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7/11/8:
Alaska Goldpanners overturn Bucs' big lead "Adam Gaylord went
from a struggling No. 9 batter to a game-changer for the Alaska
Goldpanners in a 6-4 victory over the Anchorage Bucs in Thursday
nights Alaska Baseball League game at Growden Memorial Park"
7/10/8:
Alaska Goldpanners bounced on Bank Night I started to sit back
on the offspeed, since thats all he was throwing to us, Hamel, who
struck out in the third and grounded out to short in the eighth,
said. None of us were really seeing the ball that well. He was
just throwing to the outer half (of the plate), and we were looking
to drive the ball to the right side of the field.
7/7/8:
Panners fall back to fourth after road loss to Peninsula "The
win enabled Kenai to claim two wins in the three-game series and
move ahead of the Panners in the ABL standings, where only 1 1/2
games separate the top four teams."
7/6/8:
Goldpanners' bats go silent in loss to Peninsula
7/6/8:
Pitching pushes Peninsula Past Panners
Brooklyn Eagle - "Last week, in another slap at the
overprotective pitch counters now populating dugouts across all
of Major League Baseball, 62-year-old Bill Spaceman Lee threw
six innings while getting the win in a Midnight Sun League game
in Alaska. Taking the mound in an Alaska Goldpanners uniform
for the first time since 1967, Lee was the winning pitcher in a
10-6 victory over the Southern California Running Birds. He had
great tempo, said Panners manager, Tim Gloyd. Hes a real
major league-type player.
Lee, who once infamously proclaimed his preference
for grass over Astroturf by pointing out, I never smoked
Astroturf, wore number 337 (Lee upside down) and registered three
strikeouts while allowing four earned runs. Oh, yeah. He threw 83
pitches. I wonder if Tony LaRussa would have pulled him after 50."
7/5/8:
Big inning lifts Alaska Goldpanners over Oilers
7/4/8:
Goldpanners stand alone atop ABL after win against Bucs
7/1/8:
Alaska Goldpanners put it all together in 7-0 victory over Miners
6/30/8:
Miners bounce back to thump Goldpanners
6/29/8:
Panners' big inning leads to victory
6/29/8: Peninsula:
2008: A Spaceman's Odyssey
6/28/8:
Spaceman's Midnight Sun Game one for the ages
I went to places through adrenaline
and the crowd and everything, he said. Somehow my body was 38
years old again. It was an emotional game. I took my shoulder
places it hasnt been in a long time. And he was still
hurling through the sixth, which was long enough for the Panners
offense to give him a 5-4 lead and the chance for a win. At this
point, Lee could not lose the game if he stayed off the field. So it
was surprising to see him put on his glove and begin the seventh." Id finally redeemed myself since 67, he said. Sometimes you
gotta wait a long time for it to come back, you know?
6/27/8:
Strong pitching enables Fire to end losing streak - "Duran,
a former Santa Clara University (Calif.) pitcher who spent this past
season at San Jose City College, was making his first appearance for
Alaska. He allowed all of the AIA runs and hits, while striking out
two, hitting two batters and walking one in 5 1/3 innings. He was
supported, though, by two double plays. He had pretty good
stuff. He was just a little ... I think hes going to be pretty
good, Gloyd said.
6/26/8:
PannerVision:
June 21, 2008 :
103rd Midnight Sun Game, Part One Watch the "Spaceman" in action
at the 103rd Midnight Sun Game.
6/25/8:
Goldpanners pull out unlikely extra-inning win
against Fire - The best hitting
performance for the Panners came from a player who was questionable
to even start the game. After blocking a pitch with his right hand
Tuesday, catcher Trent Diedrich showed he was playing at full
strength by belting a three-run homer in the bottom of the second.
The other Alaska catcher to get hurt Tuesday, Jeremy Gillan, had a
home run of his own, a solo shot in the seventh.
6/24/8:
Panners, Fire all tied up when rains came to Growden
6/23/8:
Panner face fire in ABL action tonight
6/23/8: Flickr pics:
The
Spaceman Deals
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Photo Journal: Midnight Sun Game "The stadium was adorably
cute and small-town. No big bleachers, no bag checks or metal
detectors to walk through. Heck, I saw people pulling in wagons
and mixing up margaritas during the game."
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Ira and Mary Watts:
Summer solstice - "Summer Solstice in Alaska is a big deal
as the day is almost 22 hours long and during the other two
hours it is still daylight. It never really gets dark. After the
downtown festival Mary & I went to see the 103rd annual Midnight
Sun Baseball game played entirely without artificial lighting.
The game was a lot of fun and we enjoyed every minute of it.
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Fenway West:
The Spaceman can still get it done
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Legend revived in the Midnight Sun
6/22/8:Bill
Lee (66-67-08)
Lee true to form as Panners shine in midnight sun "Bill
Spaceman Lee walked off the field with a cigar in his mouth, a
grin on his face and another win on his record after the Midnight
Sun Game this morning."
6/22/8: Mike Cervenak
(98)
Hot Hitting Cervanek leads Pigs win "The red-hot Cervenak has
now hit safely in 30 of his last 34 games (.348 with 17 RBI)."
