By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: The entertainment industry has four prestigious awards: the Oscar, the Tony, the Emmy and the Clonie. The first three of the aforementioned awards are internationally known, but the Clonie, still known more in Bensonhurst than in Brussels, has a developing cachet of its own.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Cyclones: Three Cyclones were selected to the New York-Penn League All-Star team: outfielders Ambiorix Concepcion and Dante Brinkley and pitcher Joe Williams. In addition, Concepcion was selected as the first Cyclone player to receive the league’s Stedler Award, given to the player thought most likely to go the farthest in professional baseball.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Cyclones: A superb and gutsy performance by Tri-city Valley Cats right-hander Ronnie Martinez landed the knock-out punch to the Brooklyn Cyclones season, leading the Cats to a 6-1 victory in the semi-finals of the New York-Penn League playoffs on Sept. 10.
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