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Yankees judge evades vaccine issue during NYC tenure | major league baseball

Don S. Sipe — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 20:03:13 +0000

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge declined to directly answer a question about his vaccination status on Tuesday as New York required every private sector employee to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

“I’m still focused on getting to the first game of spring training,” Judge said from the team’s Florida practice complex. “So I think we’ll cross that bridge when the time comes.” But right now, so much could change. So I’m not really too worried about that at the moment.

Much like Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, unvaccinated Yankees and Mets players won’t be allowed to dress at home due to the city’s private employer mandate that went into effect Dec. 27. .

The employer’s mandate is the same everywhere, whether it’s a sports team playing indoors or outdoors. A city hall official who was not authorized to speak officially noted that the start of the season is a month away, too far away to determine what will happen then as the city continues to monitor COVID-19 cases.

The Yankees said in a statement that team president Randy Levine is “working with city hall and all other appropriate officials on this matter.”

“We will have no further comment,” the team added.

The Yankees open their season at home against rival Boston Red Sox on April 7.

Judge is a three-time All-Star and a New York City clubhouse leader. He hit .287 with 39 homers last season and finished fourth in AL MVP voting. He is eligible to become a free agent after this season, although he has expressed a strong interest in signing a long-term contract with New York.

Even if New York’s mandate is lifted, unvaccinated Yankees players will have to sit out the nine games scheduled in Toronto against the Blue Jays. The Government of Canada requires a person to have received a second dose of vaccine – or a dose from Johnson & Johnson – at least 14 days prior to entry.

Major League Baseball and the players’ association agreed as part of their new contract last week that unvaccinated players will not be paid for games in Toronto they miss due to the mandate.

New York’s first visit to Toronto is a three-game series that begins May 2.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday he was concerned about the impact on the roster of COVID-19 rules in Toronto.

“It will be interesting to say the least to see how this situation unfolds,” Boone said. “I think we still have at least a few guys who are unvaccinated, so we will be monitoring this situation closely and seeing how it goes. But yes, it is a concern.

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Associated Press writer Michelle Price contributed from New York.

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Sobrato High Baseball Team Ready to Surprise in Mount Hamilton – Morgan Hill Times

Don S. Sipe — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 03:39:32 +0000

Sobrato High’s baseball program got its wish as it was promoted to the Blossom Valley League’s premier division, Mount Hamilton, for this season.

Now the Bulldogs will have to fight and play to their potential to stay in the A league.

“It will be fine, we will survive,” coach James Pozas said. “Let’s see what happens.”

Standout junior pitcher Seth Hernstedt expressed optimism about how the team will fare in league play this season.

“I think we’re going to shock a lot of people who don’t think we’re going to do well in League A,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to seeing what’s in store for us. We have great team chemistry, we work really well together and we all love each other.

Sobrato will rely on Hernstedt and Ethan Marmie to carry the charge over the bump. A star of the basketball team, Marmie is back after not playing baseball in her sophomore season. At 6ft 7in and with a snappy arm, Marmie brought plenty of excitement to the program.

He is coming off a one-hitter shutout against a Cupertino team that entered their March 12 game at 6-0.

“Ethan started two years ago, injured his arm and never got good enough to pitch last year,” Pozas said. “He’s very good, he hits 90 mph and he can do it up there. He can also hit really well.

Said Hernstedt: “We’re really excited to have Ethan because we lost Will Conn and Ethan sort of replaces him. He’s such a good arm and a key factor because if you start a season without a good pitcher, you won’t be able to do much.

Hernstedt, who drove in the only race of the match against Cupertino, is definitely someone who knows how to get things done. Along with being a standout football player, the right-hander threw a hit with 16 strikeouts in a 7-0 non-league win over Gilroy High on March 3. It was an efficient 98-throw gem that represented the high point of Hernstedt’s budding athletic career.

“It was something special,” he said. “It may never happen again, but I hope it does. But it was great to celebrate with the team.

After saving the final – fittingly, on a strikeout – Hernstedt threw down his hat and glove and let out a scream before being mobbed by his teammates, including trusty catcher Tyler Pina, who frames well the throws, is solid defensively and works well with the pitcher.

