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Wedge to be Among NEIBA Hall of Fame Honorees

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame will induct four new members during an awards banquet on January 29, 2010 beginning at 6:30PM at the Allen County Public Library. The four honorees will be:

Eric Wedge (Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Cleveland Indians)
Keith Shepherd (Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles)
Gerry Tilker (35-year [...]

This Week on Talkin’ Sports

Friday, March 6th, 2009

Tune in Saturday morning at 9 to Talkin’ Sports on ESPN Radio 1380, as we’ll be talking with Komet legend George Drysdale about the Komet Legends/Detroit Red Wings exhibition game next Saturday at Memorial Coliseum.
We’ll also talk with Chad Gramling, author of the book Baseball in Fort Wayne. Chad will share with us how a [...]

Recapping Dottie Collins Coverage

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

As reported yesterday, AAGPBL great and NEIBA Hall of Famer, Dottie Collins passed away.
Since then, several outlets have reported the news ans many have produced wonderful recaps of her life and career.
A wonderful tribute to a treasure of a woman. Rather than produce my own, I’ve provided excerpts and links to the full coverage.
Collins made [...]

Dottie Collins Honorary Golf Outing

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Isabel Alvarez kindly sent me some information about the Dottie Collins Honorary Golf Outing the other day. The outing will take place on Friday, August 15th at Brookwood Golf Course and proceeds from the event go to the benefit of the Alzheimer’s Association and is being presented by Regency Place of Fort Wayne and Meadowvale [...]

NEIBA HOF Class of 2008

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Congratz to the Northeast Indiana Baseball Association Hall of Fame Class of 2008. Pictured left to right are the 2008 NEIBA Hall of Fame honorees; Bill Derbyshire, Dick Crumback, Doug Bair and the Bob Parker Memorial Award recipient, Isabel Alvarez. Not pictured is the Colin Lister Award recipient, Ella Hardiek.

NEIBA HOF Banquet – May 17th – Get Your Tickets!!!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association (NEIBA) will host its annual Hall of Fame Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Allen County Public Library at 6:30PM. Fort Wayne native and popular local radio personality, Tony Richards will serve as this year’s keynote speaker. NEIBA Board member and Fort Wayne Wizards Public Address Announcer, [...]

Denny McLain Arrested

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Two time former Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain (64) was arrested and charged with missing a court appearance in a civil case. In a foreclosure action, Oakland County (MI) deputies went to McLain’s home on Friday to evict the former Detroit Tigers pitcher and change the locks.
The deputies then learned there was an outstanding [...]

NEIBA Hall of Fame Banquet Set for May 17th

Monday, March 17th, 2008

The Northeast Indiana Baseball Association (NEIBA) will host its annual Hall of Fame Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Allen County Public Library at 6:30PM. Fort Wayne native and popular local radio personality, Tony Richards will serve as this year’s keynote speaker. NEIBA Board member, Jim Shovlin takes on duties as this [...]

Former Daisy, June Peppas Returns to Mound

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Tami Tolley has a great entry over at the Palm Beach Post about June “Pep” Peppas. Tomorrow, the 79-year-old former Fort Wayne Daisies player will throw out the first pitch of Treasure Coast Hospice 3rd Annual Celebrity Softball fundraiser.
Peppas played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1948 to 1954 and [...]

Smaller Indiana – Northeast Indiana Baseball

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

A few days ago, I stumbled onto Smaller Indiana. I joined and created the Northeast Indiana Baseball group. I suggest you do the same.
You might also be interested in the Fort Wayne group and the Classic City Observed group (I created that one too ).
[tags]Smaller Indiana, Baseball, Fort Wayne[/tags]

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