Former Alaskan Leaguer Marc Rzepczynski

In an exciting game that featured the return of sophomore pitcher Marc Rzepczynski the Jays eventually prevailed over the Twins 6-5.

Since my last post on the latest addition to the Intercounty Baseball League, the Ottawa Fat Cats, there’s been quite a few questions about the league in general.  It seems the league is somewhat shrouded in mystery.  Some of the questions included:

Do they get paid? 
How fast do the pitchers throw?
What is the level of play like?  One game I went …

Myself and fellow Mop Up Duty contributor Early had the privilege of watching Stephen Strasburg’s final minor league start on June 3rd. Included are game notes and a few videos from this semi-historic occasion.

ALERT. Russ Adams sighted at Buffalo Bisons game.

Sunday was a a beautiful day for a ballgame in Buffalo. I headed down to watch the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees take on the Buffalo Bisons (Mets) in a AAA international league showdown.