Jan

30

Massachusetts Players Coming to the Cape

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With the temperature outside sitting in the mid-teens and a steady windchill around zero for much of the day, it is hard to believe that the college baseball season gets underway in less than three weeks. Well, at least in some parts of the country it will. For those of us in the northeast and other outposts [...]

Jan

21

Bourne Braves Post Roster

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For an early look at the 2010 Bourne Braves, check out their roster at:   www.bournebraves.org/bourne-braves-roster.html
The defending CCBL champions return three players.  Pierre LePage (UConn) batted .308 and swiped 17 bases for the Braves last year while playing a solid secondbase.  In addition to being picked to the CCBL All-League Team, LePage was also named winner of the Manny Robello 10th Player Award and [...]

Jan

15

Ben Crockett’s Strange Summer of ‘01

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Recently, while reading the “transactions” column in a local newspaper, a familiar name got my attention.  I noticed that Ben Crockett has been promoted to the position of Assistant Director for Player Development by the Boston Red Sox.  The name brought back memories of someone who had an outstanding two-year Cape League career.
In 1998, Crockett was named [...]

Jan

12

Mark McGwire and the MLB Network

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I couldn’t let the evening pass without commenting on Mark McGwire’s sad but admirable admission of steroid use and his fascinating interview tonight on MLB Network.
When I was a kid, my dad back in Oklahoma used to listen to an old country singer named Roy Acuff. Frankly, I hated his music but I remember an [...]

Jan

10

No ‘Sugar’-coating the truth about pro ball

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The boys who show up on the Cape each summer in hopes of catching the eye of a Major League scout will increasingly compete not just with top American college players but with the top players in the world.
This American game of ourse is becoming more and more international.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has said professional [...]

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