Have you been sitting at your desk and wondering “What will Charleston’s opening day roster look like?” Well worry no more, sort of like the BP annual each player has a comment and some good and bad points about them, all of which are entirely made up by myself and almost certainly wrong. LF Hiroshige […]
We are not alone So with the winter meetings over Charleston revealed the worst kept secret in PEBA, yes Hurst was also moving on. The return of two highly rated prospects softens the blow a bit but also the arrival of Takeda could immediately help the Statesmen out. Hiroshige Takeda adds some real power to the Charleston lineup but […]
Last night I heard someone approaching the door and then something fall through the letterbox, this is particularly odd as no one sends letters these days. Before I even picked it up I could see it was a card. On the back all it said was: “Tomorrow, 9am, Moultrie Field” Some reporters had tweeted about […]
Reflections of 2020 So the season ended in quite a fitting manner, shut-out by Miguel Rosa to secure a sweep by the Featherheads. It’s been a fairly disappointing season all round really, a hugely talented pitching corp couldn’t work together effectively and the position players couldn’t provide the runs to make the team competitive […]
It seems a long time ago that Charleston was the dominant force in the Imperial League. At the end of this season it will be 4 years since they won their division, and the 2014 championship is a distant memory for Statesmen fans. The departure of Mark Kierstead further added to Charleston’s woes, with a […]
Charleston anoints new GM In a surprise move, the Charleston Statesmen have hired Dylan Ortega to be the new GM. Following the dismissal of former GM James Bowman, owner Charles Pinckney quickly began searching for a replacement. Sources close to the situation between Bowman and Pinckney say that their was just constant disconnect and […]
The PEBA Draft is over. You’re a top-round draft pick with seven figures of bonus money and you’re ready to pick up your bat, or your resin bag, and make your long climb up to playing in the metropolises of Yuma or Gloucester. However, you won’t be starting there. Welcome to the Surf and Snow […]
“I thought I had good stuff,”, said Connor Hurst after throwing 103 pitches and striking out Damon Lambert with a called strike fastball. Hurst become just the second PEBA player to throw a perfect game, and the first in the Imperial League with a 6-0 victory over the New Orleans Trendsetters. “I didn’t really […]
With Charleston’s division leading start slowed down to a .500 record, sources inside the Statesmen clubhouse claim that BCA – the Baseball Contract Agency – sent word to Statesmen owner Charles Pinckney that unless their client, António ‘Crayon’ Rivera was moved to the starting lineup, the letter “could be interpreted as an official request for […]