Looking at the Game of Baseball from all ends of the Spectrum
Jorge Sosa, Atlana Braves 8 IP, 6 H, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (Win) What a year Jorge Sosa has had! After 3 less than mediocre seasons with TB, Jorge skipped to the NL and found success with the Braves. As a starter/reliever, he currently has a 2.55 ERA and an 11-3 record.
Jorge Sosa, Atlana Braves
8 IP, 6 H, 0 runs, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (Win)
What a year Jorge Sosa has had! After 3 less than mediocre seasons with TB, Jorge skipped to the NL and found success with the Braves. As a starter/reliever, he currently has a 2.55 ERA and an 11-3 record.
Vermilion Voles take on the Deep River Grinders I finally made it out to Kennekuk Park to see an honest to goodness vintage base ball game on Saturday. For those not familiar with vintage base ball, check out the Vintage Base Ball Association’s web site. It was close to 90 degrees and my first thought … Continue reading “Vintage Base ball”
I finally made it out to Kennekuk Park to see an honest to goodness vintage base ball game on Saturday. For those not familiar with vintage base ball, check out the Vintage Base Ball Association’s web site. It was close to 90 degrees and my first thought was that while the uniforms looked very authentic, they also looked very hot.
Never mind. The game was fun to watch and there were 20-30 spectators (“cranks”) on hand to cheer their team.
A Deep River Grinder striker takes his turn at the plate.
A Vole player waits patiently to bat.
I’m not sure what what a Grinder is but they sure “ground” the Voles today. I kid, I kid. :)
Final score: Grinders 15 Voles 3
A striker gets a hold of one. I was quite impressed how hard these guys hit the ball. They obviously practice a lot at this. We also witnessed more than a few good plays in the field, too.
The Vermilion Voles line up after the game to wish their opponent well.
An exchange of “Huzzahs!” after the game. This is the Deep River Grinders team.
It was a great way to spend an afternoon. Unfortunately, this was their last home game this year. Please check out the team’s web site next year for their 2006 schedule. For anyone who is interested in participating, I think they are looking for more team members. Contact them through their web site.
Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers 3 for 4, HR, run, 5 rbis The five rbis brings this young stud up to 120 for the season.
Mark Teixeira, Texas Rangers
3 for 4, HR, run, 5 rbis
The five rbis brings this young stud up to 120 for the season.
My family and I went to see the opening game of the University of Illinois women’s softball season. They faced the cross-town Parkland Cobras. The energy was already high at Eichelberger Field when we got there in the third inning as the Illini were already up 5-0. I have to admit up front, this is my … Continue reading “UI Softball season underway”
My family and I went to see the opening game of the University of Illinois women’s softball season. They faced the cross-town Parkland Cobras. The energy was already high at Eichelberger Field when we got there in the third inning as the Illini were already up 5-0.
I have to admit up front, this is my first UI softball game. Never made it to a game last year. After last night’s game, I see what I was missing.
Starting pitcher Kacey Coonce had her stuff going allowing only 3 hits and no runs in 5 innings. She also went 2 for 3 with 2 runs and 2 rbis.
Yeah, she’s big and burly… that’s Jenna Hall, last year’s All Big Ten selection for firstbase. And in case you’re wondering why…
…I think the look on the Parkland catcher says it all. She’s watching the ball that Hall hit clear the right-centerfield fence.
I enjoyed watching Hall. She’s definitely a team leader, giving teammates encouragement, watching the game, always part of the action. As for her performance, she was 3 for 3, with a homerun, double and 3 rbis. Good job, Jenna.
Jackelyn Diekemper came in relief with a 9-run lead. She had a rough inning allowing 3 runs but I have to say she was fun to watch pitch. She had a hard, fast pitch but was a bit off with her control last night.
As it goes with two little ones, we had to leave early so we missed the 5 run sixth inning by the Illini. Brooke Buzard shut down the Cobras in the final inning. Final score: Illini 14 Cobras 3
Congrats team!
Tony Clark, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 for 6, 2 HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis Hitting .310 with 25 homers and 20 doubles, Tony is surprising everyone by having quite a year for Arizona. But no one is more surprised than the managers in my Illowa APBA League. See even though the IAL is a continous ownership league, … Continue reading “9/8 Linescore of the Day Tony Clark”
Tony Clark, Arizona Diamondbacks
2 for 6, 2 HR, 2 runs, 5 rbis
Hitting .310 with 25 homers and 20 doubles, Tony is surprising everyone by having quite a year for Arizona. But no one is more surprised than the managers in my Illowa APBA League.
See even though the IAL is a continous ownership league, we are, under certain circumstances allowed to drop a player. Well, the owner of Clark saw fit to drop him and when that happens, that player can usually can be had for a song. No IAL manager saw the need or desire to pick him up. I’m sure a lot of us are wishing we had given Clark a second look.
Even with Pujols at first, I certainly could have used him for trade bait..
