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2003 Roster | Newest Pictures
12/31/3: C.J. "Scoop" Nunes - Remembering good ol' Scoop | NBC Hall of Fame "Has been involved with the Santa Marina Indians since 1957. He bean with the Indians selling programs and taking tickets. He was promoted to General Manager in 1961. Served as President and Chariman of the Board for Indians which have competed in 17 NBC World Series." | Proclaimed "Mr. Baseball" by Santa Maria Mayor Lavagnino | Beat Pilots in 1982 to win NBC World Series Title
11/20/3: Steve Schaad steps down as GM of NBC and Wranglers - NBC
11/19/3: DiEduardo and Baxter out in Kenai - Peninsula Oilers
11/16/3: Fairbanks, Alaska photo album
11/15/3: Miners' GM President of the ABL - Frontiersman "Joining Christopher on the staff for the 2004 season is Alaska Goldpanners general manager Don Daniels" (vice president/secretary)." - Mat-Su Miners, Don Daniels
10/1: McCaslin Sets Mark in Alaska League "At first I was wondering 'Man, do I really want to do this? I am going to go there and just rocked and get hit all over the place.' But it turned out really good," McCaslin said."
9/1: Culpepper and Timmons Named MVPs
8/23: Bucs hire new manager: Matt Priess - "Priess, who advanced as high as Class AA in the San Francisco Giants organization, is an engineer and is working on a master's degree in kinesiology. But Friday was his last day at his engineering job -- he begins work Monday as an assistant coach at the University of California."
8/22: Taipei thankful to set NBC first "Basically, we had to fight out butts off to make it this far," Foresters third baseman Kevin Frandsen said. "It's been that kind of tournament. The teams that showed the most character stayed around, I think."
8/17: Chinese Taipei gives foreign substance to NBC World Series "Chinese Taipei became the first foreign team in the 69-year history of the World Series to win the championship with a 5-0 win over the Santa Barbara" | TAIPEI'S TITLE | Chinese Taipei shuts out Santa Barbara for NBC tournament title
8/16: Chinese Taipei - First International team to ever win NBC title (Fairbanks edges Chinese Taipei)
8/14: Final, Official 2003 Statistics
8/14: Heat upsets Goldpanners in 15 innings - "A pair of hit batters to open the first inning led to two Havasu runs. An error in the bottom of the fifth gave Fairbanks a run. The Goldpanners tied the game on a bases-loaded double play ball in the sixth."
8/13: Panners, AIA fall out of Series "By DANNY MARTIN, Staff Writer. There will be no repeat championship for the Alaska Goldpanners in the National Baseball Congress World Series."
8/13: Panners, AIA down to the wire "The Alaska Goldpanners and Athletes in Action may want to contact each other for advice on today's early morning elimination games at the National Baseball Congress"
8/11: Panners, AIA in NBC loser's bracket
8/11: Panners fall to Heat in 15 innings
8/9: Baseball around the clock - Richard Larson "The Panners' most famous roster addition for the World Series came in 1983 when they added Barry Bonds to the lineup. Bonds joined an outfield that already featured Oddibe McDowell and Shane Mack. Bonds batted .222 in six World Series games with the Panners as the team went 4-2 and came up shy of the title. Bonds had a double, walked three times, scored two runs, drove in two runs and stole four bases in five attempts."
8/9: AIA advances in tourney "The win enabled Athletes in Action to join the Alaska Goldpanners as one of the eight remaining teams who will remain unbeaten after today's action in the 44th annual.."
8/8: Panners move forward Fairbanks team first to advance "With a large contingent of the crowd yelling for the Panners countered by Taipei fans cheering loudly in Chinese, Thursday's high-energy contest was a nail-biter down to the final out."
8/8: Fairbanks edges Chinese Taipei "It was huge," Blasi said. "The first pitch was a fastball. I sat on it. Then he came in with sliders. I had to scoot up and scoot in. I didn't like it, but he went slider, slider, slider. He finally hung one. This had a big championship feel to it. This team is one of the best, if not the best, on our side of the bracket. We figured we have to beat them sometime to move on."
