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Friday, February 22nd, 2008This Saturday morning on Talkin’ Sports on Y-100 (WNUY 100.1 FM) we’ll be talking Mad Ants NBDL Basketball and get an update on how the first year club has fared in the Summit City. They’re preparing for a big home game Sunday at the Coliseum. We’ll also run down the IHSAA Boys Sectional pairings […]
Wizards Watch & Local Ties: 2/22/08
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Looks like there are a lot of Fort Wayne related items on the net and blog-o-sphere at the moment. Here’s a rundown:
Oliver Perez Wins: Former Wizards pitcher lands $6.5MM in his arbitration hearing. No big thing, but judging by the number of sources linking it, it is big news. Read more at: MLBTradeRumors, ESPN, SI, […]
Wizards Watch for Feb. 20, 2008
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Here’s a couple Wizards related stories you may be interested in reviewing:
Hunter fondly recalls Puckett [mlb.com]: The former Wizards and Twins star outfielder reflects on the mentorship from the late Kirby Puckett.
Hunter made his Major League debut on the same Metrodome turf Puckett had graced for a pair of World Series champions. They were inseparable, […]
Justin Parker to be a Big Part of Wright State’s Plans
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Lots of local ties news this time of year. Marc Katz (Springfield News Sun) recently wrote about the Wright State University baseball team’s attempt to return to the NCAA tourney field as they prepare for their March 14th home opener against Valpo. This ambition is despite the difficult time that Midwest teams typically have in […]
Goldstein Discusses Futures of Former Wizards
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008John Conniff at MadFriars.com recently posted a interview with Kevin Goldstein, who previously wrote for Baseball America and was a featured commentator on MLB.com’s first extended coverage of the 2007 amateur draft.
He talks about many former Fort Wayne Wizards:
On Chase Headley: There are people out there that will tell you they always thought Headley would […]
CSTV on Kyle Day
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Former Snider High School standout, Kyle Day was mentioned in today’s CSTV profile of the Michigan State baseball squad. They write:
With Kyle Day returning, the Spartans have one of the top returning catchers in the Big Ten. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native battled injuries for most of his sophomore season; however, when healthy he has […]
Former Wizards Broadcater, Nichols Joins Dayton
Monday, February 18th, 2008When Tom Nichols takes the microphone to announce the 2008 home opener for the Dayton Dragons there will be a bit of familiarity. The Dragons opponent will be the Fort Wayne Wizards, one of Nichols’ former teams.
The Dayton Dragons recently announced that the veteran broadcaster — who has served in broadcasting capacities with the […]
CSTV Newcomer Profile - Kyle Leiendecker
Monday, February 18th, 2008From CSTV:
PREP/PERSONAL Kyle Leiendecker is the lone Hoosier on the roster that was selected in the 2007 MLB Entry Draft. The freshman southpaw was a 25th-round selection (767th overall) of the Cleveland Indians, but elected to come to IU to compete for the Hoosiers.
Leiendecker earned all-state status in 2007 after striking out 58 batters in […]
McAnulty Looking to Rebound, Earn Spot
Sunday, February 17th, 2008One of the great things about this time of year is following the developing story lines out of Spring Training. Certainly, there will be many involving former Wizards and other local ties. For instance, a few days ago I mentioned that the Padres may be considering trading Paul McAnulty. Today, MLB.com has picked up on […]
Kinzer Leads Taylor in Debut
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The Taylor University Baseball Team put two marks in the win column after Saturday’s doubleheader at Asbury College by defeating the Eagles 14-1 and 7-3. It was the first two games of the 2008 season for Taylor.
The games saw a strong showing from Fort Wayne native, Taylor Kinzer (Homestead).
Kinzer came up big in his […]