Category Archives: Baseball

Anything relating to baseball, umpiring or the lovely politics of minor baseball – both in Ontario and now in Alberta.

Baseball, dogs, work…

Posted on May 17, 2016 by kdarcy21

Baseball, dogs, work.  Well, that pretty much sums up my life. Baseball has been going pretty well.  The AAA Rockies have picked up a couple of wins and now stand at 3-3 for the season.  The outfield has solidified and … Continue reading →

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Second baseball weekend in the books…

Posted on May 9, 2016 by kdarcy21

My AAA Rockies played two games on Saturday in temperatures in the upper 20’s.  Sunday, the AA’s played and we were wearing winter jackets.  What a difference a day makes. The AAA’s went 0-2 on the weekend.  In the first … Continue reading →

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Opening Weekend

Posted on May 2, 2016 by kdarcy21

This past weekend was officially Opening Weekend for the 2016 Babe Ruth season.  The AAA Rockies started out on Saturday morning versus the AAA Dodgers.  The Rockies held off a possible comeback and won the game 7-5.  Excellent pitching by … Continue reading →

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Season Opener…

Posted on April 27, 2016 by kdarcy21

The AAA Rockies had their season opener last evening.  It started out not too badly, but the wheels fell off in the 5th inning.  The diamond was in nearly perfect condition for the weekend and for some reason, the City … Continue reading →

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Play Ball !!!

Posted on April 22, 2016 by kdarcy21

Last night we had a scrimmage game between the AAA Rockies and the AA Rockies.  The AAA’s had to borrow a catcher from the AA team as we didn’t have any catchers there, but otherwise, AAA vs. AA. We saw … Continue reading →

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We are playing baseball, stop raining…

Posted on April 21, 2016 by kdarcy21

We are supposed to open our baseball season this weekend with the Jamboree Tournament, each clubs plays three games.  That is great, it is a nice tune-up for the season to be sure.  One problem, by the looks of it … Continue reading →

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Four years already…

Posted on April 19, 2016 by kdarcy21

Today marks four years since I arrived in Calgary, well, 4 years ago today was my first full day in the city.  The trip from Ontario was an interesting one.  Four days across country, I drove through Ontario as opposed … Continue reading →

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Let’s play ball

Posted on April 18, 2016 by kdarcy21

This is the final week of pre-season practices before the opening Jamboree Tournament next weekend. We have two practices this week, Tuesday and Thursday.  I think both teams are just about there, there are tweaks of course but in general, … Continue reading →

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It is almost time for the first pitch…

Posted on April 11, 2016 by kdarcy21

The AA and AAA teams have now been split up for the 2016 Rockies.  We have two weeks until the Jamboree Tournament (3 games,2 hour time limit) and then the regular season starts up.  I am looking forward to getting … Continue reading →

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Indoor training wrap-up…

Posted on April 8, 2016 by kdarcy21

Our indoor workouts are just about done for the Spring.  The weather is nice enough now to get outside, unfortunately, the parks are not yet open.  We had a batting cage session last night at the Coyote Den. Saturday, we … Continue reading →

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