After having such a fruitful discussion with Rangers blogger Dan Edmonson a while back, I thought I would keep the ball rolling with and ask some other bloggers what they thought about the former Alaska League players employed by their professional teams of interest. Toward that end, I asked David Henderson, avid Cleveland Indians fan [...]
Full Story »Q&A with David Henderson
Introducing the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks
The relocation of the AIA Fire from Fairbanks to Chugiak took a bold step forward yesterday, giving their new local fanbase something to cheer for: a new name and logo. The former Fire are now officially known as the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks. The team will be building almost from scratch in the Eagle River area [...]
Full Story »Q&A with Dan Edmonson
As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, I have the privledge of rubbing virtual elbows with some of theĀ preeminentĀ baseball bloggers on the web. One of those bloggers is Dan Edmonson, who blogs about the Texas Rangers over at Chicken Fried Baseball. Dan was kind enough to respond in detail to a few questions I [...]
Full Story »Scouting Report: Cameron McVey
The Peninsula Oilers typically bring a solid pitching staff up to Alaska, but there is definitely a difference between pitchers who are good at this level, and pitchers who have the tools to succeed at the next level. Cameron McVey is a guy who I think could qualify in both of those categories. During the [...]
Full Story »Goldpanners are back for 2012
According to a recent article in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as a press release on the team website, the Goldpanners are slated to return to full ABL status in 2012. The Fairbanks-based club spent 2011 as an “adjunct” member, playing a shortened exhibition schedule against several teams of the Alaska Baseball League and [...]
Full Story »Paul Goldschmidt: where is he now?
In 2008, Paul Goldschmidt was acknowledged to be the best overall hitter in the ABL and was the main power threat in the Bucs’ lineup. With an average of .330, 3 homers and 28 RBI’s he was definitely a force to be reckoned with. Those who saw him play up here should have felt pretty confident that Goldschmidt’s talent at swinging the lumber would carry him far.
Full Story »Coming home: a non-baseball post
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated this blog and some of you may have wondered where I ran off to. Well, after another amazing season I took what I think was a much-deserved break to get some things in my life in order and make the big jump: moving back to Alaska full [...]
Full Story »Oilers fall just short
The Peninsula Oilers could beat any team…any team, that is, except 1: the Santa Barbara Foresters. With a loss against them last night, they’ve brought their season to a close, and with it the NBC World Series and the Alaska Baseball League post-season. Their loss to the Foresters on Saturday came at an excruciating final [...]
Full Story »Three wins = Oilers championship
With a big win tonight, the Peninsula Oilers have extended their season-series sweet of the San Diego Waves and, far more importantly, are within striking distance of the National Baseball Congress World Series championship, rebounding from a loss against the Santa Barbara Foresters. My apologies for being lax on the updates; in addition to a [...]
Full Story »July 27, 2011 Oilers at Miners Photo Post
Here’s a whole truckload of photos from July 27th’s Oilers at Miners game. As I said in the game report, I had a combination of technical difficulties and running out of room under my ISP’s draconian monthly data cap (yes, that’s right, it’s draconian) preventing me from uploading the batch of photos a week or [...]
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