News & notes

The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League announced that there will be no 2020 season due to the coronavirus.

That announcement alone casts doubts on whether or not the New York-Penn League will actually take the field this summer. The PCCBL was to start at the end of this month, with the NY-PL to follow roughly three weeks later.

One by one, the summer traditions in the region are falling by the wayside due to the pandemic, with no end in sight.

In contrast, the Premier Lacrosse League will play some games this season without fans. The PLL was to have played at Casey Stadium at UAlbany before the pandemic struck.
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UAlbany is mourning another of their athletic alumni.

Orin Griffin, 65, passed away a few days ago, after starring for UAlbany in the 70's in football, playing for coach Bob Ford. Griffin played his high school ball at Mont Pleasant High in Schenectady. Most folks today, however, might remember Griffin not as an athlete, but as a musician.

Griffin fronted a number of local R & B cover bands, including Play Time, over the last few years. Ye scribe remembers seeing Play Time at Riverfront Park in Troy several years ago, but at the time, I had no idea of Griffin's athletic background.

Rest in peace.