Alessandro Maestri
WORLD ALL-STAR PREVAIL IN INAUGURAL SHOWCASE Sydney’s Collins named MVP in first All-Star Game SYDNEY, 21 December – The ConocoPhillips 2011 ABL All-Star Game, held at Perth’s Barbagallo Ballpark, was a thrillig affair in which the World All-Stars, led by game MVP Tyler Collins, prevailed over the home-standing Australian National Team by an 8-5 score.
BANDITS WELL REPRESENTED IN ABL ALL-STAR GAME The game will be televised live in Australia on Fox Sports at 7.00pm on Wednesday The ABL hosts the first All-Star Game in league history on 21 December in Perth This Wednesday December 21, Team Australia – fronted by the best of home grown talent, will play against
HU IS ON THE WORLD TEAM IN THE ABL ALL STAR GAME? George Bush and Condoleezza Rice’s spoof of the classic Abbott and CostelloWho’s on First skit, a hilarious chat between Costello–who plays a peanut vendor named Sebastion Dinwiddle, and Abbott–manager Dexter Broadhurt of the mythical St. Louis Wolves, has placed the former White House
BANDITS DROP A HEARTBREAKER TO BITE Brisbane loses second game against Adelaide The Brisbane Bandits dropped the second game of their four-game set 6-5 against the Adelaide Bite on Friday in Round 7 of Australian Baseball League action. Brisbane’s Italian ace Alex Maestri got into a hole that his team’s offense couldn’t get him out
ADELAIDE HOLD OVER BRISBANE Ryan Beckman pitched the final two and one-third innings for the Adelaide Bite and stranded the tying run on base in the ninth as Adelaide knocked off the Brisbane Bandits 6-5 Friday night at RNA Showgrounds. Adelaide held a lead of 5-1 entering the bottom of the sixth thanks in part
BITE VS BANDITS PREVIEW For the second weekend in succession the Adelaide Bite squad board the big bird, this time on route to Anna Bligh territory to take on the Brisbane Bandits at the RNA Showgrounds. The Bite are operating with some deserved Wayne Carey-esque swagger after swooping into Fort Bundah-Dome last weekend, putting on
BANDITS SUFFER TOUGH LOSS IN RETURN TO THE RNA New found ace Alex Maestri drops first ABL game The Brisbane Bandits returned to the familiar confines of the RNA Showgrounds on Thursday night to face ABL leaders the Perth Heat in the first contest of a four game Round Six Australian Baseball League series. Perth
BITE/HEAT WIN THEIR OPENING GAME The visitors opened Round Six of Australian Baseball League action with Friday night wins. The Heat knocked off the Brisbane Bandits by a 3-2 final at RNA Showgrounds, and Adelaide took down the Canberra “UberGlobal” Cavalry 4-1 at Narrabundah Ballpark in Canberra. ‘Alcohol Think Again’ Perth Heat at Brisbane Bandits
BAKER, WEBB HELP HEAT DROP BANDITS Perth rebound from three losses with second straight win BRISBANE, 8 December – The Brisbane Bandits dropped the first game of their four-game series in Round Six of the Australian Baseball League against the ‘Alcohol Think Again’ Perth Heat, losing 3-2 at the RNA Showgrounds Thursday night. Aaron Baker
SHOOTING THE BREEZE WITH… THE BANDITS ALEX MAESTRI Recently, Boris from ABLBUZZ was lucky enough to spend some quality time with Brisbane Bandits gun import Alex Maestri. We chatted about Australia, Italy, baseball, soccer, vegemite and Mike Piazza among other things. Alex comes across as a man who is passionate about his baseball and one
ALEX MAESTRI – BRISBANE’S ITALIAN CONNECTION When the ABL season concludes in late January, Alex Maestri is scheduled to head to O’Flallon, Missouri to pitch for the 2010 Frontier League Champion River City Rascals after being acquired in a trade last month with the Lincoln Saltdogs–2009 American Association of Independent Professional Baseball Champions. Heralded as
BANDITS LOSE SUSPENDED GAME IN EXTRAS Sydney walks off in the 15th inning in the first game of Friday’s day-night doubleheader Boss Moanaroa hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 15th inning Friday to give the Blue Sox the first win in the five-game set against the Bandits at Blue Sox Stadium.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Food for thought: Pitcher Alex Maestri–Italy’s first export to MLB imported by ABL’s Brisbane Bandits When asked about preparations for his Italian squad in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, the best hitting catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) history and Team Italy hitting coach Mike Piazza replied, ”We’ll have the best food.” All joking aside,
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – PITCHING Winner:- Dan Schmidt [Heat] W2-0, 3.63ERA, 8INN, 9H, 1ER, 0BB, 6SO, 1.21WHIP. There were a number of fine pitching performances this week including Alex Maestri’s[Bandits] 7 inning against the Aces. Another wonderful performance from the Heat’s Warwick Saupold against the Blue Sox with an excellent 7 innings. Also a notable performance
BRISBANE BANDITS AT JET COURIERS MELBOURNE ACES Brisbane Bandits at Jet Couriers’ Melbourne Aces (Game 2) One night after squandering a two-run lead with two outs in the ninth inning, the Brisbane Bandits held off the ‘Jet Couriers’ Melbourne Aces thanks to some costly late Melbourne defence for a 4-3 Friday night win at Melbourne