This Date in Baseball

"Man, if I made one million, I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean the offices, manage the team and play the games." -DUKE SNIDER, Hall of Fame outfielder (1947-64)


1911 At age of 44, Cy Young gains his 511th and final career win defeating the Pirates, 1-0.
1912 At Sportsman's Park against the Browns, Eddie Collins becomes the only player to steals six bases in one game for a second time. The Philadelphia A’s second baseman’s feat of thievery has yet to be surpassed.
1925 Burleigh Grimes accounts for seven outs in just three plate appearances. The Dodger pitcher hits into two double plays, then into a triple play.
1926 At Ebbets Field, the aging 18-year veteran outfielder Zach Wheat hits his last homer as a Dodger, but severely pulls a muscle nearing second. The future Hall of Famer needs to rest nearly five minutes before completing his trip to home plate making it the longest home run trot in major league history.
1936 With victories of 12-0 and 14-0 over the Browns, the Tigers record the most one-sided doubleheader shutouts in the history of the game.
1948 For the fourth time this season, Stan Musial has 5 hits in 5 at-bats setting a National League record and tying the major league record with Ty Cobb. The five hits 'Stan the Man' collect come off five different pitchers, on five consecutive pitches.
1954 In his major league debut, Dodger Karl Spooner blanks the Giants, 3-0 while striking out 15, including six straight. The 23-year old lefty strikeout total is the most ever recorded in a rookie's first appearance.
1954 In a game which features the first triple play in Yankee Stadium history, the Bronx Bombers beat the Senators, 3-0, behind the pitching of Tommy Byrne.
1957 Duke Snider hits his 40th home run tying him with Ralph Kiner for having five consecutive 40+ homer seasons in the National League.
1959 After the White Sox clinch the pennant by beating the Indians at Cleveland’s Park, 4-2, Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley orders city air raid sirens to blast. It is the South-siders first American League championship in 40 years.

1961 Jim Gentile hits his fifth grand slam of the year to tie Ernie Banks' major league record established in 1955. Each of the Orioles' first baseman grand slams have come with Chuck Estrada pitching for Baltimore.
1965 Willie Mays joins Ralph Kiner as only the second National Leaguer to have more than one 50-home run season. The milestone homer helps the Giants to beat the Reds, 7-5.
1966 The Orioles clinched their first pennant. The franchise's last flag was raised as the St. Louis Browns in 1944.
1968 The Twins' Cesar Tovar is the second major leaguer to play one inning at each position. In 1965, A's Bert Campaneris became the first.
1969 During the 4-2 victory over the Padres, Giant outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a big league record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season. The Californian native will finish the year with a total 187 and will extend the record next season with 189 strikeouts.
1987 Chicago sends Dickie Noles to the Tigers for player to be named later. A month later the right handed pitcher is return to the Cubs as that player to be named later.
1993 The Rockies complete their inaugural season with a major league home attendance record of 4,483,350 fans.

1998 The Blue Jays' Jose Canseco hits his 45th and 46th home runs setting a new career high.
1998 With his American League-leading home run #s 54 and 55, Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. joins Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as the only players to drive in 140 or more runs in three consecutive seasons.
1998 Braves' backstop Eddie Perez's solo home run in Atlanta's 4-1 win over the Marlins is the team's 208th homer this season breaking a 32-year-old franchise record.
1998 By walking in the first inning, John Olerud ties Barry Bonds' National League record of reaching base 15 consecutive times. The Met first baseman grounds out in the third to fall one short of the 1957 major league mark set by Ted Williams.
1998 Tony Clark becomes the first Detroit player since Rudy York (1937-38) to drive in 100 runs in each of his first two full seasons in the Motor City.
2000 Passing the 1997 Rockies, the Astros establish a new National League team single-season home run mark hitting their 240th in a 12-5 loss to the Reds at Cinergy Field. The slugfest features nine home runs with Cincinnati hitting six and Houston going deep three times.

2000 At Cinergy Field, Astros' Jose Lima sets an National League record by giving up his 47th home run of the season passing the 1956 mark of Robin Roberts. Bert Blyleven holds the major league mark serving up 50 gopher balls as a Twin in 1986.
2000 Mets' closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save breaking John Franco's club record who also appeared in the Mets' 9-6 win.
2002 Fred McGriff becomes the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season for five teams (Blue Jays Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays). The 'Crime Dog's' first inning PNC poke is also sets a record for being the 42nd major league park his gone yard, one more than Indian's Ellis Burks.
2002 In last game ever played at Cinergy Field, the Phillies complete a three-game sweep defeating the Reds ,4-3, in front of many of the team's former superstars except for the banished Pete Rose. The all-time hit leader, however, is not forgotten as Tom Browning, paints Rose's uniform number 14 on the pitcher's mound after the game with red spray paint and, as home plate is dug up and to be delivered next door to Great American Ball Park, the crowd begins to chant, "Pete, Pete".

