There’s a point an time in a team when you have to wonder what is the real make up of this team? The Sioux Falls Uber Giraffe franchise was primed to walk away with the Landis League, Finley Division, now sees themselves at the bottom looking up at the top wondering what the heck happened. During the month of April the the Giraffes fell in a rut that saw them lose 1o of 11 games.
In that rut the Giraffes offense failed to get an extra base hit in five of …

Orlando, FL (AP): The CBU inaugeral season’s first month of the Regular season has come to an end and the Orlando Orcas find themselves atop the LL Frazee division with a 14-8 record, which is 3.5 games ahead of the High Point Rail Riders (11-12).

LF Peter Hill
The Orcas have shown a lot of power at the plate in the month of April as they lead the LL in HR’s with 32. Orcas LF Peter Hill leads the team and is tied for 2nd in the LL with 7 HR’s. Hill …

While Rapid City’s coaches are adamant that a platoon at 1B is the correct strategy, fans and upper management aren’t quite as confident. Up to this point in the season, the Outlaws have been starting left-handed Don Vogel against right-handed hurlers and right-handed Patrick Anthony against southpaws. This configuration been reaping rewards for the Giamatti League’s 2nd most potent offense, but management is beginning to wonder how long Vogel will accept this platoon role.
Vogel has been extremely effective versus right-handers, hitting .345/.431/.655 with 4 homeruns and 13 batted …

The votes couldn’t have been much closer for the inaugural rookie of the month award in the Giamatti League.
The winner, 3b Blake Rankin of the Colorado Everest, led all GL rookies in hits, BA, doubles, extra-base hits and total bases. That’s impressive, but it was hardly a walk-over for the award.
Burlington’s first baseman, Angel Vazquez, led all GL rookies in a bunch of the more obscure categories, like OBP, slugging, OPS, VORP, RC/27, ISO and one you wouldn’t expect … triples. You can blame that last one on the cavernous …

In the last four months the Classic Baseball Union was not only born, it has taken the world by storm. After the complete fallout of Major League Baseball and its lack of good moral character throughout the game it has found that it is no longer a super power and is very vulnerable to take over. The Classic Baseball Union which was built on integrity, structure, and high expectations has delivered in every way. Spring training was exciting, and after one month of baseball its fair enough to say …

After an initial 3 game road trip to Orlando (1-2 record), the Oshawa Generals came home for a 7 game homestand.
Although losing 2 of 3 to the Orcas, the Generals racked up 18 runs to Orlandos 8. The bulk of those came in Game 2 that the Oshawa won 13-1. Eric Carter picked up the win in that game, going 7 innings giving up 1 earned run while striking out 7.
The initial homestand has proved to be success with the team winning 4 of 6 with one game still to …

Start of Season Notes
Princeton eyes some changes as the Black Squirrels hope to protect some of its younger players while at the same time build on their 4-5 start to the season.
Unofficial word is that 21-year old second baseman Mike Anderson will be sent to AAA Woodbridge to play every day. Anderson will be the everyday second baseman and leadoff hitter for the Ratdogs. 25-year old switch hitter Antonio Rodriguez will fill Anderson’s spot on the 25-man roster.
24-year old right-handed starter Juan Rodriguez will also likely be sent to Woodbridge. …

The Burlington Phishheads, off to a 3-6 start and hitting just .227 as a team, have brought in hitting coach Hector “Little Cheese” Quesadilla to work with their batters. In particular, he’s been assigned to fix the swing of OF Caden Robinson, the cleanup hitter who is batting .086 thus far.
Quesadilla, with a lifetime .296 average and stints with the Reds, Cubs, Angels, Phillies and finally the Los Angeles Dodgers, is best known for both pitching and pinch hitting in the longest game ever played, several seasons ago against Atlanta.

Orlando, FL (AP): The 2009 inaugural season is underway and the Orcas are looking to make a splash. The Orcas hosted the Oshawa Generals to open the season!

There were 44,648 in attendance. Nobody found a way to score until the top of the 6th inning. SP Domeneco Corosi was pitching for the Orcas. Generals SP Jeffrey ‘Sheep’ Robinson ripped off a single. Next up, Generals SS Gerald Hill singled and Robinson made it to 3rd on a bad throw. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Generals 3B Wes Regush …

Today in the collegiate world the baseball season is over for some schools, the college world series looms for others. The season while short and sweet, was a great place for players to showcase their abilities for the Classic Baseball Union scouts. The split from the NCAA for some teams was hard on many fans and alumni, however when the SFIL encouraged baseball programs to follow strict rules and guidelines many felt it was the best for everyone. The players are also in a direct pipeline to the CBU and …