Hernstedt vividly recalls Conn knocking out 15 Gilroy batters in their first of two non-league games against the Mustangs last season, followed by a no-hitter against Monterey High in the Central Coast Section playoffs. .

“Coming into the Gilroy match I remember Will Conn did good against them both times so that inspired me to do the same as him and luckily I was able to do that,” said said Hernstedt.
Pozas was amazed but at the same time not surprised that Hernstedt was able to produce a no-hitter.

“Everything he threw was perfect,” Pozas said. “His off-speed was perfect every time, and he put a lot of people out with the slider and the fastball in the area.”

Hernstedt got most of his strikeouts from his fastball, but he used a lot of curves and sliders to unbalance Gilroy’s lineup. Hernstedt credits all of his time training at the Kinetic Performance Institute — Live Oak’s Landon Stump and Aidan Keenan also train there — as helping him excel both on the grill and on the baseball field.

“I can go to KPI and throw relievers and hit and do all these things that I can’t really do at the park,” he said. “It’s a beautiful establishment and it really inspires me to improve myself every day when I go there.”

Says Pozas: “Seth does a ton of off-season work with pitching specifics, and he’s now stronger late innings because his mechanics are really solid. He felt it and it was something else.

Sobrato fired many talents from last year’s BVAL Division Championship winning team Santa Teresa, including Shane Callison, Matt Primeau, Thomas Martinelli, Ethan Clark and Jamison Pozas. Callison, a recent signing from Sonoma State, has been ultra-reliable since his freshman season, over the years playing just about every position on the court and excelling in every one of them.

He plays shortstop this season and hits in his usual first spot. The aforementioned Pina will beat third or clean and is simply a rock behind the flat.

“Tyler Pina is an off-light receiver and has an incredible swing and eye,” Pozas said.

Pozas’ son, Jamison, plays first base and generally has productive plate appearances. Primeau is a junior second baseman and has been off to a strong start in the first five games of the season. Pozas expects Primeau and Pina to be very productive hitters and disciplined batters every time they come to the plate.

Martinelli plays center field and pitcher, playing a vital role, especially with the latter position with his ability to start or substitute. Clark also plays outfield and throws. Javier Alvarado, a transfer from Live Oak, also has the potential to start or replace.

“If our 1-2 punch from Seth and Ethan can get us a lot of innings, I think we’ll be fine because we’ve got a lot of guys that can go one to two innings,” Pozas said. “We have a lot of throwing depth.”

Seth Hernstedt threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts against Gilroy on March 3. Photo by Jonathan Natividad.

Matt Primeau finished third en route to scoring in a 7-0 win over Gilroy on March 3. Photo by Jonathan Natividad.

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Joplin High School Baseball Hosts Clinic for Little League Players | KSNF/KODE

Don S. Sipe — Sun, 13 Mar 2022 03:48:19 +0000

Still need volunteers for the 2022 season

JOPLIN, Mo. — It’s not just high school baseball season fast approaching; Joplin Little League is also preparing for the start of its season,

On Saturday morning, the Little League players received help from the big boys. The Joplin High School baseball team held an assessment and clinic today at Kaminsky Gymnasium. The players helped determine which child would be placed on which team and also worked with the Little Leaguers to develop their skills.

The event organizers think it was a very positive thing for the kids who showed up, as they not only practiced, but also caught the attention of older role models.

“I think it’s great for them to be here with the high school students,” said Nathan Horton, president of the Joplin Little League. “Just to see that next level that maybe they hope to reach one day. A lot of these high school kids also grew up playing Little League, so it’s really great to see them giving back too.

Joplin High School baseball player Joe Jasper says, “It helps future generations for Joplin baseball. I also have a little brother who is here today, so he was super excited about it. So helping all these kids is just a cool thing to do.

Joplin Little League is still looking for some coaches and volunteers. If you are interested in helping, you can contact the league on their website.

As for the secondary team, it will play its Jamboree this Tuesday at home.

Cubs spring training: ‘cautious optimism’ turned into ‘happy dance’

Don S. Sipe — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:57:15 +0000

MESA, Ariz. — Cubs manager David Ross was shopping for dresses when he learned baseball was returning.

