Archive for July, 2008
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008Competing in 10 games over 7 days, the Summit City Sluggers captured the CABA World Series July 25th, held in and around Westfield, IN. The tournament included 37 teams, some from as far away as Panama and Brazil.
The Sluggers came from behind to defeat the Louisville Panthers 10-8 in 8 innings in the final championship […]
LaTroy Hawkins Traded to Astros
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Add another former Wizards player to the Astros organization. Despite speculation that Hawkins would be traded back to the Twins, LaTroy Hawkins has been traded to the Houston Astros for minor league infielder Matt Cusick who was playing at Class A Lexington. The Yankees also sent cash to the Astros as part of the deal.
“We’ve […]
Wizards Where R They? - George Kottaras
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008In 2002, the San Diego Padres selected George Kottaras in the 20th round of the draft with the 595th overall pick.
In 2004, he put together a solid 78 games with the Fort Wayne Wizards, collecting 84 hits, 40 runs, 18 doubles, 7 home runs and driving in 46 runs while drawing 51 walks over 271 […]
Jeremy McBryde Earns Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Honors
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Fort Wayne Wizards right-hander Jeremy McBryde was named Midwest League pitcher of the week for the week of July 21-27. McBride won two starts last week, beating Quad City and Peoria. over 12 innings pitched, he allowed just two runs, 11 hits and gave up only two walks. He had 14 strikeouts en route to pushing […]
LaTroy Hawkins DFA’ed; Twins May Bring Him Back
Monday, July 28th, 2008LaTroy Hawkins was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees following the trade that brought in Xavier Nady from Pittsburgh. Hawkins signed a one-year, $3.75 million contract last winter and had hoped to resurrect his career in New York following a handfull of rather disappointing seasons. Now, his DFA status means the Yanks must […]
Fort Fragments (Wizards): Bonine, Hunter, Peavy
Monday, July 28th, 2008Eddie Bonine tossed seven innings of one-hit ball to lead the Toledo Mudhens to victory in what was the 500th game played at Fifth Third Field. Bonine (11-2), made his third start following a one-month stint with the parent club, the Detroit Tigers. He walked one and struck out seven. Maybe the yeah-yoos with OMGReds […]
Matt Bush Injured in Bar Fight
Sunday, July 27th, 2008The Matt Bush saga continues.
Reportedly, the three-time and oft-injured Wizard was recently involved in an off-field fight where he suffered bodily harm. This news comes on the heels of Grady Fuson telling the News Sentinel that Bush is progressing well in his rehab from Tommy John surgery.
The injury must not be too substantial, though. The […]
Nick West Chats with Grady Fuson
Sunday, July 27th, 2008The San Diego Padres Vice President of Scouting and Player Development, Grady Fuson is in town with the Wizards this weekend. The News-Sentinel’s Nick West caught up with Fuson and talked about this seasons standouts, recent draft picks, the rehabs of former number one picks Matt Bush and Nick Schmidt and a host of other […]
Minor League Brawl: Nick West Isn’t Surprised
Saturday, July 26th, 2008I have hesitated to comment on the minor league brawl that everyone seems to be talking about because it really does not involve the Wizards or Fort Wayne players. Plus, the actions of the individuals are horrendous and downright shameful. Baseball doesn’t need any more negative attention.
I personally hope that Julio Castillo, the pitcher who […]
Fort Fragments (Wizards): Carlin, Hunter, Cuddyer, Breit
Saturday, July 26th, 2008With the return of catcher, Josh Bard, from the disabled list, former Wizard, Luke Carlin was optioned back to Triple-A Portland. Since his May 10th debut, he had been behind the plate in 30 games including 23 starts. At the plate, he has gone 11-for-80 (.138) with three doubles, one triple, two RBI and 10 […]
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