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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 […]

Sunshine City Roller Derby Bout: A High-Action Game Derailed by Electrical Malfunction.

By Codzilla #F15H On Saturday 4/22, Sunshine City Roller Derby hosted another fun filled evening of hard hitting action at the Youth Park outdoor roller hockey rink. This bout featured the league’s home athletes sorted into team Orange and team Teal, with a handful of guest athletes from nearby leagues joining the rosters. Roller Derby […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Roller Derby Revival in Saint Petersburg

Sunshine City Roller Derby versus Tallahassee Roller Derby | March 25th 2023 How do you explain how much fun you had doing something when you are not exactly one hundred percent sure of what you just witnessed? So begins the challenge of describing my first visit to a roller derby bout which lived up to […]

Sandoval has Rough Start in Slug-fest

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Pitching for the A3 Academy RHP Daniel Sandoval of Toronto, Ontario lasted just an inning on Saturday against St. Pete College.  Sandavol allowed four runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one in a game that sported a final score of 21-15 with St. Pete as the winner.  Son of former […]

Brown, Sanders lead Titans

CLEARWATER, FLA. –Starting and lasting just four innings for St. Petersburg College against the Hillsborough College squad on Friday Matt Brown (3-4) allowed nine of the opponents runs in a 16-13 loss at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium.  Brown allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while walking none and striking out five.  St. Pete did […]