This past Friday, as I have for the past three years, I golfed with my father in the Closed Open Golf Tournament at Pinehills with the proceeds going to the Jimmy Fund. The tournament was previously held at the Hyannis Golf Course in Cape Cod.
This tournament has meant a lot to myself as I get the chance to golf with my dad, see the relatives, and also meet some new people each year. Of course we go to make an attempt at the leader board, but we always end up having a great time while loosing track of our score, oops. We may not make the top 5, but its not even about our score. It’s about supporting a foundation that has helped so many over the years, a foundation that could have also help treat my uncle before he passed from cancer.
After Last weeks post, Trade Summary, I’ll keep it short and sweet this time. That was an absolute monster, I hope you enjoyed it. For this week I wanted to put on notice the Rockland Invitational. This is a 2 Day event where the local high school baseball players go to be looked at by College Coaches. The first day is mainly to display individual skills through various drills that will “showcase” any young players talent. The second day is for the coaches to see how the players of interest perform during games against the other players in attendance.
This is a great way for the high school junior and seniors to get exposure and get into a baseball program after High School. Some players may get the attention of a school they have never considered before, and others may get to play for that school they always wanted. The important thing is that the players will get to show coaches in attendance, why they would be a good fit for their program.
I think that the Rockland Cardinals did a great job continuing on with such a program after the Brockton Invitational decided to stop1 a few years back. Having a showcase for these young players is important because of the exposure they receive from just 2 Days of workouts. During a season, they may be overlooked and this is their chance to show multiple coaches why they are better than the rest.
This past week was one of the biggest weeks for Major League Baseball. Why do you ask? The time to trade before going through the waiver wire process 1,was coming to a close on July 31st. This means, that there would be many players moving from team to team in a short period of time. An example of that this year is Adam LaRoche 2of the Atlanta Braves. He started this week on the Pittsburgh Pirates and then was dealt to the Boston Red Sox. He played two games for them before being dealt to the Atlanta Braves. Lets run down some of the bigger impact trades 3 that happened this week and see which club benefited the most.
Well this is most certainly a move that will solidify the Twins defense. Cabrera adds an infielder who is as steady as they come and can also hit quite a bit. He will be placed in the top of the order and can contribute to their offense right away.
It seems as though the Pirates are restructuring their team again. The term “fire sale” has been thrown around but I don’t think that does it justice. The Mariner’s on the other hand were able to get a stellar middle infielder in Jack Wilson and Ian Snell can give them some quality starts down the road.
It was the tale of two players this Sunday for the Hall Of Fame Inductions(1) at Cooperstown(2). One player, Rickey Henderson(3), was in a league of his own and was inducted his first year on the ballot. He has been credited with changing the lead off position because of his speed and home run power. He is also the owner of a record that may never even come close to being broken, 130 steals in 1982(4). I am not sure how that is possible but the man would just get on base and steal any bag he wanted, whenever he wanted.
The other player, Jim Rice(6), was a slugging machine, recording 100 RBI’s 8 of his 16 seasons(7). His numbers would lead you to believe he was capable of driving in runners at will. His best year came in 1978 when he scored 121 times, drove in 139 runners, hit 46 home runs and slugged .600(8). Even with these outstanding numbers, Rice did not cater to the media and it may have hurt his chances to have been inducted earlier. His last year on the ballot, Jim Rice was awarded a spot in Cooperstown.
Needless to say, even though these two players were separated by time, they are together in Cooperstown. It seems fitting that they would be inducted together. They were each the best players for years during different spans of their careers, seemingly playing in a league of their own. Now they are joined as immortal players in Cooperstown.
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