League of their own Jason Giambi's home run for Colorado on Saturday was his first in the National League, after 14 1/2 seasons and 407 homers in the American League. And it left just two hitters among the top 20 active home-run leaders who have hit all their long balls in the AL --Alex Rodriguez (579) and David Ortiz (313). There are five in the top 20 whose home runs have come in the NL only --Chipper Jones (425), Albert Pujols (366), Todd Helton (324), Adam Dunn (315) and ance Berkman (311).
"Deep down, Bill 'Spaceman' Lee was and always will be a Goldpanner. 'It is the No. 1 amateur team in history,' said Lee"
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1960 MIDNIGHT SUN LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME
1960 Fairbanks All-Stars: Ray Wheeler (60-61; in GP duds!), Fred Harris (61-62), George Mies (60-61-62-63-64-65-66), Paul Long (61), John Hollingsworth (60), Spencer Engle (60), Willie Taylor (60), Augie Acuna (60-61), Floyd Watson (60-61-62-63), Lou Webb (60-61), Ed Merdes (BOD:67-91), Phil Ramos (61), Bernie Bernstein (60), Red Boucher (FOUNDER - 59-69;89-09)
AND THE WINNER IS...
10/10/9: Brendan Ryan (02) St. Louis' Brendan Ryan is a man of character 10/9/9: Giambi's advice to young Rockies pays off 10/6/9: Brendan Ryan (02) Ryan taking playoff run in stride 10/5/9: Brendan Ryan (02) Ryan on verge of personal milestone StlCardinals.com "Even a 3-for-3 day at the plate couldn't keep Brendan Ryan out of manager Tony La Russa's dog house. " 10/1/9: 2010 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks Team Pre-Season Roster
8/17/9: "That breeze you feel from the north is the Fairbanks Goldpanners sighing in relief."The Goldpanners weren't even playing Saturday, but they were among the winners when the Anchorage Glacier Pilots were denied a sixth championship at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kan." 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
June 21st GameTracker - 104th Midnight
Sun Game
GOLDPANNERS WIN KAMLOOPS! AK: 2pm vs. Oilers / Kamloops: Game One, Game Two, Game Three
7/24/9:
Graham steps down as Belgrade manager - "The
biggest highlight of my career was bringing the
Alaska Goldpanners in and being able to coach the
college kids from Montana.
"Dennis said the people of Fairbanks have kept the Goldpanners afloat for 50 years, and they have truly made the team their own." 7/20/9: Brooks Conrad (99-00) Round Rock Ex-Press: Brooks Conrad "Conrad was recently promoted to the MLB on July 3, where his bat caught fire quickly for the Braves. He is receiving nice playing time, and has now logged 13 games this season (more than doubling his career high in games). Similar to his Triple-A Express call up, the second basemans switch must have been flipped again: hes hitting .344 with 2 homeruns, 8 RBI, and 6 runs in his 32 at-bats." 7/18/9: Glacier Pilots' offense too much for Goldpanners In a fight to stay alive in the Alaska Baseball League title race, the Pilots defeated the Alaska Goldpanners 9-7 on Saturday night at Growden Memorial Park 7/16/9: Goldpanners gain ground as four scramble for first place in ABL The Alaska Goldpanners needed just one inning to stay in the thick of the Alaska Baseball League title hunt. 7/15/9: McCarthy throws 1-hitter for Panners - The Goldpanners pitcher was in absolute control of Tuesday night's game
7/12/9:
Q&A with Dan Pastorini 7/11/9: Panners sweep Bucs to complete successful homestand By Matias Saari And both teams got a little riled up after the Alaska Goldpanners' 9-1 pasting of the Bucs 7/7/9:
Panners rally late to take down Bucs 7/5/9: Land of Midnight Baseball "It gets kind of dusky like when youre at a ballgame and theyre about to turn the lights on, but you dont need lights. You start to get some shadows, then the sun comes up again." "At one point the sky turned really pink," Jablonski said. "But the sun never went past the horizon. It was really cool. Ive never played in front of a crowd that big." More than 4,000 boisterous fans attended the game. The game is halted briefly at midnight for the singing of a traditional Alaskan folk song. "They were chanting the whole game," Yinger said. "The sun went down and literally came right back up. "It was awesome. It made the whole trip worth it. It was a great atmosphere."
