Recent content by Cumberland Blues

Yeah - that's good re the HBP. We used tennis balls - but anything they can get plunked with a bunch of times w/o getting hurt until they just instinctively turn the right way will work.

Yeah - this. One year I had three kids named Jackson...the one who played hockey I called Skates....the one who's family were (otherwise very nice people but) Yankee fans was Reggie...I didn't know the third kid before this season and he picked his own nickname...."Ultramosh" - I still have no...

Yeah, I did something like this...I had a set order - but whoever was on-deck when the game ended hit leadoff the next game - and then I just moved the rest of the lineup accordingly.

Your 5 bullet points indicate you already have a pretty firm grasp on how to go about this. I coached my kid's teams from t-ball all the way through his first year of Babe Ruth ball...the U10 age group was my favorite by far - have fun. I'll just reinforce the "kids play everywhere" thing...

Worked for me last season.

He was healthy last season. Yeah, it was a short year, but he pitched the whole season and was pretty good.

Damn...Cookie's one of my favorite players, do I have to like the Mets now? Seems like a decent haul for the Tribe - but I'm more bullish on Rosario than FF* is. Too bad for Cleveland that Lindor had a down 60 games instead of a 60 game hot streak in the covid year.

This seems like a good take. I've followed this guy a bit - posts elite exit velo numbers when he actually makes contact, and can fly. The lack of contact is the issue.

Nothing official yet - but rumor is Vermont HS hoops will happen, but will be spectator free.

This definitely sounds fun to me. And I think if you factor in MLB rehab assignments, the chances of an A-ball upset of an MLB team become a bit less far-fetched. And this could be the first step toward some sort of relegation system for baseball, which would be awesome, imo.

Is there something about everyone working remotely that makes showing replays extra tricky?

My son is playing in a U15 league that has rules similar to what Saints Rest describes - except the (masked) umps are calling balls/strikes from behind the plate. And they make the 1B wear a mask when holding a runner on. Each team has their own game balls - pitcher and catcher can use dugout...

I can't believe the players union signed off on masks being optional for the plate ump.

My son's U15 baseball team is going to start practice on Monday. They've scheduled ~20 in state (VT) games against other club teams even if all of the O-O-S tourney's get cancelled. The boy is beyond excited that he's actually going to get to play this year. I am guessing there is going to...

I am curious as to what's going to happen to summer baseball in NE. None of the four tournaments (2 in MA, 1 in CT and one in NY) my son's team is scheduled to play in this summer have been cancelled yet - but I'm not optimistic. Given that these all require hotel stays, I'm assuming they'll...