ISC TV Archives – Direct Links

August 22nd, 2008

Direct Links of the 2008 ISC World Tournament Video Archives

Game 5 Circle Tap Vs Pueblo Bandits

Game 9 Patsy’s Vs A and L Farms

Game 22 Saskatoon Diamondbacks Vs Stone Yard

Game 23 AshlandMets Vs Bar of Green Bay

Game 33 Circle Tap Vs Vancouver Grey Sox

Game 35 Team Rainey Vs The Farm Tavern

Game 45 Midwest Stampede Vs Kitchener Rivershark Twins

Game 47 Patsy’s of New York City VsSoCal A1 Bombers

Game 49 Vancouver Grey Sox Vs The Farm Tavern

Game 51 Saskatoon Aspen Interiors Vs Jarvis Gamblers

Game 59 MinnDak Vs Thomson Area Merchants

Game 61 Broken Bow Gremlins Vs Kegel BlackKnights


Game 64 ScarboroughWolverines Vs The Bar of Appleton

Game 66 SoCal A1 Bombers Vs Townline

Game 70 Horse LakeThunder Vs Jarvis Gamblers

Game 71 Patsy’s of New York City Vs Kitchener Rivershark Twins

Game 72 The Farm Tavern Vs Saskatoon Aspen Interiors

Game 73 Patsy’s of New York City VsSoCal A1 Bombers

Game 74 Jarvis Gamblers Vs The Farm Tavern

Game 75 SaskatoonAspen Interiors Vs KitchenerRivershark Twins

Game 76 Patsy’s of New York City VsThe Farm Tavern


Game 77 Saskatoon Aspen Interiors Vs The Farm Tavern


Game 78 2008 ISC World Championship Game

Saskatoon Aspen Interiors Vs Kitchener Rivershark Twins

Editor’s note: The ISC streaming media program has been around so long now, that we almost take it for granted, that we can sit down to our computer and pop on a game. That is what the viewers see — the game. What they do not see, is all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into making it happen, in large part, through the efforts of ISC Streaming Media maven David Blackburn.

As noted in the blog post belong, ISC-TV video operation suffered through some technical problems this year that were beyond their control. Sometimes the stream worked wonderfully, but oft times not, due to a trenching operation that cut a line that feeds the internet lines.

Since Dave invited me along on his very first (audio) test broadcasts back in 2001, I have seen firsthand the long hours he has put in for the benefit of fastball fans all over the world. This year, to make matters more worse, David was fighting the flu all week long, and due to a schedule conflict for his job, had to fly from Los Angeles to Kimberly Wisconsin, set things up, then fly back to Los Angeles, and then returned to Kimberly, Wisconsin again, and worked round the clock to get things things working.

So we tip our cap to Dave and say thanks for going above and beyond, so that the fastball community could watch the ISC World Tournament games. We’re sure you’re looking forward to an easier, smoother time in 2009, but in the meantime, for anyone wanting to catch the action they might have missed — including players in the games — there is a library of links above for you to enjoy.

ISC TV Archives Now Available

August 21st, 2008

A trenching operation cut through a critical AT&T T-1 Feeder Cable in Kimberly last week, which severely hampered ISC TV’s access to the appropriate bandwidth required for streaming live video from the Sunset Park Press Box. During the first 5 days of the ISC World Tournament, the live streaming was very problematic. It was very frustrating that the problem, and the solution, were completely out of the control of our ISC TV operation.

The feeder cable was repaired sometime on Friday Aug 15, and the final two days of ISC TV live streaming, went quite smoothly. Viewers who weren’t already alienated, enjoyed those final 6 – 8 games, as the tournament wound down to the Championship Game on Saturday evening.

There are now over 50 hours of the 23 game videos from the ISC TV coverage of the 2008 World Tournament archived on the Spirtsjuice.com / ISC page. These games are now available for viewing, on demand, for the next year. With a high speed Internet connection, the games can be viewed throughout the world. Other than an initial 10 seconds of buffering when the game is initially selected, the videos should play without any delays or buffering that plagued the first 5 days of our live broadcasts.

