Friday’s playoff games shown on Twitter feed, see below, and on scoreboard shown here.
Playoff games slated for Saturday, September 4, 2010 were canceled due to Hurricane Earl. Games to resume on Sunday for the final round.
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7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand
WELLINGTON — A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand’s second largest city Christchurch early Saturday, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outages, witnesses and the US geological survey said.
The quake struck at a depth of 16.1 kilometres (10.0 miles) some 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of… Christchurch at 04:05 am (1635 GMT Friday), the USGS said.
There was no major tsunami warning.
Aftershocks were ongoing and damage widespread in Christchurch, local newspaper The Post reported, while there appeared to be a power outage throughout the city of about 340,000.
Editor’s note: Christchurch New Zealand was host to the 2004 ISF Men’s World Championships. We hope our friends down that way are ok. Anyone down that way affected? Email: jim (at) fastpitchwest.com
Thanks to Tom Stasik for this info.
Most Valuable Pitcher
Caleb Keeshig, Scarborough
Outstanding Hitter
Brandon Parks, Oshawa
Most Valuable Player and RBI Leader
Travis Jones, Scarborough
All Tournament Team
Pitchers
Caleb Keeshig, Scarborough
Abe Leahy, Oshawa
Connor Travis, Oshawa
Outfielders
Brandon Parks, Oshawa
Adam Stuck, Scarborough
Zac Wager, Waterloo
Travis Jones, Scarborough
Infielders
Jarris Jantzi, Tavistock
Cory Tuffnail, Stratford
Steve Ashbridge, Oshawa
Tyler McNeil, Victoria
Catcher
Ben Heinbuch, Stratford
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Seeding
* DC – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
* ON – Owen Sound Verge Select
* NL1 – 3 Cheers Pub/Bud Light
* NS1 – Brookfield Elks
* NS2 – Glace Bay Mets
* NL2 – West Side Charlies Bud Light St Johns
* NS3 – Blackburn Transport
* QC – Team Quebec
* NB – Fredericton Coors Light Twins
* HOST – Gahan House Bud Light Fawcetts
The marathon has now become a sprint as the 10-team Canadian senior men’s fastpitch championship heads into today’s final day of round-robin action at the Central Field complex in Charlottetown.
The defending champion Kitchener Rivershark Twins of Ontario have clinched a top-four finish and a double life in the playoffs, which open Friday. Kitchener improved to 7-0 with wins of 8-0 in five innings over the Glace Bay Mets of Nova Scotia, and 2-1 in eight innings over Blackburn Transport of Halifax.
Newfoundland and Labrador entries Three Cheers Pub (6-1) and West Side Charlies (5-2) have clinched playoff berths, as have the host Gahan House Bud Light Fawcetts (6-2) and Owen Sound Selects of Ontario (4-3). Three of those clubs will round out the top four. No team has been eliminated from the playoff picture.
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On a bit more ominous note, Hurricane Earl may be headed to PEI:
Hurricane-force winds expected, weather watches will be posted for P.E.I. tonight
Some of you may have heard me mention Minnie Miñoso, a favorite ballplayer of mine. Born in Cuba in 1925, Minnie’s real name was Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta (you can see why he adopted a shorter name). He was a standout in the Negro Leagues, and later played in Mexico as well, before making it to the major leagues.
Minnie is known by White Sox and baseball fans for many things, but probably best of all for being one of only two players in major league history to play in five decades. He broke into the majors in 1949, and went on to play in each successive decade, into the 1980’s. He was also the last Major Leaguer to have played in the 1940s to play a Major League game. With brief appearances with the independent Northern League’s St. Paul Saints in 1993 and 2003, Miñoso is the only player to have played professionally in 7 different decades.
The Editor, trying to sneak one past the henhouse, at Corona, CA last Saturday.
This past weekend, when I dusted off my glove and laced up my cleats, I thought of Minnie. Thanks to an invite from Ernie Marez, I had the chance to pitch for the So Cal Rebels in a local tournament, the Raymond Angulo Memorial Tournament, in Corona, California. It was my only appearance of the year, as was the case last year, due to a troublesome shoulder. Having started pitching fastball at the ripe old age of 9, pitching Saturday meant I have played in six different decades. (played IN, not FOR six) Admittedly, it’s not major league or professional ball, but watch out, Minnie, I’m right behind you.
An alert reader noted that “played in six decades” doesn’t translate to 60+ years.
Getting back out to the field reminded me why we all play the game. It’s many things — the competition, the battle to advance in a tournament, putting your skills to the test, seeing old friends. But for me, it’s the camraderie of teammates, and a game that is just plain fun.
This past weekend I went to the Raymond Angulo Memorial Tournament hosted by Ernie Marez and the So Cal Rebels, Corona, California.
Each year this tournament helps raise money for 8-year old Joseph Raymond Angulo, a little boy who suffers from cerebral palsy. It is our hope that we can continue the fundraising by giving the proceeds from the sale of the photos from the tournament gallery to the Angulo family.
So, if you have a few minutes, and some spare change, we urge you to purchase one of the photos and we will send 100% of the profits to the family. All you have to do is click HERE and make your purchase.
Editor’s note: We heartily encourage you to support this worthy endeavor. For an earlier newspaper story about young Joseph, click here.
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Standings after 4 days.
DC 7 7 0
NL1 7 6 1
HOST 8 6 2
NL2 7 5 2
ON 7 4 3
NB 7 2 5
NS1 7 2 5
NS3 8 2 6
QC 7 1 6
NS2 7 1 6
Team Name Games Played Wins Losses
TODAY’S GAMES
9/2/2010 10:00:00 37 2 NL1 0 NL2
9/2/2010 11:00:00 38 1 DC 0 ON
9/2/2010 12:00:00 39 2 NS2 0 QC
9/2/2010 13:00:00 40 1 NS1 0 NS3
9/2/2010 14:00:00 41 2 ON 0 NB
9/2/2010 15:00:00 42 1 DC 0 QC
9/2/2010 17:00:00 43 2 NL2 0 NB
9/2/2010 18:30:00 44 1 NL1 0 HOST
9/2/2010 20:30:00 45 1 NS1 0 NS2
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Saskatchewan’s Ethier pitching for host Fawcetts
[Charlottetown, PEI] – There’s one obvious thing that stands out when looking at the schedule for the 2010 Canadian senior men’s fast pitch championship underway in Charlottetown.
That being a lack of teams entered in the tournament from west of Ontario.
But that doesn’t mean provinces like British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are not being represented.
“All players from the current Canadian national team are here,†said Trent Birt, chair of the tournament’s host committee.
“We certainly have (western Canadian talent) dispersed among eastern teams for sure.â€
The lack of teams west of Ontario is mainly due to the costs involved in sending teams to the Island.
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Standings after 3 days.
Team Name Games Played Wins Losses
DC 5 5 0
NL1 6 5 1
HOST 6 4 2
NL2 6 4 2
NS1 5 2 3
ON 5 2 3
NS3 6 2 4
NB 5 1 4
NS2 5 1 4
QC 5 1 4
TODAY’S GAMES
9/1/2010 10:00:00 28 2 NS3 0 NB
9/1/2010 11:00:00 29 2 QC 0 HOST
9/1/2010 12:00:00 30 2 DC 0 NS2
9/1/2010 13:00:00 31 1 NS1 0 NL2
9/1/2010 14:00:00 32 2 NL1 0 NB
9/1/2010 15:00:00 33 1 ON 0 NS2
9/1/2010 17:00:00 34 2 DC 0 NS3
9/1/2010 18:30:00 35 1 NS1 0 HOST
9/1/2010 20:30:00 36 1 ON 0 QC