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August 2006
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by David Finer Editor’s note: This month, well-known local writer, bon vivant, and societal remarkist David Finer joins the River Eels. David will be helping out the team in a variety of ways until the first pitch in the spring of 2007 (and maybe beyond!) We have all heard about the very heated and public debate between the Boston Red Sox and their former first baseman regarding the ownership of the ball from the final out of the 2004 World Series. It got me to thinking ... what should the Plymouth River Eels do with the ball from the first pitch in the franchise's history?
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August 2006
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One of the most consistent parts of the game of baseball since the game’s origins over a century and a half ago has been the baseball itself. Round, leather covered, small enough to fit in the palm of a pitcher’s hand and designed to be thrown to a person who will attempt to reverse its direction by hitting it with a wooden club; this is a definition of a baseball that would be as appropriate in 1876 as it is in 2006. Yet, a baseball used in 1876 would bear little resemblance to the model in use today. Expanding and illustrating that “same only different” description makes a trip through the baseball’s history an interesting one. |
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July 2006
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With Massachusetts’ newest baseball team on the way, the crack research staff of the River Eels wanted to find out about how Massachusetts town names figure in to Massachusetts professional baseball. Certainly the Red Sox this year made splashes with new players this year who share names with towns and cities in Massachusetts: Mike Lowell, Josh Beckett (Becket), and even Jon Lester (Leicester). |
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July 2006
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Baseball is a game of numbers. Nine players and nine innings, four bases, 60 feet and six inches from the pitcher’s mound to home plate, 90 feet between bases; all of these are numbers that define the game of baseball. Even a casual fan of America’s Pastime can spend hours discussing the numbers that make up their favorite player’s statistics. |
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July 2006
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Recently, River Eels intern Tyler DeCost had the chance to speak with Mike Rothberg, Vice President of Business Development for Bay Colony Baseball and Athletics, LLC, to get an update on the process of bringing baseball to Plymouth. |
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