Bill Lee (66-67-08)
6/21/8:
Bill Lee (66-67-08)
Wins Midnight Sun Game (all time msg record 1-1)
6/21/8:
One small slip leads to one big win for the Goldpanners
6/20/8:
Alaska Goldpanners bring Birds to a standstill
6/19/8:
PannerVision:
June 18th -
First Home Game
6/19/8: ADN:
Alaska League Roundup
6/18/8:
June 18, 2008:
Vs. Fairbanks Men's League GameTracker - Sean Timmons returns
for 12th season with the Goldpanners!
Sean's New ERA
6/17/8:
PannerVision:
June 16th -
Arriving in Fairbanks
6/16/8:
Anchorage Glacier Pilots Take Out Goldpanners
6/15/8: ADN:
Bucs 12, Panners 8
In a back-and-forth game that saw four lead changes,
catcher Ryan Jenkins served as the Anchorage Bucs' hero.
Dan Boone
(93-94-95-96)
6/10/8: ADN:
Players adapt
to Alaska wood "Our
outfielders play extremely shallow," Garcia said. "Eight out
of 10 balls are hit in front of them, not over their head.
We need all eight balls that are hit in front of them in the
air to be caught. The two over their head we don't care
about.
6/8/8:
Well-worn path
to the majors starts in Alaska League
6/8/8:
High Gas Prices Concerns Bucs' General Manager (pic of
Dempsey)2/27/8:
Reid Suitor
(UC-Irvine) - Added to 2008
Pre-Season Roster
2/27/8:
HS teammates Ryan Garko (00), Ben
Francisco look to future with Cleveland
2/26/8:
Adam Gaylord
(Stanford) - Added to 2008
Pre-Season Roster
Growden Memorial Park on Google Earth/Maps
2/11/8:
Jon Pokorny (08R)
Kent State Left Handed Pitcher - Added to
2008 Roster
9/16/7: Jonathan Kountis (07) Baseball America Prospects Plus:
Alaska League Top 10 Prospect "Alaska was short on power arms this season, but
Kountis was one of the few"
8/7/7:
Nick Ciolli (07)
Indiana State baseball
player Nick Ciolli spent the summer working on his game in Alaska
Right when you walk in, they have about a wall full of guys that
played pro off the team, Ciolli noted. You walk in there and they
expect 5.5 of us will go pro when you play for the Goldpanners,
which is pretty cool. I [fish] a lot, Ciolli said. A bunch of us
would go Arctic grayling fishing, pike fishing, all kinds. Our host
family would take us out on our off days, about once every two or
three weeks. Went to sightsee a couple times, saw moose and bear. It
was pretty cool.
7/31/7:
Die-hard fans support
the Goldpanners no matter what - "When
youre a real Goldpanners supporter, it doesnt matter if the teams
doing hot or not. You show up anyway. You watch the game, you play
the kazoo, and you have a good time."
Barry Bonds
(83)
Home Run chase turns eyes to Fairbanks Nobody in our organization had a harsh word
to say about Barry Bonds, Dennis said. He was exemplary and he was
just an average college kid. He had a tremendous sense of humor, too.
6/24/7: Yahoo Sports :
Bats at midnight "If you played at a college in California, you
wanted to play in Alaska," said Tim Gloyd, the Goldpanners' shortstop in
1978 and its first-year coach this year. "And you wanted to play for
Fairbanks. Because they're the ones who win." "It means more now
than ever," Bill Stroecker said. A smile curled across his face. He
adjusted his tie. He sat up a little straighter. "We've always known it
was something. Now the world knows."
6/21/7:
Touching the Game: Alaska
Jim Carroll set to
Return to Fairbanks in 2007! Last summer, we shot about 70
hours of great Alaska Baseball League action, plus numerous historical
interviews with the people who have been part of the ABL for years. Guys
like Red Boucher, Don Dennis, and Lefty Van Brunt, the stories have been
tremendous, said Jim Carroll, the films co-producer. The crew
also plans to interview some of the many former ABL players who have
made it to the Major Leagues, and in some cases, the Hall of Fame. Guys
like Seaver, Winfield, McGwire, Johnson, they all have stories to tell
about their summers in Alaska, we plan to interview as many as we can.
said Carroll."
6/5/7: Linda Douglass:
Replacing ping! with crack! for Alaskan summer "Basch,
a former Goldpanner who stayed in Alaska, said he enjoys the travel. I
think its great that the kids get to see different parts of Alaska and
stay in some unique places. In Fairbanks, the (visiting) team stays in a
trailer park inside the stadium and in Kenai the visiting teams stay in
the local bingo hall, he said. Also, I enjoy seeing players first
impressions of Alaska when they arrive for the first time, because it
reminds me of what a unique place it is that we live.
2006-07 AMATEUR NEWS |
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6/12/8:
Brent Wyatt
(07)
Former Bulldog gets shot at big leagues Until I see
myself on ESPN, its still going to be a dream, Brent said. Im
just inching a little closer to that dream. With this happening,
its becoming a little more of a reality for me.
6/6/8: Gary Henderson
(89)
Promoted to U. Kentucky head coach "I am very excited to
be named the Kentucky baseball coach," Henderson said. I
look forward to getting back to work at cementing UK's
position among the elite programs in the nation."
5/27/8:
Fairbanks man is Division III baseball's biggest fan
5/27/8:
Allan Dysktra
(05)
Named to ACC All-Tournament Team Dykstra, who was selected
at the Utility position on the team, hit .333 (4-for-12) with
two home runs and five RBIs in the Tournament. He also had a
pair of doubles and slugged 1.000 over three games.
