Two Phone Calls That Changed My Life “Roger’s Dead!” A look of shock was clearly displayed on the face of Richard Donovan, President and CEO of World Jai-Alai. Paul Rico stopped shuffling the cards. I looked at Donovan and said, “What?” Rico, Chief of Operations for World Jai-Alai, a highly decorated retired FBI agent, and […]
Starting tomorrow, The Pelota Press website and the Pelota Press Tampa Bay Facebook page will rerun the entire series from beginning to end. The three-and-a-half-year run ended recently, brining back memories from the guy who was literally the “fly on the wall” during the heydays of jai-alai as part of management of the world’s […]
Anthony Crushes Rule in Partido Headliner Event NJAA’s matchmaker Anthony put together a first of its kind paritdo event at the St. Pete Cancha last Saturday 12/09 and came out a clear-cut winner in the headliner match. Games were to be played to either 10 points or 7 and were to feature one on one […]
Goiko to make Farewell USA Appearance at Dania Jai-alai This Weekend One of the top players to ever play the sport of jai-alai will be making his farewell appearance in the USA this weekend at Dania Jai-alai. As we reported a few months ago, Inaki Osa Goikoetxea, better known as “Goiko”, is retiring from playing […]
May 27, 1981 – Roger Wheeler, Owner of Miami Jai-Alai, Murdered (1 of 91)
Marty Fleischman BlogsTwo Phone Calls That Changed My Life “Roger’s Dead!” A look of shock was clearly displayed on the face of Richard Donovan, President and CEO of World Jai-Alai. Paul Rico stopped shuffling the cards. I looked at Donovan and said, “What?” Rico, Chief of Operations for World Jai-Alai, a highly decorated retired FBI agent, and […]
Marty Fleischman Blog to Rerun the Entire Series
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsStarting tomorrow, The Pelota Press website and the Pelota Press Tampa Bay Facebook page will rerun the entire series from beginning to end. The three-and-a-half-year run ended recently, brining back memories from the guy who was literally the “fly on the wall” during the heydays of jai-alai as part of management of the world’s […]
Anthony Crushes Rule in Partido Headliner Event
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsAnthony Crushes Rule in Partido Headliner Event NJAA’s matchmaker Anthony put together a first of its kind paritdo event at the St. Pete Cancha last Saturday 12/09 and came out a clear-cut winner in the headliner match. Games were to be played to either 10 points or 7 and were to feature one on one […]
Goiko to make Farewell USA Appearance at Dania Jai-alai This Weekend
Jeff ‘Laca’ Conway BlogsGoiko to make Farewell USA Appearance at Dania Jai-alai This Weekend One of the top players to ever play the sport of jai-alai will be making his farewell appearance in the USA this weekend at Dania Jai-alai. As we reported a few months ago, Inaki Osa Goikoetxea, better known as “Goiko”, is retiring from playing […]