WATN Updates - 1/12/2006

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 03:16:10 PM

Al Pedrique is now managing Magallanes in the Venezuelan League.

- Story relating to Astros pitcher Carlos Hernandez, now playing this season with Magallanes
- Web site highlighting the US Ambassador to Venezuela's trip to a baseball game, including photos of his meeting with Al Pedrique

BeefMaster · 01/12/06, 03:18:11 PM

Can I borrow the flux capacitor you used to travel into the future?

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 03:22:44 PM

Alan Ashby, recently fired as the color commentator for Astros radio broadcasts, is a candidate to become the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority's next commissioner.

- Houston Chronicle article on possible hiring. Please not that he's up for a city job that pays up to $200,000 a year, despite only having taken "a few" community college courses.

EDIT: Fixed wrong date on subject.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 03:29:55 PM

Updated both the WATN and Pedrique's database page

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 03:49:39 PM

The Bill Buckner Hitting Camps take place in late Jan. and early Feb. in Boise. I guess he won't be conducting any fielding camps...

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 03:52:11 PM

From the Philadelphia Daily News:

"Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt, who flamed out as the manager of Class A Clearwater in 2004, will return to spring training for his fifth season as a special hitting instructor...

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 03:57:59 PM

Jack Clark was at John A. Logan College in southern Illinois on Sunday signing autographs with all proceeds going to the baseball program.

Interestingly enough, he said that the pitcher that he had the hardest time dealing with was Rick Reuschel.

"Whitey always said I could pull a bullet, but Reuschel ¦ man he could mess me up and put me in a slump right away."

Also, the story mentioned that Gary Sheffield flew him up to New York last year to work to receive some personal hitting instruction.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 03:58:45 PM

WATN and Schmidt's database page have been updated.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:08:47 PM

Added the quote to Jack Clark's database page. If anyone is feeling up to it, that page needs MAJOR editing. It has nothing (not even his rbi stats) but the quote I just added...

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 04:19:15 PM

Quote from: Gantry on 01/12/06, 04:08:47 PM
Added the quote to Jack Clark's database page. If anyone is feeling up to it, that page needs MAJOR editing. It has nothing (not even his rbi stats) but the quote I just added...

Updated.

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 04:23:42 PM

Lenny Dykstra is a "celebrity investor contributor" to ]TheStreet.com, and a frequent guest on Jim "Insane Money Guy" Cramer's "Real Money" radio show. His most recent recommendation: Wal-Mart stock.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:24:13 PM

Nice work, you are on fire today. Slow day at the office?

Small FYI - don't forget to wikilink the first instance of any year, as I have a database page for each of dem. Already took care of it for Clark...

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:30:56 PM

Quote from: fightonusc on 01/12/06, 04:23:42 PM
Lenny Dykstra is a "celebrity investor contributor" to ]TheStreet.com, and a frequent guest on Jim "Insane Money Guy" Cramer's "Real Money" radio show. His most recent recommendation: Wal-Mart stock.

Since Nails has lost over 100K gambling, I'm not going to take his advice on playing the market. Call me crazy...

More updates for the Jack Clark page - added Hall of Shame entries and a short blurb about him at the beginning. We went from an empty page to a full page in minutes, thanks a bunch usc...

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 04:34:40 PM

Quote from: Gantry on 01/12/06, 04:24:13 PM
Nice work, you are on fire today. Slow day at the office?

Small FYI - don't forget to wikilink the first instance of any year, as I have a database page for each of dem. Already took care of it for Clark...

Yeah, my bosses are all out of the office today. I have a cold, and was going to leave early but wound up getting stuck doing this.

Plus, today I went ahead and set up Google alerts for every RBI player, so I have access to RBI News as it becomes available.

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 04:35:14 PM

I think Nails' actual advice was "car washes, car washes and poker", but they cleaned it up for him.

Attezz · 01/12/06, 04:41:22 PM

Is there a way to upload stuff to the wiki? I want to make an edit to the Jack Clark page and have a pic for it.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:42:34 PM

Nice work with the Google Alerts, that should be a huge help with up-to-the-minute RBI info...

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:45:10 PM

Quote from: Attezz on 01/12/06, 04:41:22 PM
Is there a way to upload stuff to the wiki? I want to make an edit to the Jack Clark page and have a pic for it.

Yes sir, glad to have any help! Once you log in, there is an "Upload file" option on the left-hand side. Once it's uploaded, keep a note of the name and put that in the Jack Clark page. If you edit the page, you can see the syntax for adding a picture. There are two ways to do it, with the thumb (you get a caption, like the first pic) or just the normal pic (like in the Pics section). Give it a whirl and let me know if you have any trouble...

fightonusc · 01/12/06, 04:46:23 PM

Dale Murphy has a new book out called "The Scouting Report" which is designed as advice for pro athletes and pro athletes-to-be on choosing an agent, on managing finances, on balancing career and family, on coping with retirement.

Gantry · 01/12/06, 04:58:49 PM

There's a mormon joke in there, but I'll refrain...