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 […]
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 […]
Daubach Has Pittsfield Overcoming Obstacles
July 29, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
The Pittsfield Colonials faced a monumental uphill task when they joined the Can-Am League this season because they got a very late start in putting together the remnants of Owner Buddy Lewis’s ill-fated team from Nashua, NH. The Berkshire Mountain area in Western Massachusetts is renowned for its summer culture, which does not necessarily include […]
