Bears of summer

A speciAl publicAtion of the YAkimA herAld-republic

celebrating the 20th anniversary

of the Yakima bears

summer 2010

Season RecordsYear ParentClub W-L Place Playoffs Manager

1990 Dodgers 36-40 2ndinNorth None JerryRoyster1991 Dodgers 44-32 1stinNorth LosttoBoise,2-0* JoeVavra

1992 Dodgers 36-40 2ndinNorth None JoeVavra1993 Dodgers 30-46 4thinNorth None JohnShoemaker

1994 Dodgers 49-27 1stinNorth LosttoBoise,2-1* JoeVavra1995 Dodgers 28-48 4thinNorth None JoeVavra

1996 Dodgers 40-36 1stinNorth BeatEugene,2-0* JoeVavra1997 Dodgers 23-53 4thinNorth None JoeVavra

1998 Dodgers 32-44 4thinNorth None TonyHarris1999 Dodgers 33-43 4thinNorth None DinoEbel

2000 Dodgers 41-35 1stinNorth BeatEugene,3-2* ButchHughes2001 Diamondbacks 33-42 3rdinNorth None GregLonigro

2002 Diamondbacks 23-53 4thinNorth None MikeAldrete2003 Diamondbacks 45-31 2ndinNorth None BillPlummer

2004 Diamondbacks 35-41 4thinEast None BillPlummer2005 Diamondbacks 30-46 4thinEast None JayGainer

2006 Diamondbacks 28-48 3rdinEast None JayGainer2007 Diamondbacks 33-43 4thinEast None MikeBell

2008 Diamondbacks 28-48 4thinEast None BobDidier2009 Diamondbacks 28-48 4thinEast None BobDidier

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The highs ...

TheBearstiedBoiseforthedivisiontitleonthefinalgameoftheseasonandgottheplayoffnodbecausetheywontheseasonseriesagainsttheHawks.Afterwinningthefirst

gameofthechampionshipseries,Yakimalostthenexttwo.TheBears,however,wonthenexttwotowintheirsecondchampionshipinthemodernera.FuturemajorleaguersincludedoutfielderShaneVictorino,catcherKoyieHill,shortstopJasonRepko,andpitchersShaneNanceandAgustinMontero.

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TimetotestyourYakimaBearsknowledge.Orifyouprefer,readthroughthispub-licationandcomebackasalltheanswersareinthefollow-ingpagesandyoumightscorebetter.Herewego:

1.Inwhatyearsdidthemodern-dayYakimaBearswintheNorthwestLeaguetitle?

2.Whatisthelongestlosingstreakinfranchisehistory?

3.WhatfuturemajorleaguerwasthestartingpitcherfortheYakimaBearsonopeningday1990?

4.WhatformerYakimaBearwentontowintheNationalLeagueRookieoftheYear?

5.WhatformerYakimaBearisclosingon350homerunsinthemajorleagues,andisathree-timeMajorLeagueBase-ballAll-Star?

6.WhatformerBearspitcherrecentlytookano-hitterintotheninthinningofanMLBgame?

7.WhatformerBearholdstheNorthwestLeaguerecordfordoublesinaseason?

8.WhatformerYakimaslug-gerholdsthedubioushonorofsettingtheMLBrecordforstrikeoutsin2008andthentoppinghisownrecordlastseason?

9.WhatformerBearhaswontwoNationalLeagueGoldGloveAwards?

10.WhatisthenameoftheYakimaBearsmascot?

11.Howmanydifferentpri-maryhomeuniformshavetheYakimaBearshad?

12.WhatstadiumdidtheYakimaBearscallhomefrom1990-92?

13.WhatsitearetheYakimaBearslookingatforthelocationofapossiblenewstadium?

14.WhoishisthirdyearasmanageroftheBears?

15.WhatawarddidYakimapitchingcoachDougDrabekwinin1990whilewiththePittsburghPirates?

16.NamealloftheBearsrivalsintheNorthwestLeague’sEasternDivision.

The answers for the Yakima Bears trivia are on Page 15.

YAKIMA BEARS TRIVIA

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

The boys of summer are back.

For the last 20 years, the Yakima Bears have filled the long — and often hot — summer days with the sounds of baseball.

