Sports Quiz – May 19, 2023

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions In baseball, what statistic is recorded for a starting pitcher who pitches at least six innings and allows three earned runs or fewer? What sport originated ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – May 21, 2021

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Nicknamed “Hefty Lefty,” this quarterback tallied four completions for 28 yards for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants in 2007. Who is he? Who ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – November 13, 2020

#Middlebury #Sports Questions What is the name of the fuzzy blob that serves as mascot for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers? What mixed martial arts fighter won a major ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – All-Star Game still worth watching

#Middlebury #baseball #sports By Mark Vasto This time it didn’t matter — and nobody cared. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has long been considered the best all-star ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – You be the judge

#Middlebury #ASportingView By Mark Vasto When Patrick Ewing was traded by the Knicks in a four-team, 12-player deal in the year 2000, Michael Jordan shook his head in disdain. “You ... Continue Reading →

Area baseball team wins Cooperstown Wood Bat Tournament

#Middlebury #Thomaston #HitClub The Hit Club 14u Amateur Athletic Union travel baseball team based in Thomaston and Middlebury won the Backyard Baseball Classic 14u Wood Bat Tournament ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Greatest moments in baseball history

#MIDDLEBURY #SPORTS #BASEBALL By Mark Vasto Seventy years ago, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier. For this column, we remember that juncture and offer some of the ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Say ‘nope’ to proposed baseball rule

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto I have a friend who runs a high-end retail business. Every day, one of the things she does is check the rungs inside of the clothes racks. Occasionally, she ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – Baseball closer time has come

#MIDDLEBURY By Mark Vasto Every year, you are given a task. That task is to vote. While some would say the task is an easy one, you know better. For your Hall of Fame vote is all that ... Continue Reading →

A Sporting View – A Rose by Ichiro’s Name

By Mark Vasto Pete Rose follows me on Twitter now, or at least he retweeted something I wrote about him, and that’s good enough for me. I’m also friends on Facebook with ... Continue Reading →