It’s the bottom of the ninth for Base Paths, time to yield this Monday space to lesser games for which they can not even afford a round ball. Replaying the season’s biggest events: POWER DOWN – The Niagara Power decides “nine is enough” and, feeling not in control of its situation, leaves Sal Maglie Stadium to the dust of destiny, a dark stain on Niagara Falls’ … [Read more...] about Base Paths looks in the rear view mirror
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Base Paths ponders Power’s demise
Suppose some nationwide civic group with a good reputation and solid finances came to the tourist bureau and said: “About 50 of us like to come and spend most of the summer in and around Niagara Falls. We have good appetites, drive big cars and many will need places to rest our heads . And, gratis, we’ll do some civic work in the community. The downside is that we don’t … [Read more...] about Base Paths ponders Power’s demise
East Coast League may play at the “Barber Shop”
By Doug Smith Have we all gone crazy with the weather, or does somebody actually propose to put a professional baseball team in Niagara Falls, perhaps as soon as this May? Maybe, but yes. Collin Cummins, a 44-year-old go-getter from Mississauga, ON, has his eye on Sal Maglie Stadium as a playpen for his brainchild East Coast League, scheduled to … [Read more...] about East Coast League may play at the “Barber Shop”
Base Paths and “Inflategate”
Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer, it is said, was once handed five baseballs of different weights in quarter-ounce gradations. Holding each for an instant, he correctly put them in order. Base Paths knows “inflategate” too, the only time he ever influenced an outcome from off the field. (On field, it was usually an “L”). He figures it was about 1997 … [Read more...] about Base Paths and “Inflategate”
Base Paths and a “Barber Shop” history
Last week Base Paths read elsewhere that “thousands” of pro ballgames have been played at Sal Maglie Stadium. That figure seemed as high as a Maglie fastball. Base Paths dived out of the box and into the record books, notably Miles’ Wolff’s four-pound Minor League Encyclopedia. It lists only won-lost records, so Base Paths took each season’s total … [Read more...] about Base Paths and a “Barber Shop” history