BB: NESCAC: New England Small College Athletic Conference

Started by Ralph Turner, December 31, 2005, 10:05:35 AM

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Ralph Turner

Gordon Mann has graciously volunteered to help with the NESCAC baseball message board.

Thanks and Play Ball!

gordonmann


gordonmann

Two more bits of news.  It's been a busy offseason for NESCAC alums in major league front offices.

Jim Duquette (Williams '88), who was previously with the Mets, is Baltimore's new V-P for Baseball Operations.  As you may know another Williams alum owns the Yankees (George Steinbrenner, Class of '52).

Elsewhere in the AL East, the Boston Red Sox have named Jed Hoyer (Wesleyan '96) Co-General Manager.  The Cardinals just graduated a player who Yankee and Oriole fans will recognize with opposing emotions, Jeffrey Maier.

formerbant10

Let's not forget that Trinity grad Jonah Bayliss made his major league debut for the Royals this past summer.  Pitching rather well in his games at Fenway and Yankee stadium. 

Fellow Bantam Jeff Natale will be playing single A in the Red Sox organization, after a great fall with the Greenville Bombers.

Tezbaseball

Interesting site. You can see by where a MLB player went to school.

http://baseballreference.com/schools/
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gordonmann

That is a cool site.

One night during the off-season (read summer) I went through all the Division III schools just to see which players I recognized.  Talk about too much time on my hands. :)

formerbant10

Lou Masur, an American Studies Professor at Trinity has a great book out recounting the first ever world series b/t the Boston Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates.  It's called Autumn Glory.  If you call yourself a baseball fan, this is a must read.

buzztd

whats the historical pecking order in nescac baseball and do any teams travel for tournies down south

mrmike88

Hoyer's new co-GM is no other than Amherst alum Ben Cherington, making it two NESCAC alums near the top of the Sox (with Theo still king).

Spencer Beaty

wow this regions message boards are kinda bad
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Jumbos35

Over the past 10 years it's been Amherst, Tufts, Trinity, and Williams beating each other up for the bid.

Cant speak for the others, but the Jumbos drive down south (practicing a coupletimes along the way) and play their way back home.  They have a rediculous schedule this year with only 6 home dates...nuts.


formerbant10

That'll happen in the Northeast.  At least the winter wasn't so bad this year that the home games will be cancelled due to unplayable conditions.

gordonmann

I suppose this sort of fits here...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2389391

It's about baseball and Mitchell is a Bowdoin alum.

Knightstalker

Every Baltimore Orioles favorite Yankee fan Jeff Maier has set the career hits record at Wesleyan.

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Garnet