He and his teenage daughter Landri had a party coming up, so he took her to the mall on Thursday. It was then that the players’ union voted in favor of the owners’ latest proposal and the owners ratified the new collective agreement.

Landri went into the locker room to try out some options, and Ross started sending individual texts to each of his players.

“Willson Contreras texted me back, like, two seconds later,” Ross said Friday. “He’s ready to go. I think all these guys are ready to go.

Finally, after a 99-day lockout, MLB managers and coaches could contact their players, front offices could sign free agents, and spring training facilities could welcome major leaguers back.

On Friday morning, players from the Cubs’ 40-man roster began pouring into the Sloan Park complex. They included pitchers Marcus Stroman, Kyle Hendricks, Justin Steele and Manuel Rodriguez, outfielder Ian Happ, second baseman Nick Madrigal and infielder Nico Hoerner.

Happ, the team’s union representative, was the link between the players and the collective bargaining process.

He broke the news to many of them on Thursday with a message to the group chat: We got the vote.

“I started doing my happy dance,” Steele said.

Happ, on the other hand, took a deep breath.

“For the first time in six months,” he added.

Happ entered the week with “cautious optimism”, he said. But that had been the case for several weeks, and a deal remained out of reach.

As the process progressed, Happ questioned his teammates on collective bargaining issues with the help of pitcher Scott Efross. This week, several Cubs praised Happ’s diligence in keeping them informed.

“We were able to get a really good sense of where we were yesterday,” Happ said, “and then just able to sort of check in the last few hours to make sure everyone was on board. And we we were all together on it.

Happ voted to accept MLB’s proposal. He said he was most proud of the progress made in terms of paying young players.

“I think that says a lot about the unity of our group and the trend of the game,” Happ said.

New ABC raised minimum wages from $570,500 in 2021 to $700,000, with increases during the deal to $780,000 in 2026. It also created a pre-arbitration bonus pool of 50 million dollars for the best. Young players have noticed.

“For me and for people who aren’t at that level yet, it means a lot,” Hoerner told The Sun-Times this week. “And there’s so much talent in this game, it’s a shame we’re running out of time [in spring training]. But knowing it’s for a good reason, it’s worth it.

There are still a few creases to iron out.

Although the CBA sets a limit of 26 players (28 in September), with a maximum of 13 pitchers (14 in September), expanding the roster early in the season remains a possibility. When asked if he thought expanded rosters were needed to start the season, Happ replied, “We’ll see.”

“We had an example of that in 2020 that probably helped,” he said. “Certainly from a pitching perspective, to make sure guys are healthy, there’s a case for that.”

Teams have been wading through the free agent market not knowing exactly what the rules will look like to start the season. Notable signings Friday included pitchers Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) and Carlos Rodon (Giants).

With their first post-lockdown move later in the afternoon, the Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with shortstop Andrelton Simmons,

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins could be spotted zipping around the spring training complex in a golf cart. But most of the time they were in their offices, making calls and doing business.

“You want to get the guys to camp as quickly as possible,” Hoyer said before the first reports of Simmons’ signing emerged. “Not all of these deals are going to happen right away, but that’s definitely the goal.”

It will be a more eventful spring training than most. But the excitement was palpable. Baseball is back.

Southland Academy baseball team opens 2022 season with win over Trinity Christian

Don S. Sipe — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:33:56 +0000

AMERICUS – The Southland Academy Raider (SAR) baseball team started their season on a high with a 10-7 victory over Trinity Christian of Dublin, GA (TCS) on Tuesday, March 1 at Southland Academy.

The Raiders scored 10 runs on 11 hits and capitalized on two errors made by the Crusaders.