Yakima opens its 21st season tonight against the Boise Hawks at Yakima County Stadium.

This is a look at those two decades of teams, players and moments in the 20 years since the Salem Dodgers moved to the Yakima Valley and set up shop at Parker Field.

The modern-day Bears joined an illustrious history that was the Northwest League in Yakima.

The original Bears, who followed several different pro franchises in Yakima — Pippins, Stars, Indians — were a charter member of the NWL and one of the league’s best.

Under the guide of Hub Kittle, who was the pitching

coach with the St. Louis Cardinals when they won the World Series in 1982, the Bears won championships in 1956, ’58 and ’59.

Buddy Hicks would lead them to titles in 1960 and 1963, before Kittle returned to the bench for the 1964 season and the team’s sixth championship.

Because of an affiliation with the Atlanta Braves, Yakima’s team was renamed the Braves in 1966. The next year they were gone.

Twenty-four years later, Yakima got pro ball back.

Here’s a look at the 20 years since.

The Bears are back in townSubject Page(s)

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1996 TheBearswonthedivisionbyjusthalfa game,butmadethemostofitbybeating Eugeneinthechampionshipseries,two gamestonone.TheteamfeaturedfuturemajorleaguepitchersWayneFranklin,JeffKubenkaandTedLilly,thirdbasemanDamianRollsandout-fielderPeterBergeron.AlsoontheteamweretwoYakimaValleyCommunityCollegestandouts,MattMeyer(a1992EisenhowerHighSchoolgraduate)andCaseyDeskins.

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... and lows.2002, ’04-09Ifnotforasterlingrecordof45-31in2003,theBearswouldbelookingateightstraightlosingseasons.The2002seasonfeaturedperhapsthelowpointoftheclub—ateamrecord22-gamelosingstreakthathelpedtheBearsmatchafranchise-worstrecordof23-53.From2004-09,theBearswereatleast10gamesunder.500forallbutoneseasonand20gamesunderinthreeofthelastfouryears.The2007BearsmanagedbyMikeBell,right,finishedjustfourgamesoutfirstdespitefin-ishing33-43.

ThisspecialsectionwascoordinatedbyYakimaHerald-RepublicSportseditorJerrelSwenninginconcertwithYakimaBearsbeatwriterRogerUnderwoodandcopyeditorMarcusMichelson.

Specialassistancewasgiventotheprojectbytheadvertis-ingdepartmentoftheYakima

Herald-RepublicunderthedirectionofJamesE.Stickel,vicepresidentofsales,sportsclerkStephenEastham,Herald-RepublicphotographersGordonKing,SaraGettysandAndySawyer,YakimaBearsownerandpresidentMikeMcMurrayandBearsgeneralmanagerK.L.Wombacher.

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TheBearstiedBoiseforthedivisiontitleonthefinalgameoftheseasonandgottheplayoffnodbecausetheywontheseasonseriesagainsttheHawks.Afterwinningthefirst

gameofthechampionshipseries,Yakimalostthenexttwo.TheBears,however,wonthenexttwotowintheirsecondchampionshipinthemodernera.FuturemajorleaguersincludedoutfielderShaneVictorino,catcherKoyieHill,shortstopJasonRepko,andpitchersShaneNanceandAgustinMontero.

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Pedro Astacio

The Dominican Republic-born

righty was one of the original Bears,

starting opening day and pitching

72⁄3 innings of no-hit ball. Astacio

pitched 15 sea-sons in the major leagues for eight

different clubs and compiled a

129-124 record. He struck out

1,664 batters in his career.

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The Newport (Bellevue) High School graduate played for the Bears in 1991. In 1996, he won the National League Rookie of the Year while with the Los Angeles Dodg-ers, one of eight major league teams he played for. Holland-sworth finished his career with 98 home runs and a .273 bat-ting average in 12 seasons.

BEARS WHO WON THE NORTHWEST LEAGUE MVP

Conor Jackson, 2003 The first-round pick out of Cal batted .319 with six home runs, 60 RBI and a league-re-cord 35 doubles in helping the Bears to a 45-31 record. He is now with the Oakland Athletics after he was recently traded from the Arizona Diamond-backs.

Cyle Hankerd, 2006 The third-round pick from USC set a team record by batting .384 for the Bears before being promoted to Lancaster. This season he has split time between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno.

