The West Virginia Miners announced today that they will not renew their agreement with the Pittsburgh Keystones of the Central Arizona Stickball League in 2009. Although their debut in the league was considered a success, the Miners have decided that...

We are more than halfway done with our season and I would like to take a moment to discuss the state of our league and what is to come in the near future. We have had some great turn-outs for...

The Miners eXperience in the Safford Tournament was the high point for the Keystones organization. The Miners in their league debut went 2-2 in the tournament thanks to fairly decent play by their double duty player, Doug Sabeh. Mr. Sabeh...

>* Note: To "experience" the full effect of this article please read in the voice style of William Shatner, Brent Musburger or Jack Black. Experience . . . the tradition . . . the paegentry . . . the passion...

The West Virginia Miners have announced that they plan to be in town to be part of the opening festivities of the Summer Tournament held in Safford Arizona this year that runs from June 2-7, 2008. The Miners will be...

The stats are already beginning to roll in from around the Bush League, and it appears that this season will be the most competitive and intense in the history of Gila Valley stickball. Even the Utah Jacks managed to get...

The rumor mill has been churning once again, and the word on the street is that the Virtual Bush League (VBL) is under consideration by the Commissioner. Reports have indicated that Mark Smith managed to acquire a Nintendo Wii...

After a lot of work, I finally present to you my highlight video from 2006 and 2007 where we played out at Legacy Field and in San Antonio when Craig and Clifton visited. I hope you enjoy the Napoleon and...

The rumor mill has been churning in the Bush League press room that the Utah Jacks are poised to make a team name change. This photo was leaked from an anonymous source and is purported to be the new, official...

Rumors are flooding out of San Antonio that the Yard Dogs are on the move. Less than a year removed from their second championship it appears that the Yard Dogs of Mesa errrr, San Antonio errrr, Safford are going back...

Texas Royal Lone Stars Team President/Mascot, Chuck Norris, aka Walker Texas Ranger, announced on behalf of the organization that the DOMINICAN TIGRES will double as their minor league affiliate and winter ball/Wii team for 2008. The decision to bring the...

Today the Central Arizona Stickball League is continuing its growth. The Pittsburgh Keystones in an attempt to stregnthen its organization signed a minor league affiliate agreement with the West Virginia Miners. The Miners are a semi-pro stickball organization that has...

Everyone in sports loves a good prediction. Whether predictions are totally wrong like in the case of Rory Sabatini who claimed last year that Tiger Woods, “is as beatable as ever”. Tiger went on to crush him along with the...

By popular demand, here comes the energized 2007 Championship highlight reel. You can watch a variety of at-bats taken from games 3-5 of the series where the Yard Dogs clinched their victory. This video is about 55MB, so I highly...

The Championship has passed, and the results are in for the hype contest that I announced back at the end of November. I realized that I had to throw out ticker updates since that's something that I can't track. The...

After a late start and a quick warm-up, the Jacks took the field and the Yard Dogs came to the plate. The Dogs spread their hits out all over the field keeping the Jacks on the defensive for several innings....

The new report that just came out Thursday named some pretty big names in Major League Baseball. Among those named were MVP Barry Bonds, Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens and All-Stars Mark McGuire, Andy Petitte, Paul Lo Duca, Kevin...

As a relatively new franchise, the Utah Jacks don't have much to showcase their success (or lack thereof). When one beholds the award galleries of teams like the Stix, the Lone Stars, the Keystones, and even the Yard Dogs, one...

The Utah Jacks originally realized that their cherished equipment, purchased specifically for stickball, was lost as of last spring. Clifton was nothing short of a beggar out in the field between innings borrowing gloves from the least-sweaty players in order...

To this day, the Jacks get teased about an unprecedented and completely unexpected home run that Clifton hit at the high school last summer. The pitch came in, slow, lazy, high, and outside. In a rare moment of full-arm extension...

Since there are now only twelve days until Christmas I thought I would write our own Christmas song, thanks to Jenn, Clifton and Ashley for help. Hope you enjoy! On the twelfth day of stickball the commissioner gave to me…...

There has been considerable speculation into how the Utah Jacks made it to the championship. Some claimed that they played too few games this season. Others suggested additional playoff games were necessary to solidify their championship candidacy. Whatever the dispute,...

Just as Doug wrote back in 2005, my championship hopes came down to a plane trip and a van ride so do my hopes of a second championship this year. The only difference is that this year I need a...

