No longer undefeated, East bounces back nicely
When we last covered East baseball, the Eagles were undefeated after having won the East Tournament. In baseball — as in life — all good things come to an end. On April 24th, East
[ Read More ]48 years ago when Rochester saw its first “Designated Pinch Hitter”
On April 25th, 1969, at the Silver Stadium home opener, Rochestarians saw history. That day, Wing’s manager Cal Ripken gave the umpire a lineup card in which the 9th place hitter was not
[ Read More ]Eagles (8-0) win East Tournament; pizza for all
As we’ve been following the East Eagles all season, the story lines have been similar: the players who are undefeated, the fans who cheer in the drizzle and the wind and this lousy April
[ Read More ]East beats Lyons to stay unbeaten; Crandall retrieves balls and sweeps home plate
Think about this philosophical question. Could a baseball game be played without a baseball? Of course not. With that in mind, some of the unsung heroes of any baseball game are the ball boys
[ Read More ]Bundled up loyalists at Cobb’s Hill watch East stay undefeated.
Yesterday was one of those April afternoons when we realize anew why high school baseball can be a chilly affair. At Cobb’s Hill, the sky was dank and the wind whirling. Nonetheless, about
[ Read More ]Excitement grows on Culver Road as East wins third straight. Bishop Kearney is next.
This spring, watching East baseball is becoming the happening thing. Last week, scores of fans braved the light hail to watch East beat the School of the Arts. Today, many more came to watch
[ Read More ]Pruitt breaks new ground with “The Pennant Races in Rhyming Couplets.” Keeps eyes on the Talker baseball prediction prize.
As you may know, recently in Make Predictions. Win cash., Talker offered a $100 cash prize to the Talker who could most accurately predict the results of the 2017 baseball season. The premise is
[ Read More ]Following a historic season, East baseball opens with back-to-back no hitters.
Last year was truly a magical season for East baseball as the boys made it all the way to the Sectional finals — the first time a city team had played for the title since 1980. We were
[ Read More ]Baseball was better 45 years ago
In Make Predictions. Win cash. , we enticed people to make their 2017 baseball predictions with the succulent reward of a sweet Benny F $100 bill. In addition, to get your hardball Nostradamus
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Last year, in Street & Smith’s now defunct. Here is Kramer & Kramer’s Official 2016 Yearbook, we discussed the doleful demise of the magazine Street & Smith’s that
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