8/8: Panners win battle of unbeaten teams "WICHITA, Kan. -- Top-seeded Fairbanks (32-16) became the first team to advance to the NBC's winner's bracket quarterfinals. It will play either Havasu (Ariz.) or Pueblo (Colo.) at 4:30 p.m. (ADT) Sunday.."
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8/6: Fairbanks claims key win "There was no particular pitch working," Timmons said. "My location was pretty good tonight. Getting the lead early was nice. These guys have been doing that for me all year. There wasn't really a lot of pressure. We've got five returning guys from last year. We're just going to play our game."
8/6: Title defense begins "Alaska Baseball League Player of the Year Sean Timmons was backed by an explosive offense as the Alaska Goldpanners opened defense of their National Baseball"
8/6: Panners roll to a shutout "WICHITA, Kan. -- With Sean Timmons on the mound and many other returning standouts in the lineup, it looked a little routine.."
8/6: Pilots/Wichita pitcher has one eye, lots of talent
8/5: Panners, AIA open Series play "The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and Athletes in Action-Alaska of North Pole will begin their drive for the National Baseball Congress World Series"
8/3: Fairbanks teams to square off in Wichita "The Alaska Goldpanners rallied to defeat the Anchorage Glacier Pilots 8-3 in last year's championship game in Wichita, Kan., giving the Panners a record six titles"
8/2: Panners finish tourney in 2nd Victory over Oilers not enough to garner them Wood Bat title - Rich "The Panners (34-17) travel to Wichita, Kan., to begin the National Baseball Congress World Series on Tuesday. As the defending national champion and this year's Alaska Baseball League champions, the Panners are the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will face the San Diego Waves at 4:30 p.m. (ADT)."
8/2: Sean Timmons (1994 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 MVP | 2003) Working man wins ABL Player of Year "This is the seventh summer Timmons has played baseball for his hometown Fairbanks Goldpanners at night and earned a steady paycheck working 8-5 at a health clinic."
8/2: Plane crashes near athletic fields (DN-M) "The wreck happened at 8:13 pm during the third inning of the baseball game between the Anchorage Bucs and the Alaska Goldpanners. About 500 people attended.
8/2: Plane Crash-Lands Near Athletic Fields - Tuscaloosa News "The wreck happened during the third inning of a minor-league (actually amateur - not pro or semi-pro - TDD) game between the Anchorage Bucs and the Fairbanks Goldpanners with about 500 people in attendance."
8/2: Baseball game interrupted by crash landing "The game between the Anchorage Bucs and the Fairbanks Goldpanners was in the third inning when the single-engine plane came in low."
8/2: Airplane Crash-Lands at Stadium in Alaska "The wreck happened during the third inning of a minor-league game between the Anchorage Bucs and the Fairbanks Goldpanners with about 500 people.."
8/1: Sean Timmons (94-98-99-00-01-02MVP-03) Named ABL Player of the Year "Timmons first made a brief appearance with the Panners in the 1994 season. After graduating from Armstrong College in Georgia, he returned in 1998 and has steadily earned more playing time each season. Last year, he was the most valuable starting pitcher for the Panners and this year, he topped that by being named the league's best player."
8/1: Four escape serious injuries "Ed Cheff, field manager of the Goldpanners, shook his head as he watched paramedics treat the brothers near the left field batting cage at Mulcahy. "I thought he was gonna land in the (baseball) field,'' Cheff said. "Four people lived through that? I don't believe it.''Neither did Goldpanners pitcher Clay Johnson, who saw the scene from the first base dugout. "I looked above the left field fence and it was about 40 feet off the ground,'' Johnson said. "It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life.''
8/1: Panners, Fire tie for first "During the third inning of the Panners-Bucs game, a small plane crashed behind the outfield wall. The pilot of the plane managed to land the craft between the outfield at Mulcahy and the nearby Anchorage Football Stadium where a youth soccer game was being played. There were no fatalities.One passenger walked away and others were taken to a hospital. The plane was inbound from the Cook Inlet area. The crash prompted a 47-minute delay before the Panners resumed batting in the top of the inning."