2002 Greg Maddux pitches seven innings of 4-hit ball as the Braves beat the Marlins, 4-1. The San Angelo, Texas native joins Cy Young as one of only two pitchers in baseball history to win at least 15 games in 15 consecutive seasons.
2003 Hitting his 13th leadoff home run of the season, Alfonso Soriano establishes a new major league record. The Yankees second baseman has been tied with Brady Anderson who hit 12 in 1996 for the Orioles.
2003 For only the third time in major league history, a Korean pitcher and a Japanese pitcher oppose one another as Expos' hurler Tomo Ohka faces Jae Weong Seo as starters at Shea Stadium. Both Pacific Rim right-handers throw well but neither gets the decision as Montreal beats the Mets on misplayed fly balls in the ninth, 4-2.
2004 By whiffing Albert Pujols in the 3-2 loss to the Cardinals, Ben Sheets breaks the Brewers' single-season strikeout record. The 26-year-old Louisiana native surpasses Teddy Higuera’s mark of 240 established in 1987.
2005 An American Society of Microbiology's study of the number people of who wash their hands after using a public rest room reports 83 percent of patrons take advantage of the available soap and water. Of the 6,300 bathroom users monitored, the worst hygiene was found at Turner Field where only 37 percent of men left the bathroom without washing, and 16 percent of the woman did during an Atlanta Braves game.

2005 On the day he is scheduled to return to the team after rehabilitating his right knee and left ankle at home, the Orioles informs Rafael Palmeiro not to report to the team. The first baseman/DH, who tested positive for steroids in earlier in the season, continues to stir up more controversy as the 40-year old veteran states the reason for failing the drug test due to vitamin B-12 shot given by his teammate, Miguel Tejada.

This Date in Baseball

"A pitcher needs two pitches - one they're looking for and one to cross 'em up." - WARREN SPAHN, Hall of Fame pitcher (1942-65)


1892 At Cleveland's League Park, John Clarkson of the Spiders beats the Pirates 3-2 to become the fifth pitcher in major league history to win 300 games. The 31-year old right-hander will compile a 328-178 record games during his 12 year Hall of Fame career in the big leagues.
1896 Connie Mack announces he will leave Pittsburgh to manage Milwaukee in the Western League.
1952 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella hits the last home run ever in Boston's Braves Field.
1954 Rookie pitcher Bob Grim wins his 20th game as the Yankees defeat the Senators, 3-1.
1956 At Fenway Park, the Yankees strand 20 runners on base losing to the Red Sox, 13-7. The number of players left on base sets a big league record for a nine-inning game.
1959 Braves' lefty Warren Spahn wins his 20th game of the season for the tenth time in his career.

1971 For the fourth consecutive season, Dave McNally wins his 20th game as he shuts out the Yankees, 5-0.
1975 Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice breaks his arm during a 6-5 victory over the Tigers. The rookie sensation will miss the remainder of the season including the World Series.
1987 With two stolen bases against the Cubs, Darryl Strawberry joins teammate Howard Johnson as a member of the 30-30 club. It is the first time in major league history players on the same team have hit 30 homers and have stolen 30 bases in the same year.
2000 In a 10-3 victory over the Marlins, Expo right fielder Vladimir Guerrero establishes a franchise single-season home run record by hitting his 43rd round tripper.
2001 Ranger infielder Alex Rodriguez hit his 47th home run tying the major league record for home runs in a season by a shortstop. The Cubs' legend Ernie Banks established the record in 1958.
2001 The Mets donate their day's pay, which totals approximately $500,000, from tonight's game with the Braves at Shea to a rescue fund for the families of the firefighters and policemen killed in the World trade Center terrorist attacks. The contest is the first professional baseball game played in New York since the tragedy.

