Independent Baseball Season Fires Up Next Week With Three More Leagues Starting Play
May 11, 2012 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Joe Calfapietra is one of the real veterans among the 32 Independent Baseball managers preparing teams to open the season in one week (May 17) when the Can-Am League, American Association and Frontier League hear the “Play Ball” cry. The 42-year-old New Jersey Jackals skipper has had time to develop a plan for building a […]
Lazzari’s Baseball Roundup 4
September 22, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1987 Cincinnati Reds–who finished 2nd in the NL West under Pete Rose–had four players who hit more than 20 home runs apiece. How many of these players can you name? Answer to follow……….I used to think that a Steve Carlton slider was a pure thing of beauty–that is, until I saw a […]
Newest LA Dodgers’ 16 Years Pay Off
September 9, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It was raining in Quebec and the first Can-Am League playoff series was being delayed by 24 hours, but New Jersey Jackals Manager Joe Calfapietra did not seem at all distressed. In fact, his mood was clearly that of a happy man. Joe’s year already was a success, and only in part because the veteran […]
Touring the Bases With…Craig Breslow
May 25, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Relief pitcher Craig Breslow has been referred to as “the smartest man in baseball” because of his degrees in molecular biophysics and biochemistry earned at Yale University, and his performance on the field has been equally impressive, boasting a 2.78 ERA in 172 career games. Breslow was drafted out of Yale by the Milwaukee Brewers […]