7/31: One swing of the bat enough for Fairbanks
7/31: Panners, Fire win dramatically "The Alaska Goldpanners and Athletes in Action Fire both posted dramatic last-at-bat victories to highlight Wednesday's action in the Anchorage Bucs Wood Bat'
7/30: Comeback kids head to Wichita "The ABL season makes its teams tournament tough because the competition is so good. It's rated the second-best summer league in the country by many. The top league (the Cape Cod League) doesn't send any teams to Wichita." * You must be joking, Andy.. *
7/30: Panners edge Fire "The league champion Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and Athletes in Action of North Pole played 10 innings (tournament games are seven innings)"
7/30: On to Wichita "The Alaska Goldpanners, with a storied history, will try to defend the title they claimed last year by defeating the Anchorage Glacier Pilots.
7/29: Wood bat tourney starts "The road to next month's National Baseball Congress World Series started out in opposite fashion for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks and the Athletes in Action"
7/28: Major-league scouts eye Wood Bat Invitational "One of those teams is the Fairbanks Goldpanners, winners of the ABL title and last year's NBC World Series champions."
7/28: AIA will make pilgrimage to Kansas "AIA will join the league champion Fairbanks Goldpanners -- the defending NBC champs -- at the tournament next week."
7/27: Panners win regular-season finale "The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks worked overtime to claim a victory in the final game of their Alaska Baseball League season Saturday night in Anchorage."
7/27: Rain douses Fire "Thanks to Saturday's blustery weather in Fairbanks, Hermon Brothers Field becomes Growden Memorial Park South today and an important setting in the ABL"
7/27: Lights , camera . . . ""This is a lot more attention than we get at school," said Noles, who plays at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs, N.M. "We never get any TV coverage."
7/27: Pitcher from Freehold is becoming player to watch - - in Alaska - Newark Ledger " Annual tradition: The Midnight Sun Baseball Classic is played on the
summer solstice, starting at 10:30 pm and played without lights."
7/26: AIA puts out Oilers fire ".. Pilots, who end their season tonight against the Mat-Su Miners in Palmer, are three games behind the first-place and league champion Alaska Goldpanners"
7/26: Miners dig deep, trounce Panners "The Mat-Su Miners took out a season of frustration on the Alaska Baseball League champion Alaska Goldpanners Friday night at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer"
7/25: Oilers erupt in first inning; AIA falls "The Alaska Goldpanners, who were idle Thursday, secured the ABL title by virtue of AIA's loss and the Goldpanners' sweep of the Oilers in a doubleheader"
7/25: Bucs take cup "Derek Bruce's one-out single in the bottom of the 12th inning Wednesday lifted the Fairbanks Goldpanners to a wild, 10-9 ABL win over the visiting Peninsula"
7/24: Panners earn return to Wichita "For the Alaska Goldpanners, a return trip to the National Baseball Congress World Series started down the third-base line at Growden Memorial Park"
7/24: New Record added to All-Time Records - Most Hits, Game 1. 7 - Jeff Culpepper (#7, 7-for-7), July 23, 2003 vs. Peninsula Oilers)
7/23: Oilers hold off Panners' rally
7/23: Oilers grit out victory against Goldpanners - Clarion "The Peninsula Oilers gritted out a win Tuesday, defeating the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks 9-8 in Alaska Baseball League play at Growden Memorial Park"
7/22: Offense pushes AIA within two games of first "Athletes in Action has found its offense and has moved back to within two games of the first-place Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks in the Alaska Baseball"
7/22: Crabs enjoy change of scenery "Ames has his own perspective on Gresham and the NBC World Series. "This is our Wichita," the coach said. "That's the way we're looking at it."
7/22: Pirates qualify for NBC World Series "..over Cape Girardeau. The victory gives the Pirates a berth in the NBC World Series, to be held Aug. 2-16 in Wichita, Kan"
7/22: Bound for Wichita "As it is, the Indians earn a trip to Wichita, Kan. and the NBC World Series - provided they have the funds to go. The NBC World Series begins in August."
