Pros and Preps

The Missoula Osprey won for the fifth night in a row Monday, taking an 11-6 decision from the Helena Brewers at Ogren-Allegiance Park.
Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-2 with three runs driven in and O’s reliever Charles Brewer picked up his third victory of the season with 2 2-3 innings of work. Missoula (19-13) extended its lead [...]

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Here’s a story the Washington Post ran on former Big Leaguer Delino DeShields, who is in his first year as hitting coach for the Billings Mustangs of the Pioneer League. The Missoula Osprey open a 4-game series against the Mustangs on Thursday.
It’s a good piece – part of a series the paper is doing [...]

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The Police team beat the Firefighter team 13-6 in their annual showdown prior to the Osprey game.
It appeared the game might suffer a delay because of inclement weather, but the rain did not keep the Osprey from getting started at 7:05 p.m.
Temperature at first pitch was 56 degrees.
Missoula starting pitcher Eury De La [...]

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So, just to recap my weekend for everyone – and explain this blog entry’s title – the Missoula Marathon relay team I was a part of won its division on Sunday. Our team name was Wolfman Has Balls, which is a reference to the 1987 “hit” movie Monster Squad.
While trying to decide on a team [...]

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Missoula Osprey starter Enrique Burgos is attempting to turn around his slow-starting ways. The right-hander, who opened the the season as the team’s No. 1 starter, is 0-2 with an 18.41 ERA.
Teams have jumped on Burgos in a hurry in his three starts. Burgos has pitched a total of 7.1 innings this season, [...]

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In honor of our country’s birthday I’ve decided to make a list of the four best American sports figures with ties to the Fourth of July. After days (actually minutes) of research, I’ve come up with the following foursome. Please weigh in with your own thoughts on these four (actually five) individuals. Happy Birthday U.S.A. [...]

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My previous post about Rodney Cluphf is now partially incorrect. Meet his wife Martha Cluphf and read all about their remarkable story of luck.
Somebody calculate the odds on this happening. Crazy.
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It was one year ago today (during the Osprey’s first Thursday night home game) that Lolo resident Rodney Cluphf won $10,000 when the Osprey defense turned a triple play in the first inning of a game with the Billings Mustangs. Missoula’s minor league baseball team was debuting the promotion called $10,000 Thursdays – [...]

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The Missoula Osprey eked out an 8-7 win when Paul Goldschmidt scored the winning run on a throwing error by Great Falls catcher Chase Blackwood in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday, as Blackwood tried to make a play on Keon Broxton’s sacrifice bunt attempt.
The Osprey won their second straight and moved to 5-4 [...]

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So this college kid named Pat passed through Missoula last weekend on his way to watching 112 professional baseball games this summer; all but four are minor league games and none are at the same field.
He’s attending at least one game every day from May 28 until Sept. 6, with 10 doubleheaders included and one [...]

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