5/27/8:
Joey Dunn (06)
Stanford Crushes Washington "Senior Joey Dunn, seen here in
the game against Washington State, finished his college career
in the game against Standford with a home run and two RBIs
Sunday.
5/24/8:
Jeremy Gillan (08) Second Team All-A Sun Conference
Catcher - Added to Roster
5/24/8:
Matt Fitts
(05)
Host Warriors Roll Big in World Series Opener With 19-0 Triumph
"Matt Fitts, who returned to LCSC for his junior season despite
being drafted in the 15th round by the Houston Astros, checked
Embry-Riddle on one hit through four innings. With the game in
hand, LCSC coach Ed Cheff pulled Fitts to save him for later in
the tournament.
4/21/8:
Lewis-Clark Sets NAIA Record with 51 inning scoreless pitching
streak "In
the second game, which saw LCSC earn its 40th win of the season for
the 31st time in coach Ed Cheff's 32 seasons at helm, the Warriors
used a six-run second inning to take an 7-0 lead. The
impressive streak was continued by LCSC pitchers Michael Guerrero
(07) and Blaine Hardy in the opener."
4/13/8:
Tim Gloyd -
49rs Double Their Fun "Zack Vawter-Scroggins has made the Yuba College baseball team all
but unbeatable when he is on the mound. The freshman allowed one
earned run in 8 2/3 innings to lead the 49ers (13-20, 8-11) to a 9-2
Bay Valley Conference victory at Solano on Saturday. Adrian Perez
got the final out. It was their fourth win in five games. "He was
outstanding," Yuba coach Tim Gloyd said of his young starter, who
enduced five ground ball double plays."
4/10/8:
Jonathan Kountis (07) AMC Pitcher of the Week - Kountis, a 6-3 sophomore
right-hander from Akron , Ohio , is the AMC Pitcher of the Week. He
hurled a complete game to knock off Walsh, 4-1.
In seven innings pitched, Kountis allowed an unearned run on four
hits with 12 strikeouts and no walks. ODU improved to 17-7 overall
and 6-0 AMC"
4/4/8:
Steve Mrowka
(86)
Baseball Head Coach Steve Mrowka Earns 100th Win at GW "Earlier
this season, on Mar. 1, Mrowka also tallied his 500th career
victory, with a 9-8 win against Yale. The North Carolina ('87)
graduate is now 507-324-3 in his career, this being his 15th year
overall."
3/17/8:
Geoff Byrns (06)
Pictures from 3/9/8 game vs. UCLA
3/15/8:
Ed Cheff
(02-03-04-05-06)
When you play for Ed Cheff, 'winning is like breathing' "It's a
completely different atmosphere,'' Woods said of playing for Cheff.
Adam acknowledged that the mental part of the game is heavily
stressed "because if you're mentally weak, the skills don't matter."
"You've got to be thick-skinned," he added. " You can't be soft and
play for him.'' Cheff believes it's the mentally tough team that
prevails in the end."
3/12/8:
Tim Gloyd
(78-07-08R)
Gloyd fires off full staff assault "When a baseball team resorts
to throwing nine pitchers in a game, it usually means they're on the
losing end of a blowout. The move paid off as the nine Yuba hurlers
combined to allow one earned run and didn't walk a single batter in
a 7-3 victory."
3/12/8: Allan Dykstra
(05)
Wake Forest Comes Back to Beat Charlotte, 15-12
"Wake trailed 10-1 in the bottom of the fifth
when Allan Dykstra stroked a two-run homer, his fifth of the season,
as part of a three-run outburst."
3/12/8:
Michael Guerrero
(07) Guerrero threw the first complete-game shutout on the road
since 2000 for Lewis-Clark State College and three pitchers combined
on an eight-hitter in the second game to help the Warriors sweep a
doubleheader against the College of Idaho by scores of 10-0 and 8-3
in Caldwell on Tuesday. The sweep stretched LCSC's win streak
to 11 games.3/8/8:
Eddie Bane (82),
Floyd Bannister
(74-75)
Bane and Bannister Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame
"Eddie Bane and Floyd
Bannister, two of the greatest pitchers to ever wear a Sun Devil
uniform, have been named to the 2008 induction class for the College
Baseball Hall of Fame, the College Baseball Foundation announced
today."
3/8/8: Allan Dykstra homered twice, and
four Wake Forest pitchers collected 15 strikeouts in a 13-11 victory
over Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener
3/1/8:
Late inning blast lifts
LCSC over UW - Fitts (05) and Guerrero (07) combine for the win
; Tyler Cheney (06) takes the loss
2/26/8:
Three Goldpanners combine to give LC three hit shutout "Brian
Bird allowed one hit with two strikeouts in the fourth, while Max
Hibbs allowed one hit in his two innings with a strikeout. Michael
Guerrero pitched the final three innings and allowed one hit, but
struck out six. In all, LCSC pitchers struck out 12 in the game."
2/26/8: Joey Dunn
(06)
Huskies start season with a split "For Knutson, a real star of
the series was senior centerfielder Joey Dunn, who battled an injury
late last year but played in three games over the weekend, doing his
job offensively and defensively. He went 4-for-10 at the plate with
a homerun and three RBIs during the series, while also throwing out
runners trying to steal."
