Archive for July, 2009
Sunday, July 12th, 2009
The Batavia Muckdogs got the best of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers Saturday night in Batavia, winning the game 5-4. As a result of the loss, the Scrappers five game winning streak comes to an end. Batavia pushed all five of their runs across the plate in the bottom of the ...
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Every once in the while, I am lucky enough to meet an athlete who is talented, charismatic, and a joy to talk with. Jason Smit is all of the above. He is a ball of energy who somehow ended up in America playing baseball for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. We ...
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Mahoning Valley Thunder Coach Chris MacKeown insists that Tom Zetts is now with the team because he is a player, not because he is a local guy to promote as a ticket selling scheme. Zetts enjoyed a very successful career at Boardman High School and later with Youngstown State University.
As a ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
Let the Roy Halladay bidding war begin! I know two teams who won't be submitting - Pittsburgh and Cleveland, who both gave up on their seasons a bit early. My guess is that Halladay will end up with the Phillies or Mets. Halladay will be strong for whoever scoops him ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik was at the Mahoning Valley Scrappers game on Thursday night and revealed his plans for the future, as well as what he has been up to lately. A swarm of fans greeted Pavlik to get autographed copies of his book written by David Lee Morgan, Jr. and Greg ...
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Friday, July 10th, 2009
On a very busy night at Eastwood Field, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers completed a sweep of the Auburn Doubledays, winning 4-3 in 14 innings. The four hour and twenty-four minute marathon was the longest in Niles since the Scrappers beat Staten Island, 3-2, on August 6 of 2005.
Kelly Pavlik was at the ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
What a story Lance Armstrong could write. He is peddling his way up the standings in this years Tour de France bike race and has already won there in the past. He beat cancer and got to date Sheryl Crow for awhile. He is truly living the dream.
Couple of updates ...
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
In what can only be described as a weird thought, Joel Hanrahan could have been the first player in major-league baseball history to win and lose the same game. If Hanrahan had been traded to Houston instead of Pittsburgh, the oddest scenario ever could have been played out.
The Astros and Nationals have ...
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