Story Lines Terrific for First No-Hitter in 6 Years

August 8, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

While major league baseball has been basking in perfect games and no-hitters this season, it had been nearly six years since the Atlantic League enjoyed such a feat before Southern Marylandâ€™s Joe Newby and Jim Ed Warden combined to hold Newark hitless in a 3-1 victory at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium Wednesday night.Â The […]

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It Is Easy to Tell How Much Sparky Lyle Loves Managing and the Atlantic League

April 27, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

It only takes a few minutes with Sparky Lyle to understand how much the Somerset manager thinks of the Atlantic League.Â It is equally impressive that the 65-year-old, who was a major league star as early as the late 1960s, still has fire in his belly for his job, which has to be part of […]

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