11/12 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 16 days ago — The Surprise Rafters defeated the Peoria Javelinas 8-6 tonight. The win improves the Rafters record to 11-15. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Colin Curtis: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R Pitching: Zack Kroenke (S, 1): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, pitches-strikes: 26-16, (5.02 ERA) (click on ...

11/13 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 16 days ago — Today in the AFL the Surprise Rafters defeated the Peoria Javelinas 5-4. The win improves the Rafters' record to 12-15. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, R Colin Curtis: 1-for-3, 3B, RBI, BB, SB (2) The Puerto Rican winter league started up this week. As far as I ...

10/20 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/21/2009 — The Surprise Rafters lost to the Scottsdale Scorpions 7-3 tonight, dropping their record to 4-3: Box Score - Recap Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, R Pitching: Grant Duff: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, pitches-strikes: 28-14, (0.00 ERA) Zack Kroenke: 1 ...

8/20 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/21/2009 — The Surprise Rafters lost to the Scottsdale Scorpions 7-3 tonight, dropping their record to 4-3: Box Score - Recap Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, R Pitching: Grant Duff: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, pitches-strikes: 28-14, (0.00 ERA) Zack Kroenke: 1 ...

10/28 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — The Surprise Rafters lost to the Peoria Saguaros 9-0 to drop their record to 7-7: Box Score - Recap Offense: Colin Curtis: 1-for-4 Brandon Laird: 0-for-3, BB Pitching: Zach Kroenke: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, pitches-strikes: 28-16, 4.50 ERA Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, ...

10/22 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/23/2009 — The Surprise Rafters beat the Peoria Saguaros 3-2 today to improve their record to 6-3: Box Score - Recap Offense: Colin Curtis: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, SB Pitching: Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, Pitches-strikes: 10-10, 0.00 ERA.

10/24 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — The Surprise Rafters lost to the Mesa Solar Sox today 4-3. The loss drops the Rafters' record to 7-4: Box Score - Recap Offense: Brandon Laird: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, BB, R Pitching: Ian Kennedy : 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, pitches-strikes: 63-36, (3.97 ERA) Zack Kroenke : 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ...

11/9 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 20 days ago — The Surprise Rafters lost to the Peoria Saguaros 5-2 tonight in the AFL. They're now 10-13, in third (last) place in the AFL West. ( Box Score - Recap ) Offense : Brandon Laird: 0-for-4 Colin Curtis: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R Pitching: Zack Kroenke : 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, ...

11/5 Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 23 days ago — On Wednesday the Surprise Rafters beat the Scottsdale Scorpions 10-5 to improve to 10-10: Box Score - Recap Offense: Brandon Laird: 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, R Pitching: Mike Dunn: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, pitches-strikes: 16-11, (2.35 ERA) Tonight, the Rafters lost to the Scottsdale Scorpions ...

10/13 Fall & Winter Ball Report
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 10/14/2009 — As I mentioned earlier, seven Yankees are playing for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League. The opener of the AFL was today and the Rafters beat the Peoria Javelinas 17-4 . Here's how the Yankees minor leaguers did: Offense: Austin Romine: 1-for-4, RBI, B, 2 R Brandon Laird: ...

Three days in May: Phils-Yanks made for fun ball — The Seattle Times: Sports 10/27/2009
They've played ball for more than a century, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, yet they're hardly rivals. Despite their proximity - a 2-hour drive up I-95, even faster on Amtrak - the teams share little history.

Marquee matchups for the World Series — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/27/2009
Sporting News' Stan McNeal breaks down three key World Series matchups The sluggers: Ryan Howard vs. Alex Rodriguez   Tale of the tape    ...

Making Tracks From Philadelphia to the Bronx — NYT > Baseball 10/27/2009
If you have a little under four hours, about $25 and a little patience, you can get from Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Our contest winners in a league of their own — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 10/27/2009
We had a tremendous response to our “A League of Their Own” trivia contest, and now it’s time to announce the winners of the two Vintage Blue t-shirts. Congratulations to JoAnna DiVincenzo and Brad Scheller , who were the ...

2009 World Series Preview: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/27/2009
The Fall Classic is set. The New York Yankees are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2003 to face the defending champions, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees were the best team in baseball this year, and the Phillies were one of ...