2/17/8:
Allan Dykstra
(05)
Dykstra named to Golden Spikes watchlist "Wake Forest junior
first baseman Allan Dykstra has been named to the preseason
watch list for the 2008 Golden Spikes Award, as announced Friday
by USA Baseball. The award is presented annually to the premier
amateur baseball player. "
Beau Mills (06) "It's
just my personal goal to get to Double-A or Triple A by the end of
the year."
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"In
1979, Broberg signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles
Dodgers, who gave him a choice of going to Triple-A or being
released. "I went home," Broberg said. "They still had
to pay me, and the Dodgers paid my way through law school."
Broberg went on to be a lawyer and now owns his own firm in
West Palm Beach." |
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EL CAJON (1-15-08) -- Long-time Grossmont College baseball coach
ED OLSEN
(74-75-76-77) produced plenty of impressive numbers during his 22
seasons as the Gossmont Griffins skipper.
It all starts with his 516-376-7 record, which ranks among state's
top 10 for coaching victories.
The Olsen legacy doesn't stop there. He's guided 11 Griffins into
the major leagues and helped an additional 355 players receive some
form of scholarship. Olsen will be inducted in the CCCBA Hall
of Fame on May 23 in Fresno, site of the state baseball
championships.
Neil Simons (78-79)
1/28/7:
West Coast Conference/Rawlings 40th Anniversary Baseball Team -
Miah Bradbury,
Billy Bean,
Barry Matthews,
Rich Troedson,
Joe Ciccarella,
Chris Donnels,
Tim Layana,
Steve Rodriguez
1/24/8:
Clarence Griego
(07)
Joins Gold Sox "Yuba
College baseball fans will recognize one of manager Jack Johnson's
new assistants, but the on-field brain trust for the 2008
Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox will be very different this year. "
1/8/8:
Tyler Best
(02-03)
Added to Indiana Hoosier coaching staff "Tyler comes to us with
a strong background at an NAIA power in Lewis-Clark," Smith said.
"He has a track record of success and a winning attitude. As a
former collegiate and professional catcher, he will provide strong
coaching for our young catchers and will also be a key factor
working with our hitters.
As a player, Best was a 2004 NAIA
honorable mention All-American in his senior season.
He helped the team to national championships in both
2002 and 2003. He was also a member of the Alaska
Goldpanners team that won the National Baseball
Congress National Championship in 2002.
12/7/7: Allan Dykstra (05)
Named to 2007 Wallace Award Watch List - Rumblings of talk as a
1st Round draft pick
11/10/7:
Matt Fitts
(05), Brent
Wyatt (07)
Named to NAIA preseason All-American Team
9/8/7:
Cheff
named ABCA's Region I Coach of the Year
9/6/7: George Horton (81-83)
UO Swinging a Big Bat "To land Horton, a two-time national coach
of the year whose Titans won the 2004 national championship, Oregon
guaranteed him an annual package of $400,000 -- a base salary of
$150,000 and another $250,000 in television and radio money and a
contract with Nike. With incentives, Horton could earn another
$285,000 a year, Kilkenny said. The incentives include $50,000 for a
College World Series appearance, $20,000 for a Pacific-10 Conference
title and other rewards for graduating players, producing
All-Americans or winning coach of the year honors. "
9/6/7: Ten minutes with
Steve Rodriguez (90) "When I was in the Big Leagues, I actually
had a very veteran group. We had Jose Canseco and Roger Clemens at
the Red Sox, and they really, really took care of the younger guys.
You never had to pay for anything, whether it was clothes or food.
Whatever it was, they took care of it. It was really great, and
thats what I try to relay to our guys here that you should never
feel a sense of entitlement because youre older or have been here
longer. Thats actually the point when you show your leadership by
making the younger kids jobs easier."
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ALASKAN BASEBALL HISTORY IN PICS
@ www.Alaskan-Legacies.com
6/4/8:
THE BEST SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERAGE SINCE 1979:
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Luke Winn:
The Alaska Pipeline "A
rugged, no-frills league in the Last Frontier State has funneled
almost 400 college players to the majors and kept fans in
Fairbanks up late each June with its quirky Midnight Sun Game " -
The Ultimate Summer Road Trip (Begins in Fairbanks!)
"But the price of gas (very high) will be offset by the price of
food and tickets (cheap to all-you-can-eat/free, respectively).
Most importantly, it will all be worth it when you can say you
ventured from Alaska on June 21 -- site of the Alaska League's
legendary Midnight Sun Game -- and then crisscrossed the
country, making it to New Orleans in time for Labor Day." -
Photo Gallery
6/3/8: New Videos Posted to YouTube! 5/19/8:
Dodge Magazine - 2007 Midnight Sun
Game
Dietz: "Cuba is the Best Team We Will Ever Play"
First Game Ever Played in Alaska Under Artificial Lights
5/11/8:
Ed Cheff Named Region Coach of the Year ; Panner Honors "One of the
strengths of this season's Warrior team is their impressive pitching staff.
Warrior pitchers claimed four of the five spots on the All-Region team
reserved for men on the mound. Junior right-hander Matt Fitts is 10-0
on the season and led the region in strikeouts. Michael Guerrero, a junior
left-hander, led the region with 1.93 ERA thanks in large part to a personal
shutout streak of 31 innings that he enjoyed during the season."
