http://www.thecbu.com Ten years from now, we will be a decade older. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:47:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Sioux Falls, there are no parties tonight, there isn't even many happy campers. The best regular season team in the Landis League will spend another offseason empty handed thanks to the Houston Woodland. Cameron Copeland who had been lights out all season leading the CBU in saves could not ... http://www.thecbu.com/2010/02/02/uber-giraffes-shocked/ In its third season hosting CBU baseball games, Vic Chestnut Memorial Park will see the 10,000,000 patron walk through its gates. Number 10-million is expected to activate the turnstile sometime during the upcoming September 19 - 21 series versus the Akron Dandies. At the recent press conference announcing the pending milestone, ... http://www.thecbu.com/2010/01/28/vc-memorial-park-to-host-10-millionth-visitor/ [caption id="attachment_1229" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="Cap Holroyd"][/caption] (PRINCETON, NJ) - The Princeton Black Squirrels introduced Erik "Cap" Holroyd, the #3 overall pick in the 2011 CBU amateur draft, to their medical team over the last couple of days leading up to his selection as Princeton's first pick in the draft. While most players ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/30/1st-round-pick-holroyd-meets-team-doctors/ BOSTON – And they thought the worst was behind them.  After pulling out of the team wide slump that led to a 3-11 start to the year, the Bootleggers have battled hard since then to get to the .500 record they currently possess along with the division lead.  Now, they are ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/29/bootleggers-face-a-double-whammy/ (PRINCETON, NJ) - It's yet another season of "much the same" around the Princeton Black Squirrels Classic Baseball Union club. And there's no telling how much more the locals can take as the team wallows at the bottom of the Veeck Division in mid-May with a 14-26 record, which also ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/18/slow-start-for-black-squirrels/ Last season at this time Cuban-born Cesar Garcia was 21 years old and the starting left fielder for the Coos Bay Sea Lions, the Class A affiliate of the Portland Lions.  Yesterday  he was the starting left fielder and #3 hitter for the Portland Lions against the Akron Dandies at ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/16/garcia-defies-all-odds/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="90" caption="SP Will Hill"][/caption] On January 15, 2010, the Redbank Bandits thought Will Hill would be their Ace and veteran, staff anchor. They had just signed the free agent to a four year, $66 million deal. Exactly three months later however, the training staff wasn't sure if ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/16/hill-happy-to-be-back-on-mound/ "It's still early.  We're not panicking yet. " So said two-time manager of the year Stanley Conrad after his team's latest defeat sent them to 12-13 on the season and 5 games back of the Whitehorse Blue Dogs. Some Portland fans consider the rough start reminiscent to the start the Lions ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/15/lions-still-not-panicking-after-12-13-start/ April was very kind this season to the Sioux Falls Uber Giraffes as they spent 17 of their 24 games played in April on the road. The road record was a very respectable 11-6 while they gave fans at home something to see when they were around going 5-1 in ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/15/uber-april-for-the-giraffes/ This offseason has been full of change for the franchise formely of Burlington.  Gone are the Phisheads and the memories of two underachieving seasons while the team struggled to find consistensy amidst the young core of talented prospects.   What has emerged after a move across the country to Mexican Hat ... http://www.thecbu.com/2009/12/12/mexican-hat-comes-out-swinging/