SAR infielder Greer Hagerson spearheaded the Raiders’ offensive attack by going 3-for-4 at the plate with a double, two singles and three runs scored. Shortstop Henry Johnson, center Caleb Law and wide receiver Will Godwin also had several hits in this game for SAR. Johnson went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Godwin went 2 for 3 with a double, a single and an RBI, and Law went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Southland Academy starting pitcher Chase Ledger struck out six batters over three innings of work in SAR’s 10-7 victory over Trinity Christian.
Photo by Ken Gustafson

Chase Ledger got the start on the hill for the Raiders and was solid through the first three innings. Ledger allowed one run on two hits and struck out six TCS batters. Perry Usher came on as a relief from Ledger, but had a tougher time in his two innings of work. Usher allowed four runs on six hits, walked one and struck out three. Hagerson was the third and final launcher used by SAR. In the last two innings, he allowed two runs on two hits, walked three and struck out four.

The Raiders scored three runs late in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead. Hagerson started the frame by reaching on an error and Scout Luvin would later bring Hagerson home on a sacrificial fly for the first inning of the game. After a single by Law and a walk to Hudson Collins from TCS starting pitcher Nathan Sumner, Henry Johnson led Law on an RBI single. Chase Ledger then drew a walk to charge the bases and Usher drove Collins in when he was hit by a pitch.

Southland Academy infielder Greer Hagerson slides safely into third base for a triple. Hagerson went 3-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored to help lead the Raiders to victory.
Photo by Ken Gustafson

The Crusaders responded with a run in the top of the third inning on an RBI single from Ryan Flanders, but the Raiders responded with three more runs on four hits late in the third, including doubles from Hagerson and Godwin.

The TCS still wouldn’t go, however, as Kyle Currie launched a run on a triple RBI and Zack White followed that up with an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning, making it 6-3 in favor of the Raiders. .

However, SAR responded with two more runs late in the fourth. With two outs, Hagerson scored a single, Godwin tied, and Luvin hit an error to load Caleb Law’s bases. Law then took the opportunity to drive to Hagerson on an RBI single. Hudson Collins then took one for the team as he was hit by a pitch that allowed courtesy runner Travis Pennington to score from third, making it 8-3 SAR.

Southland Academy center back Caleb Law went 2-for-4 at home plate with two RBIs and a run scored in the Raiders’ 10-7 win over Trinity Christian to start the 2022 season.
Photo by Ken Gustafson

The Crusaders responded with two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to close the gap at 8-6, but SAR got the two insurance runs they needed late in the sixth. With runners at second and third with one out, Caleb Law dug in on picking a defenseman that allowed Pennington to score and Luvin would later score on wild pitch. The Crusaders threatened in the top of the seventh when Hagerson launched a two-out run, but he managed to get Ben Helton to line up in center field to end the game.

Kyle Currie led the Crusaders offense going 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored. With the loss, the TCS is now 4-1 this season.

The Raiders (1-0) will go for their second straight win when they travel to Albany to face Deerfield-Windsor on Thursday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Fans and vendors react to MLB spring training lockdown

Don S. Sipe — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 01:00:00 +0000

MESA, AZ — Spring training remains in limbo as MLB officials announced plans to cancel games early in the upcoming season.

Fans at Sloan Park in Mesa were hoping to see the Cubs take to the field. Instead, they visit the gift shop.

“Disappointed – we had tickets and everything,” Cubs fan Lee Pedraza said.

“We came from Illinois outside of Chicago to see the Cubs and spend a week here and that’s not happening, but at least I was lucky enough to get a cap,” he said. he adds.

Lizzy Kinasz was also in town from the Chicago area. She wanted to watch a game and celebrate her birthday. Unfortunately, the lockdown meant there were no games until players and owners reached an agreement.

“Bored because we had tickets for tomorrow, we were excited to come — we’re Cubs fans,” she said.

On Tuesday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced the sport would scrap some regular season games due to a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years.

“My deepest hope is that we reach an agreement soon,” Manfred said.

“I’m really disappointed that we didn’t find an agreement,” he added.

“Today is a sad day,” said union leader Tony Clark.

“The reason we’re not playing is simple: a lockdown is the ultimate economic weapon,” Clark added.

Still, fans said they were disappointed with the lack of games and found other ways to enjoy their time in the Valley.

Jim and Michele Hunt spent Tuesday touring stadiums and buying fan gear.

“I love sitting in the chair, drinking a nice cold beer and watching baseball,” Jim said.

