Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette In Niagara Falls, not everybody equates Powerball with instant riches. The relatively new kid on the baseball block, the Niagara Power, is edging toward the jackpot itself. In for its seventh year, second to only one other Cataract inter-city ballclub, the team has lit up the New York Collegiate Baseball League with a 10-run inning and a … [Read more...] about The Other Powerball
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Base Paths surveys Buffalo’s city series
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette Extending a scouting report by Woody Allen, bad baseball is the fourth best thing in the world. And Base Paths enjoyed a lot of it last week on sabbatical to Buffalo’s city series. The players were Middle Early College and Buffalo Performing Arts, their stage the Cy Williams diamond at Delaware Park. Middle Early College is a … [Read more...] about Base Paths surveys Buffalo’s city series
Base Paths in the woods of Caroline
By Doug Smith Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette A Durham Bulls Athletic Park crowd of nearly 10,000 cheered last Saturday as Wilson High (Niagara County) grad Steve Geltz stilled the Norfolk Tide, a strike and an out away from closing out the game. Then Oriole prospect L. J. Hoes ripped a drive that ricocheted off him into the hands of the third baseman, who fired to first … [Read more...] about Base Paths in the woods of Caroline
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By Doug Smith Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette So just how equal were opportunities in Jackie Robinson’s America? Consider this: Three years after he broke baseball’s “color barrier,” Hollywood made a movie of his life, so far. Not one black actor was considered appropriate for the role. Robinson played himself, and quite well, with Ruby Dee as … [Read more...] about 42
Base Paths chance encounter with Phil Plantier
Courtesy of the Niagara Gazette By Doug Smith A chance encounter in the rain gave Base Paths a peak into the heart of Purple Eagle baseball, Niagara University’s under-appreciated stepchild. Under the eaves of the pressbox at Cornell University’s Hoy Field, he figured out that his fellow refugees were Californians. “What, don’t we have local accents?” the woman said. … [Read more...] about Base Paths chance encounter with Phil Plantier