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Big Deal at Dehler on Saturday
A parade and fireworks and speeches by big politicos, and crowds of people seeking their autographs and maybe 5 thousand fans giving them a big welcome back home.
The Boys of Late Spring Return to Dehler
Like the cliff swallows coming (around March 19—St Joseph’s Day) and going (around the Day of San Juan—October 23) to the Mission of San Juan Capistrano in California, these young athletes find their way to Dehler Park in late April or early May to play some American Legion baseball, sometimes against their same-town rivals, the [… Read More]
The Boys of Summer in Billings
Like watching the tearfilled ending of Puccini’s masterpiece, Madame Butterfly, you keep hoping that the Billings Mustangs will do something different and maybe the ending will be different, but you know in your heart, at least for the summer of 2009, that is not how life works out. The Mustangs lost 3-0 to the Helena [… Read More]
Caribbean Youngsters Shine
This is the scoreboard just after 18 year old Daniel Corcino induced the 8th batter in the 9th inning to line out hard to the first baseman Nurre for the final out. The other youngster from the Caribbean was 16 year old Yorman Rodriguez, the under age beer batter for the game. I wonder, do [… Read More]
Irony at Dehler: Mustangs Win in 10
The usual number of foul balls into the stands and into the streets surrounding apparently did not result in any recorded injuries, but a foul ball off the catcher’s glove into the side of the home plate umpire’s head resulted in him having to leave the game. The other guy called a great one-umpire game [… Read More]
Green-Shirted Scarlets Thrash Gray-Suited Royals 16-6
A good crowd turned out for this Friday night Royal—Scarlet shootout. Not obvious in this picture because the sun was still fairly fierce early in the game, so most everyone was sitting on the Royal side where there was at least some protection from the sun. No one explained to me why the Scarlets wore [… Read More]
Changes Around Billings IV
Sorry friends, it is taking me longer than usual to get caught up with what is new at Dehler Park. Chalk that up to age and being away for three weeks.The picture to the lower right was taken from left field trying to give you an impression of the vastness of the outfield, something we [… Read More]
Changes Around Billings III
In an earlier post I forgot to mention this excellent bust of Bob Wilson, a fine gentleman and baseball man, who cashed in his chips too early. It is located down the left field line inside Dehler Park. That is an unlit cigar in his hand. It must have been dedicated earlier when we were [… Read More]
Gamblers? Dealers? 21s? CardSharks?
As you can see it only takes 4 guys to water the infield at the AAA level, whereas I think it takes about 12 to do it for a major league team at least in spring training. The title: Those are the names I came up with in 3 seconds of not-very-serious thinking about what [… Read More]
Legion Baseball Notes from Dehler Park
On Saturday the Royals took on the Bozeman Bucks at Dehler Park in a couple of 7 inning games. On Mother’s Day the Scarlets hosted the Great Falls Stallions in a similar format. I only managed to see parts of the first game of the doubleheaders that were played each day. Apparently the Scarlets opened [… Read More]