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.
New Zealand on the Hill
Connor Gleeson of Auckland, New Zealand, shown here throwing a bullpen session is a pitcher for South Florida State College. The team was in Clearwater to play St. Petersburg College at the Jack Russell Memorial Stadium. Because baseball is a fairly new sport to those in New Zealand as compared to other country’s Gleeson said, […]
Tornadoes Lose Locker Room
The Clearwater HS Tornadoes baseball team locker room will soon have to be vacated at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium on April 4th to make way for the Dunedin Blue Jays. Also having to move will be the St. Petersburg College squad whose clubhouse will be used by the visiting teams. Dunedin will play 50 of […]
Parent Parking Problems
After closing the citizen owned Louis A. Vanech Recreational Complex to the public on February 11th this year it’s now blocked off totally for construction purposes. The parking problem this has created for the parents and students at the Garrison-Jones Elementary School has yet to be alleviated putting both students and their parents at risk […]
Go for the Gusto
RHP Ryan Gusto out of Charlotte, N. C. sported a 93-94 MPH fastball for the Florida Southwest College on Monday against St. Petersburg College at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium. Scouts were in attendance to check the young man out.
NYU Baseball hangs with the Grapefruit League
NYU Coach Doug Kimbler of Beekman Town, N.Y. takes in batting practice at LEMCO Field in Bradenton, Fl. with members of the NYU baseball team. The team is holding spring workouts at the NY Yankees complex in Tampa. Then on Tuesday night they will be hosting the Plattsburg State baseball team in a spring training […]
Don’t know Left from Flags Right
It seems the employees at Baseball City in St. Petersburg, Fl. don’t know there left from their flags right. As you look at the scoreboard for the Canadian National Junior baseball game on Saturday the Canadian Flag is on the left where the American Flag should be. It has been this way for two days […]
The Kids can’t play there Anymore
On Monday March 11th this reporter viewed the last few pieces of the small playground at the Louis A. Vanech Recreational Complex coming down. The play area at the City of Dunedin residents owned park is about all that is left of the complex that since February 11th has been blocked from use by its owners […]
FSL Jays at Home in Clearwater
CLEARWATER, FLA.–The Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida will be returning to professional baseball on April 7th this year when the Florida State League Dunedin Blue Jays take over as tenants. The Dunedin team is being displaced by the construction that will be taking place at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin. […]
Reid-Foley, Bichette, Alford lead Rout
BRADENTON, FLA.–Right-hander Sean Reid-Foley got the win throwing four no hit innings as the Toronto Blue Jays SS beat the Pittsburgh Pirates SS 11-0 in Grapefruit League play. Reid-Foley walked one and struck out four who along with three Blue Jay relievers allowed the Pirates just three hits. Leading the Blue Jays offence […]
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