“It’s the American thing to do. We’re disappointed, but hopefully they can figure it out today and come to a conclusion and get back to baseball.”

Michele shared the same sentiment.

“I’m sad. I was so excited. We had tickets ready and a trip planned and I love baseball,” she said.

The ongoing lockdown will also prevent vendors like the Chuckies Food Truck from coming to the Valley.

Chuckies owner Chuck Cox told ABC15 he was already having trouble getting supplies, but made the decision not to come after hearing about the lockdown.

“I live in Iowa where it’s colder than hell and I can’t wait to go to spring training,” he said.

“I love Arizona and I love the Cubs,” he added.

Cox has been serving his famous tenderloin sandwiches at Cubs spring training games for about 15 years.

He said if all goes as planned, he will be back next year.

“Where can you go to work, earn money and watch football in the winter,” he added.

It’s still unclear how spring training will be handled this season.

No date for the resumption of negotiations has been announced, but the earliest start of the season is April 8.

Ithaca Programs Clean Up Liberty League Weekly Awards

Don S. Sipe — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 20:15:43 +0000

ITHACA, NY – It’s been quite a weekend for the Ithaca College athletics department, as the women’s basketball and track teams won the Liberty League titles, joining the women’s swimming and diving of the previous week. Spring seasons are now in full swing and the rest of winter sports are gearing up for post-season opportunities. That being said, the success of the programs over the past seven days has led to 10 people being named Liberty League Athletes of the Week and five others named to the Weekly Honor Roll.

Highest Performing Women’s Basketball Tournament – Grace Canon

The grad was the Bombers’ leading scorer all season and exploded in the Liberty League Championship game against St. Lawrence for a game-high 26 points. With the win, the Bombers won their third straight Liberty League title and went on to win a program-best 19 games.

Cannon filled the stat sheet adding five rebounds and five steals while averaging 19 points per game in the Liberty League Championship tournament.

Women’s Swimming and Diving – Diver of the Week – Eliana Wallock

In what turned out to be a battle between teammates at the NCAA Region 4 Division III Diving Championships on the 3-meter board, Eliana Wallock beat her teammate Ava Lowell by just 0.10 points to win the 3m diving title. The talented junior completed a total of 11 dives of 465.30 to win the 3m above the graduate student Ava Lowell which totaled a final score of 465.20. She also put up an NCAA Cup B standard in her third-place finish (422.50) on the 1-yard board.

Women’s Athletics – Athlete on competition track – Tia Jones

Tia Jones recorded two individual victories and a competition record in three events. Jones won the 60-meter sprint in 7.72 seconds, then added a victory in the 200-meter sprint in a competition, facility and school record of 24.82 seconds, which currently ranks as the best Division III time this season. Jones also placed fifth in the 400 on Friday.

Male Athletics – Competition Field Athlete – Luke Tobie

Luke Tobie won the shot put with a mark of 18.40 yards, which ranks as the seventh-best mark in Division III this season. Tobia also finished fourth in the shot put, qualifying for the All-Atlantic Region Championship in both events.

Baseball – Offensive Performer of the Week – Buzz Shirley

Buzz Shirley hit .500 (6 for 12) to start the season on a three-game road trip for Ithaca. Shirley also drove in six runs, scored six more, had two doubles and hit a home run, to go along with three walks. After a no-hitter first game in a 5-4 win over New Paltz, he then went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, a home run and three runs scored in a 13-8 win over the Hawks. He wrapped up the weekend with a 3-for-4 outing with three runs and two RBIs and two doubles in a 13-8 loss to Virginia Wesleyan.

Men’s Basketball – Rookie of the Week – Logan Wendel

Logan Wendel posted one of the best games of his rookie season for Ithaca as the Bombers fell to eventual Liberty League champions Vassar 76-74 in the semifinals. Wendell went 9 for 16 in the game for 27 points, to go along with five rebounds and two steals. He was 4 for 8 from 3-point range and went 5 for 6 at the line.

Women’s Tennis – Singles Performer of the Week – Taylor Crain

Reigning Liberty League Rookie of the Week Taylor Crain picked up singles and doubles wins over the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers on Saturday. In the first singles slot, the freshman dominantly beat his opponent, RIT’s Jackie Drozd, 6-0, 6-0 in his second collegiate singles match.

