by haloman » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:48 pm
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:03 am
by Dirko » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:44 pm
by RustyCage » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:10 pm
by ORDoubleBlues » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:19 pm
by westcoastpanther » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:55 pm
ORDoubleBlues wrote:Wasn't there a guy who might have been on the doorstep of the major leagues from Adelaide a few years back? From memory he shared a surname with an SANFL player at the time but I can't remember his name.
by Dermie » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:10 pm
westcoastpanther wrote:ORDoubleBlues wrote:Wasn't there a guy who might have been on the doorstep of the major leagues from Adelaide a few years back? From memory he shared a surname with an SANFL player at the time but I can't remember his name.
Prokopec????
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:23 pm
Dermie wrote:westcoastpanther wrote:ORDoubleBlues wrote:Wasn't there a guy who might have been on the doorstep of the major leagues from Adelaide a few years back? From memory he shared a surname with an SANFL player at the time but I can't remember his name.
Prokopec????
I think you might be right there wcp, it might have been Luke
that went to America a few years ago. From memory i think
he hails from a strong baseball family from the riverland.
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:28 pm
ORDoubleBlues wrote:Haloman, did you know a guy by the name of Damien Kolen in your time at Glenelg?
Was a very good mens softball player as well and apparently a few years back while playing baseball for Glenelg he put Shayne Bennett over the fence while Bennett was still in the Major League system.
Remember a guy who filled in for softball about 10 years ago for West Torrens who apparently was a pitcher in the minors at the time and could pitch in the low to mid 90 mile an hour range.
Whatever became of the baseball career of Gene Vaninetti?
Wasn't there a guy who might have been on the doorstep of the major leagues from Adelaide a few years back? From memory he shared a surname with an SANFL player at the time but I can't remember his name.
Think there are only two Australians in the major leagues at the moment, one guy from WA and another one from NSW.
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:31 pm
SJABC wrote:Never been a huge baseball fan, but last year went out the back and watched West Torrens def Glenelg in a cracker of a GF.
Bloody loved it, will be going out the back gate a few time this year to watch the Eagles...
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:35 pm
pafc1870 wrote:Are Northern Districts still in Div 1? I didn't agree with us getting into Div 1 when we did, and for the life of me, I cant work out why we are still there!!! I would have though success in Div 2 was a prerequisite for a promotion to Div 1?
by heater31 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:39 pm
haloman wrote:I think his brother was a forward for Centrals in the SANFL. Didn't see any of him this season though, not sure what happened to him.
by haloman » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:06 pm
heater31 wrote:haloman wrote:I think his brother was a forward for Centrals in the SANFL. Didn't see any of him this season though, not sure what happened to him.
Nick Prokopec spent some time at Westies this year played the first leauge game?? dropped to the reserves then gave up due to work commitments I think
by heater31 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:24 pm
by spell_check » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:30 pm
by heater31 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:33 pm
by ORDoubleBlues » Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:44 am
haloman wrote:Yea I know Boof Kolen. Hit one of the biggest home runs ever seen at Glenelg in a Div 3 game one afternoon. On diamaond one he smashed this thing and I swear I saw it hit the guard rail on Tapleys Hill Rd and go back into the river........... massive.
He was an awesome softballer to from all reports and had a mate, Scott Grady, (I think that was his name) who came down to the Bay as well. Both were aparently exelent softballers in their day.
by Dirko » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:47 pm
haloman wrote:SJABC wrote:Never been a huge baseball fan, but last year went out the back and watched West Torrens def Glenelg in a cracker of a GF.
Bloody loved it, will be going out the back gate a few time this year to watch the Eagles...
I had a mate at Glenelg giving me play by play descriptions of that series on the phone and he commented that he thought that was the best finals series of baseball he has seen. Unfortunatly, Westies got the better of the bay boys in the 10th inning of game three on the last pitch of the day. Wish I'd been there.
by haloman » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:44 pm
ORDoubleBlues wrote:haloman wrote:Yea I know Boof Kolen. Hit one of the biggest home runs ever seen at Glenelg in a Div 3 game one afternoon. On diamaond one he smashed this thing and I swear I saw it hit the guard rail on Tapleys Hill Rd and go back into the river........... massive.
He was an awesome softballer to from all reports and had a mate, Scott Grady, (I think that was his name) who came down to the Bay as well. Both were aparently exelent softballers in their day.
Certainly know Scott Bradey as well and he went out of his way one winter to help me out when the Softball body in this state should have been doing it. Was certainly a very good hitter when he put his mind to it.
Gene Vaninetti was in the minor league system at least a decade a go and last played baseball for Southern Districts I think.
Do get some baseball scouts at Men National Softball championships and one guy I knew of from Queensland by the name of Shane King, who was the most unbelievable talent I ever saw, actually made the 26 man roster of the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 90's after being spotted playing softball.
Yes, Prokopec was definitely the bloke I was thinking of.
by Dogwatcher » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:54 pm
spell_check wrote:He did play league for Central, then crossed to West a few years ago. Not sure exactly when may have been either 2004 or 2005 - he definitely played for West in 2005.
He played three matches for West this year - Rounds 1, 8 and 9, for 3 goals 1 behind - kicked in Round 8.
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