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| 2017-18 Brisbane Bandits Tim Atherton card front - ©2018 Adam East |
Showing posts with label Tim Atherton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tim Atherton. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Tim Atherton - 2017-18 Brisbane Bandits
Nomadic Aussie pitcher Atherton moved from the Canberra Cavalry to the Brisbane Bandits for the 2017-18 ABL season. That was Atherton's third move, having Started with Canberra, transferred to Sydney, then back to Canberra, before the move to Brisbane.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Tim Atherton - 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry
Atherton remained with the Cavalry for the 2016-17 ABL season following his return from the Blue Sox the previous season. Atherton seems to have some itchy feet, noting that he’s moved up to the Brisbane Bandits for the 2017-18 ABL season, one of the few ABL players who will have played fro 3 different clubs.
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| 2016-17 Canberra Cavalry Tim Atherton card front - ©2017 Adam East |
Monday, November 24, 2014
Tim Atherton - 2014-15 Canberra Cavalry
Off-season movement saw NSW born Atherton leave the Blue Sox and return to the Canberra Cavalry for the 2014-15 ABL season. Atheron had originally debuted with the Cavalry, playing with them during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 ABL seasons, before leaving for Sydney.
Atherton also went from playing for the Minnesota Twins organisation over to the Oakland Athletics via the Rule 5 Draft at the end of 2013. He mainly spent 2014 playing for the Athletics' High A affiliate, the Stockton Ports, with a single (disastrous) start for the Triple-A level Sacramento River Cats as well. (Atherton lasted a single inning, giving up 6 runs).
Atherton also went from playing for the Minnesota Twins organisation over to the Oakland Athletics via the Rule 5 Draft at the end of 2013. He mainly spent 2014 playing for the Athletics' High A affiliate, the Stockton Ports, with a single (disastrous) start for the Triple-A level Sacramento River Cats as well. (Atherton lasted a single inning, giving up 6 runs).
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| 2014-15 Canberra Cavalry Tim Atherton card front - ©2014 Adam East |
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox - Set One Checklist
Here is the checklist for series one of the 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox cards released by Dingo Cards on the 1st November 2013.
Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One set of cards:
Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
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| Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One Header/Checklist Card - front |
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| Dingo 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One Header/Checklist Card -back |
Here are the ten cards that make up Dingo's 2013-14 Sydney Blue Sox Series One set of cards:
Card Number: Player: (Nationality, current or past MLB affiliation)
033 Chris Oxspring (Australia, former MLB player)
034 Craig Anderson (Australia, played 9 seasons with the Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orikoles organisations between 1999 - 2008)
035 Trent D'Antonio (Australia, played 3 seasons in the Florida Marlins organisation between 2005 - 2007)
036 Wayne Lundgren (Australia, played 6 seasons in the Boston Red Sox, St Louis Cardinals and
037 Mitch Dening (Australia, played 5 seasons in the Boston Red Sox organisation between 2007 - 2011)
038 Zach Shepherd (Australia, signed by Detroit Tigers in 2012)
039 Tim Atherton (Australia, played in Minnesota Twins organisation in 2013)
040 Todd Van Steensel (Australia)
unnumbered - Header / Checklist Card
unnumbered - Release Schedule for Sydney
Blue Sox card sets
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Congrats to the Canberra Cavalry - 2012-13 ABL Champions
I managed to attend both the 1st game and the last three innings of the 2nd game of the 2012-13 Australian Baseball League Championship Series in Canberra over the previous 2 nights. The advantage of catching the end of the 2nd game was I got to see the Cavalry take out the championship, as well as the post game awards and festivities. Congratulations to the Canberra Cavalry on winning the Championship.
Even though I'm historically a Perth Heat supporter (since the original ABL started back in 1989), I do support the Cavalry when attending their home games. As much as previously I've been a proud wearer of my Perth Heat cap during Cavalry home games, one of the Canberra General Managers asked me who I would be supporting if it was a Canberra vs Perth final. When it's been Perth vs Canberra series, I've always gone for Perth. It was a big call, but I decided I would be supporting the Cavalry in the ABLCS ... not because I no longer supported the Heat, but because after 2 successive Championships to Perth, I thought it would be "Good For Baseball" to have the Cavalry win the ABL, rather than a Perth threepeat. The level of interest in baseball in Canberra has definitely skyrocketed with the Cavalry's success this year, and will hopefully continue to foster more kids into the game.
