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TCBA Yearbook |
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INDEX Seasons 1911 1912 1913 1921 1922 1923 1930 1931 1932 1940 1941 1942 1950 1951 1952 1960 1961 1962 1970 1971 1972 1980 1981 1982 1990 1991 1992 2000 2001 2002 2010 2011 2012 2020 2021 2022 Miscellaneous |
Dan Warren - Bradenton, Meadowlands, Mimosa, and Annandale won their respective divisions, while Bergen and Norfolk were the wildcard teams. The Spartans breezed through the playoffs to win the American League and TCBA championships, aided by Wade Boggs’.361 batting average. Carlton Fisk collected 46 home runs for Mimosa, tying Scranton’s Dave Parker with 146 RBI. Bert Blyleven won 26 for Meadowlands. Other 20-game winners were Orel Hershiser (24), Bryn Smith (22), Dwight Gooden (21), Fernando Valenzuela (21), John Tudor (21) and Alan Bannister (20). Bob Braun - My best deal was probably the Gary Carter for Jose Canseco swap pulled off at Braunfest ‘86. Jim Lafargue was putting together a monster team, but all he had was Mike Heath behind the plate. I had a still productive Gary Carter available on a rebuilding team, and coveted Canseco as the cornerstone of my youth movement. Jim wanted to bargain, but eventually relented and took the deal. The Spartans went on to win big in ‘86 and ‘87, but Carter faded rapidly after that. Canseco led the Braves to the Championship in 1989 and the playoffs in 1993, setting a host of franchise records along the way. He was still very active as the Braves began pursuit of the 1995 season crown. Marty Fiehl - After the Gary Carter deal, Manager Braun had to cut two players from the roster. I needed starts, warm bodies just to fill-in that year. Krueger and Stewart for $5000 helped out both teams. Dave Stewart had bounced around, was at that time in the minors, had just been brought up on charges of having sex with a man, who turned out to be a woman, or was it the other way around? Regardless, it looked like the end of the line for Stew. Then, after I got him, he got called up, won about ten in a row in ‘86, then had his solid year in Oakland, where he received consideration for the Cy Young Award. I wish I could say it was insightful managing, but in reality it was pure luck. Just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I was even offering him around in trades the first part of ‘87, since I believed his second half of ‘86 was a just a fluke. Nobody really wanted him. Anyway, he’s the best $2500 player I ever got. Jim Lafargue - I remember: staying up all night to play Charles Smith in the TCBA World Series, being one out from elimination in Game 6; staring in disbelief when Carter, with 2 out in the 9th and a man on base, rolled a “66” to win; waiting until 9 am to play Game 7 so our “audience” could wake up and have breakfast; and winning in dramatic fashion. I also remember allowing four home runs to Jim Rice of Scranton in one game, and losing the game on a triple.....by Jim Rice. Stu McCorkindale - The 1986 season ended for the Barflies on a muffed fly ball by Phil Bradley in the deciding game of the playoffs against Meadowlands. Bradley was still named the team’s MVP for the season. Bill Kirwin - I remember waiting for the phone call at the end of the season to learn if Kennett had made the playoffs, learning we had missed by a tie-breaker.....to Stu McCorkindale.
From left: Frank Lentine,
Bill Kirwin, and Stu McCorkindale Lancaster HoJo’s, 1992
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