August 2010
5 posts
Three is not so Charming!
World’s Tournament Game 3
Walnut Grove 2, Greenfield Village, MI
Bay City 13, Saginaw 28
The “Group of Death” that was the Chadwick Region in the World’s Tournament this season reared its ugly head again for the participants. After having played two extraordinary, emotionally draining, and exhaustive matches Bay City now had to play the loser of the Saginaw Old Golds and the Spiegel Grove...
Seeing the Forest from the Trees
World’s Tournament of 1867
Game 1
Hawthorne Glade, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
Aug. 14, 2010
Bay City 11, Forest City 8
Bay City began play in their fifth World’s Tournament of Base Ball in the Chadwick Region of the tournament. This region acquired the nickname of the “Group of Death”, due to the fact that this side of the tournament bracket was home to 3 Reserve Champion Runners-Up, 3...
A Bully Match Indeed!
World’s Tournament Game 2
Walnut Grove #1, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
August 14, 2010
Bay City 8, La-de-dahs 11
After defeating the defending World’s Tournament Reserve Champion, Forest City Base Ball Club, in an emotional and energetic match Bay City was rewarded by playing the current Michigan State Champions, the undefeated Greenfield Village La-de-dahs on their home pitch. This match...
Like a Rolling Petoskey Stone
Bay City visits Petoskey
Winter Sports Park, Petoskey, MI
August 8, 2010
Bay City 19, Petoskey 8
The second leg of the Independents’ tour of the great, white north saw the Bay Citys pull up camp in Petoskey, Michigan, home to the Petoskey Mossbacks. The Mossbacks’ field was beautiful to say the least, and had an interesting lay out with an incredibly short right field. The Mossbacks are a...
A Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Bay City visits Mackinaw City
Mackinaw City Historical Society, Mackinaw City, MI
August 7, 2010
Bay City 7, Mackinaw City 0
The groundwork for the Bay City barnstorming tour of Michigan’s great north land was laid over 5 years ago when the Mackinaw City Boys began their first season of play. Bay City had to decline the offer to participate in the Boys’ first ever match, due to a...