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A Kiss Party on Day 1 at Chicago Open Air
All Photos By and Copyrighted By Travis Failey Friday, July 14: Friday marked the start of the 2nd annual Chicago Open Air festival at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. It was a beautiful day, breezy, partly cloudy, and if I say so myself, the temperatures were so much better than they were in Florida in […]
Ozzy Flies High Again at Chicago Open Air
All Photos By and Copyrighted By Travis Failey Sunday, July 16: There wasn’t any rest for the weary on Sunday as some of the heaviest bands of the weekend played on day three of the second annual Chicago Open Air Festival at Toyota Park. Headlining Sunday’s lineup was Ozzy Osbourne with Zakk Wylde, thrash […]
Swihart at First
Boston Red Sox prospect Blake Swihart played his second game for the GCL Red Sox on Tuesday at firstbase. Hampered by injuries the former catcher/outfielder is now handling the bag at the infield corner. Against the Rays squad in a 5-4 win Swihart handled 15 chances at first errorlessly looking like he belonged there. (EDDIE […]
Gomez and Garcia in GCL Phils Lineup
Recently acquired from the Rockies along with two other prospects for Phillies reliever Pat Neshek, Jose Gomez plays his first game on Friday for the Phillies Rookie Level GCL squad. Gomez went 1-3 at the plate, drove in a run and committed an error at short over his five innings. After shoulder problems and an […]
LIGHTNING SINGLE GAME TICKETS TO GO ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 11
TAMPA, FLA – Single game tickets for Tampa Bay Lightning games at AMALIE Arena during the 2017-18 regular season will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 11, the team announced today. Single game tickets can be purchased exclusively online at www.TampaBayLightning.com/tickets, not at the McDonald’s Ticket Office. Special single-game pre-sales will begin with […]
USF Bulls Ranked No. 21 in Preseason Coaches Poll
Tampa, Fla. –Fresh off a program record 11-win season, the USF football program was ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll on Thursday. It is the first time since 2008 USF has earned a preseason top 25 ranking. The Bulls appearing at No. 21 matches the highest-ever for the program in the preseason coaches […]
Canadian Twins Triplets and a Kohn Komeback
The Twins three Canadian hurlers with the Rookie Level Gulf Coast League squad take a break prior to Wednesday’s game in Port Charlotte against the Rays. (L-R) LHP Matt Jones, Whitby, Ont. RHP Landon Leach, Toronto and RHP Jordan Balazovic Mississauga, Ont. posed for Photographer Eddie Michels who was also the games official scorer. Also, Michael […]
Cecil P. Englebert Recreational Complex
Everybody in Dunedin, Fl. knows the Cecil P. Englebert Recreational Complex at 1700 Solon Ave. in Dunedin. Most residents though don’t know the Bobby Mattick Complex the name the Toronto Blue Jays gave the same site in February 2003 over the objections of the City of Dunedin and its residents. It’s a site with the same address as the […]
Bojarski Swinging Hot bat
Tigers West outfielder Ulrich Bojarski may have been born in South Africa but got to professional baseball via a move to Australia. Bojarski, shown here stroking one his two singles on Tuesday against the Braves and also adding an RBI in his 2-4 day at the plate. As a note here just about 10-days ago […]
Aussie Aldridge Aces Inning
Tigers West hurler Dean Aldridge tossed a perfect inning on Tuesday against the GCL Braves at Disney World. Aldridge who 20-months ago had Tommy John Surgery struck out two and pitched a 1-2-3 inning in a 4-3 win earning his first hold of the season. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO)
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