Men’s Tennis – Doubles Team of the Week – Deon Kraft and Eric Dubilirer

Second year students Eric Dubilirer and Deon Kraft picked up Ithaca’s only doubles victory in the Bombers’ 5-4 win over RIT last Saturday, beating Tiger opponents Jake Woluicki and Jacob Meyerson 8-6. The win marked the duo’s second collegiate victory as a doubles team this season.

Men’s Tennis – Rookie of the week – Jacob Wachs

Second year Jacob Wachs secured Ithaca’s 5-4 victory over RIT last Saturday after beating their opponent, Tiger’s Jacob Meyerson, 7-6(6), 6-3 in the sixth and final singles slot to win the match for IC.

ROLL OF HONOR

Kyle Lambert pitched 7.0 innings in Ithaca’s season opener against New Paltz. Although he didn’t consider the call, Lambert struck out nine on one walk and allowed three runs on five hits.

Nicolas Cutaia posted a great start to his IC career as he went 5 for 12 (.417) with five RBIs, a triple, a double, two runs scored and three walks in three games. Cutaia had at least one hit in every game, as he went 4 for 9 in two games against New Paltz and 1 for 3 against Virginia Wesleyan.

Jake Erickson had five goals and four assists for nine points in two games to start the year for Ithaca last week. In a 7-4 win over Oneonta, Erickson scored two goals with an assist, then had three goals and three assists in a loss to No. 7 St. John Fisher.

In Ithaca’s 6-3 win over RIT, freshman Laurent Rodriguez achieved victories in the first slots in doubles and second in singles. In second singles, the freshman beat RIT’s Gabby Donahue 6-0, 6-0 to win her second straight collegiate singles match. Rodriguez and his doubles partner Taylor Crain defeated Donahue and partner Jackie Drozd 9-7 in the pair’s doubles match.

Second year Deon Kraft picked up singles and doubles wins to help Ithaca top RIT 5-4 last Saturday. Kraft scored the most dominant win of the afternoon for the Bombers in fifth-place singles, thrashing Tiger’s Chang in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. In his doubles match with his partner Eric Dubilirerthe pair picked up the only doubles win for Ithaca, beating Tiger opponents Jake Woluicki and Jacob Meyerson 8-6.

League cancels more spring training games – NBC Chicago

Don S. Sipe — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:05:40 +0000

MLB cancels more spring training games originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

Major League Baseball has canceled additional spring training games as the league’s player lockdown continues.

MLB, which canceled the first week of exhibition games Last weekannounced on Friday that three more games have been canceled: March 5-7.

The slate of the exhibition will start on March 8 at the earliest.

MLB canceled three more days of spring training games, so no games until March 8. Doing it a few days at a time in the hope that a deal will still be done on Monday.

— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) February 26, 2022

The cancellations come amid ongoing labor negotiations between MLB and the players’ union. The two sides met every day this week.

CONTINUED: Lockdown timeline: another day closer to the apocalypse

While MLB could lift the lock to open camps and start the season on time, it has set Monday as deadline for an agreement. Otherwise, the league announced it would begin canceling regular season games.

Opening day is scheduled for March 31.

Commissioner Rob Manfred joined on-site negotiations in Florida for the first time this week on Friday. Manfred met with union executive director Tony Clark one-on-one, according to multiple reports.

The league and union are expected to continue negotiations on Saturday – the originally scheduled start of the Cactus and Grapefruit League game.

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Wrigley Field Historical Detective: 1970s Scoreboard Error Edition

Don S. Sipe — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

This photo was sent to me by Steve Sher, BCB reader, from a photo album left by his mother.

It’s a beautiful view of a time spent at Wrigley Field.

Let’s look at what we see here. First, there are six flags on the NL standings yards on the scoreboard, so it must be 1969 or later. On the American League side of the table, you can see TORONTO, which dates it to 1977 or later. When Tribune Company bought the team, one of the first things they did was paint the red doors on the exterior walls a shade of aqua, so now we’re down to 1977-81.

