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Father’s Day

June 12th, 2008 · Comments Off

I have already ranted about Mother’s Day, and all of the frou-frou pink crap that they give out at ballparks. This year, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats gave out those silly pink ball caps. The PawSox have given out flowers to all moms. And there’s another thing that irritates me…the ASSumption that […]

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North Shore Navigators Opening Night…

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

As I’ve mentioned before, there’s a new team in town…the North Shore Navigators. They are a part of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. We’re sort of familiar with the league, having seen the Sanford Mainers play, when we’ve vacationed up that way.
The Navs play at Fraser Field in Lynn, MA. We […]

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North Shore Navigators…

June 6th, 2008 · Comments Off

Opening Night is…TOMORROW, June 7, at 7PM. They will be playing the Vermont Mountaineers at Fraser Field, in Lynn, MA.
As you may well know, Fraser Field was once the home of the now-defunct North Shore Spirit. They were part of the independent CanAm League, but went belly-up after last season ended. […]

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Pure unadulterated greed

March 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Cape Cod Times: Major League Baseball plays hardball with Cape League
The Cape Cod Baseball League, as you may know, is a college summer league who plays…well…on the Cape. Six of their teams have been using Major League Baseball team nicknames and logos. But now, MLB has decided that the CCBL […]

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A new chapter for Fraser Field…

January 14th, 2008 · Comments Off

As you may know, the North Shore Spirit, of the independent CanAm League, is no more. The team’s owner, Nick Lopardo, gave it his best shot. He spent millions of his own money to refurbish a broken-down Fraser Field in Lynn. But in the end, it just didn’t work out, and Lopardo […]

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