7/21: Goldpanners win their way - Richard Larson
7/21: Fairbanks shows sunny disposition for Golden Days Parade "I NEVER GET tired of listening to the Frigidaires. The seemingly indefatigable Bill Stroecker, Karl Carlson and Rif Rafson play with enormous energy and enthusiasm. Being much in demand, they deserve thanks from the community for their willingness to entertain for Golden Days, where they've already played twice, and other events. "
7/21: Pilots' Adam Simon hurt during BP - "Simon, a freshman pitcher/outfielder from UCLA, was knocked unconscious for a brief time during batting practice. He was shagging fly balls in the outfield when a ball tipped off his glove and smashed into his lip, below the nose." In the sixth inning, Pilots officials announced Simon broke his nose and will soon undergo two root canals to reattach his teeth. He is expected to be out of the lineup for about a week."
7/21: Oilers leapfrog AIA for second place in ABL
7/20: Baseball winding down "Both the Alaska Goldpanners and Athletes in Action have only four home games remaining before they leave Fairbanks for the season"
7/20: Pilots' streak continues "Anchorage remains three games behind the first-place Fairbanks Goldpanners with three league games remaining. Mat-Su dropped its seventh in a row."
7/19: Panners roll over Bucs, 13-6 By BOB ELEY. "Thirteen turned out to be a lucky number for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks on Friday night."
7/19: Glacier Pilots hit game running "The Pilots snapped a 1-for-10 skid Wednesday by scoring four runs in the first inning of a 10-2 win over the Fairbanks Goldpanners." LATE THURSDAY | Pilots bounce back
7/18: Timmons shuts down Bucs' bats - "I know they were a little sluggish getting off the bus but heck they didn't get home until 4 o'clock this morning," Timmons said of his teammates. "All I ask every time I go out there is just to get me one or two."
7/17: Pitcher's bad idea works out just fine "Anchorage Glacier Pilots pitcher Steve Uhlmansiek did something stupid Wednesday before his start against the Fairbanks Goldpanners."
7/17: Mulcahy is house that boots built - Anchorage Daily News
7/17: Panners, Fire suffer washout days - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
7/16: Panners make use of charity "Clay Johnson has had an up-and-down season for the Alaska Goldpanners, but on Tuesday the sophomore right-hander from the University of Washington was on top.."
7/15: Rally puts Panners back on top "The Alaska Goldpanners scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning, breaking a 1-1 tie on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Anchorage Bucs | Panners make use of charity
7/13: Panners, Mat-Su each win one "Koley Kolberg pitched a complete game one-hit shutout to lead the Mat-Su Miners to a 2-0 win over the Alaska Goldpanners in the first game"
7/12: Goldpanners Ground Pilots
7/11: AIA tops reeling Pilots "Entering the game, the Fire was tied for the top spot with the Alaska Goldpanners after the Goldpanners swept the Pilots 3-2 and 6-4 in a doubleheader" 7/10: Panners sweep Pilots "Jon McCaslin closed out both ends of a doubleheader Wednesday as the Alaska Goldpanners struggled to a sweep of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots"
7/10: Motivation to win has deep roots "Alaska Goldpanners manager Ed Cheff doesn't plan to change the color of his hair any time soon to motivate his team. "To me,'' said Cheff, "you play because you want to establish a legacy of who you are. You want to be a respected player. You get a mentality that you want to earn the respect of your teammates and the people you play against--that's the motivation. I don't think it comes from the coaches; I think it comes from within you.''
7/9: Budding Goldpanners, Fire rivalry good for Interior baseball ".. in three years, the Goldpanners and Athletes in Action rivalry has become just that, a rivalry."
7/9: Panners inch closer to first place "The Alaska Goldpanners moved the ball deep into Growden Memorial Park and moved themselves closer to first place in the Alaska Baseball League.