The Cubs host the Cardinals. It’s almost certainly a weekday afternoon, as most games are listed as NITE GAME, although with a handful of daytime games listed, it could be a Saturday. It’s 12:05 p.m. and the outfielders are hanging out on the outfield, so it’s during batting practice. Weekday games at this time started at 1:35 a.m. and weekend games at 1:15 a.m. It’s clearly the peak of summer, with ivy on the walls, so we can eliminate any April or early May games from those five seasons.

The only match to match this, along with all the other matchups on the board, was on Saturday, July 9, 1977.

So what is the error?

The table lists ATLANTA/SAN FRANCISCO as a night game. It wasn’t, as you can see in this screenshot from today’s Tribune:

A small mistake, yes, but a mistake nonetheless.

As you can also see in this image, the Cubs were flying high going into this game with a 51-29 record, leading the NL East by four games. It was the year that many of us thought we had to make up for in 1969.

This was not the case. The Cubs lost that July 9, 1977 game 4-3. You see by the schedule that Cubs starter Steve Renko had no W/L record. He had missed much of the start of this season after having his thyroid removed. He didn’t pitch much, or well, for the Cubs and in August they traded him to the White Sox for Larry Anderson, a reliever who had never pitched in an MLB game for the Cubs. Anderson was traded to the Phillies a year later for Davey Johnson. Meanwhile, Renko recovered and pitched through 1983, posting some very good years for the Red Sox in 1979 and 1980.

The Cubs finished the first half of the season at 51-30. What could go wrong?

Everything, basically. They went 30-51 in the second half – the National League’s worst record – to finish just 0.500 away, and had to lose their last five games to get there.

Fans receive refunds for Dodgers spring training tickets

Don S. Sipe — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:05:35 +0000

What had become increasingly inevitable was made official this week as Major League Baseball announced it had delayed the start of spring training games until at least early March due to the ongoing lockdown.

For the Los Angeles Dodgers, that meant canceling their first seven Cactus League games. As it stands, they won’t play their first spring training game of 2022 until a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers on March 5.

“We regret that, with no collective agreement in place, we have had to postpone the start of spring training games to Saturday March 5th at the earliest. All 30 clubs are united in their strong desire to bring players back to the field and fans back to the stands,” MLB said in its statement.

“The clubs have adopted a uniform policy which provides a full refund option to fans who have purchased tickets from the club for any spring training matches which are not taking place. We are committed to reaching a fair agreement for each party.

“Owners’ Negotiating Committee members will join an in-person meeting with the Players Association on Monday and will stay every day for the next week to negotiate and work hard to start the season on time.”

MLB hasn’t provided many details on how to get a refund, but presumably it will be a similar process once the 2020 spring training games were canceled due to the pandemic. coronavirus (COVID-19).

Fans who purchased tickets through Camelback Ranch or Dodgers.com were automatically refunded to the credit card originally used. This included single game tickets, season ticket packages and groups or suites.

Meanwhile, all customers who purchased Camelback Ranch tickets with cash were required to complete a “Refund Form for Cash Payments” document. The completed form had to be submitted, along with the physical game tickets, and mailed to Camelback Ranch Tickets via US Mail to receive a refund check.

Fans who purchased tickets from other sources and third-party vendors (StubHub, Vivid Seats, etc.) were asked to submit refund requests through the original point of purchase.

Turner and Bellinger think they can navigate shortened spring training

With the start of spring training officially postponed, Justin Turner is confident he can handle it as long as it doesn’t affect the regular season.

“Hopefully we can have a full regular season and maybe a bit shortened spring training,” he said. “Honestly, I’m not going to complain about a short spring training, but I hope to have 162 (games) complete.”

Taking a similar stance to Turner, Cody Bellinger also opines that he wouldn’t need the prototypical length of spring training.

“I always thought spring was a little too long. In terms of player position, different from a pitcher, I imagine,” he said during an appearance at the Justin Turner Golf Classic.

“I don’t know how pitchers do, especially if you’re on the East Coast and it’s cold outside. Personally, I would say a month. A little less than a month. Like I said, working in Arizona, you can go up against guys, see bullpen.

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