5/11/8: Ryan Scoma
(08R) "Ryan Scoma had two hits and drove in three runs for UC Davis, but UC
Riverside scored five runs over the seventh and eighth innings, and held on
for a 7-6 victory over the Aggies in the opening game of a Big West
Conference baseball series at the Sports Complex Friday night. "
|5/11/8:
Matt Newman (08R)
Newman
pitches #3 ASU past #10 Wichita State "Newman allowed
only one run on five hits during his 6.2 innings of work,
picking up his first collegiate victory in the process. Mike
Leake pitched the final 2.1 innings, coming on to pitch
after playing stellar defense at short and picked up his
first save of the season and second of his career."
5/5/8:
Dave Winfield (71-72)
Allan Simpson:
Is Winfield Following
Kingman? (1972) "So in only 12 official
at-bats this seahe pace Kingman established in '69 when he clubbed
seven home runs in a total of 64 times at bat. "We've known all along what
Winfield's capable of doing with the bat," said manager Jim Dietz "and
that's why we've tried to work him into the lineup occasionally." "He'll
play more and more in the outfield as the season progresses, but whether
he'll ever become a full-time outfielder, it's hard to say at this time." -
The Answer? Um, yes.
5/4/8: The Sporting News:
Ex-Goldpanners
Seaver and Frisella Strike it Rich with New York Mets (1967) "Seaver
and Frisella recall happily their days in Alaska with the Goldpanners.
"Alaska is something else," said Seaver. "You can't realize what a
magnificient place it is unless you have been there. And it's a lot
different than most people picture it. I can remember waking up one night at
3 o'clock. I saw the sun coming through the windows and my first thought was
that I'd overslept and blown my job."
3/4/8:
Sports Collectors Digest: Summer collegiate leagues a unique hobby
source (Ed
Kobak) "Collecting summer collegiate baseball team and
league card sets is very challenging. It is very much like pulling
teeth to obtain these sets, which is an attraction to a true
collector, unlike MLB-sponsored minor leagues and the independent
league sets, which are rewarding to collect but are readily
available for sale from teams and card dealers. On the whole, the
Alaska League has been great for card collectors. "
Click Here to
View Baarns' Interview of Sarah Palin
July 31, 1962
"Looking Forward - Red Boucher, manager of the state champion
Pan Alaska Gold Panners baseball team, expresses his
determination to take his team to Wichita, Ka., for the National
Baseball Congress tournament for semi-professional state
winners, which begins Aug. 17. Boucher has said that sending the
team will cost $7,500. A public subscription campaign has
been started here to raise the money, and nearly $2,000 has been
collected already. Boucher said the team should leave here
Aug. 13 if it plans to attend the tournament." (The team
DID go, and came within one run of winning the championship,
ending the season with a national second-place finish)
2/14/8: Amazon.com: Josh Pahigian -
101 Baseball Places to Visit Before You Strike Out
(Fairbanks and the Goldpanners featured)
Josh Pahigian is
an American author who specializes in books and articles about
baseball. He is particularly renown in the field of sports
travel, writing books on this topic, as well as articles that
frequently appear on the
ESPN.com Sports Travel page under the Travel Ten heading.
"Seaver played in 1964 and 1965, along with
Andy Messersmith, and Rick Monday, among others. So, they had
the first draftee, the first player to successfully challenge
the reserve clause and bring about free agency, and the HOFer
with the highest voting percentage from the BBWAA. Not just
outstanding teams, but teams with very historically significant
players on it.
And MLB teams should have such well-organized and navigable
sites as the Alaska Goldpanners! "
2/8/8:
Chris Zachgo
(00-02-03-05)
Coaches
Delta Junction to state hockey championship "Zachgo
described Smith as a major role player -- in other words, much
like his teammates. "We don't have a bunch of snipers, we have a
bunch of hard workers," Zachgo said. "They grind it out. That's
how we win. That's exactly what happened tonight. Hard work got
it done."
Tom Seaver (64-65)
10/31/7: MSG:
1965
Midnight Sun Game Ends Dramatically with a Strikeout -
Tom Seaver (64-65)
vs. John Herbst (64)
10/31/7:
Tom Seaver (64-65)
Added "Seaver set the standard for a generation" and
pictures from 1965 Midnight Sun Game
9/7/7:
William G. Strocker
- Named
Distinguished UAF Almunus
5/23/7:
102 Years of Alaska Baseball History--The 2007 Midnight Sun Game
- FOXSports Blog
| 2008 PRO NEWS | |
7/11/8:
Mike
Cervanek (98)
Finally receives his call to the major leagues - "Columnist
Nick Fierro chronicles Cervenak's story, from the independent
Frontier League to a spot in the Citizens Bank Park home dugout for
Thursday's matinee meeting with the St. Louis Cardinals. Cervenak
told Fierro his head was spinning so much after IronPigs manager
Dave Huppert gave him the good news, the rest of his manager's words
were a blur: "Everything that he said about the trip to Philly
was just kind of like the teacher from Charlie Brown," he said. "It
was just like, 'wah, wah, wah.' You know what I mean?"
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Redbird pitchers going with the flow "Pitchers have been
hearing instructions like these for years from their pitching
coaches. And to that, Brent Strom says, ''Hogwash.'' There's a
lot of conventional wisdom out there that quite frankly is
wrong, and it just keeps getting perpetuated," Strom said."
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Greg Dobbs' single in
the seventh was his 18th pinch hit of the year, the most by a
Phillie since Dave Philley had 18 in 1958.
