Archive for June 2011

Norcal Hall of Fame Induction Dinner – July 9, 2011

Click this link for information about the Norcal Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday, July 9.

Antiques & post-season tournaments

Here’s a very brief summary of what I’m thinking regarding post-season tournaments. I’ll expand on this when I have time. Labor Day in Woodland: We’ll probably have at least one Antiques team, and maybe more in the 55+ division. I plan to manage one team. MSBL 55+, Oct. 17-22. I…

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Southwest Fare Sale

Southwest has a fare sale that might interest guys who plan to go to Arizona or Florida in the fall. Click here for the whole story. Quick summary: Purchase tickets by Thursday, 6/23!! Fly 8/23 to 11/16. Bay Area to Phoenix, and Bay Area to Ft. Myers & Ft. Lauderdale…

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Bill Beckman passed away 5/15/11

Another one of our baseball buddies has left us. Bill Beckman lost his battle with liver cancer on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Bill was a long time member of the Fresno Grizzlies, a pitcher, outfielder, power hitter, and sometimes manager. He played oneĀ  tournament with the Antiques, in the 2009…

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Another Antiques comeback

On Saturday, 6/7, we had another classic Antiques comeback. The Antiques Red were down to the Braves 7-1 after one inning, and 13-1 after 5. We scored 3 in the 6th to get things started. We got 5 more in the 7th to make the score 13-9. When we started…

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Sunday, 6/5/11 – All games cancelled

I just got email from Dale Marinello. All games tomorrow are washed out. -Denny

Update on Ron Monks – Odessa, Ukraine

Some of you know Ron Monks. He was the original founder of Roy Hobbs baseball. He has played with the Antiques in tournaments for many years. He played a couple of years for the Antiques in TriValley. He is now living in Odessa, Ukraine. He has been promoting baseball in…

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Saturday, 6/4/11 – Games Cancelled

Dale Marinello just called. No games on Saturday. All Saturday games are officially cancelled. The Sunday games have not been cancelled… yet… -Denny