Archive for September, 2008
« Previous EntriesWedge Plans 2009; Fires Bullpen Coach, Looking For a Closer
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Eric Wedge will be back with Cleveland for 2009 after a disapponting 2008 that ended strongly. While he may have the whole off-season to plan, he’s wasting little time.
During a news conference today, he had plenty of reasons to point the finger, but refused to place blame.
“In essence, we lost our Nos. 2-, 3- and 4-hole [...]
New Name for Wizards May Come This Week
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Lamond Pope is reporting:
Fort Wayne’s minor league franchise will have a new name by the end of this week. The team is working on a news conference, tentatively scheduled for Thursday at the Grand Wayne Center, to announce the name. A press release with full details is expected Wednesday.
I will be traveling again this week, [...]
Padres Making Repairs, Begin with Coaches
Monday, September 29th, 2008Following a 99 loss season, you can be certain that there will be speculation that the manager might not return on the next season. However, that’s not the case in San Diego. The Padres have announced that Bud Black will return for next season (despite the endorsement for the opposite from Friar Forum).
That being the case, [...]
A Brief Visit to Victory Field in Indy
Friday, September 26th, 2008I was in Indy today and took a walk down to Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians). The gates were open, as was the team shop. Got to take a real quick around as they prepared for a Cancer Walk that will take place tomorrow. Guess you really can promote healthy events at the [...]
Delay of Game
Friday, September 26th, 2008There will be not posts for the next couple days as I spend some time away on my “other-life” business. Will catch up this weekend.
Fort Fragments (Wizards): Headley, Carroll, Geer, Ekstrom, LeBlanc, Hawkins
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Chase Headly Has Bright Future
First off, Duh! With that said, Cory Brock put together a really nice piece on the Padres’ rookie outfielder who played third base for the Wizards. Its really good at pointing out how Chase Headley has doen everything right within the organization and consistently strived to improve himself while taking his [...]
Could Max Venable Follow His Son to the Majors?
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Not too long ago, I bloged (in jest) that it would seem logical for the Padres to get former Wizards hitting coach, Max Venable, with the parent club now that his son, Will Venable, has reached the Padres. Max has been wiht Will pretty much every step of Will’s professional career; having followed him from [...]
Researching…Rollie Zeider
Sunday, September 21st, 2008This weekend I (finally) started digging into my research on Auburn, Indiana native and former big leaguer, Rollie Zeider (November 16, 1883 - September 12, 1967). While I am hardly to the point that I want to be before I begin drafting his bio, I have to say that I am finding him to have [...]
Fort Fragments (Wizards): Kottaras, Venable, Mott
Sunday, September 21st, 2008YorkRegion Profiles George Kottaras
Following his MLB debut, George Kottaras gets some coverage from his native area press. A very good profile that covers the Red Sox’s fourth string catcher from being drafted, to his career in the minors, to the Olympics and to the eventual call-up. Unfortunately, they can’t spell his last name correctly. [...]
Cuddyer Up For Clemente Award
Saturday, September 20th, 2008I have been meaning to mention this, but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Former Wizard, Michael Cuddyer recently returned to the lineup for the Minnesota Twins. He looks to be slotted at DH, but still has lingering pain and likely will not be relied upon too heavily the remainder of the season (and [...]
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