Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
Savannah Bananas taking the baseball world by storm by putting the fans first – John Cardullo
By John Cardullo, sportswriter In today’s sports entertainment landscape, it does not take much to bore the average fan, given the slow pace and drawn-out sports such as baseball, which is leading the face of change needed to excite the fan base. Basketball has put in the 3-point line to increase scoring, and pretty much…
Read MoreHappy Opening Day! North Kingstown’s Tim Van Wormer comes full circle – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter From a youngster growing up in the Edgewood section Cranston playing sports in the late 70s and early 80s, Van Wormer went on to establishing himself as a coach and mentor to athletes in North Kingstown. As the sprots seasons changed Van Wormer went from being one of the “Kids of…
Read MorePACE-RI invites Rhode Islanders 55+ to July 6th Newport Gulls game
As participant enrollment gains momentum in Newport, PACE-RI has partnered up with a local baseball team to spread the word about the PACE program. The Newport Gull’s July 6 game vs. the Upper Valley Nighthawks at 4:05 p.m. will be sponsored by PACE-RI. “The past two years have been a challenge for seniors living on…
Read MoreSpring is here! And baseball is on your block – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Spring is here! The time when Boys and Girls can’t wait to hit the diamond and get back onto the ball fields and help heat up the season. It has been happening every spring since Abner Doubleday trotted out onto a field with three bags, some small balls, and wooden bats.…
Read MoreA sports trifecta – John Cardullo
Back by popular demand as we continue 2022 with 3 mini columns wrapped in one. The Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl and MLB Because the three subject sports column was so well received when it published a few weeks ago, we figured that with all that is happening with sports not only locally, but throughout…
Read MoreOops!…Professional baseball did it again – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Just when you thought professional sports has finally settled down here comes major league baseball to douse the fire! The league that has brought you professional strikes, stoppages and “lock outs” is at it again. The same league that comically brands itself as America’s pastime, while continuously shooting itself in the…
Read MoreAtlanta Braves, World Series winners, 27 years later – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sports Photo: Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves win the World Series after 27 years as pretenders, and are back on top of the Major League Baseball world. The champagne was supposed to flow in Houston, Texas this week. A celebration of a World Championship was to bring redemption to a team that…
Read More“If you build it, they will come” – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter “Is this heaven?” “No, it’s Iowa” and with these words one of the greatest baseball games to be seen in a very long time played out like a classic game of days long ago. The statement came across an Iowa cornfield back in 1989, “If you build it, they will come.”…
Read MoreNever Can Say Goodbye…PawSox
By John Cardullo, sportswriter Photo: Ben Mondor, founder of the Pawtucket Red Sox, died in October of 2010, ten years ago. No “Field of Dreams” for the PawSox and their fans as the MLB (Minor League Baseball) officially canceled its 2020 season. For the fans of the Pawtucket Red Sox baseball team, that the 2020…
Read MoreThe PawSox – One More Time For All The Old Times
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It was back in 1975 a singer song writer Melissa Manchester wrote a song called Midnight Blue that had this lyric “I think we can make it, one more time. If we tried, one more time, for all the old times”. That is what the 2020 Pawtucket Red Sox are hoping…
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