Still Chasing the Dream
Posted June 05, 2015
"So you're saying there's a chance" is the thought that continues to resonate in the minds of many in the LMBA over 45 division as the 2015 June MLB Amateur draft approaches. The SGR recently came across this instructional video which provides some thoughtful suggestions to help yo...
Stars 8 Royals 2
Posted June 02, 2015
The Stars approached Saturday's game at 'I'm Not Big Lefty Field' at Holly Park in Surrey faced with the burning question: ‘Will I ever, ever get another base hit ever again?’ An important question for sure, although not as big a question as those that have challenged man...
Eagles 5 Stars 2
Posted May 24, 2015
So after the game Saturday I went down to Commercial Drive to drown my sorrows in double espressos and biscotti. After yelling at a few panhandlers and telling a Greenpeace activist to get a real job I felt a little better, but still pretty frustrated. How can one lie awake half the nite visualizing...
Big Lefty Dazed and Confused
Posted May 16, 2015
The SGR has good news and bad news. Big Lefty was scheduled to play shortstop today. The Stars weren't scheduled to play today. You decide which is the good news and which is the bad. ...
Stars 12 Eagles 6
Posted May 11, 2015
The Stars Game Report spent the weekend putting in the tomatos, peppers and beans, so this weeks report is short and late. On the other hand the Stars performance was neither short nor late. Stars got off to a fast start against the Eagles Saturday morning in a rare away game at Dugald. OCon got thi...
New Jerseys Arrive - Sadness Ensues
Posted May 05, 2015
The new jerseys arrived today. Not the fictitious, make believe type, but the actual real life new Stars jerseys. I actually held one in my hand. But alas, just like kissing an old girlfriend(not a girlfriend that is old, but one you used to date) as soon as you do you realize something isn't qu...
Stars 13 Pi-rates 6
Posted May 03, 2015
Stars flew to Never Never Land in expectation of a big adventure against the merry Pirates in an early morning tilt on Saturday at venerable Hillcrest Park. Hyped up on pixie dust the Stars came ready to play posting lots of crooked numbers on the scoreboard in the first three innings to take a 10-0...
Day Ruined by Rain and Jackass. But Mostly Jackass.
Posted April 25, 2015
When I was a kid our local little league coaches would play an annual "Donkey Baseball" game to raise funds for our league. The way Donkey Baseball works is the same as a normal baseball game (look it up!) excpet you have to run the bases riding a donkey. I gather the game is still played ...
Stars 12 Royals 1
Posted April 20, 2015
On Friday nite after a long, hard week at work I sat down to a nice quiet dinner with my first wife. I guess I was a bit quiet, still ruminating about work and the frustrations of paper cuts, staple shortages and cranky photocopiers. So the wife she says "why so quiet; are you ok?" I respo...