7/10/8: Mike
Cervanek (98)
Promoted to Philadelphia! MLB Debut looms
7/7/8:
Giambi one of AL Final Vote contenders "If Jason Giambi is to be
named to the American League All-Star team, he'll need a little help
-- even more than his iconic mustache can provide. The
slugger has been named as one of the candidates in the Monster 2008
All-Star Game Final Vote, in the midst of a big-swinging season that
has seen him return to prominence as a powerful force in the heart
of the Yankees' lineup."
6/24/8:
Bobby Crosby (99)
Crosby
A's strong man
6/24/8: Brendan Ryan
(08)
We enjoyed Fenway Park almost as much as Brendan Ryan -
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5/23/8:
Marc Kaiser (02)
Making his way back with Silver Sox "Leonard said if Kaiser gets his
mental game squared away he expects the scouts to come calling, but the
26-year-old pitcher said he tries to keep those thoughts off his mind.
"That's out of my control," Kaiser said. "That type of thinking and worrying
got me to where I am now. I just need to let the game take care of itself.
If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. That's the biggest lesson I've
learned over the last four years is just be yourself and let people judge
you the way they want to judge you."
5/23/8: Alan Regier
(88)
New duties for Alan Regier "Regier, the former director of player
development, will shift to scouting at all levels. Those tasks once
were filled by Wilder, who was fired along with two scouts in an ongoing
federal investigation to determine whether they skimmed money from signing
bonuses to Latin American players, according to a Major League Baseball
investigator."
5/6/8:
Marc Kaiser
(02)
Signs with Reno Silver Sox ""It's great to have Marc as a member of the
Silver Sox, although I would be surprised if he lasted very long before a
major league team comes calling"
5/6/8: Adam Kennedy
(95 MVP)
Kennedy still distancing himself from 2007 "Kennedy is still waiting for
the day when La Russa makes him an everyday lineup fixture. Kennedy batted
.329 heading into an eight-game trip for the surprise NL Central leaders
after getting two hits, two walks and two RBIs in Sunday's 5-3 win over the
Cubs, yet he started only four games in a 6-3 homestand. The
left-handed hitting Kennedy is 5-for-11 against left-handers, but Aaron
Miles and Brendan Ryan have gotten the starts."
5/3/8:
Beau Mills (06)
Mills looms large
"On Monday, those walls were transformed from ball-swatting demons to
harmless spectators by Cleveland Indians prospect Beau Mills. Mills hit a
grand slam and a two-run homer to lift the Kinston Indians to a 10-5
Carolina League victory over Salem."
4/19/8:
Ryan Garko (00)
Garko exceeding expectations With a .314 batting average, 9
RBI's, .435 OBP, and 1 home run, it's hard to argue that Garko has
been a reason why the team is struggling.
 4/15/8: Ty Van
Burkleo (84)
Van Burkleo hitting stride with A's ""He's
probably my favorite hitting coach I've ever had," said
Bobby Crosby (99),
who went 9-for-29 (.310) with a home run and six RBIs in the first
seven games of the trip. "He's just got a lot of energy, he's always
really positive. ... He's great to work with." Van Burkleo, who
played professionally for 14 years -- including five in Japan, where
he was named the league's player of the year in 1988 -- but logged
only 38 at-bats in the Majors, joined the A's after serving as the
Angels' roving hitting instructor for the previous six years. Before
that, he spent four years in the Diamondbacks organization."
4/13/8:
Bobby Crosby
(99)
Crosby powers A's over Indians
Bobby Crosby snapped Oakland's five-game homerless streak with a
three-run blast in the seventh inning, just the second ball the A's
have hit out in nine games.
4/7/8:
Jason Aspito (99)
Not quite on Revolution's
level - "The chances of a guy making the club out of a tryout
are not great, but there are always guys who go to open tryouts and
show they do deserve a chance." One of those guys this time year ago
was Aspito. Out of pro ball at the start of 2007, by midseason
Aspito was an integral part of the Revs' lineup, before getting hurt
toward the end of the year. And it all started at a tryout camp.
"I was a six-year free agent, and nobody picked me up," Aspito said,
"and I didn't know if anyone knew I was available, (so) my dad said
'why don't you go to the Northern League tryouts.' So I fly down to
Tampa.
4/5/8:
David Gassner
(00) ; Jason Phillips
(96)
Riverhawks sign ex-major leaguers "The Camden Riversharks
completed three deals this week that bring eight seasons of combined
Major League experience to the club. First baseman-catcher Jason
Phillips, lefthanded starter Dave Gassner and outfielder Chris
Walker agreed to terms and will join the Riversharks in 2008."
4/3/8:
Defensive moves don't help Braves - Resop moved to left field
while left-hander Royce Ring (00) struck out Adam LaRoche,
but Resop returned to the mound to give up Nady's go-ahead single.
4/4/8: Mid-Season Statistics
4/3/8:
Jason Giambi (90)
Giambi wants to prove defensive might "I love to be on the
field," Giambi said on Wednesday. "That's why I've never been a fan
of the DH. You're a part of the game and a part of the team."
The 37-year-old Giambi, playing the final year of his contract, has
convinced manager Joe Girardi that he will hold up to the rigors of
everyday duty in the field. "
3/23/8:
Jose Cruz Jr.
