Dec

17

Poll: Franchise of the Decade

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To close out the year, we invite you to vote for which team you think was the top franchise of the 2000s. As a quick refresher, below are the championship results from the past 10 years. One thing that strikes me is that the championship series only went to a third game three times in [...]

Dec

15

2010 Schedule Announced

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Well, here’s an early Christmas present… The 2010 Cape League schedule was released on December 11th. To those who follow CodBall, there are not many surprises. There are 10 doubleheaders scheduled in June, which is a reversal of a previous league position that tried to avoid doubleheaders altogether. In addition, the schedule features the newly [...]

Dec

11

Dick Schoonover Passes Away at 81

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Dick Schoonover, pitching coach in Falmouth in the 90′s and with Bourne earlier this decade, passed away on Monday, December 7, at the age of 81. To refer to Mr. Schoonover as a Cape League assistant coach does not begin to tell his story. Mr. Schoonover played six years of professional baseball in the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds organizations. He [...]

Dec

9

A Year-end Note to CodBall Readers

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500 and 2,000 are important numbers in baseball — homeruns and hits worthy of the Hall.  I don’t apply that honor to CodBall, but by the end of 2009 we will complete 500 posts and well over 2,000 comments from readers. When I wrote the first in the summer of 2006, I didn’t expect those kinds [...]

Dec

3

The 2010 Brewster Whitecaps

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The Brewster Whitecaps have posted their 2010 roster.  Check it out at:  http://www.brewsterwhitecaps.com/roster.htm At a quick glance, I don’t see any returning players.  Washington State, UC Riverside and Mississippi are sending three players to Brewster.  Luke Bard (RHP; Georgia Tech) will be the third Bard brother to play on the Cape, following in the footsteps of Daniel (Wareham [...]