Archives for December, 2007
Fort Wayne Baseball Federation Launches Website
Friday, December 28th, 2007
The Fort Wayne Baseball Federation (FWBF), having developed roots in the Summit City that dig back to 1931, has launched a website.
This new resource provides the public with information about the league, its officials, rules, team information and more. It’s divided into two sections: one for the Colin Lister League (age 19 and under) […]
Mike Thompson to Pirates
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Yesterday (December 21), the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they had signed the former Fort Wayne Wizards right-handed starting pitcher, Mike Thompson, to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring Training.
Mike Thompson was a fifth-round pick by the San Diego Padres back in 1999. He spent parts of the 2000 and 2001 campaigns in […]
Cassel to Astros
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Approximately one month ago, the Houston Astros signed former Wizard Yordany Ramirez to a Major League Contract. Today, the ’stros added another former Fort Wayne Wizards player in starting pitcher, Jack Cassel.
Astros general manager Ed Wade signed 27-year-old right-hander to a $400,000 Major League contract and added him to the team’s 40-man roster. Cassel made […]
Freese for Edmonds: Former Wizards Infielder Traded to Cardinals
Saturday, December 15th, 2007
Several outlets are reporting that former Wizards infielder; David Freese has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for center fielder Jim Edmonds.
With the Wizards in 2006, Freese had 204 at-bats in 53 games. He scored 27 runs on 61 hits and 21 walks with 13 doubles, 2 triples and 8 home runs. Freese […]
Former Wizards Collect Honors, Move Up
Friday, December 14th, 2007
The San Diego Padres have announced the promotion of Former Wizards manager, Randy Ready to manager of the club’s Triple-A Portland affiliate. Another former Wizards coach, Max Venable has been promoted to hitting coach at Triple-A Portland.
Ready, 47, enters his fifth season in the Padres organization, having managed at Fort Wayne (2004-06) and Double-A San […]
Book Signing: Sunday, December 16th
Friday, December 14th, 2007
If you happen to be in the Auburn, Indiana area on Sunday (12/16), stop by MJ’s Bookmark between 1-4PM for a DeKalb County Authors Open House! Sixteen local authors are slated to be present for book signings, discussions and more!
Of course, I will be there signing copies of Baseball in Fort Wayne - so if […]
MLB Steroid Probe: Fort Wayne Ties
Friday, December 14th, 2007
As most of the world knows by now, the George J Mitchell Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball was released yesterday. I’m not going to opine about the value, relevance or what this means to the future of Major League Baseball, but […]
Peavy: A Pretty Big Deal
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Actually, big deal is an understatement. The $52 million, three-year extension Peavy signed on Wednesday is the biggest deal in San Diego Padres history. The deal comes just under a month after Peavy was names as the unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award.
“This contract is not about money to me,” he said. […]
Wizards Watch: 12/11/2007
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
There are a few items on the net that include information and news about Fort Wayne Wizards alumni. Thought I would recap them for you:
Top 10 Prospects for 2008 [Ducksnorts]: Geoff does a great job of profiling his top Padres organizational prospects. six of the top ten spots belong to former Wizards; Nick Hundley, Wade […]
Hawkins to Yankees
Monday, December 10th, 2007
Former Fort Wayne Wizards pitcher, LaTroy Hawkins and the New York Yankees have reached a preliminary agreement on a $3.75 million, one-year contract; pending a successful physical. The 34-year-old (soon to be 35) right-hander went 2-5 with a 3.42 ERA last season while pitching for the Colorado Rockies for $3.25 million. He had five post-season […]
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