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On July 28, 1991, Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos pitches a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martinez throws 96 pitches i
yesterday
http://ping.fm/AiBtb This weekend marked the 21st anniversary of the famous pine tar event.
on Monday
On July 26, 1970, Orlando Cepeda of the Atlanta Braves and Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds each hit three consecutive home runs and coll
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Hall of Fame inductees: 1956, Joe Cronin, Hank Greenberg,1962, Jackie Robinson, Bob Feller, Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush 1989, the Hall of Fame
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Great article about this weekends Hall Of Famers! http://ping.fm/csmgx
July 23
Ralph Houk another Baseball legend has been lost. Here is a good article by former Baseball Page staff member, Greg Eno. http://ping.fm/ZAkw
July 22
On July 21, 1959, the Boston Red Sox become the last team to debut a black player when Elijah "Pumpsie" Green appears in a game as a pinch-r
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On July 20, 1976, future Hall of Famer Hank Aaron blasts the final home run of his legendary career. The Milwaukee Brewers' designated hitte
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Profile Information

Bats:
Both
Throws:
Right
Height:
5 - 6
Position(s):
SS
Type of hitter... Power? Average? Slap? Pull?
Gap hitter in softball and baseball. Every now and then I pop one out. In Wiffleball, power hitter all the way from both sides of the plate.
If you pitch, what type of pitcher are you... Power? Ground ball, Fly ball, Knuckleball?
In Wiffle Ball I have a great riser and curve ball. In baseball I have a hard enough time getting it to first from the hole.
I currently:
Play Baseball, Play Slow Pitch Softball
Baseball Playing Experience:
Little League, Babe Ruth, High School, American Legion, 18+, 30+, 40+
Baseball Coaching Experience:
Little League
Softball Playing Experience:
Slow Pitch, Fast Pitch
Softball Coaching Experience:
None
Who is your favorite hitter and why?
THEN~ Howard Johnson because I hit a walk off World Series Homerun with him in Strat!

Manny Rameriz ~ best Righthanded hitter I witnessed in Red Sox uniform

Pedroia~ Little guy like me he leaves it all on out there, my number has always been 10 but my teammates all want me to change to 15.
Who is your favorite pitcher and why?
Sandy Koufax because he was the best and Pedro who was as close to the Fax we may ever see.
More About Me:
I am a gamer, I come to play everday. I will never be the most talented guy or your team but I try to get the most out of what I have. Great speed and just a knack for being in right place has severed my well over the years.

As a player, I hit the ball all over the place and try to make pitchers work. Every now and again a pitcher will hang one and I can turn on it. Other wise I try to get on anyway I can. I play a solid short and it has always been my favorite position. Although it seems I have ended up in CF and LF a little more these days.

I started playing in a distant world a long, long time ago. Played Little League where my claim to fame was playing on Duran's, which was a Candy factory, of course my Dad worked for NECCO there competitor. I once drove in 8 runs in a playoff game we lost! That stunk.

I played Babe Ruth,CYO and the best experience was Ted Williams Baseball Camp. Three weeks a year and all we did was play ball!

Lost track of baseball after High School, played a bunch of Softball mid 20's, Then rediscovered it 5 years ago and started playing Softball Wiffle Ball and enjoying it alot more then I remembered 15 years ago.

In 2006 I built a cozy little Wiffle Ball Field. I had not realized other people did this until researching it. Wow, people really go all out I found out. So we moved in 2007 and part of the move was having enough land to build a real field, which I did. I built a Replica of the great Ebbets Field. It is amazing. Wiffle Ball is really a amazing sport. There is a entire world for it, leagues, tourneys, equipment who would of known?

I have alos been lucky enough to play in the Tigers Fantasy Camp, The Hall of Fame Fantasy Camp, Pro Ball Camp (which is a great baseball camp) and play competitive baseball in the New Hampshire Mens League. Mainly now I play Wiffle Ball and Softball.
I love to play Wiffleball and Softball I built Ebbets Field at my home! It is the real deal.

the best part about baseball, wiffleball and softball is meeting new friends and like minded people.
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http://www.leaguelineup.com/littleebbetsfield

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Who is the greatest right handed hitter to ever play?

As we sit here waiting for Manny Ramirez to sign a new contract Bill Simmions of ESPN and I quoted “Manny is a handful of numbers away from being the greatest right handed hitter to ever play”. How do we evaluate that comment? Is it total home runs?
Total RBI’s? Total Hits? OPS? Batting Average? I am going to disagree with Bill. He is certainly great, but the best? I needed to find out myself.

The problem with career statistic’s, sometimes they only mean you hung around along time. A player can… Continue

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At 9:14am on January 10, 2010, Larry Richards said…
Tom I would absolutely love that! Thank you for the offer. But before we do that, while there's lots happening with the show, I'd like to wait until there's more to talk about- more actual news to report rather than a blog of sorts of what I'm working to accomplish. Unless you want to do that, of course! In any case, let's connect via email and Linkedin. My real email is lsrproductionsfl.com and I'm just Larry Richards on Linkedin. Oh, and LarryRichardsNY on Twitter.
Thanks, Tom!

Larry
www.theroadtotheshow.com
www.LSRproductions.com

P.S. I also intend on starting a group page here really soon.
At 4:52pm on January 9, 2010, Norm Coleman said…
Welcome to Check Swing and my space. Don't know about the greatest right handed
player but the greatest lef handed batter was TY COBB...Oh, happen to play hin on
stage so I might be prejudiced. Name me another as great.
At 3:17pm on January 9, 2010, Larry Richards said…
Hey Tom! Thanks for reaching out to me!

Larry Richards
Creator and Executive Producer, "Minor League: The Road to the Show
www.theroadtotheshow.com
At 11:47am on October 30, 2009, Paul Weldon said…
Tom I loved the video. I was wondering was that done in your back yard of your home? if so did you need to get a permit to build it. Awesome field.
At 7:27pm on October 28, 2009, Mike Goodman said…
Tom i love that field
At 7:54pm on September 24, 2009, Brian Blinn said…
Hi Tom,
LOVE the Wiffle field in your yard. I'm a Wiffler in the Cincinnati area...started a tournament here (Reds Summer Wiffleball Classic)...would love to connect on here, but I'm not quite sure how! hahahahha...talk soon
At 11:06am on November 20, 2008, Shawna Macurio said…
It was Deana. I remember her talking about how she got hit twice at bat, in the same game, by the same pitcher. She had some narly bruises!
At 1:18pm on November 18, 2008, Shawna Macurio said…
I think that was the year she got hit twice at bat, and I think it was in the same game by the same pitcher!
At 11:54am on November 18, 2008, Shawna Macurio said…
Did you play on Deana's team? I'm trying to remember who I had for coaches that year. Jeez... the years start to blend together after a while. I've been there every year since 2001, except for 2006.

I plan on going this year if I don't get a roster spot on the North American team that's going to Hong Kong the 2nd week of February. I would love to go to both, if I can make the timing work out. If I go to camp, I'll be there the 2nd week as well.
At 11:43am on November 18, 2008, Shawna Macurio said…
Love your Ebbetts Field with the scoreboard! This whiffle ball thing sure is taking off!

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