BY JOSH CUTLER PLANET VALENTI Sports (PITTSFIELD, Tuesday, May 31, 2011) — Where have the bats gone? Following a barrage of nine runs in the first three innings of Sunday’s victory, runs have been few and far between over the past few days for the Pittsfield Colonials. After a 10-2 defeat to the Rockland Boulders Monday […]
BY DAN VALENTI FALSE CHOICE IS COLORED WHITE (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, May 31, 2011) — Ward 2 councilor Peter White posted this query on his Facebook page: For everyone who asks me not to vote to raise taxes in Pittsfield, I ask what services would you cut from the budget? The Planet scolds our Right […]
BY DAN VALENTI PLANET VALENTI Sports (PITTSFIELD, Mass., May 30, 2011) — A pitcher’s best friend is a double play, but when the team turns one like the Rockland Boulders did at Beloved Wahconah Park (BWP) during the Memorial Day game against the Pittsfield Colonials, it’s more than friendship. It’s a blooming marriage. The Boulders […]
C’S BATS COME ALIVE, BULLDOZE THE BOULDERS By JOSH CUTLER PLANET VALENTI Sports (Pittsfield, Sunday, May 29th, 2011) — Boomtown. That’s what the fans got at Beloved Wahconah Park on Sunday as the Pittsfield Colonials ripped off their third win in a row. Through the first three games of the 2011 regular season, the Colonials’ […]
BY JOSH CUTLER PLANET VALENTI Sports (PITTSFIELD, Saturday, May 28th, 2011) — How quickly the tables can turn. As soon as New Jersey right fielder Jeremy Sladen circled the bases with his game-tying solo blast off of Colonials closer Matt Lyons in the top of the ninth, Johnny Welch’s answer in the bottom of the ninth […]
ADD 1 PARONTO SETS THE BAR HIGH WITH “TRUE GRIT” PERFORMANCE BY DAN VALENTI (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, May 27, 2011) — Great opener last night at Beloved Wahconah Park (BWP), though the Colonials fell to the New Jersey Jackals, 8-4. From the morning’s perspective, we share these observations: * Chad Paronto demonstrated why he’s Major […]
BY DAN VALENTI (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MAY 26, 2011) — The Pittsfield Colonials open what could be a make or break season for professional baseball tonight at Wahconah Park against the New Jersey Jackals. The Planet shall be there with coverage, with Josh Cutler assigned the game story. Our best-anywhere coverage of the team continues […]
BY DAN VALENTI ADD 1 AN UNSAFE SHADE OF WEARING-OFF RED (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, May 25, 2011) — We didn’t say we were off politics and the mystery and madness of same, remember? We merely said the focus would change for the summer. Thus we present two quick hits, to keep limber: (1) After a […]
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BY DAN VALENTI The Colonials are Coming! The Colonials are Coming! Join The Planet on Monday as he cohosts “Colonials Corner with Chad Cooper and Dan Valenti,” broadcast live out of the studios of The Brave, 89.7 FM. Cooper and Planet bring you all the news about the ball club leading up to Opening Night […]
By DAN VALENTI As of this post, The Planet shall be going dark, show biz for closed, until at least early June. When we return, and only we know the date, we shall be featuring a different editorial focus that shall prevail at least through Labor Day. In the Beginning… At the end of September, […]
BY DAN VALENTI (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MAY 17, 2011) — We interrupt our regular postings to present this bulletin: STAY TUNED TOMORROW FOR A LARGE ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING THIS WEBSITE.
BY DAN VALENTI CHAD AND DAN TALK COLONIALS THIS AM ON THE FM (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MAY 16, 2011) — Join us this morning on “Colonials Corner with Chad Cooper and Dan Valenti”, Monday, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on home of The Brave, 89.7 FM, as we bring you another thrill-packed adventure of Pittsfield Colonials […]
BY DAN VALENTI ADD 1 Do We Need the Strategic Response Team, or Is is an OT Scam of Guys Playing Rambo? That’s Just a Question, by the Way. (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MAY 14, 2011 ) — The question will be among the top this campaign season, so candidates had better begin doing research now: […]
BY DAN VALENTI Don’t call it the SWAT Team. The Boring Broadsheet Won’t. (FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, May 13, 2010) — The Planet has been mining information from Goalpost, Touchdown, Red Dog, and other sources from within the Pittsfield Police Department. This is in response to a big story that the Boring Broadsheet refuses to touch, […]
BY DAN VALENTI ADD # 2 FROM THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, 5/12/11 JAE CHUNG: FROM STIR FRY PAN TO THE FIRE Yes, The Planet had the story about insurance fraud claims against Jae Chung and his wife, owners of the now defunct Jae’s Spice. No, we did not publish it. We KNEW the Boring Broadsheet […]
