Decided to fly to Pittsburgh to take on Todd Ventresca’s Gamblers. Because Todd couldn’t make it to Chicago for the IAL Playoff & Draft weekend in March, it seemed like the thing to do. On Friday after Todd picked me up from the airport & I checked into the motel, …
This is the first in a series of articles about candidates for the Illowa League Hall of Fame. Craig Biggio came into the IAL in the expansion draft of 1997, taken by the State Street Sluggers. He was immediately dealt to the Aurora (now Three Rivers) Gamblers. Despite missing what …
The Chicago Champions record stood at 56-22 heading into July, mostly due to beating the teams in the West, we were below .500 (8-10) against Eastern teams. This did not bode well facing the Three Rivers Gamblers, with the most explosive lineup in the IAL. Things didn’t look good when …
A new year is upon us and that means that it’s the end of another Illowa regular season. The Gamblers finished up with a 9 game set against the Chicago Highlanders. On a blistery Sunday afternoon I hooked up with Rob over Skype to play. The Gamblers needed to …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everybody! December had the 2 series for the Gamblers – the Kernels and the Hitmen. First up were the Keith Smith and the Kernels. The Gamblers came out of the gate hitting scoring twice in the first and once in each of the …
The Gamblers took on the mighty Champions this month and won a tough, hard fought series 5-4. In game 1, it was C.C. vs. The Freak. The Gamblers struck quick with 2 in the first. A solo homer by Morneau halved the lead in the 4th. Sabathia went yard in …