Follow the Kitchener Rivershark Twins march to the 2008 ISC World Championship by clicking here.

Click on the archive window’s down arrow, and select the game(s) of your choice, for on-demand viewing.

Hopefully there won’t be any trenches dug in the Quad Cities during August of 2009.

Dave Blackburn
ISC Commissioner
Streaming and Broadcasting
310-266-7803
daveb@virtvent.com

Editor’s note: For optimum desktop viewing, you can increase the size of the stream to 200% by right clicking the picture, then click “zoom”, and select “200%” . If you want to watch full screen, works best from a distance, like a TV across the room.

Sr. Canadians Get Underway Sunday

August 20th, 2008



The Men’s Senior Canadians get underway Sunday in Saskatoon, Canada.
Click the logo for the official website.

You can find great coverage of this tournament at Al’s Fastball, courtesy of newly minted HALL OF FAMER, Al Doran.

We were pleased to be on hand for Al Doran’s induction to the ISC Hall of Fame on Sunday, August 10, 2008, and have some video footage of both the presentation speech of Larry Lynch and acceptance speech of Al Doran, which wel will be posting to YouTube shortly.


Editor’s notes:
The term “senior” has a different connotation north of the border. It means their top division, as contrasted with the ASA’s use of the term for 50-and-over players. NAFA, thankfully, as least refers to the elder statesmen still playing the game as “Masters”.

There is also no truth to the rumor that the Sr. Canadians were being canceled, due to the fact that the ISC World Tournament final featured the two top Canadian teams there, Kitchener and Aspen 🙂

2008 ISC All World Teams

August 18th, 2008

2008 ISC All World Teams

FIRST TEAM

OUTSTANDING PITCHER
Todd Martin – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Jody Edit – Rivershark Twins

PITCHERS
PITCHER Todd Martin – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
PITCHER Dean Holoien – Saskatoon Aspen Interiors
PITCHER Korrey Gareau – Madison WI Farm Tavern

CATCHER
CATCHER Sean O’Brien – Sasktoon Aspen Interiors
CATCHER Brian Lammers – Elkhart IA Midwest Stampede

INFIELD
INFIELD Ian Ferhman – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
INFIELD Jeff Goolagong – Madison WI The Farm
INFIELD Jody Eidt – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
INFIELD Evan Potskin – Horse Lake Alberta
INFIELD Brad Rona – NYC Patsy’s

OUTFIELD
OUTFIELD Paul Rosebush – Madison WI Farm Tavern
OUTFIELD Colin Abbot – Madison WI Farm Tavern
OUTFIELD Chris Miljavic – Denmark WI Circle Tap
OUTFIELD Ryan Wolfe – Kitchener Rivershark Twins

DESIGNATED HITTER
DESIGNATED HITTER Chris Delarwelle – Denmark WI Circle Tap

SECOND TEAM
PITCHER

PITCHER Paul Koert – Jarvis ON Gamblers
PITCHER Mart Grant – Yucaipia CA A1 Bombers
PITCHER Darrell Tilley – Horse Lake AB

CATCHER
CATCHER Chaad Ghostkeeper – Horse Lake AB
CATCHER Patrick Shannon – Kitchener Rivershark Twins

INFIELD

INFIELD Nick Shailes – Green bay Townline
INFIELD Keith Mackintosh – Saskatoon Aspen Interiors
INFIELD Chris Payne – St Thomas Evergreen Centinials
INFIELD Rob O’Brien – Yucapia CA A-1 Bombers
INFIELD Glen Ormsby – Denmark WI Circle Tap

OUTFIELD
OUTFIELD Jason Hill – Madison WI Farm Tavern
OUTFIELD Greg Crawford – Saskatoon Aspen Interiors
OUTFIELD Steve Mullaley – Kitchener Rivershark Twins
OUTFIELD Justin Dauvin – Horse Lake AB

DESIGNATED HITTER

DESIGNATED HITTER Andy Skelton – Scarborough On Wolverines

Guido Silbert Pitches Young Bucks to National Title

August 18th, 2008


From David Blackburn:

Guido Silbert pitched the Young Bucks of Santa Barbara, CA to the under 23 North American Championships earlier today.

