 5-0 victory. The first was a towering drive to deep left field, landing somewhere in the vicinity of the South Street Deli, scoring three, while the second was a line drive into the right field corner, bringing home two. Hanker played like a veritable action figure. Leadoff batter, shortstop Andy Martinez had 3 hits, scoring two runs, while Andy de La Rosa had two hits including a triple that travelled nearly as far as Fred’s home run. Randy Clay was perfect in his three innings in relief. Fred’s Long Beach Black Sox will return to So Cal ASA Alliance league play May 21-22, 2005 in Lancaster, CA. Always something interesting at Fred’s Long Beach Black Sox website, if you haven’t visited lately. Check out this month’s “Hot Seat” interview with Dale Lopes. It’s in the “Sox News” section.

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Escribe (Al’s Fastball) is Back Up!

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

As of Friday morning, it looks like Al’s Fastball Mailing List Archive site at Escribe is back up and running. We’ll leave the temporary site up just in case, but you should be able to get his site directly, by clicking the “Al’s Fastball” quick link at the bottom of any (and all) pages at Fastpitchwest. It’s there in the grey footer bar for your convenience.

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FPW Hosting Temporary Site for Al’s Fastball While Escribe Down

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005

Fastpitchwest is hosting a temporary site for Al’s Fastball Mailing List Archive while Escribe is down. Click here for the temporary archive, and be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page for the newest items posted. (Our “quick links” for Al’s Fastball at the bottom of each page at Fastpitchwest will continue to point to the Escribe site, so you can check and see if it’s back up and running. We’ve also added a menu button to our main menu at Fastpitchwest to make it easy for everyone.

A note from Al Doran:

eScribe is unfortunately down again.

They were down for part of the weekend and then came back up but they have been down for the last day or so. We believe they are working on the problem, however they have hundreds of clients and do not normally update each of us as to the status of the site. http://www.escribe.com/ Scott, the chap who hosts the site does so as a volunteer and has a full time job in addition to keeping the eScribe archives active.

We hope they are back up soon, keep watching.

In the meantime, we have been posting all the news to http://fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball.htm
the temporary news site so kindly set up by our friend Jim Flanagan. Be sure to visit his site
http://www.fastpitchwest.com/

thanks for your patience
Al

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