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HOT STOVE DATE SET
The 2007 Syracuse Chiefs Hot Stove will take place on Friday February 2nd, 2007 at the Holiday Inn Liverpool. Tickets are only $45 ($20 for children) and are available at the Alliance Bank Stadium office.
Chiefs manager Doug Davis will be on hand while local players Jason Grilli, Scott Cassidy and former players Frank DiPino, John Johnstone, Mark Lukasiewicz, Steve Grilli and Jon Ratliff will also attend.
In addition the Chiefs will honor four local athletes, High School and College, with the Pre-season Player of the Year Awards and their Annual Jake Myers Great Guy Award and Tom Higgins Bullpen Chief Award.
Check our blog and website for additional guest players that will be announced soon.
WEEKEND UPDATE
Hope you had a chance to hear “Inside Pitch” our new weekly talk show devouted to baseball in Central New York. Our host Bob McElligott did a great job for the first show with guest Jason and Steve Grilli who offered their insights on a majical season in Detriot. Chiefs GM and co-host John Simone brought us up-to-date on what really happened with the working agreement changes in the I.L. and explained that the team will play on either field turf or grass in 2007 or as late as 2008. The decision will be that of Onondaga County and the County Legislature. MLB Executive Jimmie Lee Solomon was unable to hook up with us this week due to his duties at the World Series, but will be a guest on next weeks show to talk about the recently announced agreeement with the players association for another 5 years….Syracuse Crunch took two home games this weekend and after a terrible start they seem to be on track to compete against a tough conference…..Red Auerbach passed away on Saturday and with him so did much of the Celtic pride. Former Chifs infielder Danny Ainge, one of Auerbachs favorites was brought in a ew years ago to restore the team. Hopefully, Danny can rekindle Red’s spirit and bring the Celtics back.
TIGER FEVER
Don’t you think that is great to see the Detroit Tigers keep winning. Our own Jason Grilli, son of former Chiefs pitcher Steve Grilli has been on a great ride this season. Steve, has been to all the games and reports that former Chiefs catcher and current Tigers third base coach Gene Lamont sends his regards to Central New York, while Tigers manager Jim Leyland, also a Chiefs catcher in spring training 1965 and 66 sends his regards to his former Trainer and Chiefs current COO, Vice President Tex Simone. Lamont, Leyland and Simone became close friends during the Tigers years (1963-66) and have remained friends ever since. Steve also reports that former Chiefs Willie Horton, Mickey Stanley, Jim Northrup, Mickey Lolich, Gates Brown are all still members of the Tigers family and still remember their days in Syracuse. Wouldn’t it have been interesting if the Tigers wanted to return to Syracuse!!!!!
MLB Post-Season
The Major League Playoffs begin today and many former Syracuse players will be in action as well as local product Jason Grilli for the Tigers.
National League:
Los Angeles: P Giovanni Carrara (1995-96), P Mark Hendrickson (2001-03), IF Jeff Kent (1992) and OF Jayson Werth (2002-03).
NOTES: Werth missed the entire 2006 season after having surgery on his wrist. Carrara was told by Dodgers Manager Grady Little after the final regular season game that he will not be on the playoff roster. Former NBA player Hendrickson who started in 25 of his 31 appearances this season will pitch out of the Dodgers bullpen.
New York: IF Carlos Delgado (1991, 94-95, 98, 04-05), OF Shawn Green (1994) and IF Chris Woodward (1998-01).
NOTES: Two members of Blue Thunder from the 1994 season, Green and Delgado, are wearing a different shade of blue these days. I’m sure a lot of Central New York fans will be pulling for the Mets in the NL.
San Diego: P Scott Cassidy (1998, 2001-03), P David Wells (1986-88), P Woody Williams (1990-96), Bullpen Coach Darrel Akerfelds (1985-86) and Hitting Coach Merv Rettenmund.
NOTES: The Padres have yet to announce their playoff roster and local product Cassidy is probably on the bubble but according to the Padres website, he will travel with the team during the playoffs regardless. The ageless wonder Wells is schedule to start Game 3 and Williams is scheduled to start Game 4. Rettenmund was a roving hitting instructor for the Blue Jays from 2003-2005 and made many visits to Syracuse. If the name sounds familiar he also endorse the Hit-A-Way that you probably seen so many commercials for a few years ago.
St. Louis: P Chris Carpenter (1997, 2002) and 1st Base Coach Dave McKay (1979)
NOTES: Carpenter has gone from throwing out the first ever pitch at Alliance Bank Stadium to one of the best pitchers in baseball and will start Game 1 today.
American League:
Detroit: Third Base Coach Gene Lamont (1965)
NOTES: I’m sure a lot of patrons at the Change of Pace will be torn between their beloved Yankees and their beloved adopted son Jason Grilli.
Minnesota: OF Shannon Stewart (1996-97, 2003)
NOTES: Stewart is on the 60-day DL and will not play. The rest of the Twins roster you probably saw play for Rochester this year, including Boof Bonser who went from starting Opening Day versus the SkyChiefs to starting Game 2 of the Playoffs versus Oakland. Even Rochester PR Director Chuck Hinkel has joined the Twins for the playoff run.
New York: IF Miguel Cairo (1996), P Cory Lidle (2003) and Pitching Coach Ron Guidry (1975-76)
NOTES: Lidle will pitch out of the bullpen unless the Big Unit is unable to go. Cairo is on the playoff roster.
Oakland: P Chad Gaudin (2005), P Estaban Loaiza (2002) and C Adam Melhuse (1997-99)
NOTES: Gaudin made the most of his opportunity in Oakland after being traded this off-season and is one of the A’s reliable middle inning options.
–AG
