A year ago, things weren't looking so good for Ontario's oldest independent senior baseball circuit. The Inter-County Major Baseball League is pleased to announce the winners of the 2003 season. The Intercounty Baseball League was founded in 1919.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. "Frankly it's the reverse that could hurt us. "I've been involved with baseball all my life," said the 69-year-old.
After a last place finish in 1964, Brantford would come back to win one last title for this era in 1965. The main diamond at Cockshutt Park was dedicated in the name of Arnold Anderson, a local radio announcer, in 1998. The Barrie Baycats, who were 33-3 last year, are a much more modest 7-6 so far this season.
document.write(update); "I used to cringe last year when I'd check the scores at night. "Our position is that we should scuttle the season," said Panthers president Bill Pegg. info@iblcardinals.com, Toronto Maple Leafs It makes it more competitive across the board.". ............................................... To view a PDF version of the IBL schedule.
"We've got eight really solid teams now, and I'm not afraid to answer the phone anymore," Kastner said. permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. He thinks the trend in importing arms from Latin America has raised the quality of the pitching around the league, which has helped level out the playing field.
The awards were chosen by the field managers, and the all-star voting was decided on a five-three point system. By the end of the 2017 season, the 100-year-old IBL was facing the prospect of becoming a six-team league. It's one through nine, or really one to 14, counting the guys we can pull off the bench.". Padda, a first team all-star outfielder, had 39 hits, including 10 doubles and three home runs and stole seven bases. Baseball is the only professional sport where every single thing that every player on the field does is recorded — good or bad. Brantford's first game took place on May 19, 1911 vs. Berlin (now Kitchener). presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution But a new Brantford dynasty would start to take root early in the new century. After another break the Red Sox joined the Ontario League in 1930, which folded due to the Great Depression. From 1946 to the present, the Red Sox have been 10 time IBL pennant winners - 1950, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1982, 1983, 2010, 2012, and 2013. Burlington, ON, L7L 4X1 rights reserved.
"We'll be OK," he said. This championship capped off a nine year run that was unprecedented in league history. And he's having success at the plate by keeping it simple against more experienced pitchers throwing more off-speed stuff than what he's used to seeing in college. I'll have another paragraph in all the baseball books. Intercounty Baseball League: A Personal And Historical Account by Jeffrey Reed, Editor, LondonOntarioSports.com Photos: Jeffrey Reed/LondonOntarioSports.com.
Teams are not permitted to vote for their own players. Games aren't a foregone conclusion anymore. Burlington Bandits 19 Old Colony Drive, Hamilton Cardinals But in the weeks after the season ended, both Guelph and Hamilton's teams were saved by new owners who have injected new money and energy into their once-struggling franchises. Please email your requests and Baseball Almanac will do the research. Kitchener's first game of the season is against the Welland JackFish at Jack Couch Park on May 10 with the final match against the Guelph Royals slated for Aug. 1. The Panthers, meanwhile, gave up three veteran players to the revived Guelph Royals in the off-season but haven't taken a step backward. In 1915 the league folded due to World War I, and after a short hiatus the team played in the Michigan-Ontario League from 1919 to 1922.After another break they joined the Ontario League in 1930, which folded due to the Great Depression.Brantford first joined the Intercounty Baseball League in 1921 …
This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Rookie of the Year If we gambled and did play and didn't get the crowds and some of our sponsors were skittish and all that kind of stuff. To order ICBA Regular Season Schedule Follow us … An excerpt from the May 3, 1911 Brantford Expositor provides this history: "The season will open on Wednesday May 17 at Guelph, St. Thomas, and Berlin, and May 19 at London, Brantford, and Hamilton. The new owners have brought in import players and made key domestic signings that have helped them climb out of the league's basement. The Intercounty Baseball League season runs from May to September each year. The Panthers held workouts for players in February before shutting things down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They've relied on good defence, starting pitching, and hits from up and down their lineup and bench players.
read KITCHENER - The fate of the Intercounty Baseball League's season will be decided Monday. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. 42 Chestnut Hills Pkwy, COMMISSIONER One hundred and one games will be played, 55 in each town". The Red Sox reached the IBL finals several times in the 70's and 80's, and won the IBL championship again in 1981. The league plays in central and southern Ontario, and currently has nine teams. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. gmercer@therecord.com, Twitter: @MercerRecord, Copyright owned or licensed by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. The record books in this section are updated daily with help from Major League Baseball, Elias Sports Bureau, ESPN Stats & Statistics, SABR members, and Sean Burrill - a baseball records expert.