2001 A crowd 41,235 at Shea Stadium witness the return of baseball to New York City for the first time since terrorist attacks of September 11. Uplifting ceremonies before and during the game, which include singers Diana Ross, Marc Anthony Lisa Minnelli as well as bagpipers, pay tribute to victims of the tragedy. Mike Piazza's eighth inning home run gives the Mets a 3-2 dramatic victory over the Braves.
2003 With Atlanta beating the Marlins, 8-0, Greg Maddux becomes the first pitcher ever to have won at least 15 games in 16 consecutive seasons. The Braves' righty had shared the accomplishment with Cy Young.
2005 At Shea Stadium, Mudcat Grant and Al Downing welcomes Marlins’ southpaw Dontrelle Willis to the "Black Aces", a fraternity of African-American to win 20 games in a big league season. Beating the Nationals earlier in the month, the D-Train became the 13th black to accomplish the feat and will join the Aces’ foundation to help in promoting baseball in African-American community.

2006 David Ortiz breaks the Red Sox's franchise record of 50 home runs in a single-season established by Jimmie Foxx in 1938. 'Big Papi', who will hit another dinger in the seventh inning, surpasses the Hall of Famer in the bottom of the first inning going deep over Fenway's right field bullpen off Twins' ace southpaw, Johan Santana.

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This Date in Baseball

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball." -MICKEY MANTLE, Yankee Hall of Fame outfielder

1902 The White Sox first no-hitter in franchise history is tossed by Jim 'Nixey' Callagan as he defeats Tigers, 2-0.
1907 Nick Maddox no-hits the Dodgers, 2-1. At the age of 20 years and ten months, the Pirate hurler becomes (and still is) the youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the major leagues.
1908 Defeating the A's, 1-0, Frank Smith of the White Sox hurls his second career no-hit game.

1912 Losing to the Tigers, 6-4, Smoky Joe Wood's fails to break Walter Johnson's record of 16 consecutive victories, establishes earlier in the season. Joe Lake gets the win pitching the last five innings after replacing starter Bill Covington who is thrown out of the game during the 5th inning.
1919 On Babe Ruth Day in Boston, the Bambino scores the winning run in both ends of the doubleheader. Ironically, it will be the last game he plays for the Red Sox in Fenway.
1924 The 37-year old righty Grover Cleveland Alexander wins his 300th game as the Cubs beat the Giants in 12 innings, 7-3. 'Old Pete' will collect 373 victories during his 20-year career.
1931 For the first time in nineteen years, Gabby Street appears in a major league game, The 48-year old Cardinals skipper is 0-for-1, but the backstop displays his old catching skills when he nails Robins’ runner Babe Herman trying steal a base.
1951 Former National League President, Ford Frick, is selected by the owners as the third commissioner of the sport.

1953 Gene Baker, the other half of the Kansas City Monarchs double play duo along with Ernie Banks, joins his former Negro League teammate making his major league debut with Cubs. In 1961, second baseman will be named manager of the minor league Batavia, New York team becoming the first black manager in organized baseball.
1958 Thanks to a Gus Triandos home run, recently acquired Oriole knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits Yankees, 1-0. It will be the last time in this century the Yankees will fail to get a hit in a game.
1959 Losing to the Dodgers, 8-2, the San Francisco Giants play their last game at Seals Stadium. The transplanted New York team which compiled a 86-68 in their two-year stay in the former PCL park, will move to the newly constructed Candlestick Park next season.
1968 Mickey Mantle hit his 536th and final home run of his major league career His last homer is given up by Jim Lonborg in a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox at the Yankee Stadium.
1969 Pirates' hurler Bob Moose throws no-hitter at Shea Stadium defeating the Mets, 4-0.
1972 By scoring all of their runs in the second inning, the Braves put it on cruise control beating the Astros, 13-6. Only 2061 fans witness are on hand at Atlanta Stadium to enjoy the big inning.

1980 In memory of Thurman Munson, a bronze plaque in Memorial Park is dedicated to the deceased Yankee catcher.
1986 Tying the National League record for steals in one game, Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn swipes five bases as the Astros beats San Diego, 10–6. During his 20-year career, the .338 lifetime hitter, will only average 16 stolen bases per season.
1988 Red Sox Wade Boggs becomes first player in this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive years.
1992 Phillies' second baseman Mickey Morandini catches Jeff King's line drive, steps on second doubling up Andy Van Slyke and tags Barry Bonds to complete an unassisted triple play in a 3-2 loss to the Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium.
1995 The Padres play their one-thousandth home game without having a rain out. The streak began in 1983.
1996 Eddie Murray’s 500th home run ball is sold to Michael Lasky for $280,000 and it could be worth as much as$500,000 thanks to an annuity to be paid over 20 years. The new owner, who is founder of the Psychic Friends Network, plans to put the Camden Yards souvenir on public display for “the people of Baltimore."

