Oil Can Boyd's Traveling All-Stars

I just discovered that Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd and Delino DeShields have put together a traveling all-star team that, in Boyd's words, "promotes the heritage of the great Negro League-style of baseball and the tradition of barnstorming." The roster of the team includes Marquis Grissom, Ken Ryan, Sam Horn, Derek Bell, and, of course, Bill Lee. The team lost tonight by a score of 9-1 to Team USA in what I believe was their first game, after their scheduled May 17th game in Nashua was rained out, but with a lineup full of great former players (many who I loved to watch as a kid in Boston and Montreal), I'm hoping that they are able to string together a solid schedule of games around the Northeast.
I haven't been able to find a schedule or much information at all about Oil Can Boyd's Traveling All-Stars (Oil Can's official website hasn't been updated since late 2006) but as soon as I do I'll post it here.

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