FOUR & MORE: Best Inland Area MiLBers

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2015 SEASON 1. Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox Triple-A — Crushed more than 100 MiLB home runs since drafted out of Yucaipa HS in 2009. A 6-foot-3, 230-pound third baseman has five home runs in 21 games so far this season at Charlotte of the International League. 2. Austin Barnes, Los Angeles … Continue reading

Local Lessons: Inland Empire Amateur

I covered the Inland Empire Amateur Golf Championships on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, and Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, and came away with some blood on my hands… and my tape recorder… and my pants. No. I didn’t commit murder. I simply shook hands with tournament leader Nick Paez. He apparently had open blister(s) on his right hand. … Continue reading

Middleborn Is Like A Caterpillar

I scheduled to meet Samantha “Sam” Middleborn in the office of Cal State San Bernardino sports information director Mark Reinhiller. Mark is one of the good guys. His hometown is in North Dakota, but he stretched his wings, became a renaissance man and grasped upon a sweet gig in the education sector. And he’s a gentleman about it. Anyway, Mark provided me … Continue reading