1997 Cardinal Mark McGwire becomes the first major leaguer to hit 20 home runs for two different teams in the same season. 'Big Mac' had hit 34 with the A's before being traded to St. Louis.
1998 Cal Ripken's streak ends at 2,632 consecutive games as he does not appear in the lineup for the first time since May 29,1982.
2002 Oriole infielder Mike Bordick sets a major league record playing his 102nd successive game at shortstop without committing an error. Rey Ordonez, playing shortstop for the Mets, had established mark in 1999-2000.
2002 With a 9-3 victory over the Astros at Busch Stadium, the Cardinals clinch the Central Division of the National League. An emotional on- field celebration includes Albert Pujols carrying Darryl Kile's No. 57 jersey onto the field in tribute of the pitcher who died unexpectedly in June.
2003 Unlike this season when the team played twenty-five percent of its home games in San Juan, the players vote to play their entire 2004 home schedule in Montreal. The MLB owners, who collectively own the franchise, have been considering moving the Expos permanently to Washington D.C., Portland (Oregon) or Monterrey, (Mexico) or continuing the present format by having the team split home games between different locations (Puerto Rico or Mexico and Montreal).

2003 When Marcus Giles sends Brad Penny's 3-2 pitch into the stands, the Braves tie the National League record by having six players to hit at least 20 home runs in season. Along with the Atlanta's second baseman , Javy Lopez, Gary Sheffield, Andruw Jones, Chipper Jones and Vinny Castilla equals the mark established by Eddie Mathews (32), Hank Aaron (32), Joe Torre (27), Felipe Alou (23) Mack Jones (31) and Gene Oliver (21) of the 1965 Milwaukee Braves.
2006 Although the team bows to the Blue Jays at the Stadium, the Yankees capture their ninth consecutive AL East title thirty minutes later as the second place Red Sox are defeated by the Twins. The Bronx Bombers become the second team in the Big Apple this week to pop the champagne as their crosstown rivals, the Mets, clinched the NL East Division two days ago.

This week in Force Fitness

Eating Better and being healthy

Tips for children and Families

*Start the day with breakfast.
*Start the morning off with a glass of water to replenish cells.
*Set a good example by serving a variety of foods.
*Eat slowly, it is easier to tell if your hungry or full when you eat slowly.
*Aim for at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
*Eat more whole grains, try to eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain every day.
*Drink plenty of fluids during the day, select water, low fat free milk or tea.
*Make sure you as a parent get at least 20 minutes of exercise 3 to 5 times a week.

"The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings.Let food be your medicine." Hippocrates

This Date in Baseball

"I don't like losing a ball game anymore than a salesman likes losing a sale. I've got the right to knock down anybody holding a bat." -EARLY WYNN, Hall of Fame pitcher (1939-63)


1925 White Sox Ted Lyons loses his no-hit bid when Senator Bobby Veach hits safely with two outs in the ninth. Washington's outfielder Sam Rice's streak of nine consecutive hits is stopped.
1929 Joe Sewell sets a major league record by playing in his 115th consecutive game without striking out. The Indian third baseman will be fanned only four times in 578-at-bats this season.
1931 Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher since 1920 to win 30 games when he beats the White Sox, 2-1.
1935 The Cubs win their 16th consecutive game as they beat Carl Hubbell completing a four-game sweep of the Giants. The mark is the most since the 1924 Dodgers won 15 straight games.
1937 Tigers' first baseman Hank Greenberg's becomes the first player to hit a homer into the center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium.
1951 Indian Larry Doby walks five times in a 15-2 drubbing of the Red Sox as Early Wynn picks up his 20th victory.

1955 Cubs' infielder Ernie Banks hit his fifth grand slam of the season to establish a new major league mark, but Rip Repulski's 12th inning homer off of Jim Davis proves to be the difference as the Cardinals beat Chicago, 6-5.
1973 Braves' Davey Johnson hits his 43rd (42nd as a second baseman) homer tying Rogers Hornsby's record for the most home runs for a second baseman.
1977 With two singles in his first two at bats, Ted Cox ties and then breaks Senators' Cecil Travis 1933 record of five consecutive hits at the start of a career. The Red Sox rookie designated hitter had gone 4-for-4 in Baltimore yesterday and is 6-for-6 in his first six major league plate appearances.
1980 At Tiger Stadium, Al Kaline becomes the first player in franchise history to have his uniform number retired. The Hall of Famer, who wore the number 6, roamed the outfield for Detroit from 1953 to 1974.
1982 Mariner rookie Orlando Mercado becomes third player to hit a grand slam for his first major league hit. Bill Duggelby (1898 - first at bat) and Bobby Bonds (1968 - third at bat) were the other two players to accomplish the feat.
1986 Joe Cowley's final win in the majors is a no-hitter as the White Sox beat the Angels, 7-1. The Henryville, Tennessee native will finish his career with the Phillies the following year with 0-4 record.

