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George Bailey and the Demise of Hofstra Football

At one point in Frank Capra’s Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life , George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) encounters a dilemma...

Written by Paul Gotham about 3 days ago 64 reads 0 comments
Duke-UConn: Tale of the Tape

Setting The corner of 7th Avenue and 32nd Street will be hopping this evening when the Duke Blue Devils (5-0) take on the University of Connecticut Huskies (4-0) in the finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off...

Written by Paul Gotham about 10 days ago 189 reads 0 comments
San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree: A Lesson In Hubris

Somewhere near the intersection of Kelly Stouffer Street and Darrius Heyward-Bey Boulevard, football fans will find the San Francisco 49ers' recent signing, Michael Crabtree. Hopefully, the rookie holdout will find the address of humility...

Written by Paul Gotham about about 1 month ago 568 reads 1 comments
Joel Pineiro: Reality Stranger Than Fiction Et Al

Try as I might, there are just some things in sports that get stuck in my craw, and I can’t get them out. Take for instance, Joel Pineiro. Last night, Piniero gave up one earned run over seven innings as the St...

Written by Paul Gotham about 2 months ago 48 reads 0 comments
Pete Carroll and The Art Of Complacency

Admitting to something is the first sign of recovery. College football fans outside of Southern California might want to keep that one to themselves...

Written by Paul Gotham about 2 months ago 42 reads 0 comments
Does John Calipari's "Refuse To Lose" Edict Mean Doing Anything To Win?

It’s one thing to lose—make sure you don’t lose twice. Sage advice shared by many a coach. In the past, the suggestion of such words offered perspective for young athletes...

Written by Paul Gotham about 3 months ago 92 reads 3 comments
Four Webster Yankees Earn All-League Honors

Webster Yankee Coach Dave Brust knew he had assembled a talented baseball team. The New York Collegiate Baseball League agreed naming four of the home nine to all-league honors. Michael Craig (St...

Written by Paul Gotham about 3 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
Webster Baseball Stock on the Rise

At a time when the nation’s economy resembles a pendulum swinging from trough to crest, the New York Collegiate Baseball League has, on the other hand, started out on a gradual and steady increase of its stock...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 17 reads 0 comments
Webster Sweeps Allegany County

If nothing else, Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees proved they learned their lesson. After a nine-game losing streak where they left the tying run stranded 90 feet away on three different occasions, ...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 15 reads 0 comments
Hornell Dodgers Nip Webster Yankees, 4-3

For the third time in the last eight games Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees left the tying run stranded at third as the Hornell Dodgers took the opening game of a doubleheader, 4-3 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 44 reads 2 comments
Webster Chews Up Brockport

It’s a dog eat dog world, and Wednesday night, Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees chewed on the Brockport Riverbats like they were Milk Bones. Brian Pullyblank (So...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 13 reads 0 comments
Rally Falls Short; Webster Drops to Fourth

For the second consecutive night the Webster Yankees advanced the tying run to third base in the ninth inning. For the second consecutive night, Webster bats stranded that run 90 feet from home...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 15 reads 0 comments
Webster's Road Woes Continue

Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees can’t get home soon enough. The pinstripes found more valleys than hills while traveling the roads of Upstate New York over the last nine days...

Written by Paul Gotham about 4 months ago 26 reads 2 comments
Webster Yankees Top Geneva, End Skid

Tuesday, Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees put a pair of undesirable streaks behind them. After managing just 18 hits and 2 runs in their previous three games, the pinstripes exploded for 12 ...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
College Baseball: Webster Wears Out Niagara

Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees wore out their welcome Friday night. Or, maybe they just wore out the Niagara Power pitching staff...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
Geneva Squeezes Webster

Photo - Chenoweth courtesy of Ball State Athletics Casey Rana (U Texas – Permian Basin) tossed a complete game one-hitter, and Geneva executed a suicide squeeze in the top of the ninth ...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 18 reads 0 comments
Webster Yankees Pound The Niagara Power

For now, there appears to be no slowing the Webster Yankee bus. Three pitchers combined to hold Niagara to six hits and one run while Steve Muoio, from Georgia C&S, led a 13-hit attack as ...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 28 reads 0 comments
Craig and Muoio Lead Webster

A non-weather-related delay and showers that became a downpour could not stop the Webster Yankees, Sunday afternoon at Basket Road Field. Michael Craig, of St...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 18 reads 0 comments
Webster Tops Allegany County

Saturday night’s New York Collegiate Baseball League match up at Basket Road Field pitted the West Division’s second-place Allegany County Nitros and the first-place Webster Yankees...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 20 reads 0 comments
Geneva Blanks Webster

Wednesday, Casey Rana (U Texas Permian Basin) held the Webster bats at bay, and Geneva’s offense struck early and late to defeat the Pinstripes 4-0 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Basket Road Field...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 16 reads 0 comments
Webster Outlasts Brockport

Tuesday night, Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees needed eleven innings to dispatch a resilient Brockport Riverbat squad, 6-5 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
Webster Makes It A Happy Father's Day

(Photo - Koontz courtesy of Ball State Athletics) Dave Brust’s lineup pasted pairs of runs in three separate innings and a trio of pitchers held opposing bats in check, Sunday, as Webster ...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 19 reads 0 comments
Pullyblank Hurls A No Hitter!

Brian Pullyblank (Southern Illinois) forgot his cleats for Friday night’s New York Collegiate Baseball League game. The right-hander certainly remembered his pitching arsenal...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 20 reads 2 comments
Webster Uses Clutch Hitting and Pitching to Beat Elmira

Webster Yankees head coach Dave Brust knows well of the necessary ingredients for a winning baseball team. Sunday afternoon, Brust’s pinstripes showed they can punch clutch hits, play stingy defense, and provide effective pitching...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 19 reads 1 comments
Webster-Elmira: Webster Yankees Continue To Impress

If first impressions mean anything, Dave Brust’s Webster Yankees possess all the traits of a quality baseball team...

Written by Paul Gotham about 5 months ago 27 reads 0 comments

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Paul Gotham Article Archive

George Bailey and the Demise of Hofstra Football

Duke-UConn: Tale of the Tape

San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree: A Lesson In Hubris

Joel Pineiro: Reality Stranger Than Fiction Et Al

Pete Carroll and The Art Of Complacency

Does John Calipari's "Refuse To Lose" Edict Mean Doing Anything To Win?

Four Webster Yankees Earn All-League Honors

Webster Baseball Stock on the Rise

Webster Sweeps Allegany County

Hornell Dodgers Nip Webster Yankees, 4-3

Webster Chews Up Brockport

Rally Falls Short; Webster Drops to Fourth

Webster's Road Woes Continue

Webster Yankees Top Geneva, End Skid

College Baseball: Webster Wears Out Niagara

Geneva Squeezes Webster

Webster Yankees Pound The Niagara Power

Craig and Muoio Lead Webster

Webster Tops Allegany County

Geneva Blanks Webster

Webster Outlasts Brockport

Webster Makes It A Happy Father's Day

Pullyblank Hurls A No Hitter!

Webster Uses Clutch Hitting and Pitching to Beat Elmira

Webster-Elmira: Webster Yankees Continue To Impress

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