BEARS MANAGERS WHO WON NORTHWEST LEAGUE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

Joe Vavra, ’94 & ’96 Vavra guided the Bears to a franchise-best 49-27 record and into the NWL champion-ship series in 1994, and led Yakima to its first title in the modern era in 1996. He is now the hitting coach for the Minnesota Twins.

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Player, Year(s) with BearsGreg Aquino, 2001-02Pedro Astacio, 1990Brian Barden, 2002Peter Bergeron, 1996Nathan Bland, 1993Brian Bruney, 2001Chris Carter, 2004Matt Chico, 2003Stephen Colyer, 1998Lance Cormier, 2002Wayne Franklin, 1996Jerry Gil, 2002Carlos Gonzalez, 2004Enrique Gonzalez, 2002Matt Herges, 1992Koyie Hill, 2000Todd Hollandsworth, 1991Conor Jackson, 2003

Player, Year(s) with BearsSteven Jackson, 2004Paul Konerko, 1994Ted Lilly, 1996Garret Mock, 2004Agustin Montero, 2000Ross Ohlendorf, 2004Hector Ortiz, 1990Antonio Osuna, 1991Scott Proctor, 1998-99Jason Repko, 2000Mark Reynolds, 2004Damien Rolls, 1996David Ross, 1998Juan Sosa, 1995Luis Terrero, 2001Joseph Thurston, 1999Chad Tracy, 2001Dan Uggla, 2002Esmerling Vasquez, 2004Shane Victorino, 2000

BEARS WHO PLAY OR PLAYED IN THE MAJORS

1991: 1B — Murph Proctor1992: C — Chris Abbe1993: 3B — Doug Newstrom1994: OF — Chris Latham,

DH — Paul Konerko1995: OF — Kevin Gibbs1996: P — Jeff Kubenka1997: 1B — Nick Leach2000: OF — Nick Alvarez,

P — Adrian Aguilera2001: 2B — Dan Uggla2002: P — Jared Doyle

2003: 3B — Jamie D’Antona, OF — Conor Jackson, P — Dustin Glant, P — Clint Goocher

2004: DH — Chris Carter, P — A.J. Shappi

2005: C — Josh Ford2006: OF — Cyle Hankerd,

P — Shane Dove2007: 3B — Clayton Conner,

SS — Mark Halberg2009: 1B — Ryan Wheeler

BEARS WHO EARNED ALL-NORTHWEST LEAGUE HONORS

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ORABLEPLAYERSSelected in the first round of the 1994 draft as a catcher, Konerko played on the Bears’ first championship team and was an all-league selection as a designated hitter. After brief stints with the Los Angeles

Dodgers and Cincin-nati Reds, he broke out in 1999 with the Chicago White Sox, hitting 24 home runs and driving in 81 runs. One of the top power hitters in the majors, he has topped the 30-home run mark in five seasons. The three-time All-Star (2002, 2005, 2006) and MVP of the 2005 American League Championship Series is likely to hit his 350th home run and knock in his 1,110th run this season, his 12th with the White Sox.

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Ted LillyLilly was one

of three major league pitchers on

the Bears’ 1996 championship

team and sported a 4-0 record and a minuscule 0.84

earned-run average while striking out

75 and walking just 14. In 12 seasons

and pitching for five teams, he has

a 105-89 record through Sunday’s start in which he

took a no-hitter to the ninth inning

before giving up a leadoff single. Lilly

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All-Star team while with the Toronto

Blue Jays and was the Chicago Cubs’

lone representa-tive last season. In

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Batting AveragePlayer, Year Avg.Cyle Hankerd, 2006 .384Ryan Wheeler, 2009 .363Clayton Conner, 2007 .351Chris Latham, 1994 .340Chris Carter 2004 .335

Home RunsPlayer, Year HRLamont Matthews, 1999 17Chris Carter, 2004 15Jamie D’Antona, 2003 15Mark Reynolds, 2004 12Kyle Nichols, 2001 12

Runs Batted InPlayer, Year RBIChris Carter, 2004 63Murph Proctor, 1991 61Conor Jackson, 2003 60Paul Konerko, 1994 58Jamie D’Antona, 2003 57