He got the win in the Championship Game for coach Clyde Bennett. I feel especially happy because I connected Guido with my old Santa Barbara coach Clyde Bennett, after we played in Argentina in Dec / Jan. Clyde put Guido up for the summer, and it paid off in a championship.

Dave Blackburn


Click here for the box score from the title game.


(click to enlarge)

Editor’s note: Guido was the winning pitcher for Argentina’s 19u Junior Men’s historic win over New Zealand, the first time Argentina had ever beaten New Zealand. That game concluded on a game-ending triple play ! Giudo also pitched in his team’s win over Team USA Juniors in the same tournament, held in June 2008 in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.

Harold’s Wins ASA 45-and-over National

August 18th, 2008

ASA Men’s 45 & Over Fast Pitch National Championship

Here is the final order of finish from the ASA 45-and-over nationals held at Springfield, MO over the weekend.

01.) Harold’s of Lexington 4-0 Lexington, MO
02.) Texas Stars 3-2 Houston, TX
03.) Five M Trucking 3-2 Savannah, MO
04.) Tulsa Gray Sox 2-2 Tulsa, OK
05.) Springfield Ducks 2-2 Springfield, MO
05.) Kansans 0-3 Pittsburgh, KS
07.) Cologna’s 0-3 Springfield,MO

All American Selections

IF Lantz Day Tulsa Gray Sox
IF Mick Adams Five M Trucking
IF Mike Drew Texas Stars
IF Tim Blasi Harold’s of Lexington
OF Billy O’Dell Harold’s of Lexington
OF Robert “Boomer” Brush Texas Stars
OF Scott Loveland Harold’s of Lexington
OF Dan Reynolds Texas Stars
UTILITY Gary Deathrage Five M Trucking
UTILITY Kevin Shaw Harold’s of Lexington
UTILITY Jody Breazele Springfield Ducks
C Paul Wouters Texas Stars
P Clayton Fleeman Harold’s of Lexington
P Ray Foster Five M Trucking
P Rick Barker Texas Stars

MVP
Clayton Fleeman Harold’s pf Lexington

Home Run Champion
Boomer Brush Texas Stars with 4 Home Runs

Batting Champion
Tim Blasi Harold’s of Lexington

ASA Cancels 40-and-over Nationals for Second Year in a Row

August 18th, 2008

The ASA, the National Governing Body for Softball, including men’s fastpitch, canceled the Men’s 40-and-over Nationals. Last yeasr’s 40-and-over and 45-and-over were canceled due to “lack of interest”. No details were available as to why the event was canceled this year.

Editor’s note:

Masters ballplayers looking for a place to compete can find information on the NAFA website, including this page.


(click logo for NAFA website)

Hartford, South Dakota Wins 2008 ASA Boys’ 18-Under Nationals

August 18th, 2008

Place M/R Team Name Hometown Record

1st Hartford Explosion Hartford, SD 3-0
2nd Page Break Salt Lake City, UT 3-2
3rd Preston Merchants Preston, MN 2-3
4th Schmitz Dozing Conception Jet, MO 2-2
5th Freeport Freeport, MN 1-2
5th Hennager Plumbing & Heating Lake Crystal, MN 1-2

Amazonia Missouri Wins 2008 ASA Boys’ 16-Under Nationals

August 18th, 2008

Place M/R Team Name Hometown Record

1st Rockhounds Amazonia, MO 4-0
2nd Embroidery Touch Sioux Falls, SD 2-2
3rd Lake Crystal Blue Lake Crystal, MN 3-2
4th Andy’s Sioux Falls, SD 1-3
5th Young’s Prime Time Watertown, SD 0-3

Soukup, Sioux Falls Wins 2008 ASA Boys’ 14-Under Fast Pitch

August 18th, 2008

Place M/R Team Name Hometown Record

1st Soukup Sioux Falls, SD 3-0
2nd NW Implement Maryville, MO 2-2
3rd J Mac Sioux Falls, SD 3-2
4th Lake Crystal Legion Lake Crystal, MN 2-3
5th Abdo Mapleton, MN 1-3
5th Eagles Amboy, MN 1-2