By Dave Holcomb More controversy surrounds the Milwaukee Brewers as security guards at Miller Park asked a fan to leave Thursday's game because of the jersey she was wearing. A woman taped the letters “F” and “D” over “B” and “N” on her Ryan Braun jersey, so the name read “Fraud”. “A lot of fans complimented me on the jersey,” the Brewer fan, Karen Eidem, said in a … [Read more...] about Milwaukee Brewers fan wears Ryan “Fraud” jersey
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Nitros win final game of the regular season against the Ridgemen
By Gina Papineau WEBSTER, NY -- The Rochester Ridgemen put up quite a fight against the Wellsville Nitros as the regular season of the New York Collegiate Baseball League came to an end, Tuesday. Nine innings of back-and-forth baseball ended with the playoff-bound Nitros coming out on top with an 11-9 win. Nitros leadoff hitter, Scott DeJong (Felician), walked to start … [Read more...] about Nitros win final game of the regular season against the Ridgemen
Guzman’s walk-off clinches playoffs for Salt Cats
By Alicia Daddario SYRACUSE, NY -- Carlos Guzman (Molloy) stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and ripped a two-run single for a 7-6 Syracuse Salt Cats walk off victory over the Syracuse Jr. Chiefs in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Rockwell Field, Monday. Not only did the Salt Cats take the victory away from the Jr. … [Read more...] about Guzman’s walk-off clinches playoffs for Salt Cats
Around the Diamond Episode Eight
On this weekend's show of "Around the Diamond" host Dave Holcomb discusses the top matchups of the weekend including New York at Boston, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at New York. The Red Sox and Phillies defeated the New York teams on Friday night; the Yankees look weak as they continue to suffer more injuries. As the Pirates lose on Friday, many baseball "experts" … [Read more...] about Around the Diamond Episode Eight
Davis and the Ridgemen finding their groove
By Paul Gotham ROCHESTER, NY – In less than a week the Rochester Ridgemen have nearly doubled their win total. Such is life in a summer collegiate baseball league. It’s not so much that the Ridgemen have gone from five wins to nine in six days (with a break for the league All-Star Game included), it’s how they have done it. The team with seven one-run losses has … [Read more...] about Davis and the Ridgemen finding their groove