7/8: AIA retakes share of first place "Athletes in Action pitcher Rich Sorenson silenced the Alaska Goldpanners' bats on Thursday night and his teammates pounded out 11 hits in a 7-2 Alaska Baseball"
7/7: Panners smoke AIA in 10-4 victory "The Alaska Goldpanners parlayed yet another strong pitching performance by Fairbanks' Sean Timmons and a 14-hit offensive attack into a 10-4 Alaska Baseball"
7/6: Frostad heats up Panners top AIA Fire, 4-2 "The Alaska Goldpanners first baseman drove in three runs with a triple and a double to propel the hosts to a 4-2 victory over the Athletes in Action Fire"
7/5: AIA tests Panners' mettle, wins 4-3 "Israel Victor was rewarded for his patience Friday night and it gave Athletes in Action a 4-3 victory over the Alaska Goldpanners at Growden Memorial Park"
7/4: Pilots stop AIA in mid-action
7/2: Road Trip to Anchorage - Newest Pic Page
7/2: Panners nip Miners "Behind the pair of clutch late-inning RBI hits from Blasi, the Alaska Goldpanners edged the Mat-Su Miners 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday at Growden Memorial Park"
7/2: Steve Rodriguez (90) Pepperdine Page
7/1: Panners dig return to Growden - BOB ELEY. "Home cooking turned out to be sweet for the Alaska Goldpanners on Monday night at Growden Memorial Park."
6/30: Bucs hang on to beat Goldpanners "Brad Davis of the Alaska Goldpanners slides into third base after advancing on a fly ball out as Mike Thompson of the"
6/30: Bucs keep Panners down despite six-run rally in top of the ninth
6/30: Goldpanners split twin bill with Oilers "The Oilers tied their four-game home series against the Fairbanks Goldpanners Thursday through Saturday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park." Oilers and Goldpanners split | Oilers grab their first league win
6/27: Peninsula drops to 0-6 in ABL after unearned run results in 1-0 "The Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks scored an unearned run in the ninth inning to defeat the Oilers 1-0 at Coral Seymour Memorial Park."
6/27: Miners pound Oilers "The team starts an eight-game homestand today with a 7 pm tilt against the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks."
6/27: Timmons delivers shutout "Looking for a key victory before embarking on a road trip that will include six games in five days, the Alaska Goldpanners gave the ball to veteran Sean"
6/27: Perry evokes game of old "A few strokes after midnight, the owner of 314 major league wins appeared from the Goldpanners' dugout at Growden Park."
6/26: Panners continue to struggle at the plate "The Alaska Goldpanners' offensive woes continued on Wednesday as they suffered a 1-0 loss to the Anchorage Glacier Pilots at Mulcahy Stadium."
6/26: Stellar pitching by Rivas lands Pilots a victory "from starter Rick Rivas and a redemptive ninth inning from closer Ricky Fairchild to earn a 1-0 Alaska Baseball League victory over the Fairbanks Goldpanners."
6/24: AIA rains hits on Goldpanners
6/23: Fire makes itself at home AIA scorches Panners 4-0 "Sparked by a steal of home by Bogue, AIA earned a 4-0 Alaska Baseball League win over the Alaska Goldpanners."
6/22: Baseball fun in the Midnight Sun "Jenson's job is maintenance of the bullpens.. But when snow-capped mountain ranges dot the landscape beyond the outfield fences of most ABL ballparks in idyllic wooded settings, life is pretty good. When they aren't at the ballpark, the players are fishing for salmon and coming across moose, caribou or bears in their back yard. Said Jenson: "This is better than any other summer I've had."
6/22: Goldpanners send California packing "The Alaska Goldpanners showed no hangover from the Midnight Sun Game, posting a 7-2 win Saturday night after finishing off a 3-1 win over the California Dons"
6/21: New, veteran fans get their cheers in "The Alaska Goldpanners have been involved in sponsoring the event since the team's first season in 1960. Friday night the Panners faced the California Dons."
6/20: Midnight Sun Game provides chance to soak up blistering rays
MY FIRST JOB AT the News-Miner led me to Growden Memorial Park, where I tried to cover baseball during the summer of '76.
