Monday, March 23, 2009
Radio Show tonight
I will broadcast the Tim Perry Frontier League Radio Show tonight at 8 PM Eastern/ 7 Central at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flhistory.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Radio show in a few minutes
I will be doing the show live at 5:30 PM CST today at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flhistory.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Prospect League News
So after an incredibly long wait for receiving any kind of news from the new upstart league called the Prospect League, it would give me such good honor to ring in the new baseball season with this. The Chillicothe Paints will return to V.A. Memorial Stadium with an entirely different look as far as the setup of the roster goes. The Prospect League is a collegiate league, so the rules will be different. Now knowing that, the Paints will start anew with their coaching staff basically. As for skipper Mark Mason, it has been announced by now that he will take the helm for the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League. Mase will make his return to the Pittsburgh suburbs where he first made his mark in independent minor league baseball. From this correspondent, I, Steven Vitte, truly wish Mark Mason the best in his future endeavors back up in Washington. I wasn't exactly easy going, I admit, when it came to some of my posts about Mase's style, and for that, I was a bit harsh and it was unnecessary.
So that means that the Chillicothe Paints would need a new skipper. Well, you don't have to look at all, because the Paints already have their man to guide them through the 2009 baseball season. Who is he? His name is Brian Mannino. Mannino may not be totally new to the likes of Paints fans. Oh no... Brian Mannino did play for the Paints during the golden days of the franchise in 1998 and then served as the team's hitting coach in the following season in 1999.
Mannino is a former Ohio State two-time All-American and he brings along with him a great deal of college coaching experience. He served as an assistant coach from 1996 to 2001, and he was the head coach of the Columbus All-Americans, a former member of the Great Lakes Collegiate League, from 2000 to 2008. During his tenure in Columbus, his teams won a pair of GLCL championships and seven regular season titles. Under the guidance of Mannino, over 30 former players have been drafted my Major League organizations, including two first round draft picks.
For those of you wondering, yes, Marty Dunn will be returning to the Paints as an assistant coach for his 17th season.
Also, Pat Schmidt has been hired by the Paints to be their pitching coach. Schmidt served in the same position for the Columbus All-Americans for the past two summers. He has also served as an assistant coach at Wittenburg University where he was the pitching coach and the recruiting coordinator.
So that means that the Chillicothe Paints would need a new skipper. Well, you don't have to look at all, because the Paints already have their man to guide them through the 2009 baseball season. Who is he? His name is Brian Mannino. Mannino may not be totally new to the likes of Paints fans. Oh no... Brian Mannino did play for the Paints during the golden days of the franchise in 1998 and then served as the team's hitting coach in the following season in 1999.
Mannino is a former Ohio State two-time All-American and he brings along with him a great deal of college coaching experience. He served as an assistant coach from 1996 to 2001, and he was the head coach of the Columbus All-Americans, a former member of the Great Lakes Collegiate League, from 2000 to 2008. During his tenure in Columbus, his teams won a pair of GLCL championships and seven regular season titles. Under the guidance of Mannino, over 30 former players have been drafted my Major League organizations, including two first round draft picks.
For those of you wondering, yes, Marty Dunn will be returning to the Paints as an assistant coach for his 17th season.
Also, Pat Schmidt has been hired by the Paints to be their pitching coach. Schmidt served in the same position for the Columbus All-Americans for the past two summers. He has also served as an assistant coach at Wittenburg University where he was the pitching coach and the recruiting coordinator.
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