Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith From computers to cars, new kids on the block are always way ahead of Base Paths, so he was only dismayed, not surprised, to read in one of Tonawanda News Sports Editor Matt Parrino’s first columns that baseball is dead Still, how could he have missed that? Okay, it did take an out-of-town comic-strip author to tell him … [Read more...] about Base Paths confirms baseball still has a pulse
Archives for August 2012
From NYCBL to NY-P, Bostick keeps making the grade
By Justin Lada NILES, OH – New York State is making itself comfortable in the college baseball spotlight. Thanks to Stonybrook’s run to the College World Series and the St. John’s Red Storm finishing a magical season in the Super-Regionals, the Empire State boasted two teams in college baseball’s grand showcase. New York Collegiate Baseball League alum Chris Bostick is … [Read more...] about From NYCBL to NY-P, Bostick keeps making the grade
The winners and losers in the surprise conclusion to the Dwight Howard saga
By Joe Manganiello After roughly nine months of speculation, rumors and watching ESPN talking heads play with their cell phones on live television, Dwight Howard is actually getting traded. No, really, this time it is legitimate. He is not joining the Brooklyn … [Read more...] about The winners and losers in the surprise conclusion to the Dwight Howard saga
Former Geneva Red Wings Chaplin and Fennell sign free agent deals
By Paul Gotham Little more than a year ago they wore the uniform of the Geneva Red Wings. Later this month they may face each other in the Arizona Rookie League. Jake Chaplin (Haverford) will catch a plane headed to Arizona early this week. When he arrives he will find a locker, new uniform and a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He joins former Geneva teammate, Ryan … [Read more...] about Former Geneva Red Wings Chaplin and Fennell sign free agent deals
Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Seventy-nine games was not enough. After starting 44 games for the Brown Bears and 35 for the Sherrill Silversmiths, Wes Van Boom went looking for more. He got what he wanted. Soon after his New York Collegiate Baseball League season ended, Van Boom headed east, crossed the Sagamore Bridge and ended the summer with the Harwich Mariners … [Read more...] about Sherrill’s Van Boom ends summer with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League