Baseball

THIS IS A THROWBACK THURSDAY POST THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN 2012 I took a road trip from Oneonta into the Poconos of Northeastern Pennsylvania last week.  Just a quick overnighter with my wife before she goes back to school as a teacher and our 15-year old goes back to school as a 10th grader...

Getting the chance to talk to Mr. Met still has my inner 6-year-old all freaked out.

Now that the Patriots are DONE, my football season is over and it's time to get ready to "Play Ball."  Pitchers and catchers report to spring training in a month, and I am ready to cheer the Sox on to their second straight title. No, really, I can feel it...

A 0.0 TV rating doesn't happen too often. Usually someone is watching. Probably Mom or Dad.

Its good to be back in the NYCBL for the Oneonta Outlaws. Just like 2011 the Outlaws reign supreme in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Oneonta won the title, 6-1, Monday night. It completed a sweep of Hornell in the best of three championship series...

2013 could be the final year that Mariano Rivera ever plays baseball. Love or hate the New York Yankees, this man has the respect of every player and fan. So what exactly makes the all-time saves leader so likable? A few things come to mind:

In less than four weeks, the largest gathering of Hall of Famers anywhere in the baseball world will be at the annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

On May 5, a kid named Joshua Jones went to a Dodgers game to see his favorite team play. After the game, No. 27 on the Dodgers, Matt Kemp, made his way to Joshua sitting in the front row and gave him an autographed ball, his jersey, hat and cleats...

A very popular baseball event for area youngsters is today. The City of Oneonta is hosting a MLB Pitch, Hit, & Run Competition at Ted Christman Field in Neahwa Park from 5-7 p.m.

COOPERSTOWN, NY – Several artifacts featured in the new motion picture release ‘42’ have arrived in Cooperstown at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and will be featured in a new exhibit to open in July to pay tribute to the film’s portrayal of Jackie Robinson in breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947.