Work is underway at the end of High School Road in Hyannis on the new lighting system at McKeon Park. The Park had lights before, but they fell into disrepair (Weissman, 2005). The new lights are funded by a Yawkey Foundation grant and will push all game start times in Hyannis to 7pm. The grant [...]

Two additional teams have posted their 2007 rosters — the Hyannis Mets and the Y-D Red Sox. Thanks to Dave B. for the alert about Y-D’s partial roster.
This brings the total rosters posted for ‘07 to four teams: Cotuit, Hyannis, Y-D and Wareham.
Happy holidays to all readers and contributors to CodBall. My family reported balmy [...]

A large, middle-aged scout for the St. Louis Cardinals approached us with just a little too much urgency last July. My son and I had been talking with Falmouth Commodores catcher Mitch Canham (Oregon State), and we were returning to our cheap beach chairs along the first base line.
“Why were you talking with Mitch?” he [...]

I woke up this morning and there was an early Christmas present: the 2007 Cape Cod Baseball League Schedule!
Here are some of the key dates:

June 15th, opening day with the first pitch at Lowell Park in Cotuit at 5pm. Night games at Falmouth, Harwich, Hyannis, and Orleans.
July 11th, the annual game at Sandwich High School [...]

I just wonder if the MLB millionaires who played their last amateur games on the Cape give back to the Cape League? I think one of the largest segments of philanthropy these days is professionals who give back to their universities.
Shouldn’t the CCBL get a little of the $100 million some MLB team will [...]