Constantly bombarded with coverage of Seattle sports up here in Alaska, one can't help but follow the Mariners every summer. We get all their games on TV and radio. The Mariners have a nice organization, stadium and fan base. They have a "good brand" here in the northwest, although the results on the field the past coupla years were dismal. Seattle's "team for the ages" … [Read more...] about Ichee-ro !
Archives for June 2007
Webster Rally Falls Short
Bad habits are sometimes hard to break. For the Webster Yankees they are finding it hard to break the habit of being the victim of an NYCBL Player-of-the-Day performance. On June thirteenth Doug Ciallela scattered five hits over nine innings to shut out the Yankees. Then Eric Ferguson had a month in one day as he set an NYCBL record driving in seven runs with a six-for-six … [Read more...] about Webster Rally Falls Short
Lawler’s Walk-Off Leads Webster
Rob Lawler’s one-out, walk-off double brought home Jason Johnson with the winning run in the bottom of the thirteenth. Lawler’s hit, his second of the game and fifth in the last two games, preserved an impressive pitching performance as Webster defeated Bolivar 4 to 3. Lawler’s triple in the second scored Johnson to give Webster a 2 to 1 lead. Ironically, Lawler only needed … [Read more...] about Lawler’s Walk-Off Leads Webster
Former NYCBL Players in MLB
Name (School) MLB Team NYCBL Team Jeremy Accardo (Illinois St) Toronto Wellsville ‘03 Brett Carroll (Middle Tenn. St) Florida Hornell ‘02 Rajai Davis (UCONN-Avery Pt) Pittsburgh Hornell ‘00 Brendan Harris (William&Mary) Tampa Bay Schenectady ‘99 Tim Hudson (Auburn) Atlanta Hornell ‘94 Josh Kinney (Quincy)* St. Louis Hornell ‘98 Steve Kline (West Virginia) San Fran. Little … [Read more...] about Former NYCBL Players in MLB
Ciallela Shuts Down Webster
Prior to Saturday’s game if someone told Webster coach, Mike Kelly, that his starter, Robert DiNuzzo would allow just two runs over eight innings, that reliever Jacob Bernath would work a perfect ninth, and his NYCBL Yankees would play errorless ball, the Yankee skipper would have been happy. One problem is that Brandon Scott’s Allegany County Nitros did one better. Actually … [Read more...] about Ciallela Shuts Down Webster