Touring The Bases With…Brent Mayne
August 11, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Catcher Brent Mayne was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (#13 overall) of the 1989 amateur draft and made his major league debut only a year later, rapping an RBI single off Twins pitcher Scott Erickson in his first major league at-bat. Mayne spent 15 seasons in the big leagues with […]
Touring The Bases With…Kristyne A. Haver
June 17, 2010 by Norm Coleman · Leave a Comment
Kristyne A. Haver CPA, is the Controller for the Reading Phillies located in Reading, Pennsylvania. They have been an Affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies since 1967. They are in the Eastern League. SEAMHEADS: What does your job consist of? What are your responsibilities? KRISTYNE: My job title is Controller. Mainly, I’m in charge of all […]
Pitchin’ On The Dock Of The Bay
April 26, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
You knew, just looking at the matchups, two things about this weekend’s series. Â One, it was going to be darn tough for the Cardinals to keep their streak of not losing a series alive. Â The second was that if anyone scored, it was going to be a fairly impressive accomplishment. Sometimes when you think you […]
A Proper Frame for Stephen Strasburg
February 28, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 1 Comment
Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson left southern California in 1907 a shy young man who was uncertain why the Washington Senators thought he was going to be a star. Manager Cantillon had heard from scouts the kid was a unique talent-77 straight scoreless innings, 166 strikeouts in eleven games. Now, a century later, another […]