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"WELL BOYS, IT'S A ROUND BALL AND A ROUND BAT AND YOU GOT TO HIT THE BALL SQUARE." ~Joe Schultz, 1969 ..............

My morning begins with a mug o' Peet's, over which I surf the web to see which of PTown's ballplayers were able to square it up the night before... or make that ball even harder to hit.

Web Site: Pearls Of Wisdom

Claimed Blogs: Pearls Of Wisdom, Ptown Fan

BallHype Member since Oct. 15, 2008

Touch ‘Em All – Wednesday, September 23, 2009
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/23/2009
Touch ‘Em All – Wednesday, September 23, 2009
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Just under a dozen games left to play in the regular season for Jonny Gomes and Brandon... Morrow. Tommy Everidge’s Triple A season ended with a thud as the Memphis Redbirds swept the Rivercats, ending their Three-Peat attempt for the AAA crown. Dirty birds. How ’bout we move that ... (more) Touch ‘Em All – Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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St. Vincent High alums – Dust off your scrapbooks!
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/22/2009
St. Vincent High alums – Dust off your scrapbooks!
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Yours truly is assembling a photo gallery tracing the evolution of the athletic field at St. Vincent’s... High School from its original groundbreaking in 1961 through the sparkling diamond receiving its final buffing in October 2009. I just need three images to round it out and hope that ... (more) St. Vincent High alums – Dust off your scrapbooks!
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The Power Of One
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/18/2009
The Power Of One
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — An extraordinary construction project is taking shape at St. Vincent High School in Petaluma. Made possible by... the equally extraordinary generosity of a kind-hearted person that saw the opportunity to make a difference in a lot of lives. I wonder if she has any idea just how many. About a year ... (more) The Power Of One
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Touch ‘Em All – Monday, September 14th
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/14/2009
Touch ‘Em All – Monday, September 14th
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB – Casa Grande HS): Gomes had a huge home run (#19)... on Friday on a two strike breaking ball. That’s home run number 14 off RHP for those keeping track. The Reds went on to win and met their Elimination Number over the weekend. No playoffs, but still ... (more) Touch ‘Em All – Monday, September 14th

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Touch ‘Em All – September 11, 2009
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/11/2009
Touch ‘Em All – September 11, 2009
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB – Casa Grande HS): 1-for-with a single, a walk, and a... K as the Reds dropped 4 straight in the mile high city yesterday. But Jonny somehow found time to read my blog and took that “defensive ball and chain” comment from yesterday to heart. ... (more) Touch ‘Em All – September 11, 2009

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Touch ‘Em All – Thursday, September 10
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/10/2009
Touch ‘Em All – Thursday, September 10
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB – Casa Grande HS): 0-for-4 with three K’s in Wednesday night’s... loss to the Rockies and not in the line-up last night as the Rox continued to be basically unbeatable at home and swept the Reds in a close 4-3 game. Giants didn’t help ... (more) Touch ‘Em All – Thursday, September 10

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A Tip Of The Cap: Beyond The Glory
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/10/2009
A Tip Of The Cap: Beyond The Glory
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Petaluma’s support of youth sports during tough economic times is pretty special. Local businesses buy banner ads... on stadium fences, pony up two for one discounts on Gold Cards, sponsor teams and help out in many other ways. One PTown restaurant really knocks the cover off the ball. ... (more) A Tip Of The Cap: Beyond The Glory

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Touch ‘Em All - September 8, 2009
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/8/2009
Touch ‘Em All - September 8, 2009
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — PTown Pollyanna’s prayerful predictions partly prevailed yesterday. Jonny Gomes went yard, a two run shot, and needs... only 3 more dingers to equal his career high of 21 home runs. Tommy Everidge had a much needed hit as the Cats ended their skid, and Konrad Schmidt wrapped up his AAA ... (more) Touch ‘Em All - September 8, 2009

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Touch ‘Em All - Labor Day, 2009
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/7/2009
Touch ‘Em All - Labor Day, 2009
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB - Casa Grande HS): 1-for-4 with a single and two K’s... in yesterday’s extra innings win over Atlanta. That’s two series sweeps in a row for the streaking Reds who have won 7 straight. And the Braves are no cellar dwellers. There was quite ... (more) Touch ‘Em All - Labor Day, 2009

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Touch ‘Em All: Sunday, September 6
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/6/2009
Touch ‘Em All: Sunday, September 6
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB - Casa Grande HS): The Cincinnati Reds, trolling the infield for... 2010 outfield talent, put Jonny’s hot bat in the rack yesterday and started Drew Sutton in left field instead. They want to see if the utility infielder might be super-utility caliber. ... (more) Touch ‘Em All: Sunday, September 6

