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 [...]

Peninsula Oilers skipper Dennis Machado took the Gatorade shower last night, having successfully led his team to Alaska Baseball League glory, clenching the 2011 ABL league title. The win came on a 10-4 victory over the AIA Fire in the first game of a doubleheader in front of their home town fans. Characteristic of their [...]

One of the more prospectish guys in the ABL this season has to be right-handed reliever Cameron McVey, who’s signed on with the Oilers this season after being drafted by the Giants in the 22nd round this spring. He hails from suburban Los Angeles, Glendora to be exact — which is not far from San Dimas, whose high school football rules…

We’re about 3/4 through the ABL season and I’ve finally seen the Oilers. This game was a blowout — 12-2 in favor of the Oilers — and I decided to focus most of my attention on pitching. Why? For one thing, there were a lot of scouts in the crowd. Scouts have radar guns. I [...]

Hey gang! I’m going to attempt to semi-live-blog day 3 of the draft here. I’ve got a lot of other stuff going on — got some work to square away so I can allow myself to catch Pilots at Miners tonight — so I’m just going to be popping in to give you updates periodically. [...]