Knights Bid Adieu To Former League...

Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow. Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast!-- Would I were sleep and peace, so sweet to rest! Hence will I to my ghostly father's cell, His help to crave and my dear hap to tell.

After much thought and negotiations, the Knights have agreed in principle to move "the greatest show on earth" (® SC Knights 2007 Slogan) to the LAMSBL. After joining the VABL back in 2003, the Knights front office has come to the conclusion that it is time to move on and seek "greener" pastures.

The Knights will be leaving many great rivals in the VABL and frankly we'll miss the great showdowns between the Panthers, Angels and of course who can forget the Flor De Cane Bombers. I'm sure it will be hard for these teams to get up on Sunday mornings with the knowledge that the SC Knights (and their amazing fan base) will not be there. But I'm sure they will make due and who knows maybe down the road, some hot, dry, late night in October these great Titans of the diamond will meet again.

Having made this decision the Knights front office immedietly went to work making a deal to partner up with Victory Athletic to control and sell all of their team merchandise.


Moving forward the Knights are excited about the new stadiums (Cal State Northridge, Cal State LA, LA Valley, Pierce College, to name a few) they will be playing in as well as the new talent they will be competing against. When I had a chance to catch up with newly resigned Manager Ryan Saul he expressed his excitement with moving to a new league saying "It's a chance for a fresh start, we felt like we'd been there and done that with the VABL, it was time to move on. We enjoyed our time spent in that league and wish all the best in the future." And on the new league? "We're excited, I talked to some of the boys today and they are chompin' at the bit to get out there and show the new teams what Knights baseball is all about".

Halvorsen saying Murkey who?
I also was able to speak with Knights franchise player Pete Halvorsen, I caught up with Halvorsen in between his now famous offseason workouts. Halvorsen is known for his exceptional work habits, is doing training at AIM Sports Medicine in Manhattan Beach and he calls it the "most intensive thing I've ever done." He's also getting extensive deep-tissue massage therapy daily, and the program includes regular blood work so that his meals -- which are delivered to him daily -- can be tailored for his caloric and nutritional needs. Sadly all Halvorsen wanted to talk about was working out, nutrition and himself.



Vogel (Left) Discussing The Finer Things in Life

The Knights are in late night negotiations with Mike Vogel's representation to possibly bring the wayward son home. Which will also return his strong female fan base to the bleachers. Vogel led the Knights in hitting for three quarters of the season before an injury took him out.

Another strong possiblity is the signing of former Tiger Hugh Quattlebaum. Quattlebaum's agent Scottie Borass is playing hardball and wants a long term contract for his star client. Manager Ryan Saul has been quick to point out, Saul closes deals for a living and he ALWAYS get's what he wants.I'm Max Mercy and this has been your Weekly Blog as always any questions or requests you can reach me max@scknights.com or go to http://www.scknights.com