RunsPlayer, Year RunsChris Latham, 1994 69Erik Schindewolf, 2004 65Vernon Spearman, 1991 63Mark Reynolds, 2004 58Charles Nelson, 1994 53

Stolen BasesPlayer, Year SB

Vernon Spearman, 1991 56

Marland Williams, 2002 51

Kevin C. Gibbs, 1995 38

Jesus Feliciano, 1998 34

Two players tied at 33Hits

Player, Year Hits

Chris Latham, 1994 98

Jesus Feliciano, 1998 92

Trey Hendricks, 2005 89

Murph Proctor, 1991 87

Chris Carter, 2004 86Doubles

Player, Year 2Bs

Conor Jackson, 2003 35

Derek Bruce, 2005 28

Murph Proctor, 1991 27

Jeff Auterson, 1998 26

Kyle Nichols, 2001 24Triples

Player, Year 3Bs

Chris Latham, 1994 8

Marland Williams, 2002 8

Cash Riley, 1997 7

Four players tied at 6

BEARS BATTING RECORDS

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The first-round draft pick out of Cal wasted little time making an impact as he set the Northwest League record with 35 doubles despite missing eight games. He hit .300 in 2008 with the Arizona Diamondbacks while smacking 12 home runs and driving in 75 runs. Earlier this week he was traded

from the Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics.

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The free-swing-ing third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks displayed the pop he’s become famous for in the 2004 season with the Bears as he hit 12 home runs with Yakima. After slugging 28 hom-ers in 2008, he hit 44 last season, ranking him fourth in the National

League. It’s come with a price, however, as he has the dubious distinction of setting the major league record for strikeouts in a season with 204 in 2008. He topped that mark last year with 223.

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WinsPlayer, Year Wins

Craig Scheffler, 1994 8David Baumann, 1991 8

Heath Totten, 2000 8Six players tied at 7

StrikeoutsPlayer, Year Ks

Angel Rocha, 2005 93Sergio Lizarraga, 2002 86

Ken Stiles, 1994 86Jay O’Shaughnessy, 1996 85

Cesar Valdez, 2006 81Saves

Player, Year Saves

Dustin Glant, 2003 18Jeff Kubenka, 1996 14

Daniel Ricabal, 1994 12Joe Pourron, 1998 10

William Spottiswood, 2007 10ERA (Min. 61 inn.)*

Player, Year ERA

Blake Mayo, 1996 1.20AJ Shappi, 2004 1.75

Shane Dove, 2006 2.26Kevin Culmo, 1996 2.27

Heath Totten, 2000 2.30

ShutoutsPlayer, Year Shut.

Fausto Tatis, 1990 1Complete Games

Player, Year CG

Cesar Valdez, 2006 2Fausto Tatis, 1990 1

Scott Freeman, 1990 1Lance Backowski, 1997 1

Phil Devey, 1999 1Chris Kemlo, 2005 1

Shane Dove, 2006 1Innings Pitched

Player, Year IP

Cesar Valdez, 2006 97Sergio Lizarraga, 2002 91

Rafael Gutierrez, 1992 90.1Chris Kemlo, 2005 88.2

Shane Dove, 2006 87.2

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BoomerDespite his struggles in the Beat Boomer race against a child chosen from the crowd, the Bears lovable mascot makes it to the ballpark each day where he’s adored by fans young and old.

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Dan ugglaThe second baseman,

who played for the Yakima Bears in 2001,

was recently voted to the Northwest League’s

all-decade team. Uggla made the first of his two National League All-Star

teams in 2006, the same year he finished third

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Sandy Alomar Jr. Spokane 1984

Jose Canseco Medford 1983

Eric Davis Eugene 1980-81

Andre Ethier Vancouver 2003

Chone Figgins Portland 1998

Chuck Finley Salem 1985

George Foster Medford 1968

Tom Gordon Eugene 1987

Zach Greinke Spokane 2002

Ken Griffey Jr. Bellingham 1987

Pedro Guerrero Bellingham 1974

Tony Gwynn Walla Walla 1981

Dave Henderson Bellingham 1977

Felix Hernandez Everett 2003

Reggie Jackson Lewiston 1966

Tim Lincecum Salem-Keizer 2006

Mike Piazza Salem 1989

Kurt Russell Portland 1977

Mike Scioscia Bellingham 1976

Ozzie Smith Walla Walla 1977

Dave Stewart Bellingham 1975

Mike Sweeney Eugene 1992-93

Miguel Tejada Southern Oregon 1995

Dontrelle Willis Boise 2001

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Yakima County StadiumSince1993,theYakimaBearshavecalledYakimaCountyStadiumatStateFairParkhome.TheBearshavewontwoNorthwestLeaguechampionshipswhileinCountyStadium—1996and2000.ThestadiumalsoplayshosttotheClass2Aand1Astatehighschoolbaseballchampionshipsinthespring.

