Tuesday afternoon the Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced their 2021 schedule, which includes two new opponents for the Worcester Bravehearts, the Vermont Lake Monsters, and the Norwich Sea Unicorns. Both new teams are in cities that Major League Baseball abandon after restructuring their minor leagues. A former Bravehearts rival, the North Shore Navigators, returned to... Continue Reading →
My 2021 Baseball Hall of Fame vote, if I had one
Welcome to 2021 and the sixth year of 210Sports, and in what has become a New Year’s tradition here on the blog I'll begin the year off by casting my completely unofficial Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. To be eligible to cast a real ballot a person must be a Baseball Writers' Association of America... Continue Reading →
The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Bravehearts 2020 season
As we’ve reached the end of the 2020 season for the Worcester Bravehearts it’s time to hand out some awards. Named for the moniker this blogger uses on several sports message boards, the “210 Awards” officially began in 2009 when the Worcester Sharks were in town. Starting in the 2015 season the award posting was... Continue Reading →
Worcester Bravehearts franchise records set in 2020
During the 2020 Futures Collegiate Baseball League season several regular-season and playoff Worcester Bravehearts franchise records were broken or tied. Below is a list of those franchise marks set or tied, and this list may be updated as more stats are collected. Individual, single game, new record PITCHERS Strikeouts 15 - Cole Chudoba vs Westfield,... Continue Reading →
FCBL Championship match-up: Worcester Bravehearts vs Nashua Silver Knights
Worcester Nashua 23-15 Record 23-16 1st FCBL Standing 2nd 6-2 Head to Head 2-6 TEAM BATTING .231 Batting Average .276 6th FCBL ranking 1st 174 Runs Scored 256 6th FCBL ranking 1st 285 Hits 374 6th FCBL ranking 1st 37 Doubles 61 6th FCBL ranking 2nd 4 Triples 7 5th FCBL ranking T-2nd 53... Continue Reading →
WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts clinch FCBL playoff spot, top seed still to be decided
For the second consecutive Monday the defending Futures Collegiate Baseball League champion Worcester Bravehearts took to the field, and for the second consecutive Monday they probably wished they'd had the day off as they dropped a 7-5 contest to the expansion Bees at New Britain Stadium. Things didn't start off well for Worcester as they... Continue Reading →