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Familiar Face to Lead 2007 ‘Zards

November 10th, 2006 | Author: Chad Gramling

Doug Dascenzo will manage the Fort Wayne Wizards in 2007Former Chicago Cub, , has been named the next Manager of the Fort Wayne Wizards. Dascenzo replaces Randy Ready, who managed the team from 2004 through 2006; earning playoff spots each year. Like Ready, Dascenzo is a former San Diego Padre; having played with the parent club one year of his career in 2006.

Dascenzo led the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League to a 43-33 record in 2006 and was named the co-Manager of the Year . . is no stranger to Fort Wayne, having spent seven seasons as the San Diego Padres’ outfield and base running instructor and making frequent stops in the Summit City. [source: ]

Also, in Wizards news, Wally Whitehurst will join the team as the pitching coach after having served two seasons in Eugene. He too is a former Padre. And, returning to the Wizards as the hitting coach is Tom Tornincasa, who had the same role from 2001 until 2004.

Update (11/11/2006): Here is a good article in the News Sentinel about Dascenzo.

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