The Israel Baseball League's inaugural season begins on June 24. Play Ball!
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:52 AM
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Right on.. I could not agree more. Check out this Bet Shemesh! From the Israel Baseball League Website today..
Tampa Bay D-Rays to have first pitch thrown by Bet Shemesh LHP Ben Pincus
06/11/2007 8:50 PM
Bet Shemesh Blue Sox LHP Ben Pincus, a native of St. Petersburg, Florida, will throw out the first pitch at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays game on Tuesday, June 12, in honor of the upcoming inaugural IBL season. Pincus played college baseball at the University of North Florida, where he enjoyed incredible team with an overall team record of 82–37, a #2 national ranking and a trip to the 2005 Division II College World Series national championship game. Pincus was drafted by Bet Shemesh in the second round (ninth overall) of the IBL Player Draft, held on April 26th in New York City.
Tuesday's Tampa Bay Devil Rays game vs. the San Diego Padres begins at 7:10 p.m.
To learn more about Ben Pincus, please visit his player profile and blog.
the chareidim must be plotzing.
HRudin,
Actually, the point is to make 'family entertainment' that all groups in Israeli society will feel comfortable attending. There's more to it than what's in the ad. The games all start at 6:13 PM and they are playing games late on Saturday night. And the prices are about the cost of a minor league ticket in the US - maybe less. And for Red Sox fans out there, Dan Duquette (former Sox GM) is the director of player personnel and Theo Epstein is one of the investors.
Right.. this is something good. People have to leave their politics outside and enjoy with their families and friends. And even if everyone a the game is not your friend, this is about baseball.
It speaks well of the OU and the Center for supporting this.
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