I walked into my son’s third-grade classroom two days ago to find his teacher wearing a genuine St Louis Cardinals jersey. That was the day after the Cubs defeated the Cards 5-2. I almost went up to give her heck about it but I decided to save my son the embarrassment. Closer examination revealed it had a … Continue reading “Cubs/Cards… Feel the Rivalry”
I walked into my son’s third-grade classroom two days ago to find his teacher wearing a genuine St Louis Cardinals jersey. That was the day after the Cubs defeated the Cards 5-2. I almost went up to give her heck about it but I decided to save my son the embarrassment.
Closer examination revealed it had a big red “5” on the back. I had to give her credit for that.
Aflac Trivia Question for that game: Two pitchers drafted by the Cubs in 1984 have amassed over 500 wins in their career. Who are they? It’s an easy one. Answer later.
The Cubs have just finished a yummy 2-1 series win over the Cards. That puts them at 8-4 over them for the year. If they can avoid a four-game sweep at home, they can win the season series against St Louis for the first time since 1995. A friend and I were discussing this and his comment was “Now if we could only beat teams like Pittsburgh”.
Aflac Trivia answer: Greg Maddux and Jamie Moyer
Three veteran major leaguers who at one point were all locks for the Hall, made the news recently. Barry Bonds It’s reported that Barry Bonds while he may report with the Giants sometime soon, it won’t be today. According to ESPN: Bonds, whose workout with the San Francisco Giants on Monday in Los Angeles included … Continue reading “Three Veterans”
Three veteran major leaguers who at one point were all locks for the Hall, made the news recently.
Barry Bonds
It’s reported that Barry Bonds while he may report with the Giants sometime soon, it won’t be today. According to ESPN:
Bonds, whose workout with the San Francisco Giants on Monday in Los Angeles included taking batting practice and testing his throwing arm, was re-evaluated Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Pedro Gomez reports. But Giants general manager Brian Sabean told ESPN’s Karl Ravech that Bonds will not be activated for Tuesday’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Sabean told Ravech that Bonds will not suit up because Bonds has yet to be medically cleared to run the bases.
I’m going to have to take a *yawn* on this one. When I read the headline, Bonds Will Not Be Activated Tuesday, that tells me nothing new. I’m not getting too terribly excited about hearing that Bonds is not going to play.
Rafael Palmeiro
Palmeiro is being sent home to heal his ankle and knee problems and he is pondering his 2006 plans. Quoth the Oriole management:
”It is in his and the Orioles’ best interests for Palmeiro to stay off the knee as much as possible to allow it to heal completely,” the team said in statement. “At the same time, remaining with the team while unable to play has created an unnecessary distraction for both Palmeiro and the ballclub.”
Translation: “It is in the Orioles best interests that he stay as far away from Camden Yards and not come back. We don’t want him here.”
Ken Griffey Jr.
I truly felt bad when Junior got injured. He’s played his heart out this year. It’s my contention that despite what others might say, he is a legit HOF candidate. He’s had the misfortune of having a few injury-laden years in the autumn in his career which tends to downplay a player’s value (perhaps unfairly). I feel that this season was doing a lot to revive his candidacy among the skeptics.
Griffey and the Reds both say he’ll be back this season. I hope he will. And not just because he’s on my APBA team either.
The Baseball ThinkFactory has a good wrap-up of the goings on at the Hall of Fame weekend this past month. It’s a good read for those of us who wished we could have been there. For those too lazy to click, here are some juicy samples: ( Prior to the big weekend, the Hall of … Continue reading “Sum-Up of the Hall of Fame Weekend”
The Baseball ThinkFactory has a good wrap-up of the goings on at the Hall of Fame weekend this past month. It’s a good read for those of us who wished we could have been there.
For those too lazy to click, here are some juicy samples:
Read the article though… it’s worth a look.
David Dellucci, Texas Rangers 2 for 5, HR, run, 5 rbis Batting leadoff didn’t prevent Dellucci from collecting five ribbies. He did this thanks to a grand slam in the second inning and a base knock in the fourth. Kudos to my fantasy league firstbaseman Mark Teixeira who in the same game, joined some select company. Along … Continue reading “9/6 Linescore of the Day – David Dellucci”
David Dellucci, Texas Rangers
2 for 5, HR, run, 5 rbis
Batting leadoff didn’t prevent Dellucci from collecting five ribbies. He did this thanks to a grand slam in the second inning and a base knock in the fourth.
Kudos to my fantasy league firstbaseman Mark Teixeira who in the same game, joined some select company. Along with Joe DiMaggio, Ralph Kiner, Eddie Matthews and Albert Pujols, Teixeira became the fifth major leaguer to collect 100 homers in first three seasons.
Aaron Small, New York Yankees 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (Win) Small, taking the place of the injured Mussina, did not disappoint the Yankee faithful. He breezed through the Oakland lineup pitching a five-hit game for his first career shutout. Small has been pitching off and on in … Continue reading “9/3 Linescore of the Day – Aaron Small”
Aaron Small, New York Yankees
9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (Win)
Small, taking the place of the injured Mussina, did not disappoint the Yankee faithful. He breezed through the Oakland lineup pitching a five-hit game for his first career shutout.
Small has been pitching off and on in the majors since 1994 but this year has made the most of his time since coming up with the Yanks. Since joining them in July, he’s 6-0 with a 2.42 ERA. With the Yankees’ staff in shambles, this is the kind of production they need from him.