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MSBL Championship in Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Ball players come from all walks of life to play in this the second week of the Men’s Senior Baseball League Championship being played in the Dunedin-Clearwater area.  One is Jim Egolf and he doesn’t play golf from Lurgan, Pa. who is playing for the Susquehanna Valley Braves.  A trucking company dispatcher from 9 […]

Former MLB Players in Men’s Senior League

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Some former pro ball players still enjoy playing a bit of baseball in their later years but one wants to get back in the game as a coach in Australia.  While chatting with former Houston Astro Anthony Walker on Thursday November 7th prior to his Men’s Senior Baseball League game at the Englebert Complex he […]

JJ Rankings WEEK 9

  The NFL is a funny league. The balance of power is so uneven. For instance, in the AFC North, Baltimore is in last place with a 5-4 record. In the NFC South on the other hand, New Orleans is in first place with a 4-4 record. So while it is possible that the Ravens […]

Bichette still Plays

DUNEDIN, FLA. –When some major leaguers pro careers are over they might just hang up the cleats and enjoy their retirement but not Dante Bichette.  At age 50 was taking to the field on Monday the Men’s Senior Baseball League tournament at the Toronto Blue Jays minor league complex.  The photo shows Bichete hitting a […]

Cleveland’s Window

Cleveland. What image comes to mind when the word is uttered? Is it smoke and fire billowing from the Cuyahoga River? Is it block after block and neighborhood after neighborhood of dilapidated and boarded up houses? Do abandoned steel mills come to mind? Given the portrait painted by journalists and media in general, it is […]

JJ Ranks them Week 8

  So this is the new NFL, huh? This is what the league mustaches want? If so, I’m not buying in. Call me old fashioned, but I actually enjoy the running game and defensive battles. Instead, we have been handed rule changes that have made it nearly impossible to play defense. The illegal contact rule […]

WEEK 7 JJ Ranks ’em

After another week in the books, the NFL continues to throw curveballs at its fans. The Seahawks seem to be falling apart, after trading Percy Harvin and falling to the Rams. The Bills pulled off a last second win, but lost their entire starting backfield. The Cowboys continued to take the league by storm. Detroit […]

Lebron Returns To Cleveland As A Champion, Leader

by MARK STEVES   It was certainly a busy summer for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as superstar Lebron James returned to his hometown team to try and help turn around the franchise in the next few years. The ripple effect of him signing as a free agent encouraged others such as Kevin Love, Shawn Marion, Mike […]

Another HBP?

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Rocket Sports and Entertainment, the leader in catching those taking one for the team, did it again today!   Roemon Fields of the Blue Jays Instructional League squad got plunked on the brain bucket.  Fields did trot down to first before being checked out by the team trainers.  If you check out the second picture […]

Hoffman at Mattick

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Toronto Blue Jays 2014 first round pick Jeff Hoffman is in his third week of long toss (60′) at the team’s Mattick Complex.  Hoffman has been working out with the team’s prospects during Instructional Camp.