Now that the Cavalry have won one, I'll be more than happy for Perth to get back to winning the Championship next year ... and I'll still support the Cavalry ... unless they're playing the Heat :)
Sad to see some opposition supporters labelling the Cavalry as Team USA and complaining about all their imports. As I point out - why weren't you complaining when their imports left them in last place for the previous two seasons?
They also seem to casually ignore the fact that other ABL teams have been luring Aussie Cavalry players interstate. The Crawford brothers moved up to the Bandits, Tim Atherton went to the Blue Sox (where he joined another former Cavalry Aussie - Luke Wilkins) and that even Perth manged to get a game out of former Cavalry relief pitcher Phil Brassington. And although not an Aussie, even Adelaide are using Cavalry's original Indian import - Rinkhu Singh.It's hard to get a good core of Aussies when they get lured to the "big smoke" when they start showing some promise.
Anyway, thought I'd share a couple of photos. The first is a panorama of the storms in the background of Fort Narrabundah during Game 1 of the ABLCS.
And a couple from the post-game celebrations of Game 2. My lenses are rather slow, so not the best for night photography, but thought I'd grab a few happy snaps anyway.
Even though I'm historically a Perth Heat supporter (since the original ABL started back in 1989), I do support the Cavalry when attending their home games. As much as previously I've been a proud wearer of my Perth Heat cap during Cavalry home games, one of the Canberra General Managers asked me who I would be supporting if it was a Canberra vs Perth final. When it's been Perth vs Canberra series, I've always gone for Perth. It was a big call, but I decided I would be supporting the Cavalry in the ABLCS ... not because I no longer supported the Heat, but because after 2 successive Championships to Perth, I thought it would be "Good For Baseball" to have the Cavalry win the ABL, rather than a Perth threepeat. The level of interest in baseball in Canberra has definitely skyrocketed with the Cavalry's success this year, and will hopefully continue to foster more kids into the game.
Now that the Cavalry have won one, I'll be more than happy for Perth to get back to winning the Championship next year ... and I'll still support the Cavalry ... unless they're playing the Heat :)
Sad to see some opposition supporters labelling the Cavalry as Team USA and complaining about all their imports. As I point out - why weren't you complaining when their imports left them in last place for the previous two seasons?
They also seem to casually ignore the fact that other ABL teams have been luring Aussie Cavalry players interstate. The Crawford brothers moved up to the Bandits, Tim Atherton went to the Blue Sox (where he joined another former Cavalry Aussie - Luke Wilkins) and that even Perth manged to get a game out of former Cavalry relief pitcher Phil Brassington. And although not an Aussie, even Adelaide are using Cavalry's original Indian import - Rinkhu Singh.It's hard to get a good core of Aussies when they get lured to the "big smoke" when they start showing some promise.
Anyway, thought I'd share a couple of photos. The first is a panorama of the storms in the background of Fort Narrabundah during Game 1 of the ABLCS.
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| Fort Narrabundah - ABL Championship Series Game 1- Panorama (click image to enlarge) © 2013 Adam East |
And a couple from the post-game celebrations of Game 2. My lenses are rather slow, so not the best for night photography, but thought I'd grab a few happy snaps anyway.
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| Cavalry players pile on pitcher Sean Toler after the final out - © 2013 Adam East |
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| The Claxton Shield - © 2013 Adam East |
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| The Cavalry celebrations begin - © 2013 Adam East |
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Tim Atherton - 2011-12 Canberra Cavalry
Originally from Kempsey in New South Wales, Atherton has played in both ABL seasons with the Cavalry. He is a member of the Minnesota Twins organisation and spent 2012 playing for the Beloit Snappers in the A level Midwest League.
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| 2011-12 Canberra Cavalry Tim Atherton card front - © 2012 Adam East |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Checklist - 2012 Canberra Cavalry Select
The official 2012 Canberra Cavalry baseball card set created by Select features cards of the following players:
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| 2012 Canberra Cavalry Logo card by Select |
- 25 Canberra Cavalry Logo
- 26 Takumi Akiyama
- 27 Tim Atherton
- 28 Hayden Beard
- 29 Brian Burgamy
- 30 Michael Collins
- 31 Kody Hightower
- 32 Steven Kent
- 33 Mike McGuire
- 34 Ty Morrison
- 35 Kyle Perkins
- 36 Mascot "Sarge"
The Canberra Cavalry team set of 12 cards can be ordered from the ABL Online Store for $AU9.99.
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