Stoney Creek, ON L8E 6E4 The club hired new field manager Matt Schmidt in the off-season after former bench boss Luke Baker moved on. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about Arden Eddie (born August 4, 1947) is a former Iron Man player, team owner and manager in the Intercounty Baseball League.
KITCHENER — John Kastner doesn't have to cringe anymore when he checks the box scores in the Intercounty Baseball League. The club was set to bring back Cuban right-handed hurler Miguel Lahera, infielder Yorbis Borroto and two new pitchers but the quartet won't take the field this season, regardless of Monday's decision.
For more history on the Intercounty Baseball League, visit theibl.ca/history, Intercounty Baseball League, 100 Seasons Strong - Anne Chamberlain and Paul DePasquale, Historians, Intercounty Baseball League 2004 Information Guide & Record Book. To commemorate it's 100th anniversary in 2018, the Intercounty Baseball League announced its list of the league's Top 100 Players of All Time. Kastner was worried it was becoming a two-tier circuit of haves and have-nots. Pegg says the franchise, which operates as a nonprofit organization, will survive if the IBL decides to cancel the campaign. Intercounty Baseball League 2004 Information Guide & Record Book.
The only playoff series loss Brantford had suffered from 2006 to 2013 was in the 2007 IBL Finals. The Red Sox reached the IBL finals again in 2003, before finally becoming league champions once again in 2006.
INTER COUNTY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION (ICBA): Sports league web site provided and hosted free of charge by LeagueLineup.com - The Youth and Amateur Sports Portal! To order copies of "It's just not possible for them to play here now," said Pegg. At different times, … At the time, the Intercounty League administered three divisions (junior, intermediate, and senior) and Brantford fielded teams in all divisions at various times.
Ron Stead, Ted Baker and Jimmy Wilkes. Members of the eight-team league, which includes the Kitchener Panthers, will join a conference call to vote on whether the schedule, which is supposed to start in early May, will go on or be cancelled. How about the on base percentage leaders? Mark McGwire even once commented that during his seventy home run season the media was counting the number of cups of coffee he actually drank each and every day. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. "I just go up there and try to hit the ball hard, and try to drive in runs wherever I can," he said.
The 2013 championship would prove to be the most dramatic, with Brantford coming back from a 3 games to 0 deficit in the championship series vs. Barrie. Republication or distribution of this content is I'm already in the books three or four times." ICBA History and Archives; Convenor Info; Coaching Resourses; I.C.B.A Awards Recipients; I.C.B.A League & Playoff Winners; I.C.B.A Honorable Mentions; Login. The Guelph Royals were on their way to folding, and the Hamilton Cardinals weren't far behind — producing some lopsided scores that were just plain ugly to see. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. The Brantford Red Sox were founded in 1911 when they joined the Canadian Baseball League. In 2007 Brantford was defeated in the IBL finals by Toronto. The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is a Canadian independent baseball league, comprising teams of college players and former professionals from North America and beyond. The Red Sox have won fifteen IBL championships to date - including a record setting 6 consecutive championships from 2008 to 2013. I'd just go 'Jeeze,'" said Kastner, the league's commissioner. For the first time in a century, the Intercounty Baseball League has decided to cancel its season as teams decided there is no way for them to hold viable contests amid the COVID-19 pandemic. One of my proudest moments after founding the Intercounty Baseball League media relations office in 1994 was seeing the reintroduction of wooden bats to the league in 1995 – a move championed by former London Majors … That includes a new core of young players like Reece Reading, a 19-year-old Listowel native who is the team's backup catcher.
Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. "It was not a high water mark for the IBL.". copyright=new Date(); By 1933, the intermediate and senior Intercounty teams had taken on the Red Sox moniker. In 1915 the Canadian Baseball League folded due to World War I, and after a short hiatus the Red Sox played in the Michigan-Ontario League from 1919 to 1922. Numerous Brantford Red Sox players were included on the list: 1912 Brantford Red Sox of the Canadian Baseball League, Brewers, Cardinals, Indians, Pirates, Rockies, A's, Blue Jays.
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