7/4/9: In the land of "continual sunlight" - "After dinner and the Midnight Sun Festival, Brad and I attended the 104th Midnight Sun Game hosted by the Alaska Goldpanners. It was one of the coolest things I have ever experienced. The game started at 10:30 at night and went until about 1 am. The whole game was played under natural light. The furthest the sun went down was a little bit under the horizon but it never got dark. It was neat seeing baseball played under those conditions and to see how much the community supported that game, as over three thousand people attended the game. Im really glad I had the opportunity to go to the game." 7/3/9: Alaska Goldpanners baseball tour stops in Longview Monday, Tuesday Longview turns golden on Tuesday. A touring team representing the legendary Alaska Goldpanners baseball club will take on the Red Lion Senior American Legion squad at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at David Story Field in an exhibition matchup. 7/2/9: Goldpanners escape jams for victory over Miners A diving catch and a bizarre play helped the Alaska Goldpanners clinch a 2-1 win Wednesday over the Mat-Su Miners 6/30/9: ESPN: San Diego Chicken Deserves Hall Call "My guy? Ted Giannoulas, aka the San Diego Chicken. "They've got a players' wing [in the Hall of Fame]," Giannoulas said. "They've got a broadcasters' wing. And I hope one day they'll have a chicken wing." 6/29/9: Panners knock off Bucs for third straight ABL victory The Goldpanners scored two runs in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead, and never trailed after that. They added a run in the third, two more in the four, another in the sixth and a pair in the seventh. 6/28/9: Panners sweep Fire for first ABL wins Thank you Jarod! 10 RBI in 11 Games
Good luck in 2010
6/26/9: All you ever wanted to know about Tom Seaver in Fairbanks ("The reincarnation of Christy Mathewson") "The impossible seemed to have occurred. Seavers 11-2 record at Fresno City College earned the recruiting attention of Rod Dedeaux. He was a legitimate fastball artist. Dedeaux called him the phee-nom from San Joaquin. But Dedeaux needed to know for sure that he could compete for the Trojans. I only have five scholarships to give out, the coach told him. Before the ride would be offered, Seaver would have to prove himself with the Fairbanks, Alaska Goldpanners. Today, collegiate summer baseball is a well-known commodity. Many scouts place more credence on a players performance in one of these leagues than they do on their college seasons. The Cape Cod League uses only wooden bats, which proves to be a great equalizer for pitchers and a shock for aluminum-bat sluggers who find themselves batting .250 on the Cape. Summer ball has a long tradition in Canada, where American collegians test themselves in such exotic locales as Red Deer, Alberta, Calgary and Edmonton. The Kamloops International Tournament in British Columbia has attracted some of the fastest baseball for decades. The Jayhawk League, consisting of teams from Boulder, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, plus Kansas and Iowa, was once a leading destination for college players. The California Collegiate Summer League, consisting of teams from the Humboldt Crabs in the north to the San Diego Aztecs in the south, has produced many stars in its various forms over the years. But the Alaskan Summer Collegiate League is the most legendary. Over time, the league became the Alaska-Hawaii League, with teams flying in for extended road trips on the islands and the land of the midnight sun. The team was put together by a man named Red Boucher, said former Met pitcher Danny Frisella, who was a teammate of Seavers in Fairbanks. Boucher was the Mayor of Fairbanks. He got all the best young ball players up there. Andy Messersmith of the University of California became a 20-game winner with the California Angels. Mike Paul pitched for Cleveland. Graig Nettles played for Minnesota. USC quarterback Steve Sogge, a baseball catcher, played on that team. Rick Monday was an All-American at Arizona State, where he was a teammate of Reggie Jackson and Sal Bando in a program that captured the 1965 National Championship (also producing Mets pitcher Gary Gentry). In the very first amateur draft ever held in 1965, Monday became the first player chosen, by the Kansas City As. Monday was there the year I was and he couldnt even make our team, said Frisella. I think 13 guys were signed off that team. It was semi-pro ball, and we played eight games a week. We didnt get paid. Not for playing ball. But I earned $650 a month for pulling a lever on a dump truck. And I didnt have to pull the lever too often. New Panner Pages! Bret Lachemann Stuart Burnett Bobby Davis Brennan Gowens Mike McCarthy Ryan McIntyre Martin Medina Zach Peek Andrew Pollak Justin Schafer Derek Wilson
2009 Picture Page Emerson Frostad (03) is batting .369 in June (24-for-65) with 6 doubles, a triple, homer and 10 RBIs. Bill "Spaceman" Lee (66-67-08) He Came From His Vermont Farm "Lee was asked on Sunday how effective he remained at his advanced baseball age. And, no surprise, he hesitated not at all. "Let's put it this way," Lee answered. "On June 21st of last year, I won the 103rd Midnight Sun Game in Fairbanks, Ala., after losing the 62nd Midnight Sun Game in Fairbanks, Ala., on June 21st in 1967. So, 41 years, three wives, four children and five grandchildren later, I go back and beat the kids who are supposed to be the next generation of big-league ballplayers. As Casey Stengel said, you can look it up." I did, and it was true. Before a roaring crowed of 4,900, Lee went six-plus innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out three to earn the win in the Alaska Goldpanners' 10-6 victory over the Southern California Running Birds. And never mind, as he said, that those young Birds could have caught his fastball with their teeth. You see, he won. And he won the old-fashioned way."
