Eddie Michels is a regular contributor of Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network. Eddie began a radio career in Fulton NY where he covered the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team (Toronto Blue Jays - AAA). Eddie is a regular guest on the Rocket Sports & Entertainment Network. Eddie is an official scorekeeper and freelance MLB writer who covers the Toronto Blue Jays.

Fading Spring Fling

DUNEDIN, FLA.–With the Toronto Blue Jays only now scheduled to play six of their 16 spring training homes because of the major league labor problems one group of distinguished Americans will have to go without.  VFW Post 2550 in Dunedin, Florida is right across Douglas Ave. from TD Ballpark, spring training home of the Toronto […]

Sanders and Mummau are Titans

First up is Logan Sanders son of Anthony, Logan is the Titans center fielder playing against the Hillsborough College squad at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida the Titans home field.  The senior Sanders played parts of three seasons in the show with the Blue Jays and Mariners.  Second up is Robbie Mummau the […]

No Parking, No Limbs

DUNEDIN, FLA.–It will probably be the last time one will see the parking lot at the Toronto Blue Jays player development complex with just four cars in it for about nine months.  With the major leaguer’s still on lockout the minor league players will start their spring workouts in the next week or so bringing […]

Minor League Baseball is No More

 I took this photo this morning at 9550 16th Street North in St. Petersburg but it now houses an amusement company, MiLB does not exist anymore.      Yes fans major league baseball now runs the minors, the minors which they have shrunk in size by players and teams with the fans as the only […]

The Big Switch: Omar Vizquel

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) Well with only one player, David Ortiz getting his 75% of the BBWAA ballots this year he along with six members via the veteran’s vote will make the trip to Cooperstown on July 24th. But there is one player whose outside influences caused him to drop appearing on only […]

Other Side of Sports (Too) 1-15-22

     The 22nd year of our 21st century is now upon us and in my personal opinion it doesn’t look good for baseball fans but more importantly those children in need this coming holiday season.      You see fans I run a children’s charity called the Dunedin Children’s Christmas Fund which I have done since […]

It’s no Minor Thing; Disappearing Leagues

     Well as this 21st year of the 21st century comes to an end it appears to me that the game of baseball and its fans have come to a less that advantageous position because of the almighty dollar.      Just look as another work stoppage in the sport of baseball is upon us 27 […]

Un-striked Out – The Other Side of Sports Too

Clearwater, Fla.–Believe it or not fans on August 11, 1994 when the rest of the major league players were set to go on strike on August 12th one player took the trip to the minors.     Yes fans one Domingo Cedeno of the Toronto Blue Jays ask to be sent to their Triple-A affiliate the […]

Eddie’s got a Huge Heart

So with all this let me just make a closing statement or two that will definitely embarrass all those who have treated me like a second class citizen.     First was the comment about me asking a player to reach down and hand me the puck during a game and for good reason I ask […]

It Seems That Hockey Instructors, Rink Owners and Managers Like to Hurt Needy Children and Disabled Veterans

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Back on March 20, 2021 I was the referee for an U 10 youth hockey game on the Pro-Rink at the Clearwater Ice Arena when this person in the picture tried to enter the ice surface as I was reporting a goal.  I did not know who he was as he tried to enter the […]