Archive for August, 2009
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Monday, August 31st, 2009The New York Yankees have obtain former Fort Wayne Wizard, Freddy Guzman, from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later or cash.
Guzman started the year in the Mariners’ organization, but lost his chance with the team after breaking a bone in his hand. He signed a Minor League contract with Baltimore after being [...]
Wilton Lopez’s MLB Debut
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Wilton Lopez became the 84th former Fort Wayne Wizard/TinCap to ascend to the Big Leagues on August 29th when he entered the game slated for long relief of starter Yorman Bazardo in the third inning for the Houston Astros.
Probably a day he’ll always remember, but one that he may want to forget. He entered his [...]
Former Wizard Wilton Lopez Recalled by Houston
Friday, August 28th, 2009Former Fort Wayne Wizards pitcher, Wilton Lopez was claimed off waivers from the San Diego Padres on April 10th this season. Today, he got called up from Double-A Corpus Christi and appears set to make his Major League debut. The 26-year-old righty is 4-5 with a 4.73 ERA in 29 games, including 15 starts on [...]
This Week on Talkin Sports
Friday, August 28th, 2009Tune in Saturday morning at 9 for Talkin’ Sports, as we’ll be talking with University of St. Francis head mens soccer coach Mitch Ellisen.
We’ll also talk with TinCaps President Mike Nutter in our weekly segment as the TinCaps regular season winds down..
We’ll have Week 2 scores and recaps from high school football games around the [...]
TinCaps Earn Midwest League Honors
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009The Fort Wayne TinCaps’ pitcher Brad Brach and manager Doug Dascenzo were named to the Midwest League’s Post Season All-Star Team on Tuesday. Brach, was also a mid-season All- Star and leads the league in saves. Dascenzo has led the TinCaps to the best record in full-season Minor League Baseball in his third season at [...]
Former Wizards Owner, Mayerson Goes Flat Out Crazy
Monday, August 24th, 2009Daniel Hausmann has an interesting tidbit about former Frederick Mayerson, who brought the Kenosha Twins to Fort Wayne and renamed them the Fort Wayne Wizards.
Flat Out Crazy LLC is the new name of the holding company created by the merger of Asian-food concept chains Stir Crazy Restaurants and FlatTop Grill. The combination is backed by [...]
Prediction: Kyle Blanks Coming Out Party
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009One Fort Wayne Wizard player that I loved to watch when he was here was Kyle Blanks. I’ve also enjoyed watching him progress through the system since that time. And now, the rest of the baseball world is finally getting to see this guy in action. Methinks that next year, we’ll be seeign the Kyle [...]
Dascenzo Wins His 210th; Passes Ready for Franchise Record
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009In a season where the record books have been pretty much re-written, TinCaps skipper, Doug Dascenzo claimed one of his own thanks in no small part to the teams he’s led on the field while in Fort Wayne. Last night’s 8-6 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts was Dascenzo’s 210th victory while managing in Fort Wayne.
The [...]
This Week on Talkin Sports
Friday, August 21st, 2009Tune in Saturday morning at 9 for Talkin’ Sports, we’ll be talking with Juanita Goodwell, new head girls basketball coach of the South Side lady Archers in addition to her duties as the school’s softball coach.
We’ll also talk with TinCaps President Mike Nutter in our weekly segment as the TinCaps amazing season continues.
High school football [...]
Dunno to Bring Perfect Game to Indiana, Four Other States
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Soon, baseball and softball players in and around northeast Indiana will have the opportunity to take part in the world’s largest baseball/softball scouting service. Last summer, Rich Dunno, the owner of the Strike Zone baseball/softball training facility and Les Edgerton traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to meet with the president and founder of Perfect Game [...]
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