Score one for me. Players rarely admit to reading blogs by the media guys, but my blog last week about famous Condors trades actually got a tweet: from Evan Stoflet, who, needless to say, considered his deal a “blockbuster.” I also received a bunch of feedback from the fans, and I think I disappointed our [...]

In honor of keeping my lists going, and the team being in Alaska, I’d like to take a brief moment to throw out there the names of 5 of the most infamous Aces players in my perceived history of this rivalry. 5. Chris Minard – To some, he’ll always be “that guy who played with [...]

When I look at the beginning month of the season, and Scott Freeman atop the team and near the top of the league in scoring, it made for an interesting breakdown of the trade that brought him here – sending wildly popular Bobby Robins to Chicago. Because Robins is that type of power forward that [...]

On January 11, “Matthew” wrote into the Mailbag: I’m disappointed to see a lack in blogs being posted on the team’s website this year. That has always been one of my favorite ways to keep up with the team. Whether it is Bartl, a player or other staff member, they are always fun to read. [...]

There is a massive swath of humanity raining down upon Condorstown today. Nearly a dozen and a half players arrive today alone, with a few stragglers coming tomorrow and a few that have already arrived. The question is: Who are these guys?? I attempt to answer this question below, and hope to see everyone at [...]

I’m all over the map today… a football story, Charlie Sheen, rookies, goalies… really these are just five topics of discussion that are bouncing around in my head today. Feel free to email me (kbartl@bakersfieldcondors.com) or tweet me (@KevinBartl) your thoughts on these subjects. 5. Youth is king. The Condors certainly hope so. Bakersfield has [...]

In no particular order, five things I’ve been thinking about this week. 5. Does Donald Fehr have another big defining issue on his hands? – I was thinking the other day about Donald Fehr being in charge of the NHLPA now, while his players and the sport of hockey are on the verge of an [...]

Well for those of you who read my cuisine reviews from last year’s road trips in the nightly notes, I asked Kevin if I could go big time and do a blog weekly on our site.  Entering my 38tih or 39th something season in this great business I think over the next months I can [...]

A month away from training camp, it’s time to “roster watch.” While most teams’ rosters are only about half full by this time, it’s hard not to look at what other teams are doing and try to see where they’re going and how talented they may be. But I perused the teams in our conference, [...]

I know, I know… 50 days sounds like a long time, but it isn’t. In reality, training camp is only 36 days away… which means that the players will be arriving around 33 or 34 days from now. And that’s barely a month away. Getting prepared for the season to come is a bit like [...]