Growden Memorial Park, Fairbanks AK "this diamond is not
only the geographic pinnacle of baseball, it's the
spiritual pinnacle as well." Jim Caple, ESPN
MIDNIGHT SUN GAME - AK SPORTS HALL OF
FAME CLASS OF 2010
All-Time Roster of
Alaska Goldpanners Selected in the MLB Draft
-
Mike
Benjamin (85)
ASU Assistant Coach (1st year) Following his pro
career, Benjamin was a coach for the Chandler
National Little League team that advanced to the
Little League World Series in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania.
2/4/9:
Ryan Garko
(00)
Garko Signed by Seattle Mariners
1964 Alaska Goldpanners - Curt Motton
Former Oriole Dies at 69
Many thanks to Doug Brei of the Rochester Red Wings
for original notification and continued support
of the ABL (designer of official logo)
Crusing at 1965
National Baseball Congress World Series. Until
...
1/23/10:
Jason Giambi
(90)
Rockies bring Giambi back into the fold
1/21/10: Darryl
Strawberry (1980 Panners Pre-Season Workouts)
Darryl Strawberry, Gooden Inducted
into Mets Hall of Fame
1/20/10:
David Colvin
(09) d3baseball.com
2010 preseason All-American
1/18/10:
Aaron Heilman
(98) Arizona Agrees to Terms with Heilman
1/15/10:
Emerson
Frostad (03) C
Emerson Frostad assigned to
Texas
Rangers.
1/14/10:
Beau Mills
(06) 1B
Beau Mills assigned to
Cleveland Indians.
1/13/10:
Brian
Jeroloman (04) C
Brian Jeroloman assigned to
Toronto
Blue Jays.
1/12/10:
Royce Ring
(00 NBC)
Yankees sign lhp ring to minor league contract
1/5/10:
Mike
Cervenak (98)
New York
Mets signed free agent 3B
Mike Cervenak.
Terry Francona
(78)
#15 All-Time ABL Greatest - 49th State Hardball
Plesac's 1981 Pre-Season Roster Includes Surprises
-
Dan Plesac
(81)
#20 on 49th State Hardball's ABL Top 20 "When it
comes to throwing a baseball, Plesac did it all. He
was a starter, he was a closer, he was a left-handed
specialist. That type of flexibility is probably
what allowed him to stick around the majors for 18
years."
Where Are They
Now: Rich Hand (67-68)
12/19:9:
Evan
Simonitsch/Jesse
Meaux
From Glendale to the Great White North It was good
for me to go to Alaska because I got to play in all of
the games and I learned a lot of different things that
can help me out.
I got to live the Alaskan lifestyle, but we were also
playing baseball all the time. I was able to get some
great experience starting and facing great competition.
12/16/9: ABCA Convention Goldpanner Clinicians:
-
Scott Striklin - "Catching Skills
and Drills"
-
Brent Strom - "Blending: The
Art of Improving or Enhancing the Rate in Which Movement
Patterns Transfer from Our Practice, Training or Drill
to Game Time."
12/14/9:
Interview with 2010 Goldanner Darian Sanford "I
am not trying to sound arrogant, but I feel I should
have been in the top 5 in both lists because of the type
of season I had. My biggest step from college to the
pros would be my swing from the left side. It's good but
not as good as I want it to be. I think I can hit any
pitching but I am working on developing more power."
12/12/9: 1B
Ryan Garko filed for free agency.
12/10/9:
Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent 1B
Bobby Crosby.
11/19/9:
Chicago
Cubs traded RHP
Aaron Heilman to
Arizona
Diamondbacks for 1B
Ryne White and LHP
Scott Maine.
8/4/9:
Bret
Lachemann (09)
Where baseball burns bright Its good to coach the
college kids again, to see the College World Series kids
from (Arizona State University), to see the level of
dedication and how good the kids are, Lachemann said.
I got a chance to deal with the college guys on an
everyday basis. It was a great way to get that fix. Its
good for me because Ive been coaching high school and I
can go back and probably be a little tougher on our
guys. You guys say you want to play college baseball?
You gotta work your butt off.
8/1/9:
Bud Hollowell - Five Decade Goldpanner
7/30/9:
Schafer, Pollak, Brule named to ABL All-Star Team
As one Goldpanners player left the
theater, he looked at another, both still in uniform, and
said, That was like my story.
Boucher's Vision Changed Baseball in Alaska - We
had a remarkable relationship from the moment I met him
in 1964, Dennis said. He was one of those guys that
when you met him you knew you would never forget him.
There are so few who genuinely stand out that way.
His family said Boucher earned his
lifelong nickname after President Franklin Roosevelt met
the red-haired boy and said, They ought to call you
Red. The family said he ended up in Alaska after
campaigning for a young senator from Massachusetts by
the name of John F. Kennedy, who told him there was
great potential in the far north territory.