SEAN TIMMONS GETS MSG SAVE TO GO WITH THREE WINS!
Sean Timmons Pitching Statistics
* Through 2009 Midnight Sun Game
Touching the Game: Alaska
H.A. (Red) Boucher
As one Goldpanners player left the theater, he looked at another, both still in uniform, and said, That was like my story.
Former Fairbanks mayor, Goldpanners founder 'Red' Boucher dies at 88
FILM KICKS OFF MIDNIGHT SUN GAME FESTIVITIES
6/18/9:
Dan Pastorini:
A Message from Dan Pastorini - 2009 Alumni Inductee
2009 Goldpanners Yearbook 6/17/9:
Evan Simonitsch
- by Aaron Torres
2009 Picture Page 6/14/9: Film Crew Captures Essence of Midnight Sun Four Massachusetts filmmakers spent two years following the teams in the Alaska League. They sent me an advance copy of the DVD, and it is about as in-depth a look at the world of Alaska baseball that we might ever see. 6/12/9: Dakota Watts (07) Oroville alum Watts drafted by Twins
6/11/9: Shorthanded Goldpanners Open ABL Season Whether were ready or not, were going to put a team on the field, Dennis said with a chuckle earlier this week. Usually the Panners open the season with a series of exhibition games against teams from Outside, then begin the ABL season. Since the ABL expanded from 35 to 45 league games this season, the exhibition games are intermingled with the regular season action." 2009 Pre-Season Rostered Players in Draft1st Round, Comp., 48th pick -- Tyler Kehrer (LAD)
Panner Alumni in Draft
6/9/09 FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER / 25 YEARS AGO June 9, 1984 Theyve all played here before. In 24 years, the likes of Dave Winfield, Craig Nettles, Tom Seaver, Tim Wallach and Steve Kemp have graced the hallowed walls of Growden Memorial Park in the baseball uniforms of the Alaska Goldpanners. Now, its the Page Odles, the Kevin Basts, the Troy Evers et al who are the new boys of summer. Tonight, the 25th edition of Fairbanks non-professional baseball club, the Goldpanners, renews its annual romance with the Golden Heart City.
6/12/9: Dakota Watts (07) Oroville alum Watts drafted by Twins
2009 Picture Page 6/11/9: Shorthanded Goldpanners Open ABL Season Whether were ready or not, were going to put a team on the field, Dennis said with a chuckle earlier this week. Usually the Panners open the season with a series of exhibition games against teams from Outside, then begin the ABL season. Since the ABL expanded from 35 to 45 league games this season, the exhibition games are intermingled with the regular season action." 2009 Pre-Season Rostered Players in Draft1st Round, Comp., 48th pick -- Tyler Kehrer (LAD)
Panner Alumni in Draft
6/9/09 FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS MINER / 25 YEARS AGO June 9, 1984 Theyve all played here before. In 24 years, the likes of Dave Winfield, Craig Nettles, Tom Seaver, Tim Wallach and Steve Kemp have graced the hallowed walls of Growden Memorial Park in the baseball uniforms of the Alaska Goldpanners. Now, its the Page Odles, the Kevin Basts, the Troy Evers et al who are the new boys of summer. Tonight, the 25th edition of Fairbanks non-professional baseball club, the Goldpanners, renews its annual romance with the Golden Heart City.
2009 Picture Page
Carlos Fisher winning pitcher in MLB Debut
5/24/9: Carlos Fisher (04) GP2MLB#197 - Fisher had spent the first six weeks of the 2009 season with the Reds Triple-A affiliate, the Louisville Bats. Fisher made 13 appearances for the Bats, all in relief, and went 2-0 with a 2.00 earned run average (18 IP, 11 H, 4 BB, 21 SO).
"Generously listed as 5-foot-10, Medlen dominated hitters in the International League, where he was 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA and .152 opponents average. He had 44 strikeouts and 10 walks in 37 1/3 innings."
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10/31/7: MSG: 1965 Midnight Sun Game Ends Dramatically with a Strikeout - Tom Seaver (64-65) vs. John Herbst (64)
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