Independent Minded — October 28, 2014
I have been waiting for awhile to use the material in this post. Today seemed like a good day.
First, a brief time lapse video of the grounds crew prepping the field.
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My choice of music for that video would have been Yaktey Sax…but that’s just me. Either selection works.
The other section of this post is material that was collected by Jay Grusznski in the second half of the 2014 Timber Rattlers season.
Jay did a lot of searching through the pages of the teams in the different independent leagues and came up with a list of former Timber Rattlers playing in those leagues.
Some of these players spent time in both affiliated ball and the independent leagues this season. If I had a heart, these guys would hold a special place in it. Why? Because — as some of you may remember — I spent three seasons as a radio announcer for the Duluth/Superior Dukes in the Northern League of Professional Baseball. Maybe one day I will share some of my photos of the stadiums of the league at the time.
American Association:
Kansas City T-Bones:
TJ Mittelstaedt (‘11)
Bryan Sabatella (‘06)
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That time TJ Mittelstaedt pitched for the Timber Rattlers in 2011.[/caption]
St. Paul Saints:
RJ Seidel (‘09)
Wichita Wingnuts:
Brent Dean (‘13)
Alan Williams (’11, ’12, ‘13)
Laredo Lemurs:
Gerardo Avila (’06, ’07, ‘08)
Seth Lintz (’11, ‘12)
Grand Prairie AirHogs:
Tom Keeling (‘11)
Atlantic League:
York Revolution:
Johan Limonta (’06) — All-Star
BROCK! Kjeldgaard (‘09)
Zack Braddock (‘11)
Cody Scarpetta (‘09)
Sugar Land Skeeters:
Travis Scott (‘06)
Dan Meadows (‘09)
Somerset Patriots:
Jeff Dominguez (‘06)
Mike Wilson (‘05)
Long Island Ducks:
Brett Lorin (‘08)
Bridgeport Bluefish:
Denny Almonte (‘08)
Emiliano Fruto (‘02)
Camden Riversharks:
Joe Dunigan (‘08)
Kalian Sams (‘07)
Can-Am League:
Les Capitales de Quebec:
Sebastien Boucher (‘05)
New Jersey Jackals:
Joe Dunigan (‘08)
Rockland Boulders:
Taylor Mangum (‘13)
Chad Robinson (‘10)
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Taylor Mangum for the Timber Rattlers.[/caption]
Frontier League:
Evansville Otters:
Chad Robinson (‘10)
Lake Erie Crushers:
Juan Sanchez (‘09)
Rockford Aviators:
Kyle Dhanani (’09, ‘10)
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Kyle Dhanani in 2010.[/caption]
Joliet Slammers:
Managed by Jeff Isom (’09, ‘10)
Adam Giacalone (‘13)
Tyler Roberts (’11, ’12, ‘13)
Chadwin Stang (’11, ‘12)
Santo Manzanillo (’10, ‘12)
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Stanger![/caption]
United League:
Fort Worth Cats:
Jose Duran (‘09)
Not Independent League, but this seems like a good place to mention these players
Japan Central League:
Yokohama Bay Stars:
Jorge Sosa (‘01)
Yakult Swallows:
Wladimir Balentien (‘04)
Alumni Birthdays for October 28:
Andy Collett (’96) — 41
Lister Lespier (’72, ’73) — 61
