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Baseball’s Jim Kaat at Bookends Tonight 7:00pm

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Baseball’s Jim Kaat Thursday, April 23rd @ 7:00pm
Former Major League Pitcher & Broadcaster for the New York Yankees, Jim Kaat, will sign his new book:  If These Walls Could Talk

Appearing authors will only autograph books purchased at Bookends and must have valid Bookends Receipt.

Availability & pricing for all autographed books subject to change.
First In Line Certificate use is the the discretion of Bookends. Blackout dates may apply.
Bookends cannot guarantee that the books that are Autographed will always be First Printings.
Autographed books purchased at Bookends are non-returnable.

While we try to ensure that all customers coming to Bookends’ signings will meet authors and get their books signed, we cannot guarantee that all attendees will meet the author or that all books will be signed.  We cannot control inclement weather, author travel schedules or authors who leave prematurely.

Bookends, 211 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ   07450   201-445-0726

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Surging A-Rod a pleasant surprise

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APRIL 18, 2015, 10:59 PM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015, 9:17 A

BY BOB KLAPISCH
RECORD BASEBALL COLUMNIST |
THE RECORD

Good luck to anyone trying to figure why Alex Rodriguez has become the Yankees’ best hitter, despite all the factors that should’ve been working against him. That includes his age, the yearlong drug suspension, two surgically repaired hips and going cold turkey on PEDs. We think.

Let’s address this last point first. I have to assume Rodriguez is playing clean in 2015; it would be professional suicide to resume cheating after being caught, confessing and being subjected to industrywide humiliation. Not even A-Rod is pathological enough to return to the scene of the crime — even though, remember, he never did test positive.

But let’s give the slugger the benefit of the doubt in exploring why he went into Saturday night’s game against Tampa Bay with a team-best .344 average, four home runs and .781 slugging percentage. It’s great news for manager Joe Girardi, whose lineup needs the boost, as well as the fans, who are panicking at possibly missing the playoffs for the third straight year while the crosstown Mets are surging.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/klapisch-surging-a-rod-a-pleasant-surprise-1.1312376

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‘Grand slam’ changes in store for Ridgewood baseball/softball Opening Day

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APRIL 17, 2015    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015, 12:31 AM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Mr. Met will be among the attractions highlighting a revamped Ridgewood Baseball and Softball Association (RBSA) Opening Day Parade and Family Fun Day Saturday at Veterans Field.

The New York Mets mascot is scheduled to march in the parade, which is expected to include more than 1,000 players from the village’s youth baseball and softball teams.

The 65th annual event begins at 9 a.m. at the Ridgewood train station and will proceed through town via East Ridgewood Avenue to Veterans Field, where the opening ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Kasschau Band Shell.

The New Jersey Jackals minor league team is slated to make a guest appearance alongside Grand Marshals Gary and Nora Muzio, longtime supporters and invaluable members of the RBSA.

This year’s fair features a fresh new look and will include five of the area’s top food trucks, including Pizza Vita Brick Oven Pizza, Jersey Johnny’s Grill, and Oink and Moo BBQ. A pavilion will be set up where 30 vendors will showcase a mix of unique wares and sports-related items.

Also new to the events is a 60-item Tricky Tray and Silent Auction. Participants can take a chance on winning prizes such as tickets to professional sporting events, golf outings, a Rawlings pitching machine, Easton Mako and DeMarini Vendetta bats, spa packages, dining certificates and more.

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/community-events-and-announcements/grand-slam-changes-in-store-for-opening-day-parade-fair-1.1311150

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Opening Day Baseball Parade and Family Fun Day – April 18

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Opening Day Baseball Parade and Family Fun Day – April 18

Saturday, April 18th at 9am the Baseball Parade starts at Wilsey Square and marches to Veteran’s Field for Opening Ceremonies and a day of fun filled activities – Food Trucks, Vendor pavilion, music, inflatables, instruction clinics, sports demos, wiffleball tournament, carnival games and RHS vs Westwood HS Game.

More info – RBSAopeningday2015@gmail.com

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Annual RBSA Parade and Family Fun Day in Ridgewood

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Annual RBSA Parade and Family Fun Day, Saturday, April 26

Grand Marshall is “The Special All Stars”.  Special All Stars is a program designed to give children with special needs, in and around our community, an opportunity to play baseball/softball with the help of community volunteers via one on one personal instruction.

The Parade will begin as usual at 9:00 a.m. at the Ridgewood Train Station on the Wilsey Square side of town and will conclude at the Kasschau Band Shell at Vets Field.
Bring your family and enjoy food, activities and the RHS Varsity Baseball Game. We are looking for parent volunteers. If you would like to participate as a volunteer please contact Brendan Buckley; Brendan.Buckley@pinebridge.com

All Players and Coaches should be at the train station 8:30am.   This year we ask that each player brings (1) non-perishable food item to the train station. The Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity will be collecting these for the needy in our immediate area. PLEASE SUPPORT THEM by bring a box of cereal, can of soup, or any item you can spare.

There will be RBSA Board Members walking around with Help Signs should any player or parent need assistance. Please view the attached TEAM ASSEMBLY AREA MAP.

PARENTS and COACHES – the Parade Assembly Area and the congregation of Teams at the Band Shell at the end of the Parade route is very chaotic.DO NOT LEAVE ANY CHILD UNATTENDED. If you find any child in need of help, bring them to the Band Shell and summon a Parade Marshal.

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R.H.S. baseball: Veteran bats lead the way for Ridgewood

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R.H.S. baseball: Veteran bats lead the way for Ridgewood

APRIL 18, 2014    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

ALLENDALE — The first week of the season went according to plan for the Ridgewood High School baseball team, the No. 6 squad in The Record preseason Top 25: three games, three wins by a combined score of 33-14 over Hackensack, Clifton and Ramapo.

Senior catcher Nick Coppola was involved in a pair of run-scoring rallies for Ridgewood in Monday’s Big North Freedom Division baseball game at Northern Highlands.

Since then, things haven’t been so easy for the Maroons, who dropped three of their next four and dipped to No. 14 in the rankings.

“We’ve been struggling, and the last couple games have been tough ones for us,” RHS head coach Kurt Hommen said following Monday’s 8-5 loss at Northern Highlands.

Making the recent troubles even tougher to swallow is that each of the three losses have come against Big North Freedom rivals — Indian Hills, Paramus and Northern Highlands — dropping Ridgewood’s record within the division to 2-3.

“We’re going through a bit of a rough stretch,” said senior shortstop Nico Symington, who is committed to play at Tulane. “We just have some things we need to clean up.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/sports/high-school-sports/boys-baseball/veteran-bats-lead-the-way-in-early-going-1.998788#sthash.tgn3m5ta.dpuf

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Opening Day petition gets to first base

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Opening Day petition gets to first base
March 24, 2014, 12:21 pm
By Tim Devaney

The Obama administration will look at a petition to turn baseball’s Opening Day into a federal holiday, just a week before the 2014 season begins for most teams.

A White House petition has garnered more than 100,000 signatures from baseball fans around the country, enough to trigger a review by the president, who cheers for the Chicago White Sox.

As of mid-day Monday, 101,591 people had signed the petition, which was started by beer company Anheuser-Busch and is being promoted by Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

While the Obama administration will have to review the petition, most say it is a long shot that the president would adopt such a rule.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/201520-opening-day-petition-gets-to-first-base#ixzz2xYZUxH80