6/20: Panners lead off series with win "The Alaska Goldpanners set the table for victory on Thursday, getting runners on base then playing small-ball on their way to a 5-2 win over the California"
6/20: Panners shine under Midnight Sun "Goldpanners General Manager Don Dennis, who winters in California, added, "Most of the people I talk to in California in the winter are mystified by baseball"
6/19: Panners bounce Bruins "Alaska Goldpanners manager Ed Cheff told Aaron Mathews to think fly ball with the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the 11th inning Wednesday night."
6/18: Errors sink Goldpanners - DN-M - "TOUGH DAY AT GROWDEN--Alaska Goldpanners pitcher Clay Johnson, front, loses the ball as he tries to field"
6/18: Comeback kings: Mat-Su rallies against AIA - DN-M -"The Miners opened the season with an 8-5 win over the Peninsula Oilers then suffered their only loss by a 4-0 score to the Alaska Goldpanners"
6/18: Bluma answers the call to arms for Glacier Pilots - ADN - "His claim to fame in that tournament: he pitched 22/3 innings and earned a save in a win over the Fairbanks Goldpanners, who went on to win the tournament"
6/17: Added 2003 Results and ScoreCast Page
6/17: Bruins rally past Goldpanners - BOB ELEY. "The Beatrice, Neb., Bruins turned the tables on the Alaska Goldpanners Monday night at Growden Memorial Park."
6/16: Panners roll by Bruins "The Alaska Goldpanners rallied to overtake the Beatrice, Neb., Bruins and claim a 6-4 victory in a sun-drenched baseball game Sunday night at Growden Memorial.
6/15: Added TECHNICAL HELP AND FIRST-TIMER WALKTHROUGH to PannerVision
6/15: Panners teach game to All-Stars - DN-M - "Atrocious defense cost the Fairbanks Adult Amateur All-Stars as the Alaska Goldpanners took advantage of seven All-Star errors to cruise to a 15-2 win"
6/15: A tribute to one great dad - DN-M - "I saw my first Alaska Goldpanners baseball game on one of those trips."
6/15: Will Fenton (03) UW: Where are they going this summer?
6/14: Panners return to Fairbanks - DN-M - Rich Larson "Playing for coach Cheff is always challenging and fun. He pushes you to be your best," said Welch, who pitched the Panners to a 2-1 win over the Peninsula Oilers on Monday in Kenai. "We're here to try to win some more ballgames and looking for another great experience like last year." Tyler Best said, "It's awesome. I've been waiting to come back up here the whole school year. To be back in Fairbanks playing ball is great. We've got a shot to win another national title." Pitcher Kyle Allen, who plays college ball at Orange Coast College in California, is one of the newcomers to this year's Panners squad. He was one of three pitchers used in the Panners 4-0 win over the Miners. "I feel kind of honored to have been invited," Allen said. "There are some high expectations here, some big shoes to fill."
6/14: Tripling takes it out of Miner "PALMER -- Coming around third base, Matthew Inouye could feel his legs tightening and his heart racing. There was an inside-the-park home run on the line, and Inouye's body was telling him to slow down."
6/14: Devaney holds Bucs in check with gem
6/14: Beatrice shuts out Oilers - Peninsula Clarion
6/13: Celebrate Panners' successes - DN-M - Rich Larson "Over the final weeks of the 2002 Alaska Baseball League season, I was on vacation in Minnesota. I missed most of the Alaska Goldpanners' surge at the end of the year that resulted in them tying the Anchorage Glacier Pilots for the best record in the Alaska Baseball League and then defeating the Pilots to win the National Baseball Congress tournament. I first noticed that they had won the national championship by seeing the photo of the Panners' celebratory dog pile on the front page of the newspaper as I switched flights in the home city of the runner-up Glacier Pilots."
6/13: Athletes in Action fall to first defeat in extra innings - DN-M - "AIA plays four road league games before making its 2003 Growden Memorial Park debut on June 22, facing the Alaska Goldpanners in the start of a three-game"
6/13: Bucs knock off Oilers, finish 2-0 - Anchorage DN - Jun 12, 2003 "The Bucs finished 2-0 in the rain-shortened tournament. The Fairbanks Goldpanners beat the Mat-Su Miners 4-0 on Wednesday and posted a 2-1 tournament record."
