May
13
James Tonks loved baseball to no end.He lived it, breathed it, watched it and played it at every opportunity for the better part of nine years. There was never such a thing as a bad day to play. And like all 19-year-old ball players it was his goal to one day suit up for a Major League team.That dream ended suddenly and unexpectedly with his death on April 11 after he’d suffered a cardiac arrest ...
We don#39;t cover sports around here too often, but this is special: a Milwaukee Brewers pitcher left an adorable note for reporters after he had to run out of the stadium last night to get to the hospital because his wife is eight months pregnant and was having contractions. John Axelford was on a streak of 49 consecutive saves before the ninth inning of last night#39;s Cubs-Brewers game when he gave ...
May
05
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Kevin Brady, the baseball coach at Westmoor High in Daly City, said his knees about buckled Wednesday when he received a $1,500 check from Half Moon Bay#39;s baseball program. quot;Staggering,quot; he said. quot;I about cried.quot; He did...
May
05
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Kevin Brady, the baseball coach at Westmoor High in Daly City, said his knees about buckled Wednesday when he received a $1,500 check from Half Moon Bay#39;s baseball program. quot;Staggering,quot; he said. quot;I about cried.quot; He did...
Apr
24
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  If loving baseball is genetic, then Carson Busby is predisposed to play the game. Kristin Busby said her 11-year-old son has been playing baseball since he was 5 years old and excelled in the game. Several men in Carson’s family played professional baseball and his older brother Cameron, 16, is a standout player at Grovetown High School. Unfortunately, baseball isn’t the only thing in Carson’s ...