By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It didn’t take long for Dave Brust to arrive at an important realization. Less than one month into his first season as head coach of the Webster Yankees, Brust watched his top reliever, Patrick Urckfitz, sign a minor league free agent deal with the Houston Astros. The departure created hole in Webster’s bullpen. During 14.2 innings of … [Read more...] about Brust brings NYCBL experience to Monroe
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Book review: The Diamond Deception
The Diamond Deception By Mike Gallagher 326 Pages, AuthorHouse Grade: C By DOUG SMITH pollyndoug@hotmail.com Baseball has a whole new drug problem in rookie novelist Mike Gallagher’s “Diamond Deception.” It appears as if a couple of unscrupulous club owners (is that redundant?) employ their deviously-acquired Arizona Sidewinders (one of several nifty turns of … [Read more...] about Book review: The Diamond Deception
Carroll enjoys staying on his grind
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – More than a decade has passed since Brett Carroll roamed the fields of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Time hasn’t erased the memories. The veteran of ten years in professional baseball, including parts of six seasons in the majors, has played 180 games in the bigs, hit a home run off a future hall of famer, but still keeps a memento … [Read more...] about Carroll enjoys staying on his grind
Around the Diamond: Episode 16
On a special episode of Around the Diamond, we have a little different set up to the show this Friday. To start off, Host Dave Holcomb discusses the statuses of three teams we have yet to discuss on the show. We didn't want to leave everyone out this season, so if you're a Giants, Twins or Mets fans, here's the time for your team to shine. In the second segment, Holcomb reviews … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond: Episode 16
The Bronx Banter: Episode 7
Hosts Dave Holcomb and Ty Sipala have a full show for our listeners today. To open the podcast, the co-hosts breakdown the weekend Red Sox and Yankees series and review the fallout from the Ryan Dempster beaming Alex Rodriguez incident from every angle. Plus, we compare A-Rod and Dempster's suspensions and then Dempster and Girardi's fine. In the second segment, the show moves … [Read more...] about The Bronx Banter: Episode 7