(93)
At
last, Junior to hear "Cruuuuz" "The Cruz
household was abuzz with excitement when "Cheito" signed a minor
league deal with the Astros last Nov. 28, and the family likely will
get another dose of good news within a week if Cruz Jr. makes the
opening-day roster as expected."
3/23/8: Bret Boone
(88)
Accepts demotion to minor leagues
3/17/8:
Ryan Garko (00)
Garko isn't take spot on Tribe roster for granted Just because
we were there last year doesnt count for anything this year, Garko
said. You might never get back. We need to remember that.
3/15/8:
Brendan Ryan
(02)
Ryan bids farewell to Dodgertown with flourish "The
Cardinals hyper-kinetic infielder was at second base when pitcher
Greg Jones uncorkeed a pitch that ricocheted off
his catcher and up the first baseline. (Right toward the Cardinals
uncovered, no-roof dugout a signature feature here at Dodgertown
beloved by the ballplayers for the baking sun and the fact fans can
reach out and tap them on the back for an autograph.) Ryan didnt
hesitate, wheeling around third and beating a throw home. Thats
one of the nice things Brendan brings to the club, manager
Tony La Russa said. Brings good legs and hes aggressive
when he runs.
3/13/8:
Greg Dobbs (00)
Dobbs finds a niche with versatility, bat "Dobbs made a name for
himself with the Phillies last season, taking a prominent role off
the bench and in the clubhouse. The 29-year-old hit .272 with 55
RBIs and 10 home runs. His sixth-inning grand slam at Shea Stadium
on Sept. 16 off Jorge Sosa put a stamp on a sweep of the New York
Mets."
3/7/8:
Beau Mills (06)
Mills sees action in Indians Spring Training Games Big fly:
Infielder Beau Mills, the Indians' No. 1 pick in
2007, is hitting .429 (3-for-7) in six games this spring. He hit his
first homer, a two-run shot over the right-field fence, in the sixth
inning on Thursday. "He's making an impression," Wedge said. "He's
advanced. He's strong. He knows the game, you can tell that by
having a conversation with him." Mills is playing first and third
base. The Indians want him to continue to work on his defense.
3/6/8:
Brendan Ryan
(02) Cardinals Diaspora "Brendan Ryan obviously has ADHD. In
the workouts for the evening game, Ryan did not stop running
his mouth one second, and he was always at least one stretch
behind the rest of the players. I had an interesting
conversation with one of Brendan Ryans old HS coaches, Dave
Kramer. The gentleman was extremely friendly and had lots of
good things to say about Ryan. He called Brendan a very
intense kid who was very dedicated to playing baseball.
When I asked him about Brendans supposed lack of focus (see
ADHD comment above), he made it clear that Brendan is a
smart kid, but it is all in how you approach him to get him
to understand what you want. Kramer commented that Ryan
had a really strict and intense college coach ('hefe),
but said that Ryan needed that type of structure. He thinks
that TLR is at no loss for intensity and thinks that is good
for Ryan. Brendan played 2nd base in HS, and Kramer said
that he never had a 2nd baseman play for him like Brendan
did. He did say that Brendan hasnt really changed much from
HS, besides the shaved head and getting a little skinnier.
He said, Yep, he still wears his socks up around his nose.
I guess hes not a fan of the socks. "
3/6/8:
Quinn Stewart
(05)
Rays Review: Quinn Stewart "Rays
farm director Mitch Lukevics describes him as a big strong kid with
whack in his bat and athleticism. In his first full season, he had
a 20-20 year, hitting .258 with 21 homers and 21 steals in 112 games
at Class A Columbus last year, posting a .466 slugging percentage
but striking out 122 times. But he also hit .471 in the playoffs to
help lead the Catfish to the Sally League title."
3/3/8:
Terry Francona
(78)
Interview with Terry Francona
3/3/8: Ninth-inning rally: The A's beat
visiting Colorado 3-2 in the ninth, thanks to a triple by
Brooks Conrad (99-00)
Brooks is tied for the team lead in total bases
3/2/8:
Brooks Conrad (99-00) hit a home run, a double, single
and drove in three runs against the Giants
3/2/8:
Beau Mills (06)
Big Beau "He's got some work to do," said Wedge. "His bat is
ahead of his glove, but we knew that. He's a smart kid, but then he
grew up in the game. You've got to love the way the ball comes off
his bat."
3/1/8:
Bobby Crosby (99)
Crosby's aim: Stay healthy "Throughout my whole life, I've never
really been injured," he said. "I wasn't injured in high school or
college or the minor leagues or my rookie year. These are just
things that happen in baseball that, to be honest, are unlucky."
2/27/8:
HS teammates Ryan Garko (00), Ben
Francisco look to future with Cleveland
2/25/8:
Terry Francona
(78)
Francona becomes second-highest paid manager in baseball "The
extension will reportedly pay Francona an average of $3.75 million
over its first three years. Francona will make $1.75 million this
season."
2/24/8:
Joe Szekely (81)
Introduced as Princeton
Rays Head Coach (Tampa Bay)
2/24/8: Alan Regier
(88)
Minor League Cupboards Not Bare - "There are a handful of teams
out in front of everyone else, and the rest are trying to get to
that point," said White Sox farm director Alan Regier of his
supposedly depleted Minor League ranks. "When it comes down to it,
what's the difference between the team ranked 12 and the team
sitting at 29? "Are we exceptional right now? No. But we want to be
in the exceptional category, and there's no doubt we will be."
