By Paul Gotham MUMFORD, N.Y. -- Only the blue skies and comfortable weather proved better than the play at the Silver Base Ball Park, Sunday afternoon. Rochester used a big eighth inning to hold off a comeback and defeat Victory, 11-6 in the regular season conclusion of Vintage Base Ball at Genesee Country Museum. Walt "Whiskey" Williams capped a four-run eighth as … [Read more...] about Rochester outlasts Victory
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Ciancaglini says Welker should retire
By Paul Gotham Ray Ciancaglini doesn't know Wes Welker personally, but he understands the battle going on inside the head of the Denver Broncos' wide receiver. Welker suffered his third concussion in 10 months during Saturday's pre-season game with the Houston Texans. Coming 15 days before the Broncos' season opener on September 7th, the question is whether the All-Pro … [Read more...] about Ciancaglini says Welker should retire
Base Paths and the incident at Canandaigua Motor Speedway
In “Breaking Away,” front-runner in many lineups of inspirational and sports movies, an Indiana teen, just months younger than the late Kevin Ward, idolizes a team of Italian bicyclists. Training hard, he gets to compete with them and proves himself their equal. That is, until one of them hurls a tire pump through his sprockets, knocking him out of the … [Read more...] about Base Paths and the incident at Canandaigua Motor Speedway
Cleveland gives Talbot a case of the Blues
By Paul Gotham MUMFORD, N.Y. -- "Plowboy," "Hot Sauce" and "Meal Ticket." Add it up, and it equals a championship. Cleveland's Blues tallied four aces in the first and went on to defeat Talbot Fair Play, 10-4 in the championship of the 2014 National Silver Base Ball Tournament. In front of grandstands filled with cranks, Tom "Meal Ticket" Inch made second as Cleveland … [Read more...] about Cleveland gives Talbot a case of the Blues
Day 2 2014 National Silver Base Ball Tournament
MUMFORD, N.Y. -- Action from the 12th Annual National Silver Base Ball Tournament. Melrose 17 Northville Eclipse 6 With one hand down and trailing 5-4 in the third, three Melrose strikers made first. "Full Moon" tallied three aces when his ball was muffed in center field, and Melrose led 8-5. The Pondfeilders tallied aces in the fourth and fifth. "Short Fuse" made second … [Read more...] about Day 2 2014 National Silver Base Ball Tournament