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LEAGUE BANQUET FOR MABL AT THE FOURS DURING ALCS GAME FIVE
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10/11/08: On Thursday, October 16th at 8PM, the Boston Men's Baseball League 18+ Division will be holding its end-of-year banquet to celebrate the 2008 season. It will be held at The Fours, located at 166 Canal Street across from the TD Banknorth Garden.
The Fours was rated by Sports Illustrated as #1 Sports Bar in America. Appetizers will be included, as will be beer tickets for each team.
Players Choice awards will be distributed, as well as awards for the Championship and Runner-up teams. 1 guest per person is allowed.
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REDS COME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE ATHLETICS FOR THE MABL TITLE
10/02/08: For the second time in three years, the Netherfield Reds won the MABL Finals, this time in a deciding five-game set over the Athletics. Game 5 was delayed three times over a week due to weather, but the game finally got in at Chelsea High School. The A's led the game 4-3 going into the 7th inning before the Reds battled for 3 runs in their last at bat to take a 6-4 lead they would not relinquish. Derek Garabedian notched the win with Daryl Pina pitching the final frame for the save. See the MABL Road to the Finals.
2008 MABL Champs: Netherfield Reds. |
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SAME OLD STORY: METRO RED SOX BEAT BLUE JAYS AGAIN FOR MSBL MASTERS TITLE
9/30/08: For the second straight year, and third time in four years, the Metro Red Sox won the MSBL Masters title. Metro won two straight championship games over the Brockton Blue Jays, 2-1. In the finale, Les Weber homered into the pool to give the Jays the lead. But in the 7th, the Sox, who had only managed only an infield hit in the game, got singles from Al Visnick and Mark Moise followed by two walks and a fielder's choice to plate the go ahead run. In the bottom of the 7th, Mike Williams hit a leadoff double. The pinch runner moved to 3rd on a sacrifice, and Weber hit a fly ball to medium right that was caught by Eric Kimble who then threw a strike to the plate to double up the potential tying run and end the game.
2008 MSBL 40 Champs: Metro Red Sox. |
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MILTON BREAKERS REBOUND TO WIN MSBL AL TITLE OVER ROXBURY PANTHERS
9/25/08: The Milton Breakers defeated the Roxbury Panthers 4-3 in Game 3 of the MSBL AL Finals to capture their first league title. Milton rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the sixth inning with RBI singles from Aaron Foley and Paul Stanton to cut the Roxbury lead to 3-2, and won the game on a walk-off hit by Chris Festa in the seventh that plated Rob Kisiel and Steve Leonard. For the Breakers, Foley went the distance, scattering nine hits and allowing three runs. He was matched by Roxbury's Juan Alamo who threw seven innings of eight-hit ball. Cesar Romero led the way offensively for the Panthers with 2 RBI, while Fabian Alicea had three hits and drove in one for Roxbury.
2008 MSBL AL Champs: Milton Breakers. |
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WALTHAM RED SOX DEFEAT NATICK KNIGHTS FOR MSBL NL TITLE
9/23/08: Waltham beat Natick, 2 games to 0, in a 6-4 victory to capture the first MSBL title in Waltham since the Waltham Orioles beat the Framingham Giants in 1991. Waltham jumped out to an early lead with a pair of RBI singles from John Churchill and Josh Leet in the bottom of the second inning. They never looked back from that point and never trailed in the contest. Jay Wisner fired 2-plus innings of shut out relief to pick of the Championship save. Read more.
2008 MSBL NL Champs: Waltham Red Sox. |
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2008 MABL AWARD WINNERS NAMED
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9/07/08: In the closest races in MABL memory, the managers have spoken and the top individual performers have been named. For the second straight year, Jonathan Pollard takes home MVP honors, barely edging Greg Crossman. Jay O'Hara beats out Rich Wlodarczyk for Cy Young on a tie-breaker, as does Matt Englander over Kevin McGowan for Manager of the Year. O'Hara wins Rookie of the Year handily. See the complete 2008 MABL Award and Player's Choice Voting.
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CAPE COD CLASSIC GETS TOPPED
8/31/08: The 14th annual Cape Cod Classic tourney was played on the fields of the Cape Cod League over Labor Day weekend. The Connecticut Top Hats took home the title. John Kroeger (Brockton Indians) pitched the championship game, going 9 innings with 10 K's. Final score: CT Top Hats 12, Worcester Stars 6. The Top Hats defeated Team Franz 3-0, the New England A's 14-1, the Mass. Rangers 5-4 and tied the Waltham Red Sox 2-2 in a game that was called after 11 innings. Learn more on the Cape Cod Classic.
Cape Cod Champs: 2008 Connecticut Top Hats. |
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100 INNINGS DOWN -- CURT SCHILLING MAKES AN APPEARANCE
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8/31/08: This Labor Day weekend, the Boston Men's Baseball League with players also from the Park, Yawkey, Cranberry, MIBL, BABL and several other local leagues successfully completed the 5th Annual 100 Innings of Baseball Spectacular to raise funds for Curt's Pitch for ALS, the charity of legend Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox. Final score: Knights: 91, Daze 78.
Curt and Shonda Schilling were on hand Saturday afternoon to thank the participants for their support and to offer some words. After watching Mike Pollak of the MABL White Sox get hit by a pitch, Curt heckled: "Don't worry. That should feel better by the 70th inning."
When Curt addressed the players in attendance he also joked about the physical condition of some of the athletes saying: "Being here makes me want to work harder in the off season. I'm seeing some bodies around here that I don't want to resemble."
The big hitter appears to be Neil Sisson of the Medford Angels, one of 11 athletes to play all 100 innings. Sisson led all 100 Inning batters by going 18 for 34 at a .529 clip. Dave Joseph of the Brockton A's was the hero on the mound, tossing more than 35 of the 100 innings!