Boise Cascade Property?Aftera2009feasibilitystudycharacterizedYakimaCountyStadiumasbeingsubstandardregardingplayingamenitiesandrevenue-pro-ducingpotential,theteam’smanagementhasbeenfocusedonabuildinganewstadium.TheoldBoiseCascademillwouldbe thelikelysite.Ideally,constructionwouldbegininearly 2011andthefacilitywouldopenforthe2012season.

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PitcherBats: Left throws: LeftBorn: Feb. 24, 1990hometown: Santiago, Dominican RepublicLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2008

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First BasemanBats: Left throws: RightBorn: April 7, 1988hometown: Fort Pierce, Fla.Last team: Keystone College (Fla.)acquired: 2010 draft, 26th round

raywilly Gomez

inFieLderBats: Both throws: RightBorn: Jan. 25, 1990hometown: New YorkLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2009

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First BasemanBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Dec. 1, 1986hometown: San AntonioLast team: Rice Universityacquired: 2010 draft, 18th round

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catcherBats: Both throws: RightBorn: July 6, 1986hometown: Eighty Four, Pa.Last team: Visalia (Advanced-A)acquired: Free agent 2009

westley moss

outFieLderBats: Right throws: RightBorn: July 17, 1988hometown: Irving, TexasLast team: University of Nevadaacquired: 2010 draft, 16th round

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reno acesLocation: Reno, Nev.League: Pacific

Coast League, Class AAAStadium (year opened, capacity): Aces Ballpark (2009, 9,100)Manager: Brett ButlerCoaches: Rick Burleson (hitting), Mike Parrott (pitching)

mobile BaybearsLocation: Mobile, Ala.League:

Southern League, Class AAStadium: Hank Aaron Stadium (1997, 4,000)Manager: Rico BrognaCoaches: Turner Ward (hitting), Dan Carlson (pitching)

visalia rawhideLocation: Visalia, Calif.

League: California League, Class A advanced

Stadium: Recreation Park (1946, 2,400)Manager: Audo VicenteCoaches: Alan Zinter (hitting), Erik Sabel (pitching)

south Bend silver HawksLocation: South Bend, Ind.League:

Midwest, Class AStadium: Stan Covaleski Regional Stadium (1987, 5,000)Manager: Mark HaleyCoaches: Francisco Morales (hitting), Wellington Cepeda (pitching)

Yakima BearsLocation: Yakima

League: Northwest, Class A short seasonStadium: Yakima County Sta-dium (1993, 2,654)Manager: Bob DidierCoaches: Andy Abad (hitting), Doug Drabek (pitching)

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outFieLderBats: Left throws: LeftBorn: Oct. 29, 1990hometown: Maracaibo, VenezuelaLast team: South Bend (Long-A)acquired: Free agent 2008

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Sept. 8, 1987hometown: Grayslake, Ill.Last team: Yakima (Short-A)acquired: 2009 draft, 17th round

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Dec. 11, 1985hometown: Albany, OhioLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: 2009 draft, 27th round

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Nov. 16, 1990hometown: Lakeside, Calif.Last team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: 2008 draft, 7th round

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: June 26, 1987hometown: Garden Grove, Calif.Last team: Yakima (Short-A)acquired: 2009 draft, 33rd round

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inFieLderBats: Right throws: RightBorn: June 21, 1987hometown: ClevelandLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2007

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Nov. 23, 1990hometown: Panama City, PanamaLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2008

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: July 6, 1990hometown: Clayton, AustraliaLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2009

28 andrea Pizziconi

PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Oct. 4, 1991hometown: Anzio, ItalyLast team: MLB Euro Academyacquired: Free agent 2009

