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.

The Only MVP downs Team 12

Ted Drew-Smith was probably the hottest hitter at the Blue Jays Fantasy Camp.  Hitting a home run to put his team into the semi finals on Wednesday and another in the finals Thursday Drew Smith is shown here adding insurance with an RBI single   His team the “The Only MVP” named after their manager George Bell beat […]

The Ageless Biback Plays at them All

Blue Jays Fantasy Camper Steve Biback kept his string intact for the 2015 camp having been to them all.  Biback, who doesn’t list his age came to Dunedin for the first camps held from 1993 through 1998 then again when they resumed again this year.  He is the only camper to make them all.  During […]

Day 2 Campers

  With a fantasy camper at bat plate umpire Gary Glover kind of gets in tight behind the catcher for a good reason.  It seems that Glover forget to put on his shin guards prior to leaving the umpires room.  Not to worry he escaped without injury.  As a note Glover’s brother in law, Vince […]

It’s Blue Jays Camper Time

Former Blue Jays manager and hitting coach Cito Gaston listens as former infielder Pat Tabler explains the finer points on hitting to a group of fantasy campers.  Between 70-80 die hard Blue Jays fans are in Dunedin, Fl. at the team’s Mattick Complex for the first Fantasy Camp since 1998 that runs through Thursday.       […]

The Runners Go!

(Above) Getting two RBI is fairly easy with a single when the runners are off on the pitch except the way Sarasota native Tim Schalch did in the MSBL on Friday at the Mattick Complex.  Playing along Billy Colome at short Schalch got an infield hit in the hole to short that scored two runs for the Brandon Bombers […]

Double Duty Ump

The umpires do it all during the Men’s Senior Baseball League Fall Classic.  During the Cincy Braves/Cleveland Steve’s Sports game at Grant Field in Dunedin a mid inning pitching change was made.  At the same time the Braves were changing hurlers the team’s catcher needed a quick break so who stepped in the unnamed plate […]

Old Jay Jarvis piches for Atlanta Bulls

With the Men’s Senior Baseball League Fall Classic being played at the Mattick Complex another former Blue Jays farm hand has returned. With a comment of “Amazing” when he entered the faculty former minor leaguer Jason Jarvis came to pitch for the Atlanta Bulls. Jarvis came to the Jays from the Yankees in the David […]

New Scorekeep

There is a new scoreboard on Field Two at the Toronto Blue Jays Mattick Complex at a cost of approximately nine thousand dollars. This appears to be just one small step in the Blue Jays plan to stay in Dunedin, their only spring training site, after their present contract expires on December 31, 2017. Another project at the […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS

  It has been a while since yours truly has taken the literal pen in hand here at Rocket Sports and Entertainment but sometimes one must. With Veterans Day on Wednesday I have been wondering about a few things like will the flags be properly flown at Grant Field in Dunedin. Will non veterans really mean […]

Roy Smith Loves Baseball

He graduated from Dixie Hollins High School and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners but made it to the show with Cleveland and still Roy Smith loves baseball.  Here Smith fly’s out to right playing for the New Era 35+ team in the Men’s Senior Baseball Fall Classic at the Blue Jays Mattick Complex.  Smith still lives […]