Laney’s baseball field

I’ve had the pleasure of playing two games at Laney so far.  It is a great facility. The field is all turf. Batter’s box,infield, baselines are all turf. Only the mound is dirt.You can wear metal or rubber cleats, or even flats.  The hops are true. The infield plays a little fast, but not too fast. The lights are very…

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Results 4/21 and 4/22

The Black Sox beat the Giants in the opening game on Saturday, 22-1. I don’t have any details; I got there too late. The Blue lost to the Braves on Saturday, 13-3. Rankin Lyman, Bobby Scott, and Mike Perona did the pitching. New recruit Dave Roberto scored 2 of the three runs. We had 17 guys for this opening game….

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Update for Weekend of 4/21 & 22

It looks like we’ll finally get going this weekend. Yay! If you haven’t paid your fees yet, please do so this weekend. $325 for the year. Best way: Pay via Paypal by visiting the “Pay your fees!” page on the website. Second best: Mail a check made out to “Antiques Baseball” to my office address. See the website for the…

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Game called – Rain, Saturday, 3/31/12

It’s official. No game today. No games are scheduled for the Easter weekend, 4/7 – 4/8. Next up: Saturday, 4/14/12. 9:30am, Livermore High, Antiques Blue at Black Sox Saturday, 4/14/12. 1:00pm, Livermore High, Giants at Antiques Red

Practice Cancelled for Sunday, 3/25/12

I just talked to Gus. Max Baer is muddy and full of puddles now (9:45pm). It will get worse, cuz the rain is not planning to quit. So no practice on Sunday, 3/25/12. I also just got the word that we will start the season next weekend! We’ll play next weekend, take the Easter weekend off, and play the weekend…

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Practice Sunday, 3/25/12, Max Baer, 9am

1 More Practice (March 25) We have reserved Max Baer Park # 2 at 1310 Murdell Lane, Livermore, CA 94550 for one more practice: SUN 25 March.  Please show up around 9:15AM to warm up.  We have reserved the Field for 9:30-11:30AM. I will send out a weather report Saturday night, and, again, around 8:15AM, Sunday morning. Opening Day Opening…

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