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Touch ‘Em All - Saturday, September 5th
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/5/2009
Touch ‘Em All - Saturday, September 5th
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Big night comin’ up for Joey Gomes and Steve Pearson. Gomes’ Capitals are playing for their post-season... lives tonight in Calgary and Pearson’s Wingnuts are playing for the Division Title. JONNY GOMES (OF, Cincinnati Reds, MLB - Casa Grande HS): Gomes knocked home run number 17 ... (more) Touch ‘Em All - Saturday, September 5th

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Gomes Rallies Caps
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/5/2009
Gomes Rallies Caps
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Joey Gomes and the Edmonton Capitals won a must win playoff game last night in Calgary. Down... two games in the best of five series and their home field advantage erased, Gomes gave a little speech after Wednesday night’s loss to fire the boys up. The Caps came out swinging and their bats ... (more) Gomes Rallies Caps

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Touch ‘em all - Thursday, September 3rd
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/3/2009
Touch ‘em all - Thursday, September 3rd
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — TOMMY EVERIDGE (1B, Oakland Athletics, MLB - Sonoma HS): o-for-2 with a run scored and two walks... in last night’s 5-4 loss to the Reno Aces. The Cats have dropped two in a row to Reno and last night, former fan favorite Eric Byrnes was the bad guy that scored the go ahead run.  ... (more) Touch ‘em all - Thursday, September 3rd

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Touch ‘Em All - Tuesday, September 2nd
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/2/2009
Touch ‘Em All - Tuesday, September 2nd
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — It’s playoff time for several PTown Area Pros. Here’s a playoff preview for Joey, Steve, and Tommy.... We’ll recap the other guys’ regular season stats later this week. TOMMY EVERIDGE (1B, Sacramento RiverCats, Oakland A’s Organization - Sonoma HS): Mt. Everidge was ... (more) Touch ‘Em All - Tuesday, September 2nd

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PTown: Create-That-Caption
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 9/1/2009
PTown: Create-That-Caption
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Lots of clicks, but not many entries so far in PTownFan’s Inaugural Create-A-Caption contest. Maybe it’s the... lack of a really cool prize. OK… I’ll put up an unsigned Jonny Gomes poster. The winner can take it to Camp For A Cure in November and get him to autograph it. ... (more) PTown: Create-That-Caption

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PHS Grad Konrad Schmidt To AAA Reno Aces
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 8/29/2009
PHS Grad Konrad Schmidt To AAA Reno Aces
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Sweet! Petaluma High’s, Konrad Schmidt got a callup to AAA to catch for the Reno Aces. Nice... reward for that 4-for-4 three RBI night he had earlier this week. The team’s other catcher, Luke Carlin, is a consistent hitter, batting .309 so at bats may be scarce, but Konrad is ... (more) PHS Grad Konrad Schmidt To AAA Reno Aces

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PTownFan’s Inaugural Create-A-Caption Contest
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 8/28/2009
PTownFan’s Inaugural Create-A-Caption Contest
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — The 2009 Little League World Series reaches a thrilling conclusion this weekend. Tomorrow the Southwest (San Antonio,... TX) square off against the West (Chula Vista, CA) for the US Championship while Asia Pacific (Chinese Taipei) battles Mexico (Reynosa, Mexico) for the International ... (more) PTownFan’s Inaugural Create-A-Caption Contest

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Touch ‘Em All: Thursday, August 25
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 8/28/2009
Touch ‘Em All: Thursday, August 25
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — TOMMY EVERIDGE (1B, Oakland Athletics, MLB - Sonoma HS): Finally got to chat with Tommy in an... A’s uniform on an absolutely perfect day for baseball at the Oakland Coliseum. Or whatever they’re calling it these days. Everidge hit some balls hard that day, but has hit a rough patch ... (more) Touch ‘Em All: Thursday, August 25

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707’s Bruntlett sticks with it… and makes history
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 8/24/2009
707’s Bruntlett sticks with it… and makes history
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — Santa Rosa’s Eric Bruntlett is the Phillies’ utility infielder. He’s been flying under the radar this season,... batting just .128 going into yesterday’s game against the Mets. Man, did he ever pop out of stealth mode, notching only the second unassisted triple play to end ... (more) 707’s Bruntlett sticks with it… and makes history

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Touch ‘Em All - Monday, August 10, 2009
ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com - 8/10/2009
Touch ‘Em All - Monday, August 10, 2009
— ptownfan.blogs.petaluma360.com — PTownFan is celebrating. Internet Explorer has been a pain in the keester the last several weeks so... out with the old and in with the new. The Google Chrome browser rocks. If you’re fed up with IE, give Chrome a try. Oops… this is a baseball blog… here ya go: TOMMY EVERIDGE ... (more) Touch ‘Em All - Monday, August 10, 2009

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