13 TOTS head for Phoenix in October to play in 33rd annual MSBL World Series

 Tucson Old Timers (TOTS)

60-and-over baseball

Thirteen members of the 60-and-over Tucson Old Timers will participate in the 2020 Men's Senior Baseball League World Series in Phoenix, October 18 thru November 7. It's the 33rd running of the prestigious event, which includes teams from all over the country. All the games will be played at the major league spring training sites through out the city -- including games at the Salt River Complex at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies.

Due to the coronavirus, only 193 teams are currently signed up to play. A few more teams may be added by the end of September. Normally, over 330 teams and over 3,000 players find their way to the Phoenix area for the tournament every year -- including teams from St. Thomas and Australia.

Of the 13 members from the TOTS, two will be playing in their first MSBL World Series. Ken Nebesny will play for the Tucson Toros in the 65-and-over Cactus Division and Mike Steele will play for the San Antonio Texans in the 70-and-over Central Division.

Other players on the Tucson Toros include John Mathews, Mike Dawson, Tim Tolson, Joe Opocensky, Ernesto "Doc" Escala, Danny Boxberger and DeLon "Doc" Thompson. Other TOTS' players on the San Antonio Texans include Bob Daliege, Bill Mishler and Pete Peters. 

The 13th player from the TOTS will be Danny "Pigpen" Price, 75, who will be playing in his 13th year at the MSBL World Series. Price will play in the 73-and-over division for the Arizona Scorpions.

The opponents for the Toros, the Texans and the Arizona Scorpions, along with the playing sites at the MSBL World Series will be posted by this blog in the coming weeks. Bookemdanosports hopes to follow along and report the results and stats involving all 13 TOTS' players at the prestigious event.

The 70-and-over San Antonio Texans (Steele, Daliege, Mishler and Peters) will be first up with their games scheduled for the first week of action, October 18-24, along with the 70-and-over Tucson Toros (Thompson and Escala). The 65-and-over Tucson Toros and the Arizona Scorpions will play during Week 2, October 24-November 1.

The 33rd MSBL World Series just four weeks away!