8/28/10 Odds & Ends

Bill Lee will make another pro appearance,
this time with the Brockton Rox.
Photo courtesy of Goldpanners.com

Another Saturday and another Odds & Ends post dished up for you. Things have been quiet around ABL land. Of course all the teams are transitioning from the flurry of the season and back into off-season mode (recruiting, improvements/maintenance to stadiums, etc.) without having much time to make any notable advances on those fronts. It's been kind of a slower week around here, I made my trip back to school for the winter and arrived two days late, so I've either been on the road or had my nose in a book all week. Anyway, there's not much this week, but here are a few quick shots:

- Here's a good one for PannerFans (or fans of the greatest pitcher ever, in my opinion): Bill "Spaceman" Lee (Panners, 1966-97) has signed with the independent Brockton Rox and will pitch one game on September 5th for the team. Of course, Lee is always pitching somewhere, whether it's in a New England adult league or barnstorming from Fairbanks to Havana with whatever bunch of guys he can round up, so I guess this shouldn't come as any huge surprise. But for a day anyway, the Spaceman will be a pro again.

- If you don't read the Peninsula Clarion often, you should check out this week's Clarion Calls. Jeff Helminiak has a couple tidbits on the Oilers, including an update on Jorge Marban's budding career with the Rangers organization (he's been promoted to Spokane of the Northwest League).


- For those of you who may be expecting a scouting video on Monday -- all 12 of you! -- you may have to wait a little while. Somehow the power jack in my laptop, where I have all the video footage, disintegrated. I have to order a new jack and solder it in. I will either succeed and be back in business, or fail and be forced to pull the hard drive at that point. In any event, that will be later next week so a Monday video is not likely to happen. Now on the positive side, I've got some other posts in mind that shake things up a little bit. One of them is already written up and slotted to be posted. So don't expect a week off!

Have a great weekend, be safe, and be sure to check back with us throughout the week. See you next time.