1998 In a 5-3 loss to the Angels at Edison International Field, Mariner shortstop Alex Rodriguez hits his 40th home run of the season off Jack McDowell becoming the first infielder and third player in major league history to have 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in the same season. Jose Canseco (A’s - 1988) and Barry Bonds (Giants - 1996) are the other members of the 40-40 club.
1998 Indian Manny Ramirez belts two homers to raise his five-game total to eight becoming only the second player in history to do so. Frank Howard accomplished the feat twice in 1968.
2000 A Dodger fan, in addition to other court ordered decisions, has been banned from attending home games for 18 months because he threw coffee in the face of a Met fan cheering a grand slam hit by catcher Todd Pratt.
2001 Defeating White Sox, 6-3, Roger Clemens becomes the first major league pitcher to have season won-loss record of 20-1. The five-time Cy Young Award winner has won his last 16 decisions for the Yankees.

2001 Cardinal freshman Albert Pujols sets a National League rookie mark with 120 RBIs. The 21-year-old infielder broke the mark of 119 established in 1930 by Wally Berger of the Boston Braves.
2001 Major League Baseball and the Players Association announce the creation of the MLB-MLBPA Disaster Relief Fund. The organizations will each donate $10 million to aid the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
2002 In his major league debut, Twins' rookie Mike Ryan strokes two singles, scores two runs and drives in two runs in the nine-run first inning against the Tigers. Unfortunately, the game is rained out in the second inning meaning none of the statistics will be official.

2006 Heritage Toronto commemorates the spot where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run with a plaque at Canada's Hanlan's Point. The historic home run, the only one the Bambino would hit as a minor leaguer, came on September 5, 1914, as the visiting Providence Grays' hurler goes deep against the Maple Leafs in the International League contest.

Time to find Corporate Dollars

There shouldn't be any doubt as to the branding of Force Baseball & the high quality of our product as our collective efforts are showing sweet results in any number of ways. We've achieved on field success & continued to work hard in the front office to represent all that's excellent about our organization. This is seen as we surpassed the 1,000 hit mark today @ our website.

In just the past 100 hits, we've entertained visitors from all across the United States & have seen a good number of visitors from overseas as well. These visits include 1st timers as well as repeat customers that frequent our site from geographic locals such as Australia, India, France, Chile, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Singapore, Malaysia, Poland & the United Kingdom. All this from our faith in our product & our own little corner in the world.

So, what's this mean?

It should mean that you feel a great sense of pride in what you are apart of, whether you be a fan, parent, coach, player or any combination thereof. It should also mean that we've got the proper groundwork in place to present an amazing portfolio to potential corporate sponsors in order to further our collective dreams & visions in making the most amazing memories & opportunities for our boys. All our work to now has been about sowing the Force Baseball seed & the time for corporate financial harvest is come.

We say all this to inform & equip you, our Force Family, to continue in our pursuit of the dream. Be amazed & proud of our collective efforts, but never satisfied, as we continue to push & perfect our journey. Individuals can't make this happen unless we are of like mind, realize our varied gifts & work harder to use them in unison.

The ride has been truly amazing to this point, but please realize that we've yet to realize our full potential as an organization & that this is simply the tip of our own proverbial iceberg. Keep in mind the vision, all the while enjoying the moment & just know that this is not to be taken for granted. Most don't realize what they've got until it's gone, but thank goodness that we do.

We're blessed!

1st Annual Old-Timers Game

Force Players vs. Force Coaches/Dads

PARA 5pm

Be there!

This Date in Baseball

"I don't mind catching your fastball at all. Naturally, I'd want to have a glove on in case you might be having an especially good day." -DALLAS GREEN, speaking to pitcher Jim Brosnan


1908 At Cleveland's League Park, Bob Rhoads tosses a no-hitter against beating the Red Sox, 2-1. The Indian hurler out duels Frank Arellanes, who is the only Mexican-American playing in the majors.
1930 The Yankees edge the Browns ,7-6, in 10 innings as pitcher Red Ruffing hits two home runs in the winning effort.
1954 With 3-2 victory over the Tigers, the Indians clinch the American League pennant.
1960 Braves' hurler Lew Burdette faces the minimum 27 batters as he no-hits the Phillies, 1-0. Tony Gonzalez, who is hit by a pitch in the fifth inning, is erased on a double play.
1967 At Tiger Stadium, the Red Sox rally to move into a first place tie with Detroit (85-66). The late-inning heroics begins with Carl Yastrzemski's home run in ninth inning which ties the game at 5-to-5, and ends with third baseman Dalton Jones's solo homer in the tenth which leads to an eventual 6-5 Bosox victory.

