Article contentBack-up catcher Tyler Heineman, Myles Straw, Nathan Lukes, and a rejuvenated Davis Schneider all are playing well, and the Blue Jays now, to a man, believe they can win. There’s nothing tougher than facing an opponent that truly believes it can beat you.Article contentThe Jays won two of three against the sad-sack White Sox and next meet the equally terrible Athletics in Sacramento this weekend.Article contentOldtimers baseballArticle contentIn other local baseball news, Charlottetown will be hosting the national oldtimers baseball tournament here from Aug. 1 to 3. Games will be played at Memorial Field, MacRae Field, Cornwall, Stratford and Morell. Charlottetown’s first game is at Memorial Field on Aug. 1 against Alberta at 6 p.m.Article contentThe 1985 P.E.I. Canada Games team will be having a reunion during the tournament. No doubt, Alf Blanchard, Terry MacDonald and Poochie Burke will be practising for this big event.Article contentArticle contentHarness racingArticle contentJust a reminder, the July 12 harness racing card in Charlottetown gets underway at 4 p.m. The $4,300 feature goes in Race 11 of the 12-dash card with Sonny Black, Early Play, Tradition, Avatar J and House Edge Hanover.Article contentThe biggest race of the weekend is the $650,000 Meadowlands Pace. With heavy favourite Louprint scratched due to sickness, it’s a wide-open affair. Papis Pistol has the rail and will be driven by David Miller, who usually drives for Dr. Ian Moore, which is a surprise considering the power-packed stable Moore has. Moore’s Prince Hal Hanover (Todd McCarthy), who was beaten a nose by Lite Up The World in 1:48 flat at Mohawk on July 5, looks like the best. Papis Rocket, Captain Optimistic and Madden Oaks, who cut it in the North American Cup and was beaten a nose, has the outside Post 9. A similar effort gets him in the winner’s circle.Article contentArticle contentCoach Stefanos (James MacDonald), who loves The Meadowlands, is entered in the $150,000 William Haughton Memorial in an 11-horse field for the best aged pacers in America.Article contentThe Hambletonian Maturity, at a distance of 1 1/8 miles and a purse of $425,000, has a big field. James Macdonald has Drawn Impression for trainer Luc Blais.Article contentThe eliminations for the $50,000 Governor’s Plate are set for an afternoon card at Red Shores at Summerside Raceway on July 13. The starters, in order of post positions, in the first elimination in Race 8 are: 1. Island Beach Boy, 2. Middleton Terror, 3. Twin B Tuffenuff, 4. Tony Too Tall, 5. Bee Two Bee, 6. Roll Em, 7. Little Leroy, 8. Saulsbrook Ian. The starters for the second elimination in Race 12 are: 1. All Bets On Tex, 2. Save America, 3. Like A Glove, 4. Bounty Hunter, 5. Blood Money, 6. Merigo Magic, 7. Miki Shan, 8. High Voltage Deo.Article contentArticle contentFred MacDonald’s column appears every Saturday in The Guardian. He can be reached at fiddlersfacts@hotmail.com. Article content
FIDDLER’S FACTS: Tanner MacLean pitches a gem vs. Saint John