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PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Sept. 18, 1990hometown: Tenares, Dominican RepublicLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2008

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second BasemanBats: Leftthrows: RightBorn: July 31, 1989hometown: Loveland, OhioLast team: Oklahoma Stateacquired: 2010 draft, 43rd round

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Henry zaBala

outfieLderBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Oct. 20, 1989hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicLast team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: Free agent 2009

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arizona DiamonDBacKs aFFiliaTes

missoula ospreyLocation: Mis-soula, Mont.League: Pio-

neer, rookie advancedStadium: Ogren Park at Alle-giance Field (2007, 2,600)Manager: Hector De La CruzCoaches: Jason Hardtke (hit-ting), Gil Heredia (pitching)

Dominican summer league D’backs

Location: Boca Chica, Dominican RepublicLeague: Dominican Summer LeagueStadium: Ciudad de BaseballManager: Juan Ballara

Justin HilT

outfieLderBats: Right throws: RightBorn: April 29, 1988hometown: Woodbury, N.J.Last team: Elon Universityacquired: 2010 draft, 36th round

23 Kawika emsley-Pai

catcherBats: Both throws: RightBorn: Sept. 3, 1988hometown: Mill Creek, Wash.Last team: Lewis-Clark Stateacquired: 2010 draft, 10th round

33Jose alegria

catcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Nov. 5, 1990hometown: New YorkLast team: DSL Diamondbacksacquired: Free agent 2008

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Keith canTwell

PitcherBats: Right throws: RightBorn: Sept. 9, 1987hometown: Tinton Falls, N.J.Last team: Missoula (Rookie)acquired: 2009 draft, 31st round

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evan BuTTon

infieLderBats: Left throws: RightBorn: Sept. 5, 1986hometown: St. LouisLast team: Yakima (Short-A)acquired: 2009 draft, 22nd round

21 zachary walTers

shortstoPBats: Left throws: RightBorn: Sept. 5, 1989hometown: Las VegasLast team: University of San Diegoacquired: 2010 draft, 9th round

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1. 1996, 20002. 22 games3. Pedro Astacio4. Todd Hollandsworth5. Paul Konerko6. Ted Lilly7. Conor Jackson8. Mark Reynolds9. Shane Victorino10. Boomer11. Three12. Parker Field13. The old Boise Cascade site14. Bob Didier15. National League Cy Young

Award

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SCORING1-3 correct: You need

extended spring training.4-7: Keep swinging, you’re

getting there.8-11: You’re a respectful .275

hitter.12-14: You’ve moved to

No. 3 in the batting order.15-16: Home run! You’re a

five-tool player.

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OutfielderBats: Right thrOws: RightBOrn: Oct. 28, 1988hOmetOwn: Santurce, Puerto Ricolast team: DSL Diamondbacksacquired: Free agent 2009

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PitcherBats: Right thrOws: RightBOrn: July 17, 1987hOmetOwn: Wilmington, Ohiolast team: Wright State Universityacquired: 2010 draft, 32nd round

38 Jhoan Pimentel

catcherBats: Right thrOws: RightBOrn: July 3, 1989hOmetOwn: Sombrero Bani, Dominican Republiclast team: Visalia (Advanced-A)acquired: Free agent 2008

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hOme Games

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all Games On Kuti YaKima (1460 am)

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on 20 years in theYakima Valley!

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JUNE18: Opening day fireworks, mag-netic schedule giveaway, FRITOS family Friday.19: Alzheimer’s Awareness Night.20: Father’s Day celebration, No. 1 Dad T-shirt giveaway.26: Fireworks, youth baseball appreciation night, launch-a-ball.27: Cleaning out the attic night.28: Kids eat free; community spotlight.30: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark.

JULY4: Fourth of July celebration, fire-works.5: Kids eat free, community spot-light.6: All you can eat Tuesday, KRAFT singles Tuesday night tickets.13: Community spotlight, KRAFT singles Tuesday night tickets.14: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark.15: Thirsty Thursday, ladies night.16: Kids take over the ballpark — baseball giveaway, FRITOS fam-

ily Friday, $1 family feast.17: Mark Reynolds bobblehead giveaway, military night, launch-a-ball.24: Fireworks, cancer awareness night, launch-a-ball.25: Christmas in July, faith night, community spotlight.26: Kids eat free, community spotlight.

