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 one  tournament with the Antiques, in the 2009 Roy Hobbs World Series, 60+ division. He had a great…

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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 the bottom of the 8th, we knew that time had…

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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 Odessa. Friends in the US have been sending equipment and…

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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

Who’s on Red & Blue?

Here’s an initial assignment of players to teams. Remember that you’re not locked in to one team or the other; the purpose of this is to establish the core assignments so you can plan your time better. Red Blue Not assigned yet Robin South Julian Blea Randy Cobb Dan Coyro George Esposito Jim Gardner Ted Hinckley Mike McIntyre Danny Moore…

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Practice Sunday 4/3/2011 – Update

Antique Guys Below is my List (so far) of who is coming Sunday.  Not to discourage anyone who hasn’t responded.  Last minute guys are welcome.  Directors to the field are also included below. 9:00-11:00AM Max Baer #1 (softball) 1310 Murdell Lane Livermore, CA 94550 I will be there a little early.   I have balls and funky bases but I don’t…

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Baseball in China

Dennis McCroskey from REBL is organizing a trip to China in July. Jake and I thought long and hard about doing this trip. We decided that we can’t do it this year. But if you’re interested, contact Dennis. It looks like a great trip! Here’s a recent email from Dennis. Nǐ hǎo, I finally made it back from Cuba and…

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Practice – Weekend of 4/2 & 3

Hi guys, We plan to practice again next weekend. It might be on Saturday, 4/2 from 9-11. Or it might be on Sunday, 4/3 from 9-11. Gus will update us some time this week when he gets clarification from Livermore. It will be at Max Baer park in Livermore again. We DID squeeze a practice in today, Sunday, 3/27. We…

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Practice – Sunday 3/27

ANTIQUE Guys We have secured a Field for 3 Practices for the next 3 weekends. The First Practice is planned for: SUN 27 MAR at   9 – 11AM (weather permitting) Max Baer Park 1310 Murdell Lane Livermore, CA 94550 I will send a weather e-mail Late SAT Night, and, again, early SUN Morning, if necessary. You can call Gus at…

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