By Pam Postema, Asst. to GM, Yuma Bulldozers August 24, 2014: Kivalina, AK – Residents in the remote Inupiat village of Kivalina, Alaska are planning a bonfire and send-off party for their baseball team, the Bowheads, after a short three-game home stand against the Wasilla Sledge Dogs. No big deal, right? Happens all the […]
By Dashiell Hammett, Jr., Professor of Criminology, San Francisco State University October 14, 2013: Yuma, AZ — The best of towns, the worst of towns. The cleanest of towns, the dirtiest of towns. A town of believers, a town of skeptics. A town filled with light, a town hidden in the dark. A town of […]
By Dashiell Hammett, Jr., Professor of Criminology, San Francisco State UniversitySeptember 1, 2013 “Look,” I said, ”I don’t do detective work. I just teach a class about detectives.” “So?” they said. “So find yourself a real detective,” I said. “We found you,” they said. “I’m not for hire.” “Too good for money?” “No,” I admitted, […]
By Mike Cuno, The Nevada Sagebrush August 25, 2013: Fargo, ND – Rumors continue to circulate in the Reno clubhouse that David Goode has in fact disappeared. But since he has started in all 12 of the Tenpinners’ games since he was placed on waivers (and hit a typical 9-for-42, a .214 average), it’s a […]
Written by Mike Cuno, The Nevada Sagebrush August 18, 2013: Tempe, AZ – The most famously overpriced baseball player in PEBA history is on waivers. David Goode himself is rumored to be in hiding. Or held hostage. Or dead. But there’s a problem: His name continues to appear in the box score. What gives? Have […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 15 January, 2013: Yuma, AZ — The consortium of local owners who recently purchased the Yuma Bulldozers franchise included a ringer. Emma Span is not from Yuma, claims she’s never even been to Arizona and owns nothing but the copyrights to her publications – two books on baseball and an indeterminate […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 14 January, 2013: Yuma, AZ — The new owners of the Yuma Bulldozers hosted their first press conference earlier today. Speculation had run high since yesterday’s announcement, but the owners upstaged themselves when they unveiled a “ringer” among their group. The new owners include some of Yuma’s most prominent businesspersons: Jimmy […]
Roberta Umor, Yuma Sun 13 January, 2013: Yuma, AZ — Pam Postema, spokeswoman for the Yuma Bulldozers, announced today that the franchise has been purchased by a consortium of local business owners and one East Coast investor. Rumors that GM Bob Mayberry would be replaced were just that, said Postema; rumors. In a show of […]
Yuma Sun 28 December 2012: Yuma, AZ – The Yuma Bulldozers announced today that a million dollars has been set aside to complete renovations of their minor league stadium in Kivalina, Alaska. The Bulldozers’ short-season A affiliate, the Bowheads, play their home games in one of the most remote baseball fields in the world. […]
September 15, 2012: Yuma, AZ — The Yuma Bulldozers announced today their plans for assisting the victims of the recent flooding in Kivalina, Alaska. On August 5th, rising seas flooded the narrow spit of sand between the Chukchi Sea and a lagoon formed by the Kivalina River. The entire village of Kivalina, with its 400 […]