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Ken Oberkfell To Be A Coach With Newark Bears

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

The Newark Bears signed Ken Oberkfell as a coach for the 2012 season: http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2012/01/newark_bears_hire_former_mets.html Ken was a part of the New York Mets last season as the 2011 bench coach.  He now will be working with Bears manager Tim Raines. … Continue reading →

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Quotes From New Fort Worth Cats Manager and Pitching Coach

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

The new Fort Worth Cats manager, Curtis Wilkerson, and pitching coach Steve Maddock were quoted in a recent article about their opportunities with the team: http://www.timesleader.com/FwBp/news/breaking/Fort-Worth-Cats-name-director-of-baseball-operations-team-manager.html

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Curtis Wilkerson Named New Manager of Fort Worth Cats

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Curtis Wilkerson was named the field manager of the Fort Worth Cats, now scheduled to play in the 2012 North American League.  Here are the articles of interest: http://fwcats.com/ http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/01/16/3663805/former-texas-rangers-player-curtis.html http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4343328 This is his second stint as a manager in … Continue reading →

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Na Koa Ikaika Maui Manager Leaving To Join Marlins Organization

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Brendan Sagara was scheduled to be the field manager of the 2012 Na Koa Ikaika Maui team in the North American League.  He left the pitching coach position of the Winnnipeg Goldeyes (American Association) after being with the team in … Continue reading →

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San Rafael Pacifics Name New Manager

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

The San Rafael Pacifics, the new North American League team for 2012, announced the hiring of Mike Marshall as the team’s new manager.  Former MLB pitcher, Mike LaCoss will be the team’s pitching coach: http://www.marinij.com/sports/ci_19301528 Marshall was the manager (and … Continue reading →

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Longtime Pitcher Returns To Independent Baseball

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Here is an article about longtime pitcher and player-coach, John Kelly, returning to the Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League: http://concord.patch.com/articles/baseball-lifer With his return, and with 2011 being the first official year of the decade, he will be one of … Continue reading →

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More On The Lake County Fielders Situation

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

The Lake County Fielders (North American League) have taken a public relations hit in recent days based on the internal revolt which saw a complete overhaul of their roster and field management staff.  Here are two articles which shed more … Continue reading →

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Stories About Lake County’s 32 Game Road Trip

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Here is an interesting article about the Lake County Fielders’ (North American League) 32-game road trip to start the 2011 season: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/6409443-419/lake-county-fielders-persevere-through-32-game-road-trip.html It features quotes from former MLB players Pete LaCock and Jose Canseco, and the article mentions many of … Continue reading →

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Jose Canseco Served Papers During Yuma Scorpions Game

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

The other day a Yuma, Arizona newspaper reported that Scorpions manager, Jose Canseco, was served papers.  The subject of the papers stems from a celebrity boxing appearance where Jose’s twin brother, Ozzie (who also is a player-coach on the Scorpions), … Continue reading →

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Perspectives From A Pitching Coach

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Here is an article about life as a pitching coach from Brendan Sagara, who is now with the Winnipeg Goldeyes (American Association) independent baseball team: http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20110605__From_sand_to_snow__its_still_baseball_.html He contrasts his experiences between with the Na Koa Ikaika Maui (Golden League 2010) … Continue reading →

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