AUGUST2: Kids eat free, opening night No. 2.3: Fire sprinkler awareness night, all you can eat Tuesday, KRAFT singles night tickets, community spotlight.4: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark, Seahawks night.5: Thirsty Thursday, Yakama Juice tickets.6: U.S. Cellular drawstring give-away, FRITOS family Friday.11: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark.12: Thirsty Thursday, Yakama Juice tickets.13: T-shirt giveaway, $1 family feast.

20: Latino baseball appreciation night, $1 family feast.21: Fireworks, launch-a-ball.22: Team card set giveaway, Autism awareness night.23: Kids eat free, community spotlight.24: All you can eat Tuesday, KRAFT singles Tuesday night tick-ets.25: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark.26: Thirsty Thursday, lottery night — food drive, UW-WSU rivalry night.27: Mel Stottlemyre bobblehead giveaway, future D-backs night, $1 family feast, community spotlight, launch-a-ball.31: All you can eat Tuesday, KRAFT singles night tickets.

SEPTEMBER1: Bear Buck Wednesday, Yakima Valley Credit Union at the ballpark.2: Fan appreciation night, fire-works.

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2010PreviewBoise HawksParent club: CubsStadium (opened, capacity): Memorial Stadium (1989, 3,450)Manager: Jody Evans

Coaches: Jeff Fassero (pitching), Ricardo Medina (hitting)Years in league: 25Website: www.boisehawks.com

spokane indiansParent club: RangersStadium: Avista Stadium (1958, 7,300)Manager: Tim HulettCoaches: Justin Thompson (pitching),

Josue Perez (hitting)Years in league: 29Website: www.spokaneindiansbaseball.com

Tri-City DevilsParent club: RockiesStadium: Gesa Stadium (1995, 3,700)Manager: Freddie OcasioCoaches: Joey Eischen (pitching), Antho-

ny Sanders (hitting)Years in league: 32Website: www.dustdevilsbaseball.com

Yakima BearsParent club: DiamondbacksStadium: Yakima County Stadium (1993, 2,654)Manager: Bob Didier

Coaches: Doug Drabek (pitching), Andy Abad (hitting)Years in league: 31Website: www.yakimabears.com

eugene emeraldsParent club: PadresStadium: PK Park (2010, 4,000)Manager: Greg RiddochCoaches: Tom Bradley (pitching), Shawn

Wooten (hitting)Years in league: 49Website: www.go-ems.com

everett aquasoxParent club: MarinersStadium: Everett Memorial Stadium (1984, 3,778)Manager: Jose Moreno

Coaches: Rich Dorman (pitching), Scott Steinman (hitting)Years in league: 25Website: www.aquasox.com

salem-Keizer volcanoesParent club: GiantsStadium: Volcanoes Stadium (1997, 4,252)Manager: Tom Trebelhorn

Coaches: Brian Cooper (pitching), Ricky Ward (hitting)Years in league: 36Website: www.volcanoesbaseball.com

vancouver CanadiansParent club: AthleticsStadium: Nat Bailey Stadium (1951, 6,500)Manager: Rick Magnante

Coaches: Craig Lefferts (pitching), Casey Myers (hitting)Years in league: 9Website: www.canadiansbaseball.com

NOrTHwesT LeaGue DireCTOrY

ReseRve box seats: $9.50bleacheR back seats: $8

GeneRal admission: $6.50child/senioR/militaRy: $5:50

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Bob DiDier

manaGeRbatted: Both thRew: RightboRn: Feb. 16, 1949hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.mlb teams: Braves (1969-72), Tigers (1973), Red Sox (1974)

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PitchinG coachbatted: Right thRew: RightboRn: July 25, 1962hometown: Victoria, Texasmlb teams: Yankees (1986), Pirates (1987-92), Astros (1993-96), White Sox (1997), Orioles (1998)NOTE: 1990 National League Cy Young Award winner

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andy aBaD

hittinG coachbatted: Left thRew: LeftboRn: Aug. 25, 1972hometown: W. Palm Beach, Fla.mlb teams: Athletics (2001), Red Sox (2003), Reds (2006).

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