Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesWizards Where R They? - Eddie Pena
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Back in 2006, one of my favorite Wizards was Eddie Pena. He was a sidearmer who came out of the bullpen brimming with excitement and reminding me of J.J. Trujillo.
He appeared in 27 games for the Wizards after spending 2005 in the Can-Am League with the Worchester Tornadoes.
In 2006, he bounced around all levels - [...]
Instructional League Update
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008A few days ago, I reported on some of the performances of former Wizards in the Arizona Fall League. MiLB did the same today.
Padres’ vice president of scouting and player development, Grady Fuson had encouraging words for many of the recent Wizards. Selected, relevant portions of the article are below:
[Jeremy] Hefner was in Arizona to work [...]
Is Trading Peavy a Part of Padres’ Offseason Plans?
Monday, October 27th, 2008With us being on the verge of closing the book on the 2008 MLB year, I thought now would be a good time to introduce what is sure to be one of the biggest Wizards Alumni topics.
If you don’t maintain a blog about Fort Wayne Baseball or are not an avid fan of the San [...]
Catching Up With the Arizona Fall League
Saturday, October 25th, 2008Each year as the Major League Baseball season comes to a close, teams start looking toward the next season. Presumably, that process begins with the teams’ prospects and where they will fall into place come the end of Spring Training.
Each August, Major League clubs determine which prospects will go to Arizona to take part in [...]
Josh Geer Has Frayed Ligament
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008Former Wizards pitcher, Josh Geer, made his major league debut this season, garnering a win in his first MLB start. Overall, he wnet 2-1 with a 2.67 ERA in five starts with the Padres after being promoted from Triple-A Portland. He’s expected to go into Spring Training and complete for one of the starting gigs in [...]
“He’s Got a Pan on His Head” - Daphne Gramling
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008I was just visiting the old Fort Wayne Wizards website. On the homepage, there is a picture of the new TinCaps logo. My four-year-old daughter happened to look at the screen just before I navigated to a new page. Here’s the conversation…
Daphne: “Hey, that’s the appleseed!” [I quickly flipped back recognizing I can do a [...]
Local Players Heading to National Tournaments
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Several members of the Fort Wayne Men’s Adult League (MABL) and Men’s Senior Baseball League (MSBL) will be participating in national tournaments in the coming weeks.
Nine local players from the 35-and-older MSBL will be playing for the Rancho Cucamonga California A’s team in the in the 45+ division of the MSBL World Series to be [...]
Baseclearing: Offseason Updates…
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Things will probably slow down here for a while now that the offseason is pretty much here. As news pops up and I am able to produce some interesting content, I’ll post. But probably not on a regular basis.
While I would be flattered if you were to visit this site daily, but I am also [...]
This Week on Talkin’ Sports with Jim Shovlin
Friday, October 17th, 2008This week a full 90-minute version of Talkin’ Sports on FM 100 Talks will feature Fort Wayne Komets President Michael Franke, as the Turner Cup Champion Komets open their 57th home season Saturday night at the Memorial Coliseum against the Flint Generals. The puck drops at 7:30 P.M.
We’ll also check in with “The Judge” Phil [...]
Dirk Hayhurst on Being a Quasi Superhero
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Former Wizards pitcher, Dirk Hayhurst has had one heck of an eventful 2008. He’s gone from being a “non-prospect” scribe to Major League pitcher, only to be released and snatched up by another team just days into his marriage.
I’ve heard a few folks say they don’t like his style of wit when he writes. Perhaps that’s [...]