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Abilene Prairie Dogs To Return – NAL 2012
The Abilene Prairie Dogs, a team which once played in the Texas-Louisiana League back in the 1990′s, are returning. They will play in the North American League for the 2012 season: http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/jan/31/prairie-dogs-baseball-to-return-this-spring/ The owners of the Prairie Dogs are the … Continue reading
Grand Prairie AirHogs Re-sign VanAsselberg
The Grand Prairie AirHogs (American Association) re-signed manager Ricky VanAsselberg to a two year contract: http://airhogsbaseball.com/index.php/news/vanasselberg-back-as-airhogs-skipper/ Between his time as a manager in the United League and American Association, he has won 4 league titles including the 2011 American Association … Continue reading
Worcester Tornadoes Change Managers
In news from last week, the Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am League) announced that last year’s manager Ed Riley will become a special advisor to the General Manager. Chip Plante, last year’s bench coach for the team will now be the field … Continue reading
Quotes From New Fort Worth Cats Manager and Pitching Coach
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
Curtis Wilkerson Named New Manager of Fort Worth Cats
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
Quick Story About The New Schaumburg Boomers Team
This is a quick article about the attempts by the new Schaumburg Boomers (Frontier League) independent baseball team attempting to establish its name and distinguish itself from the previous team which last played in Schaumburg in 2010: http://triblocal.com/schaumburg/2011/12/30/boomers-baseball-being-built-from-scratch/ The article … Continue reading
Na Koa Ikaika Maui Manager Leaving To Join Marlins Organization
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
Independent Pro Baseball Open Tryout In The Snow
While many pro baseball “purists” have their opinions about the independent leagues, it is tough for them to deny the passion that aspiring players have in order to even get a spring training invitation. One such example is an independent … Continue reading
Amarilo Sox Extend Contract of 2011 Manager
The Amarillo Sox extended the contact of John Harris, who managed the team in 2011: http://amarillo.com/sports/local-pro-sports/2011-12-09/sox-manager-back-another-year The article also mentions the three players who left the Sox to join Major League organizations.
Rick Forney Signs Extension With Goldeyes
Rick Forney has signed a contract extension to continue managing the Winnipeg Goldeyes: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/goldeyes/forney-keen-to-lead-fish-to-title-135232643.html Quotes from Forney and Goldeyes owner, Sam Katz, are included. Forney was the 2011 American Association Manager of the Year.
