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Eddie the Ump!

Hopefully now these two umpires look familiar to you fans of the game of baseball.  The gentlemen on the left appears to be Pete Brodeur and the guy on the right, the base ump just happens to be yours truly, not bad eh?  You see fans I have done about 20-games in pro ball, not […]

Ok, Who’s the Umps?

These two umpires were photographed doing a Devil Rays/Phillies game at the Carpenter Complex in Clearwater.  If you know who they are just contact rick@rocketsports-ent.com.  Sorry no prizes just a thank you or two.

Jackson Soucie

Facing the Florida International Baseball Academy at Frank Tack Field in Clearwater, Florida. Cambridge, Ontario native Jackson Soucie threw two scoreless innings with an 87 MPH fastball and a 70 MPH curve.  Again, major league scouts are following the Canadian.

Eddie on the Ice

Well campers on Saturday April 16, 2022 after more than a year off the ice yours truly refereed a hockey game, this time at the Ellenton Arena in Ellenton, Florida. Yes after the screwup by a referee’s association, USA Hockey, a rink owner Dr. Manuel Rose and Safesport I was back on the ice. It […]

Inauspicious Pirates Start to 2022

Ke’Bryan Hayes signs the biggest in Pirates’ history in Pittsburgh Pirates history, a huge $70 million dollar extension then leaves game opening day. On April 7th Hayes inked the deal with the Pirates and on opening Hayes left the game with forearm tightness. Hayes missed time last year due to a wrist injury and there […]

Rays Bang Out Twenty Hits Today En Route to 9-2 Clubbing of Bucs

Wander Franco and Francisco Mejia appear as they can’t wait for April 8th the Rays opening day. The Rays slugged feasted this afternoon banging out 20 hits scoring 9 runs. Franco and Mejia were 3 for 3 apiece with Franco scoring three times and Mejia scoring twice. Franco had a double in the first and […]

Rare Submariners

On Friday in Bradenton, RSEN’s Eddie Michels captured this shot of the Blue Jays submariner Adam Cimber. Cimber pitched one inning Friday, giving up a hit and striking out two. Cimber the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander, is on the short list of MLB players that have used the submarine style delivery. Cimber was drafted 9th […]

Shulman Visits with the Fans

Dan Schulman, of Rogers Communications, signs for Canadian Blue Jays fans on Friday prior to the 6-6 tie with the Pirates in Bradenton.

Eddie the Bat Boy

On Monday April 3, 2022 it is the 58th Anniversary of the date I was the St. Louis Cardinals batboy.  I  wore number 63 and traveled via US 41 on the team bus from St. Petersburgh, Florida to Ft. Myers, Florida to play the Pittsburgh Pirates at Terry Park.  The final score was 12-5 Pirates […]

BKFC RETURNS TO SOUTH FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 21

JOEY BELTRAN VS. FRANK TATE HEADLINES IN FORT LAUDERDALE TICKETS NOW ON-SALE Fort Lauderdale, FL (April 1, 2022) Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), The World’s Fastest Growing Sport, returns to South Florida with BKFC Fight Night Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, April 21 at the Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, FL. Headlined by […]