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.

Ian Moving on Up

Ian Anderson, the Atlanta Braves first pick in this past June’s draft earned a promotion to Class-A Danville.  Anderson threw three shutout innings on Friday, his last day in the Gulf Coast League.  He allowed just three hits, struck out four and threw 28 of his 40-pitches for strikes with nine of the 11 hitters he […]

Green Walk – Off Single

Zach Green delivered for the Threshers in the bottom of the ninth with a walk-off single driving in Carlos Tocci giving Clearwater a 7-6 win. Clearwater RHP Luke Leftwich went 5 2/3 innings on Thursday against Dunedin allowing four runs, on five hits while walking two and striking out four.            1 2 […]

Jays beat Threshers with a Santos Quality Start

  Right-hander Luis Santos went 6 2/3 innings to get the win as the Dunedin Blue Jays beat the Clearwater Threshers 7-2 in a two game home and home series.  Santos allowed two runs on six hits while walking three and striking out six.  The same two teams travel the five miles between stadiums on […]

Alford, Urena Lead Ten Hit Siege

  RHP Justin Shafer went five innings on Monday as the Dunedin Blue Jays completed a four game sweep of the Jupiter Hammerheads with a 6-4 victory.  Shafer allowed three runs on five hits while striking out seven.  Connor Fisk got the win with a scoreless eight to improve to 6-3. The Jays pounded out […]

Reid-Foley Jumps to 6th Win

Dunedin’s Sean Reid-Foley (above)  went 6 2/3 innings on Saturday leading his teammates to a 9-3 win over Jupitor.  Reid Foley allowed one run on one hits walking four and striking out nine.  Anthony Alford missed hitting for the cycle by a triple going 3-4 as Dunedin pounded out 12-hits.   1 2 3 4 […]

Shae Continues on the Road Back

Atlanta Braves RHP Shae Simmons continues his return from Tommy John Surgery (2015) with a rather long inning on Friday.  Pitching for the GCL Braves against the Tigers East squad Simmons went one inning allowing one run on no hits, walking one and striking out the final three hitters he faced.  Simmons needed 26-pitches to […]

Santos Five Strong & Urena HR

RHP Luis Santos went five innings on Thursday in relief giving up four runs on five hits while walking one and striking out eight. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland (45-54) 0 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 11 11 3 […]

Hall goes to 3-1

  Lakeland lefty Matt Hall improved to 3-1 on Thursday with six good innings against Dunedin in a 11-6 win.  Hall a sixth round pick in 2015 allowed three runs, two earned on three hits while walking three and striking out eight.  Hall had plenty of support offensively as his teammates stroked five home runs, […]

It’s All-Ford

Anthony Alford connects for his second triple of the game as Dunedin beat Lakeland 10-9 Wednesday night in Dunedin.  Alford went 3-5 with two triples and a double scoring three times with two RBI.  The Dunedin offence banged out 18-hits in the win.  Alford’s first triple hit the top of the wall in dead center […]

Young ‘Robs’on fro 1st HR

Canadian Jacob Robson had his first pro homer in his sights except for the efforts of GCL Blue Jays right fielder Chavez Young.  In the top of the third Robson connected off Blue Jays hurler Travis Hosterman on a pitch that appeared headed for the area behind the right field fence.  Young leaped over the […]