Half of ’09 All-Stars Return, Some in New Uniforms; As Incentive, Former...
Fans anxiously awaiting Thursday night’s season openers in the Atlantic League can look forward to the return of half of last season’s 14-man All-Star team although seven of the eight managers may...
View ArticleHe Uses ‘The Only Sane Part of My Body’ to Throw Batting Practice
It often seems that when we dig deeper a story gets more interesting. That certainly has been the case this summer in the process of trying to find the best possible information for this Notebook. Â...
View ArticleAyala’s Return Gives Sparky Lyle’s Team Big Boost
If anyone heard what sounded like a collective sigh of relief recently, it probably came from the Somerset Patriots clubhouse because pesky Elliott Ayala had shaken off the effects of being hit...
View ArticleYork to Test Brett Jodie’s Latest Work
Since it may boil down to a classic example of hitting vs. pitching when the Atlantic League playoffs begin Wednesday, certain logic has to point to the two-time defending champion Somerset Patriots...
View ArticlePan American Gold for Team USA May Depend On Continued Work of Atlantic...
Despite all of its world-wide baseball success, including the Olympic Games, the United States has not won a gold medal in the Pan American Games in 44 years (1967). Team USA set off its latest bid to...
View ArticleThrough the Eyes of a Somerset Patriots Fan
A View from the Press Box Most Somerset Patriots fans are aware of the significance of June 7, 1999. It was the team’s first home opener at their present ballpark. This was after spending their 1998...
View ArticleFrom the Eyes of a Patriots Fan
It was a picture perfect night for baseball on Friday (August 16th). While I realize that statement this is cliché’, it is apropos that evening at TD Ballpark, home of our Somerset Patriots of...
View ArticleThrough the Eyes of a Patriots Fan: The Infield Fly Rule and the Somerset...
The Infield Fly rule is defined in rule 2.00 by describing it, and then later on to explain the reason(s) the batter is out is stated with rule 6.05e. I have been coaching for many years, starting...
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