With the Future's Colligate Baseball League kicking off its summer season last week the Worcester Bravehearts began their march for a third consecutive league championship Thursday with an outing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to take on the Seacoast Mavericks. Worcester would open the scoring in the top of the fourth when Joe Caico grounded to... Continue Reading →
Worcester Bravehearts begin “Mission3peat” on Thursday
With the temperatures and humidity climbing it not only indicates that summer is almost upon us, it also means baseball returns to Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field as the Worcester Bravehearts begin their third campaign in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League as they look to defend their back-to-back championships. The Bravehearts will have a... Continue Reading →
Former Worcester players in North American pro hockey finals
Now that the NHL, AHL, and ECHL playoff finalists have all been determined here's a look at the former Worcester players with a chance to win a championship. For the NHL, only players who would qualify at the beginning of the finals to have their name on the Stanley Cup are included. NHL - Stanley... Continue Reading →
Blues, Sharks both have histories in Worcester
With the American Hockey League presumably gone for good from Worcester after last season it was only a matter of time before both parent clubs of the two AHL franchises to call this city their home would meet again in a playoff series. When the San Jose Sharks and St. Louis Blues met in the... Continue Reading →
Portland Pirates sale both surprising and unsurprising
Wednesday afternoon was going along like any other spring workday for me. I was headed home, anticipating a nice cup of coffee and deciding if was going to continue binge watching my latest obsession on Netflix or do a little reading on some of the incoming Worcester Bravehearts players. After a brief phone conversation my... Continue Reading →
“The Shot” heard ’round these parts
(Note: This was originally posted on February 13, 2011 on a blog my wife and I used to share, and has made a couple of appearances on different blogs since. Today is Jack Foley's 77th birthday, so we'll share this here.) When people talk about the greatest shooters in basketball history lots of famous names... Continue Reading →