A few thoughts on what might happen later this month. Game--------Place------------------------------------------Winners #1----------Stk. Center-----------------------------Mark, Brandon, Jason, Robin #2----------Stk. Center-----------------------------Clifton, Craig, Jason, Robin #3----------High School----------------------------Mark, Jason, Brandon, Doug #4----------Middle School--------------------------Mark, Brandon, Craig, Doug #5----------EAC-------------------------------------Clifton, Craig, Brandon, Robin #6----------Thatcher High-------------------------Clifton, Craig, Brandon, Kimball...

All right, fellas, we're just a few weeks away from the 2007 Bush League Championship where the San Antonio Yard Dogs will face the Utah Jacks. In order to celebrate the impending battle of brains and brawn, and to rally...

After several weeks of careful deliberation, the Utah Jacks announce their championship pitchers. The Jacks look to put more than half the series in the hands of the famed Robin Smith of the San Carlos Scouts. The Jacks expect to...

After hours and hours of work, and thousands of lines of written-from-scratch code, the new and improved Sandlot Illustrated is here! The coolest new features include more comprehensive statistics and awards, not to mention the administrative section of the site...

There's a nip to the air, the leaves are changing and the presidential candidate debates are in full swing as we embark upon another October Classic in baseball. Our own Championship Series is about two months away so we thought...

As the opposing championship teams gear up for the big series, the trash talk has already begun. Text messages fire back and forth between Utah and Texas as well as sarcasm-packed voicemails and phone conversations. Do the Jacks, with...

Game #1……………………. Mark Game #2……………………. Mark Game #3……………………. Mark Game #4……………………. Mark Game #5……………………. Jason Game #6……………………. Mark Game #7……………………..Robin...

Okay folks, the commissioner has put together the team lineups, game locations, and schedule for the 2007 championship. Just click the image below to download the PDF that contains all this information. If you have any questions contact the commish....

After an action-packed playoff series, the San Antonio Yard Dogs and the Utah Jacks managed to clinch the championship showdown to be played December 22-28. Anyone who's anyone will make the trek to Safford for the showdown. The team lineups...

With many major league teams clinching playoff spots it is time for two Bush League teams to start spraying the champagne, sparkling cider, IBC Rootbeer or whatever your drink of choice is. The Eastern Division will send the Keystones and...

The Stretch Run is upon us and don't it feel good? This is why we play the game! The suspense . . . the drama . . . the glory . . . the passion . . . the agony...

Rumor has it that the integrity of the Bush League has been compromised and that certain players have been associated with the mob. Craig, Clifton, Mark and Kimball have supposedly begun playing “virtual games”. A reliable source, very close to...

Is stickball as we know it on the way out? Will the Smith family ever get together again to play ego ball, or at the very least to get in a fight? Are we truly approaching an end of an...

First things first, I would like to welcome back all the players! Hopefully the rest of this year can live up to what was the first two weeks. The stats have been great…for some, good…for others, and well not MVP-like...

Greetings to the world of Stickball! The 2007 season has begun and the website has now been updated to post the 2007 stats. Craig will soon add the season's first round of data to the updates section, and we'll watch...

I'm writing a book about all the stuff behind the scenes in the Bush League, and I'm going to name names. And then I'm going straight to the top . . . Barbara Walters! That's right, I'm going to tell...

The world of stickball has hit some bumps lately as a flurry of scandals have hit the fans. Mark Smith was indicted on charges of doping on Chili Cheese Fritos just before the Labor Day Weekend Spectacular. Brandon Kempton was...

The League announced earlier today that there will be a tentatively-set stickball gathering across the border in Mexico. Unfortunately Craig and Kimball won't be present for the first ever International Slugfest. The League may call on the locals for the...

Inspired by Marc Stein’s “Power Rankings” in the NBA and watching each week to see where the Suns stack up compared to the rest of the NBA I thought it would be fun to have our own Bush League Power...

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Welcome to the 2006 Bush League Stickball season! 2006 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bush League, and the theme this year is 'We Are Family' first made popular by the Pirates and Willie Stargell in the late 70's. The...

Hailey Smith made her stickball debut in a lavish display of both athleticism and spunk. She arrived on the scene fully-dressed in her stickball attire accompanied by her agent, Ashley Smith. Gameplay was paused to honor her presence as she...