You can still donate at www.100innings.com. Learn about 100 Innings of Baseball from prior years.
100 Innings players on Saturday with Curt Schilling at Adams Field in Quincy, MA
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MABL OLD-TIMER GETS A LITTLE OLDER
8/21/08: The 15th Annual Oldtime Baseball Game was held at St. Peter's Field in Cambridge. The game offers a glimpse of what it was like in the old days, when hundreds of fans would turn out to root for their "town" team in various local semipro leagues. Players are chosen from colleges and universities from the Boston area. Over the years, former Red Sox pitchers Oil Can Boyd and Jim Corsi have played, as has former New York Yankee Mike Pagliarulo and Carlos Pena of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. This year's charitable event was to raise money for the Todd J. Schwartz Memorial Fund. From the MABL Mariners, Dave Woods suited up. Learn more about the Oldtime Baseball Game.
Senator Anthony Galluccio and MABL Mariner Dave Woods.
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COOPERSTOWN CLASSIC GOES TO 16-0 BROCKTON REDS
8/03/08: The 5th Annual Cooperstown Classic was the Brockton Reds' 4th straight undefeated tourney winning the Cup. During this stretch, the Reds, hailing from the Men's Independent Baseball League, have gone 16-0. The Reds defeated the Boston Orioles 10-0 in the Finals. Other participants included the Mariners, Tigers, North Andover Thunder and Grays -- all who went 1-2 overall. See photos: Grays vs. Thunder | Mariners vs. Brockton | Orioles vs. Tigers
Colin Confoey of NA Thunder with diving effort. |
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Matt Dumont of the Mariners tries for tag at third.
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SEASON'S FIRST NO-HITTERS COME IN THREES
7/29/08: No hitters are rare, but here in Boston, they come in bunches when they finally make their appearance:
- 7/26 -- MABL Rangers starter Shane Steffens notches his 50th career win and his first no-hitter, improving to 6-0 on the season with a 7-0 win over the Brewers.
- 7/27 -- MABL Senators starter Matt Coyne (5 innings) and waiver-deadline addition reliever Jonathan Rheault (2 innings) teamed with catcher Matt Meuse to no-hit the White Sox, 11-2. Nice teamwork!
- 7/29 -- MSBL 40+ Orioles pitcher Vic Otero threw a no-hitter against the North Andover Thunder and was just 1 walk away from a perfect game. Vic improved to 6-1 on the season.
Shane Steffens and Matt Coyne join the No-No Club.
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ALL-STAR WEEKEND AT LELACHEUR PARK
7/26/08: In the MABL, the Bay State took the title, defeating the Atlantic, 10-6. Josue Feliciano of the Tigers took home game MVP honors with 4 of his team's 6 hits, including a 2-RBI single to give his conference some late inning insurance. Sam DelVecchio of the Erie Pub Red Sox notched the win for the Bay State, tossing the 8th before Mike Vernon pitched a scoreless 9th. Photos to come, as well as info from the MSBL game. See photos: MABL 1 | 2 | MSBL Photos. See past All-Star games.
Josue Feliciano steals second en route to MVP. |
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Sam DelVeccio of Erie Pub with Bay State win.
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RED SOX DOUBLE-A TOUR CONTINUES, AND MORE
7/19/08: On Saturday, July 19th, the MABL Senators defeated the Rangers 4-2 at Beehive Field in Connecticut, former home of the New Britain Red Sox, double-A affiliate to the Boston Red Sox. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead into the top of the 9th when the Senators scored 3 runs to take the lead and ultimately the win. Less than a month ago, the MABL Mariners and Orioles played on Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut, former home of the Bristol Red Sox, also a double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
Senators' Matt Mothander prepares to pitch at Beehive.
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WINCHESTER TAKES ON WAYLAND AT THE HALL OF FAME
7/12/08: From the MSBL, the Winchester Pirates took on the Wayland White Sox in the league's annual trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The Pirates took both games, or more accurately, Winchester's Paul Marshall took both 9-inning games by pitching complete game victories in each: 4-2 and 6-1.
Coming to Cooperstown: On August 2 & 3, the 5th Annual Cooperstown Classic will be played. Six teams will participate, including the Brockton Reds who have won the event 3 straight years. Battling them will be the North Andover Thunder, MABL Grays, Mariners, Tigers and Orioles. Read about the Cooperstown Classic History. |
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BOSTON TEAMS RING UP SOME DOWNEAST CLASSIC TITLES
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7/06/08: Congratulations to the Medford Mets and North Andover Thunder for winning the July 4th Weekend Downeast Classic in the 45+ and 35+ divisions.
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Medford Mets, 45+ Downeast Classic Champs. |
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NA Thunder, 35+ Downeast Classic Champs.
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MARINERS AND O'S SQUARE OFF AT MUZZY FIELD IN BRISTOL, CT
5/16/08: The MABL Orioles and Mariners squared off at historic Muzzy Field in Bristol, Connecticut, former home of the Bristol Red Sox, then the double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, from 1972 to 1982.
Two little leaguers from the McCabe-Waters Little League threw out the first pitch. The Mariners contributed $350 to the McCabe-Waters Little League to give back to the Bristol community for serving as hosts for this regular season BMBL game. These two young pitchers eventually gave way to two BMBL pitchers, the M's Pat Walters and the O's Victor Ruiz, who both went the distance in this 9-inning affair. The Mariners edged the O's 2-0 on a beautiful day in Bristol.
Two McCabe-Waters little leaguers throw out the 1st pitch |
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MABL Mariners at Muzzy Field
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MABL Orioles at Muzzy Field
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