B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 31 – July 17, 2023 B League president Jack McDermott alerts us of a change of game times: Greetings, fellow players, Temperature forecasts are into the triple digits all of next week and most likely beyond. Heat index values rise quickly even before… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 30 – July 10ish, 2023 Correction: I misreported the play in the June 29 Green-Gold game in which Tim Bruton was thrown out at home – I wrote that it was a 9-6-2 relay, but in fact Don Solberg threw directly home to… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 29 – June 29, 2023 Weather: Still dealing with the Texas Heat Dome – 80 degrees with 81% humidity at the start of the 10:30 game, increasing to 87 degrees by the start of the 11:30 game, into the 90s by 12:30, and… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 28 – June 26, 2023 B League President Jack McDermott on Tuesday June 20 announced the reassignments of Purple team’s players: Jack Crosley to Blue team. Larry Bunton and Gil Delossantos to Gold team. Doc Hobar to Gray team. Tommy Deleon and Don… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 27 – June 19, 2023 B League President Jack McDermott announces the contraction of the Purple team: Happy Father’s Day to all of you fathers out there. Wanted to let you all know that the Purple team will be breaking up. They have… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 26 – June 15, 2023 Weather: Hot and very humid, though not oppressively so until the morning haze (reportedly from Mexican agricultural fires) burned off and we got some more direct sun. It was 81 degrees with 88% humidity and haze at the… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 25 – June 12, 2023 Weather: Summer has arrived – perhaps not yet in its fullest fury, but getting there. My weather app said it was 75 degrees with 87% humidity at the start of the 10:30 game, and it was mostly sunny…. Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 24 – June 8, 2023 Games of June 5 were cancelled due to heavy overnight rain. Weather: A bit sticky in the early going, 83 degrees with 63% humidity and partly cloudy at the start of the 11:30 game. A front arrived during… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 23 – June 1, 2023 Weather: Pretty pleasant late-spring day, the humidity not too terrible. Toward the end of the 12:30 game it was 84 degrees with 57% humidity, partly cloudy. Got some breezes during the day’s play, very pleasant. Injured list: Blue… Read more
B League Picayune Often in error, never in doubt. Volume 5, Issue 22 – May 25, 2023 Games were delayed by an hour to give PARD time to prep Krieg field 2. (They did a pretty good job of it, I think.) Weather: Not uncomfortably hot, 72 degrees when we began play at 11:30, partly… Read more