Archives for January, 2008
Parker is Number 36 According to Keith Law
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Keith Law ranked his top 100 Major League Baseball prospects for ESPN.com. Fort Wayne Native, Jarrod Parker came in at number 36. Not too bad for having just graduated high school. Here’s what Law had to say:
Parker offered the best package of any high school pitcher in this draft. A 6-foot right-hander from rural Indiana, […]
This Week on Talkin Sports…
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Tune in to Talkin’ Sports on Y-100 (100.1 FM) Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. as we’ll be talking with Kent Hormann, Director of Broadcasting at IPFW as the Mastodons host North Dakota State in a basketball doubleheader at the Coliseum. The Women tip off at 1, followed by the men at 4 and admission is […]
Smaller Indiana - Northeast Indiana Baseball
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
A few days ago, I stumbled onto Smaller Indiana. I joined and created the Northeast Indiana Baseball group. I suggest you do the same.
You might also be interested in the Fort Wayne group and the Classic City Observed group (I created that one too ).
Tags: Smaller Indiana, Baseball, Fort Wayne
Wizards Watch: Former Wizards Sign, Earn Awards
Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Last week, former Wizards player, Michael Cuddyer and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $2.75 million signing bonus in addition to salaries of $5 million this year, $6.75 million in 2009 and $8.5 million in 2010. Minnesota also has a $10.5 million club option for 2011. The signing comes on the heels of a 2007 […]
Local Ties RoundUp: January 20, 2008
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
A few links of interest to the Wizards and other local ties that I want to spotlight today:
Harrison Square: Downtown Fort Wayne to get a new ballpark for the Wizards. Also condos, retail and a hotel - Indiana Business Magazine (via Entrepreneur.com) takes a look at the Harrison Square development (ballpark AND condos, retail, hotel […]
2008 Wizards Coaches Have Experience, Familiar with Fort Wayne
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
[source: Fort Wayne Wizards Website]: The 2008 Fort Wayne Wizards will have a familiar manager. Grady Fuson, the San Diego’s Vice President for Scouting and Player Development announced on Monday that Doug Dascenzo would return for his second year as the team’s manager.
Dascenzo is in his 10th season in the Padres’ minor league organization and […]
Jim Shovlin, Y-100 to Start “Talkin Sports”
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Jim Shovlin e-mailed me a few days ago to share some great news. WNUY-FM (Y-100), the radio home of Indiana University football and basketball will begin a new “Talkin’ Sports” show in the 10-11 a.m. timeslot on Saturdays, beginning January 26th.
Shovlin will serve as the show’s host and content will include a heavy local […]
A Minor Leage Baseball Hall of Fame? How About in Fort Wayne?
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Yesterday, Jonathan Mayo posted his perspective regarding a Baseball Hall of Fame for Minor League Baseball. At the conclusion, he states; “[a]s with the annual Cooperstown announcement, I hope at the very least it sparks some interesting discussion.”
This post is my attempt to add to that “interesting discussion” and is my personal attempt to begin a rally cry for the MiLB HOF advocates and proponents to consider Fort Wayne as the ideal location.
Mike Maahs on the Fort Wayne Wizards
Friday, January 4th, 2008
The radio voice of the Fort Wayne Wizards, Mike Maahs recently was interviewed MadFriars.com about the highlights of his experiences with the club.
Mike Maahs has covered the Wizards in one capacity or another since they began playing in Fort Wayne (radio and newspaper reporting from 1993 through 2001, official scorer in 2002, 2003, and […]
2008 Eric Wedge Baseball Camps
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
The 4th Annual Eric Wedge Baseball Camps will be taking place on Saturday, January 19th at The Academy of Sports & Health (ASH) Centre. These events continue to serve as a fund raising event for the Fort Wayne Sports Corporation, a non profit organization focused on improving life through sports. Eric Wedge, the 2007 […]
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