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Monday, October 26, 2009
BANQUET REMINDER AND WEBSITE UPDATES
The St. Catharines Metros are looking forward to
the Central Ontario Major Baseball League Year-end Banquet, this coming Thursday evening. A reminder that the festivities
begin at about 6:00 with a cocktail hour. The dinner will be served at about 7:00 or so, with the trophies and awards
to be presented at around 8:15. The Metros will be accepting their 11th Johnson Division Championship trophy, along
with any individual awards and recognition that they may receive.
The event is taking place at the Dundas Air Force
Club, and (as it has been so beautifully done for the past 4 years) is hosted by the Dundas Chiefs. Players are asked
to be there no later than 6:45...and those that are car-pooling from St. Catharines are asked to meet at the regular "road
game" meeting spot at 5:30. See you there!
WEBSITE UPDATES
We also have a couple of updates to the website to inform you about,
this week. First of all...we found a hilarious filmclip, and have posted it this week on our Baseball Film
Feature. Without giving too much away, Philadelphia Phillies stars Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard (when not involved
in this week's World Series) are the gracious hosts of an unusual fantasy camp. At least that's what one ordinary
baseball fan found out! Just scroll to the bottom of the page, and press PLAY.
Also this week, we wanted
to let you know that our final "25th Anniversary" yearly recap has been posted. We told you at the end
of the run back in July, that you "can't write the story until the history is written". Well, after a couple
of months to distance ourselves and give us some perspective, we have written the story and added the pictures from our
2009 season.
We have also decided that we will continue this very well-received series into the future,
and will also continue to add yearly recaps after each succeeding year. To do that, we plan to replace
our existing "Metros History" story with this series of yearly summaries. We also intend to write a more
in-depth history of the years prior to the formation of the Metros in 1985. And as an added bonus, (sometime before the end of this off-season), we'll be posting a "25th Anniversary" special feature.
It will be a "highlight package" if you will...written by the man who has been with the Metros from Day
1...General Manager, and former player / coach, Mark Walters. Mark has vowed to recall some of the highlights,
lowlights, special moments, favourite teams, favourite players, and overall general observations, impressions, and memories, from
his 25 years with the Metros and the C.O.M.B.L. Look for the feature "Walters' Recollections", to be posted
sometime prior to the beginning of the 2010 season.
Until then, enjoy the 2009 story (and all of it's highs and
lows), by clicking on "25th Anniversary" and then "2009". Enjoy!
Monday, October 19, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS, AARON!
The St. Catharines Metros would like to take
this opportunity to congratulate "their own" Aaron Butler, who was selected as the 2nd team All-Star 3rd baseman
in the O.U.A., for 2009. The Metros rookie, was "full value" for his selection, as he batted a solid .365
(8th in the league), with 19 hits (7th) in his 16 games with the Waterloo Warriors. The 20 year-old student of "urban
planning" added 10 runs, 4 RBI's, 3 walks, and a stolen base.
During the summer season with St. Catharines,
Aaron (a native of Niagara Falls) batted .273, and collected 13 runs, 8 RBI's, 15 walks, and 7 stolen bases, in his 35
games in the COBA Major League. He was the Metros' nominee for the C.O.B.A. Rookie-of-the-Year award, which will be
handed out at next week's Year-end awards banquet. Congratulations Aaron, on your COBA R-O-Y nomination, as well as
your very well-deserved O.U.A. Baseball All-Star selection!
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
GREAT TO BE BACK
After a long and restfull 10 days in the Kawarthas,
it's good to be back home, and back talking about baseball. We will continue to do that each and every week, from now
until the start of the 2010 baseball season. Our weekly updates will keep you "in the loop" on happenings
from within the world of Ontario Senior Baseball, the Central Ontario Major Baseball League, and the St. Catharines Metros.
Please keep checking in for your weekly "fix".
This week, we have to inform you about the C.O.M.B.L.
meeting that took place last Monday. The meeting in which the league voted for its All-Stars, and year-end award winners.
The results of the voting have been tabulated but the winners won't be announced until the league banquet, at the end of the
month. More on that in a bit.
The Metros, after their mediocre 2009 season, had just one player that was
nominated for a year-end award...pitcher Dustin Turner, who was nominated for the League's Top Pitcher award. Dustin
will vie for the Trophy against 2 other outstanding choices...Gord Robertson of Oakville, and Chris Currie of Erindale.
Turner's (league only) numbers were impressive indeed, as he compiled a 3-2 record with a 1.98 ERA. In his 41 innings,
he allowed 29 hits and 14 walks...while striking out 66!
In addition, the Metros had 3 players who were picked
as year-end Johnson Division All-Stars. The results of all the voting will be unveiled, as mentioned, at the C.O.M.B.L.
Year-end Banquet. The banquet, as has been the case for the past 4 years, will be held at the Dundas Air Force Club,
on King Street (just up from Volunteer Field). You'll want to mark the date on your calendars...Thursday, October
29th. The festivities get underway at about 6:00 for cocktails...with dinner at about 7:00 and the awards at
8:00. Should be great night. We hope to see you there.
ALSO THIS WEEK
Hey, check out our Baseball Film
Feature for the weeks of October 13th and 20th. It will take you back to a time when Major League Baseball was still
in a state of innocence. The early to mid 60's was a time when great players existed on just about every team, and left
an indelible mark on the game...not to mention the memories of those of us who were old enough to have witnessed their greatness
on a weekly basis...with NBC's Saturday "Game of the Week". Scroll to the bottom of the page, and press "Play"
to return to a simpler time!
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. The Niagara Metros are very pleased to have Cat's Caboose Dining Coach and Bar Car as their
corporate partner in 2011.
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Located in the heart of Old Glenridge,
Cat's Caboose is one of St.
Catharines' oldest and most established restaurants. The place for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT and GREAT FOOD.
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. Check out our Showcase Film for the period of February 13 to February 27.
Just scroll
to the bottom of this page and press "Play".
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