1968 After being no-hit yesterday by Giants' hurler Gaylord Perry, the Cardinal hurler Ray Washburn returns the favor by no-hitting San Francisco, 2-0.
1976 In his last major league at-bat, future Hall of Fame Cleveland manager Frank Robinson strokes a pinch-hit single against the Orioles.
1977 In front of sell-out crowd of 51,798 at Memorial Stadium on 'Thanks Brooks (Robinson) Day', Red Sox designated hitter Ted Cox goes 4-for-4 in his major league debut tying the big league mark for most hits in a first game along with Casey Stengel, Willie McCovey, Mack Jones, and Forest Jacobs. The performance is also the start of a historic two-game hitting streak as the rookie designated-hitter will start tomorrow's game with two hits becoming the only player to start his career with six consecutive hits.
1992 Barry Bonds connects his 30th home run of the season off Terry Mulholland. The homer run gives the Pirates outfielder his second 30/30 season, a feat only equaled by Bobby Bonds (his father), Willie Mays (his godfather) , Howard Johnson, and Ron Gant.

1993 Trailing by two runs with two outs in the bottom of ninth, Mike Stanley hits a pop fly to left for the apparent third out, but time had been called just as the pitch was delivered due to a fan running out onto the Yankee Stadium field . Given a second chance, the Yankee catcher singles which is followed by a Wade Boggs's hit, a walk to Dion James, and a Don Mattingly's single driving in two runs to beat the Red Sox, 4-3.
1999 Slammin' Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in major league history to hit 60 homers twice. The Cub outfielder hits his milestone round-tripper off of Brewer hurler Jason Bere.
2000 Pitching a one-hitter against the Yankees, Indian hurler Bertran Colon nearly ends the longest streak in major league history of a team being held hitless by its opponents. The Bronx Bombers have not been denied a hit in a game since Hoyt Wilhelm did it on September 9,1958 spanning total of 6,637 contests.
2002 Not too fleet-of-foot Greg Colbrunn hits an improbable triple in his last turn at bat to complete the cycle. The Diamondback infielder had five hits which included two two-run homers in the 10-3 victory over the Padres.

2006 Having done it with the Indians and Philles, Jim Thome becomes only the second big leaguer in baseball history to hit 40 home runs with three different teams. Alex Rodriguez also accomplished the milestone with the Mariners, Rangers and Yankees.
2006 The Dodgers, who are last in the National League in homers, hit four consecutive home runs (J. Kent, J.D. Drew, R. Martin and M. Anderson) in the bottom of the ninth to tie the the Padres at the nine. The improbable feat, which had only been accomplished by the 1964 Twins, 1963 Indians and the 1961 Braves, leads to Nomar Garciaparra’s walk-off two-run homer in the tenth and sole possession of first place as the Los Angeles beat the Friars 11-10.
2006 In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 46,729 at Shea Stadium, the Mets capture NL East title for first time since 1988 by beating the Marlins, 4-0. It was the team' fifth attempt to clinch the division, but a road lose in Florida and being swept in Pittsburgh brought the champagne celebration home to New York.

Upcoming Events!

Hope everybody is still basking in the glow of another glorious weekend & are savoring these precious memories that are being made right before our eyes. These are great times & are to be cherished due to our diligent efforts to put the best possible product out there that we can. Not only that, but our boys are becoming men through what we believe to be the greatest game on the planet.

We've earned the right to catch our breathe a bit before we finish strong in our 3 remaining tourney weekends, so please keep the following dates in mind.

9/18 @ PARA 5pm - scrimmage between our dads/coaches & Force players

*this will be a fun time, but still a time to work skill & game situations
*dads, bring your gear & let's get it on!

9/20 NO PRACTICE!
9/25 PARA 5pm
9/27 PARA 5pm
9/29 Coach Lee's @ 4pm to learn more about our plans for '08
10/2 PARA 5pm
10/4 PARA 5pm

10/6-7 next tourney w/Matthews Thunder, Pensacola River Rats & the Panhandle Gators