Articles By: Eddie Michels

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.

Licensed now?

DUNEDIN, FLA. –Well fans the jet ski is still in place on a licensed trailer with another licensed trailer next to it behind the batter’s eye at field 6 on the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex off Garrison Rd. in Dunedin.  That’s photo one now looks at photo two and the unlicensed trailer parked […]

Little League Baseball in a Positive Way

OSWEGO, N.Y.–This past Memorial Day Weekend I happened to be in Oswego, N.Y. doing a favor for some little league parents I met taking photos of their sons playing in the U 10 Stars and Strikes Tournament.  Now photo one is of a player hitting a double with two RBI’s and the second is of […]

Registered Trailer

Registered Trailer

DUNEDIN, FLA.–After spending Friday May 19th somewhere else other than the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex the Jet Ski Season has returned.  This what appears to be privately owned jet ski and trailer now have a new unexpired plate (MVRG23) but is still parked in approximately the same place it was when it had […]

Eddie-Ducks! Mother’s Day Swim

Eddie-Ducks! Mother’s Day Swim

This Mother Duck took her ducklings for a walk then a swim on May 14th Mother’s Day in Pinellas County, Fla.  It appears that a good time was had by all.

Hey Blue!

Hey Blue!

CLEARWATER, FLA.–With the playoffs in process for the City of Clearwater’s Park and Recreation Department it appears that the umpires doing the slow-pitch softball playoff games are not really the top of the line.  As you can see by the first photo the plate ump never moved on a fly ball to left and if […]

Jet Ski Season

This jet ski was seen parked behind the center field fence of Field 6 at the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex in Dunedin, Florida. With a temporary Florida plate 89FPU on its trailer it is on City of Dunedin property leased by the Blue Jays as a baseball facility.  The question is, is a […]

The Other Side of Sports/Life TOO

     Well fans here is the start of a number of upcoming articles about others mistreating me personally especially since my wife Karen passed away last June 1st, the worst day of my life.  So here fans are what I have had to put up with numerous times and I did no wrong, I just […]

Come On Blue!

Come On Blue!

CLEARWATER, FLA.–During a co-ed slow pitch softball game on Thursday April 20th at Eddie Moore Complex in Clearwater, Fl. this ump was working (?) the bases during a game and is shown about as far as he got all game from the first baseline.  Both teams complained about him to the home plate umpire who […]

Brown Brings the Heat

Facing Polk State College Canadian RHP Matt Brown (4-6) of Oakville, Ontario dropped his second game in seven days with a number of scouts present.  Pitching at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida for St. Petersburg College Brown went seven innings, allowing four runs, two earned while walking three and striking out six.  The […]

State College Blanks St. Pete

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Canadian Matt Brown’s record dropped to 4-5 on Friday as he took the St. Pete College’s loss to State College of Florida 8-0 at Jack Russell Stadium.  Brown went six innings allowing eight runs, six earned on 11-hits while walking two and striking out seven.  With a group of professional and college scouts present […]