Local Ties
« Previous EntriesIIT Alum, Josh Judy Turning Heads in Tribe System
Sunday, January 17th, 2010One Fort Wayne related player I have enjoyed following the last couple years is Josh Judy, a West Virginia native who played his college ball at Indiana Institute of Technology. IIT is hardly known as a hotbed of Major League talent, so the fact that he was drafted in the 34th round of the 2007 [...]
Wedge is Out in Cleveland
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Although he will finish out the season, the Cleveland Indians have removed Eric Wedge as the manager of the club.
Two years ago, Cleveland was one win away from a World Series trip. The Indians fell to 81-81 in 2008, but were expected to bounce back and contend this season. However, a slow start snowballed . [...]
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 [...]
Goodmiller Added to 2010 Taylor Baseball Roster
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009Rhett Goodmiller, a catcher from Ossian, will transfer from NCAA Division I Central Michigan University to join the Taylor University Trojans this fall. He will have three years of athletic eligibility remaining.
During his freshman season at CMU, Goodmiller played in 50 games and started 38. He posted a .266 batting average for the Chippewas with nine [...]
Local Ties: Kinzer to Taylor, Talarico to U of Toledo, Everson to Parkland
Saturday, August 8th, 2009Derek Kinzer (Homestead) has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at Taylor University starting this fall. Kinzer, an infielder and a pitcher, hit .402 and scored 20 runs as a senior as he helped lead Homestead High School to a sectional championship with a 23-4 record.
Playing second base for the [...]
Deadline Deals and Fort Wayne Connections
Saturday, August 1st, 2009There were a lot of deals and moves at the non-waiver trade deadline that have Fort Wayne ties. Here’s a rundown of those that I noticed:
Lobaton Claimed
The Tampa Bay Rays claimed former Wizards catcher Jose Lobaton off waivers from the Padres. Lobaton made his MBL debut earlier this season, but was designated Lobaton for assignment [...]
Fort Wayne 16U Cubs Qualify for NABF World Series
Monday, July 27th, 2009Congrats to the Fort Wayne 16U Cubs. They have qualified for the 2009 NABF Baseball World Series which starts this weekend. The club features local high school standouts, several of whom are NABF veterans. Former San Francisco Giants farmhand and former Canterbury and Purdue standout, Simon Klink is the team’s assistant coach.
For more information about the team and a [...]
Doster Going into Reading Baseball Hall of Fame
Sunday, July 26th, 2009Northeast Indiana Baseball Association (NEIBA) Hall of Famer, David Doster will be inducted as a member of the 2009 class of the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame on August 25th.
At age 24, as a member of the 1995 Double-A Reading Phillies, Doster paced the league in total bases, set a club record with 39 doubles, [...]
3 Rivers Fesst ChalkWalk Winner Steve Sprunger
Sunday, July 12th, 2009Two great photos of Steve Sprunger’s work on this year’s chalk walk. He took first in the History of Baseball in Fort Wayne category. Great job and congratz Steve.
Photos courtesy of Steve Sprunger
Fort Fragments: Wizards, TinCaps, Daisies, Local Ties
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Been a while since I’ve done a Fort Fragments post, so ths one may get a bit long. Here’s some news and info tidbits related to Fort Wayne:
Former Wizard and Major League, Cory Doyne has signed with the Long Island Ducks.
Doyne joins the Ducks for his first season in the Atlantic League . . . Prior [...]