It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
Elvis, a.k.a. Barry Estler, Helps Launch 2012 Season for Carolina Mens Baseball League
LEJEUNE CANNON 6 JASE WILSOX 4 In a rare weeknight appearance in Wilmington, the Lejeune Cannon of the Carolina Mens Baseball League came to Godwin Stadium on Thursday to take on the top-seeded JASE Wilsox. The Wilsox were riding a League record eighteen game winning streak that had earned them the number one seed in the upcoming CMBL playoffs. The Lejeune Cannon are the number two seed in the double elimination tournament that begins on Sunday, October 9th at South Brunswick High School. The Marines took an early lead on a two RBI double in the left centerfield gap off the bat of SS Hector Pichardo. The Wilsox came right back with two runs highlighted by an RBI single by CF Chet Nesley. The game remained tied with both Wilsox RHP Tommy Bowker and Cannon RHP Elijah Mays trading zeros. The Cannon broke the deadlock in the fifth inning on an RBI single by Pichardo. The Cannon added another run in the sixth. Again, the Wilsox responded with two of their own in their half of the seventh to tie at four. The Wilsox were threatening to take the lead when WP Hector Pichardo relieved and quelled the rally. The Cannon were not to be denied on this night. They scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth. The game winning RBI came on a bases loaded walk to LF Dustin Lawless after a tough at bat. C Angel Cuevas followed with a line drive single to drive in a big insurance run.
The Riptides behind WP Chris Natale defeated the Alpha Dogs on Tuesday night. The Tides broke open a seesaw battle with 7 runs in the bottom of the 6th. The big blow was a bases loaded double off the bat of C Steve Elias giving the Tides the lead. The Dogs rallied in the last frame with a bases loaded double off the bat of Fulton Burns III to pull the Dogs within 2, but it was not enough. There will be a rematch on Sunday @ Murray MS. BREAKTIME MUDCATS 15 BRAVES 4 The Mudcats behind WP Chris Thompson and reliever Mike Kobel beat the Braves on Thursday night. The 'Cats played good defense and that was the difference in the game.
Yes, Chewie is a lefthanded pitcher who played for the Wilmington Wookies a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. Here he is pictured pitching against the vile Red Sarlaccs in Fenway Park. He's got an awesome Deathstar drop and a lazer fastball that consistently approaches light speed and buzzes through lightsaber bats like guano through a tauntaun. A new book by Jose Calrission alleges that in the year Chewie was the Wookie of the Year he was injected by a trainer-droid with Ewok Growth Hormone (EGH). The Big Wook has declined to comment on the allegations except to say WWWAAAAAR. Commissioner Darth Selig , former Sith Master, has vowed to investigate all allegations involving players who played minor league ball in the Rebel Alliance.