Safe at Home now available as e-book
The New Market Rebels of the Valley Baseball League are pleased to announce that Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley, a non-fiction work about the 2009 Rebels’s squad, is now available as an e-book.
“I’m excited about offering Safe at Home in this format,” says author Austin Gisriel. “Publishing is changing rapidly and it is important for authors to change with it in order to offer their readers the best experience possible.”
Safe at Home is available for the Kindle, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, and Kobo readers among others and the book may be ordered through the Kindle Store or Smashwords.com. Amazon offers a free Kindle application for your PC, Mac, iPhone, Blackberry, iPad, Android, or Windows 7 phone. The e-book retails for $2.99.
Each chapter contains a link to the Safe at Home on-line photo album where Melissa Dodge’s outstanding photographs that appeared in the printed version may be viewed in full color.
The book was printed in paperback form by Augusta Free Press Publishing LLC, the parent company of AugustaFreePress.com.
Gisriel’s next e-publishing project also involves the Valley League. A 30 year retrospective tentatively entitled “The Glorious Summer,” the lengthy article focuses on the 1981 season in which New Market and the Winchester Royals battled for the Valley League crown. The Rebels boasted three future major leaguers that year in Tom Browning, John Kruk, and Dan Pasqua, but it was Winchester that had the season of a lifetime. Plans currently call for this e-article to be offered at no charge.
New Market holds off Waynesboro, 4-3
Story by Chris Graham
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A two-out eighth-inning throwing error gave New Market the eventual winning run in a 4-3 win at Waynesboro Sunday night.
The Generals had rallied twice from deficits on run-scoring hits by Drew Turocy. A two-out fifth-inning Turocy single scored Colin Harrington from second to tie the game at 1-1. Then after the Rebels took a 3-1 lead in the sixth with two runs off starter Jeremy Fitzgerald, Turocy tied the game back up in the seventh with a one-out bases-loaded single that scored Harrington and Jon Clinard.
It was a Turocy error in the eighth that gave New Market the 4-3 lead. With two outs and Dan Schafferman on first base, Joe Maloney singled to center. Schafferman rounded second and was about to make it to third safely when Turocy tried to gun him down. The throw was wide of the bag and got past third baseman Chase Worthington and went into the Waynesboro dugout, allowing Schafferman to advance home.
Turocy nearly atoned for the mistake in the ninth, hitting a 1-1 pitch over the right-field fence, but the ball hooked just foul, and he struck out looking on the next pitch.
Jake Guengrich (1-0) picked up the win with two and a third innings of hitless, scoreless relief. Justin Thompson (1-1) was the tough-luck loser, giving up one run, unearned, in two innings of work.
Waynesboro rallies for 10-4 win at New Market
Story by Chris Graham
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A Grant Fillipitch two-RBI single gave Waynesboro a seventh-inning lead, and a four-run ninth highlighted by an Alan Stoupa two-run single gave the Generals a 10-4 win at New Market Thursday night.
WaynesboroGenerals.com has the story.
‘Legend of the Valley’ announces retirement
Edited by Chris Graham
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Longtime New Market Rebels hitting coach Mo Weber has retired. Weber, who turned 87 yesterday, stated that the “time was simply right.”
“What an honor it has been for the New Market Rebels to have had Mo Weber in the dugout for 17 seasons,” said Rebels President and General Manager Bruce Alger. “His baseball knowledge and his commitment to the young men he has taught have been unsurpassed.” Continue reading “‘Legend of the Valley’ announces retirement” »
Generals roll over Rebels, 11-3
Story by Chris Graham
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Mike Hernandez pitched seven strong innings, and the offense put up 17 hits and scored in five consecutive innings, as Waynesboro posted an 11-3 win over New Market Friday night at Mathers Park at Kate Collins Field.
WaynesboroGenerals.com has the story.
AFPBusiness.com: Busy season for AFP Publishing
Edited by Chris Graham
AFPBusiness.com
AFP Publishing News: AFP completes redesign of YMCA website Augusta Free Press Publishing has completed the redesign of the website of the Waynesboro Family YMCA. The new website went live in January. The site features up-to-date information on program offerings in adult and senior fitness, youth sports and childcare. Story link.
AFP Publishing News: New history book has AFP touch A new book published by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Death Notices in Extant Issues of the Rockingham Register by Dr. Dorothy Boyd-Bragg, has an Augusta Free Press Publishing touch. Work on the layout and cover design for the book was done by AFP Publishing. Story link.
AFP Publishing News: AFP releases book on Valley League Safe at Home: A Season in the Valley, a chronicle of the 2009 season of the New Market Rebels Valley League baseball team written by author Austin Gisriel, has been released by Augusta Free Press Publishing. Story link.
Austin Gisriel: Par for the worse
Column by Austin Gisriel
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With our record snow now melting, local golf courses will soon be dotted with duffers everywhere. My only question is: Why?
The problem with golf is that the fun is fleeting, but the aggravation is permanent. Golfers talk about the need to work on your game, as in “You know, if you worked at your short irons, you might break 100.” If golf is a game that you play, then why do you have to work at it? “Play” is supposed to be much more fun than “work,” but that’s not the case with golf.
And don’t tell me that a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work. No, it isn’t; it isn’t even better than a bad day at work, because if you have a bad day at work, you can blame your boss, your coworkers, your suppliers, your clients, or even the guy who made the coffee in the office lounge, but if you have a bad day on the golf course, it’s your fault! There’s no denying it. You can’t say that your secretary shanked a drive into the pond that cost you a score that doesn’t even have a name because there’s no such thing as a heptuple bogey. Continue reading “Austin Gisriel: Par for the worse” »
Rebels name new head coach
The New Market Rebels are pleased to announce that Corey Paluga has been named Head Coach for the 2010 season. The head assistant under Lucas Jones during the 2009 season, Paluga is currently the head assistant coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.
“We always attempt to hire from within the Rebel family to ensure continuity.” says New Market Rebels’ president and general manager, Bruce Alger. “Corey brings continuity, character, and a sound baseball background to the Rebel organization.” Continue reading “Rebels name new head coach” »
Grandstand Managers banquet to feature Cal Ripken Sr. League president
The annual Shenandoah Valley Grandstand Managers’ banquet will be held on Friday, May 8, at the Johnny Appleseed restaurant in New Market. Bob Douglas, president of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League will be the featured speaker. Lucas Jones, the new manager of the New Market Rebels, will also give a preview of the 2009 squad. Continue reading “Grandstand Managers banquet to feature Cal Ripken Sr. League president” »
AFP Sports Blog – Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009
- News: UVa. assistant Pruett to retire, Wednesday, 4:05 p.m.
- News: Beat the winter blues with some baseball, Wednesday, 9:20 a.m. Continue reading “AFP Sports Blog – Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009” »
Weber to have name on Coach of the Year trophy
Item by Chris Graham
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New Market assistant coach Mo Weber will have his name on the Valley League Coach of the Year Award, it was announced this week.
Weber, 84, has been a baseball coach since the 1940s, working at all levels of college baseball, including serving a stint as the head coach at William and Mary from 1978 to 1981.
Weber was first affiliated with the New Market team in the Valley League in 1979. He has been back with the Rebels every summer since 1996.
