Category Archives: Baseball
Penn’s trip to Citizens Bank Park
Penn freshman Austin Bossart has only been to Citizens Bank Park twice in his life. The first time he sat about as high as you can sit, in the upper deck by the left field foul pole. The second time … Continue reading
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A Penn grad tries to rebuild Major League Baseball’s worst team
The 2012 Major League Baseball season opened last week, and with it came the perpetual belief that every team has a chance. Well, every team except maybe the Houston Astros. Fresh off a dismal 56-106 record last season, the Astros … Continue reading
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Penn baseball breeds professionals
By most accounts, the Penn baseball team’s 2011 season was an average one as the Quakers finished with a 19-10 overall record and a 10-10 mark in the Ivy League. For the program as a whole, however, the last couple … Continue reading
Pitcher Paul Cusick C’11 talks about being drafted by Phillies
Fresh off a brilliant 2011 campaign that landed him the coveted Ivy League Pitcher of the Year award, Penn baseball’s Paul Cusick C’11 was riding high. And then he was riding even higher. On June 7, not long after graduating … Continue reading
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Week in perspective: A new Voice, a new robot and the end of an old streak
There’s been some interesting sports news coming out of Penn this week. Let’s start with something I’ve been following for a while: After a long wait, John Alexander learned he would replace his father, C.T. Alexander, as the public announcer … Continue reading
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Former baseball captain honored by national healtchare magazine
When Ben Breier C’93, W’93 was asked by Modern Healthcare magazine about his professional accomplishments, he related them to his four years as a catcher on the Penn baseball team. “One thing I take pride in is my ability to … Continue reading
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Senior Spotlight: Tom Grandieri
On the same day he walked in Penn’s commencement ceremony, Tom Grandieri C’10 was honored at the Ivy League Baseball Player of the Year. Even better, he’ll now be featured in this season’s final installment of “Senior Spotlight”. There seems … Continue reading
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Catching up with … Adam Rubin
It was a weird and gloomy day last July when New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya turned his attention to a Penn graduate, and in his own clumsy style, all but accused of him of violating journalism ethics and … Continue reading
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Glanville putting Penn education to good use
Back when I was a student at Penn, I used to go to many ballgames at the Vet, where, as many people probably recall, it was pretty easy to wander down to the first row without any hassle. Before one … Continue reading
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A Giant Among Men
With the men’s basketball team having matched its worst start ever at 0-8 and another player getting injured (Mike Howlett hurt his foot during practice and missed Monday’s 79-50 loss to Davidson), I thought it was time to switch gears … Continue reading
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