2/19/8:
Brad Arnsberg
(83)
Ryan eyeing opening day "Brad Arnsberg turned his arm and
smiled, revealing a six-inch reminder of an operation he had
nearly two decades ago. A jagged scar arcs along the right
forearm of Toronto's pitching coach and ends near his elbow.
The mark is a remnant of Tommy John surgery -- an elbow ligament
replacement procedure that's become commonplace among pitchers.
It was still a relatively new surgery when Arnsberg went under
the knife in 1989, but a lot has changed in the years since.
That's one reason why Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan, who is
currently attempting a swift return from the same operation on
his left elbow, doesn't bear nearly as prominent of a scar as
his coach. "They're a lot prettier than they
used to be," Arnsberg said with a laugh.
2/18/8:
Bret (88),
Bob Boone
(66-67-68)
Bret
joins Bob in Washington "He went to spring training in 2006 with
the New York Mets but called it quits before playing in an
exhibition game. Looking back Monday, he said: "I was in no position
mentally to continue on at that point. I needed to walk away." Bob
and Bret talked about it two years ago. "He said, 'Dad, you won't
understand.' I said, '[You're] right, I won't understand. I mean,
who cares how you feel? This is baseball,'" the elder Boone
recalled."
2/14/8:
Harold Reynolds
(80)
Interview with Harold Reynolds (80) "I played with the
Alaska Goldpanners, which has a lot of history with good
ballplayers, so that looked good to a lot of scouts. Players
like Tom Seaver and Bob Boone played up there before me. It was
nice playing up there, a honor because so many great ballplayers
played there."
2/14/8: Bill Lee
(66-67) "Bill Lee said in answer to Jim Prime's question about
what had made him an eccentric replied, I used to play for the
Alaska Goldpanners, and when you play on permafrost, and it
warms and your centerfielder disappears, that leads to
eccentricity.
2/12/8:
Bill Schmidt (85) Vice
President of Scouting, Colorado Rockies
2/12/8: Ben Julianel
(00) Signed by Minnesota Twins
2/2/8:
Jason Brown
(95-96) New Scrapbook - Non Roster Invitee to Spring Training with
Yankees
1/29/8:
Sung-Wei Tseng
(05)
Minor League Insider : Sung-Wei Tseng
1/24/8:
Ryan Garko (00)
Garko makes himself at home
1/22/8: Brendan Ryan
(02)
Ryan still adjusting to MLB status "It doesn't seem real, to be
honest," Ryan said Friday night during the Cardinals Caravan stop at
Drury University's Weiser Gym. "People throw that 'big-leaguer'
title at you and, I don't know, it really hasn't set in."
Ryan, a seventh-round pick in 2003 from NAIA's Lewis and Clark
College in Idaho, has long been known to be scatterbrained and to
never stop talking. A high-energy type, his coaches called him in
Springfield."
1/13/8: Jason Lane
(96-97)
Signed to MiLB contract with Spring Training invite
1/10/8: Jason Lane
(96-97)
Lane might join Yankees at first base
1/5/8: Adam Pettyjohn (96) Signed by Cincinnati to
MiLB contract
1/3/8:
Jeff DaVanon
(92-94) Signed with San Diego Padres to MiLB contract ; spring
training invite
12/25/7:
Scott
Robinson (01-02 MVP)
Signed by
Seattle Mariners
12/20/7: Mike Cervanek (98)
Invited to Phil's spring training
12/15/7:
NYTimes: MLB owes Barry Bonds an apology
The
winning side always seems to advocate moving
on, is always eager to leave the past
behind. I say not so fast. Baseball cant
move on until it apologizes. Baseball,
specifically Bud Selig, owes Bonds an
apology.
Sorry,
Barry, for hanging you out to dry; for
allowing the news media and the public to
make you the vilified face of baseballs
steroid era. Sorry for making it clear
during your home run chase that I would
rather be in a dentists chair having root
canal surgery than watching you break the
home run record.
Sorry for
looking on as you absorbed nasty fan
behavior and crude treatment from the news
media. Sorry for not being more forceful in
telling fans to reserve judgment, that the
steroid canyon was wide and deep. I spoke on
Friday with Selig in Milwaukee. He was in no
mood for apologies and refused to discuss
individual players. I just think its
inappropriate for me to comment on anybody,
he said."
12/11/7:
Brooks Conrad
(99-00)
Signed by Oakland A's - Possibility of 1999 Goldpanners
middle infield repeat -- with Panner teammate
Bobby Crosby
(99)
12/10/7:
Sheng-Wei
Wang
(05)
Now Playing for
Brother
Elephants in Taiwan Professional Baseball League
11/28/7:
Jose Cruz. Jr. (93)
Signed to MiLB contract with Houston ; Spring Training Invite
11/23/7: Mike
Harkey (86) Named Yankees Bullpen Coach
11/21/7:
Terry Francona
(78)
Sox's success can be traced to Francona
"Could it be that Terry Francona is the best manager in Red
Sox history? Seeing that he's the only living man to guide
the fabled franchise to one World Series championship -- let
alone two -- it is a debate worth having."
9/21/7:
Scott Robinson
(01-02
MVP)
SCL Most Valuable
Player "Winning the South Coast
Leagues Most Outstanding Hitter award wasnt enough for
Scott Robinson
as today the SCL is pleased to announce that the Macon Music first
baseman has also been named the 2007 SCL Most Valuable Player. "
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