Kahovec records a win and save in DH

Eddie reported that he pitched again, getting the win and save in a doubleheader last weekend. At the dish he was 1 for 2 with 5 HBP's!!! Should have been a brawl???

Everything is going well for him in Germany. The German soccer team won and they were going to drive around for a few hours beeping horns and yelling "I love Germany" in German!! He bought a team soccer jersey and is immersing himself in German culture and apparently fitting in very well with his teammates!

We sent him a care package and this 22 year old was like a 5 year old at Christmas!! They are still kids!! Yeah!!

Nina is flying to California on the 25th with Michael,to visit Christopher. She should be home on July 4th! Clean the house, hide the women and booze!! Just kidding, Ha Ha Ha! Andrew will be home to keep me straight.

I hope you are all having a great summer so far, soon the younger children will be out of school and then the real fun begins.

All the best to everyone,

Ed

Goose Update

Steve Guzski is playing for the Rome (NY) Thunderbolts of the East Coast Baseball League (wood bat) this summer. The team includes players from D1 Lemoyne College, Canisius, Marist, Vermont and UBuffalo...as well as premier D3 programs, none better than the UR of course :)

The T'Bolts opened their season with an exhibition game against the Geneva RedWings of the NYCBL last night in Geneva. Geneva sported a roster of Notre Dame, Holy Cross, UToledo, LynnU, USouthFlorida and UConn players (you get the idea), and the manager is from Stanford...we're they surprised when the T'Bolts handed it to them 7-4. Goose pitched the 8th inning; 3 up and 3 down, including a K of the DH from ND.

I must admit it was neat to hear the "crack" of the wood bat vs the "ping" of the metal stuff. Only one broken bat all night, and 11 total runs...I think the college ranks are missing the boat by allowing metal. Of course that's a pitcher's father speaking.

All the best to the UR players this summer. For those coming back next year, we can't wait...

Ed Kahovec, A pitcher ?????

Fact is truly stranger than fiction! Eddie played in his first 2 games in Germany over the past weekend and pitched 1 inning. He was 2 for 6, but that is all I know. The team is still looking for their first win of the season and are currently in last with an 0-12 record. This is important because the 2 teams that finish last in the league move down the next season. He is getting used to the culture and the town he is living in.

I also heard that the Jackets won again to remain undefeated at 3-0.

The team website is : www.grasshoppers.de

It is in German, so you need to use a translatioin website - like Babel fish.com to translate it into english and make it more readable.

June 2nd Information

Well Andy had about 5 days of rest after he returned home before his summer baseball started. As like last summer, he is in two leagues. The MABL (Mens Adult Baseball League), which by the way is a national organization with teams all over the country. The starting age is 18 with teams have age levels of 30, 40, 50, and 60 years of age. The league Andy is in has 10 teams and is made-up of ex-high school and college players. The second more competitive league he is in has 16 teams made-up mostly of ex-college and ex-minor league pro players. There are some ex-high school players as well. On average Andy plays from 3-5 games per week. The way Andy is talking, it looks like he will be playing baseball next summer in New York!!!! Where is yet to be determined. The last bird is getting ready to fly, just a few more worms!!! :)

This past Friday, we had Pat Locke over for dinner! He is doing an internship this summer in the Chicago area. We live approximately half way between where Pat is working and where he is living. Unfortunately for Pat, his daily commute by bus and train will be about 1-1/2 hours, one way!!! God lov'um. Pat will play some games with Andy's team when his schedule permits.

In addition to this, a certain "PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER" is coming to Chicago this weekend to play. None other than the University of Rochester's Pete McEneaney!! Andy, Pat and I are planning on going to the games that start this Friday night, June 6th. I don't know if Andy or Pat have contacted him yet, I hope not, I thought it would be a good surprise if we just showed up. And don't feel to sad about Pete's long bus ride trip, have you seen the ball park he plays at in Traverse City? Not to shabby!!

Well this should hopefully get us started with a follow-up to Ed's summer blog updates. Lets keep it going.

Rich