As a businessman who ran his family’s plumbing store for years, Len Boehmer is very well acquainted with leaching, which is the process of dissolving a soluble component at a wetted surface. Having played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees a long time ago, he’s no doubt met his fair share of leeches too. Baseball’s […]
Lowell rides stellar performances by Lucas to victory over Batavia BATAVIA, N.Y. – Going into Friday’s game, they had one mission: to win the game. Winning the game would accomplish one of two things: They would their first sweep of 2019. They would continue to hold onto the best record in the New York-Penn League. […]
The Houston Rockets have made their move. This has been an NBA offseason for the ages. Once free agency got underway, the chips started to move in all directions. There were the Lakers, wanting to add a superstar next to LeBron James, signing Anthony Davis. Of course, there was what most consider the free agency […]
Jaylon Smith has put his name in the conversation when discussing who is the best linebacker in all of football. He’s racked up 202 tackles, five sacks, and four forced fumbles in his first two years on the field. Soon, it will be time to come to the negotiating table about a lucrative contract extension, […]
Lowell Spinners loses third in-a-row for the first time all season BATAVIA, N.Y. – Coming into Thursday’s game at Dwyer Stadium, the Lowell Spinners (17-8), proud affiliate of the 2018 World Champion Boston Red Sox, were looking to avoid losing their third game in a row – a mark that would set a season-high. Despite […]
Some players ineligible for the benefits awarded in recent decades can’t even afford health insurance. In the final episode of M*A*S*H, the pompous doctor portrayed by the late David Ogden Stiers got a sendoff that’s arguably one of the most indelible images in television history. After seven seasons of his character, “Major Charles Emerson Winchester,” trumpeting […]
Albert Haynesworth is long removed from his playing days in the NFL. Known for his story grabbing headlines, Haynesworth is dealing with a far worst enemy than a 300-lb lineman staring him down on the line of scrimmage. He is dealing with an enemy that millions of Americans deal with daily, kidney failure. Kidney failure […]
Alex Erro, Stephen Scott combine for six hits in loss BATAVIA, N.Y. – After falling 7-6 in 13 innings the day before in Aberdeen, the Lowell Spinners (17-7), proud affiliate of the 2018 World Champion Boston Red Sox, looked to get back to their winning ways when they opened up a three-game set against the […]
After 10 days of a wild NBA free agency, the framework of the league in 2019-2020 is becoming more clear. Stars have been shifted all over the league, while multiple role players have cashed in on large paydays. As always, there are teams who hit home runs and others who strike out miserably. Below are […]
The Atlanta Braves were one of the best teams in baseball throughout the 1990s and their foundation was built on young talent. Their pitching staff was quite possibly one of the most talented in the history of the game. They groomed Chipper and Andruw Jones from their talented minor league teams, so why not use […]