By Paul Gotham The Webster Yankees have been in existence just three years, but the New York Collegiate Baseball League team has seen plenty of talent. Add University of Massachusetts-Lowell’s Dustin Ramey and Luke Wallace to the list of Yankee alums finding success after playing for Webster in the NYCBL. Ramey and Wallace both earned Northeast-10 All-Conference … [Read more...] about Ramey and Wallace Earn NE-10 Honors
Archives for May 2010
Is Baseball Boring?
Another historical tale from the Couch by Bill Ribas Well, it depends upon your perspective. There are certainly games that matter very little, games late in the season by teams so far under .500 that it makes you wonder why they are even televised. Yet at the same time, those very games can matter so much, as a team shows its integrity, either as a spoiler, or as a team … [Read more...] about Is Baseball Boring?
Who Am I? | May 19, 2010
By Paul Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer I share a nickname with the Cowboys. No, I am not known as All-American. Although I was a third-team All-American. The Cowboys play in "Big D," and I was known by that moniker. The comparison … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | May 19, 2010
NBA Thumbnail Tales | Conference Finals, 2010
By Paul Gotham Eastern Conference Boston vs. Orlando Party crashers unite when the Celts and Magic take the court. Madison Avenue types will have to wait another year for the Kobe-LeBron finals match-up. Looks like the marionette doll advertising slogan might prove better than the actual characters. The Magic knocked out the Cavaliers last year. The Celts did the … [Read more...] about NBA Thumbnail Tales | Conference Finals, 2010
NBA & NHL: Final Four Predictions
By Wally OK ... we're at the Final Four stage for the NBA and NHL playoffs. Let's get some predictions from the Pine on how the playoffs will unravel for each sport. I'll start: NBA: Lakers over the Suns in 6. This just isn't a good size/position match-up for Phoenix; LA's size and length plus skill at the paint positions will be the difference. Magic over the … [Read more...] about NBA & NHL: Final Four Predictions