6/12: Panners pitch gem at Miners
6/12: Tony Perez (01MVP-02) Signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and will report to Hudson Valley Renegades this week
6/10: 6/9/3 G1 SCORECAST vs. Anchorage Bucs
6/10: Didion is in sole control of Glacier Pilots' destination
6/10: You might not recognize the Miners
6/10: Oilers drop pair to start the season - Peninsula Clarion
6/9: Fertile Field of Dreams - ADN
6/9: Alaska Baseball League: Bucs - Williams, ADN
6/9: Panners prep for season RICHARD LARSON, Staff Writer "The first wave of Alaska Goldpanners is gathering in Anchorage this weekend, preparing for the start of the season at the Peninsula Oilers Hardball Tournament in Kenai on Monday. The Panners will have only part of its team on hand for the games at 1 p.m. against the Anchorage Bucs and 4 p.m."
6/9: Panners have rich tradition "It's starting to warm up, the days are still getting longer and afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers are popping up in the weather forecast. That can only mean one thing--baseball season is just around the corner."
6/7 : Todd Jennings (02) Extends Hitting Streak to 27 in loss to Stanford | Devils lose to CSF
6/7: Capitals will make '03 debut tonight - On Steve Abney (90)
6/6: Panners make appearance in MLB draft - Rich Larson
6/6: Players have arrived! Sean Timmons, Elliot Strankman, Ed Cheff, Derek Bruce, Kevin Welch, Tyler Best, Jeff Culpepper, Jake McLintock, James Guerrero, Kyle Allen
5/24: Japanese All-Stars pull out of WBIT - Fear of SARS and Terrorism cited | 2003 WBIT
5/18: Summer fun about to begin - Bob Eley, DN-M
5/10: Kyle Allen | Emerson Frostad (03) New Panner Pages! 5/9: Elliot Strankman - 2003 Assistant Coach | 2000 NAIA Baseball National Championship All-Tournament Team | Signs with Giants
5/9: Sweet sounds of summer - Beth Bragg "Mulcahy Stadium, home of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and Anchorage Bucs baseball teams, is named after Bill Mulcahy, who died in 1965. Called "the father of Anchorage baseball," he organized the Anchorage Baseball League in 1923 and took a team to the annual Midnight Sun game in Fairbanks. He became Alaska's first commissioner to the National Baseball Congress in 1947 and introduced Little League to the city in 1950."
5/9: Added Kyle Allen, Emerson Frostad, Sean Lichter, Aaron Mathews, Jack Headley to 2003 Roster
4/24: Added Brad Davis (Spalding) | Dustin Miller (Fullerton) | Cesar Ramos (LBSU) | James Guerrero | Jeff Culpepper (Gonzaga) to 2003 Roster
3/5: Added Alvarez and Weaver the Collegiate Johnson and Schilling to ABL
2/13: Added Run Contribution Percentage (RCP%) - New Offensive Statistic to Gero von Dehn "To reach a player's RCP%, runs batted in and runs scored are added together. Next, home runs are subtracted from that total. This figure exists as run production. But take the figure and divide it into the total team runs and the answer provides the percentage of team offense in which the player is directly involved. "
2/13: Blake Gill (02 MVP) Nets Goldpanners NBC Title "It's all a team. This is the kind of team you dream of playing on. It was like that in college. The guys, if you're up or down, they're pushing you to go." "It was the same as every other night," Basch said. "... We've been fighting back all year. Two days ago, we were down 6-1 to these guys. This organization treats us so well. It is great to put us to put another banner on the wall in Fairbanks."
2/12: 2003 Peninsula Oilers "Hardball Tournament"
1/28: David Purcey on the Alaska Baseball League
1/22: No off switch for Miners' GM Christopher
1/24: Added Zak Basch (01-02) MVP to 2003 Roster
1/24: Added Tony Perez (01-02) MVP to 2003 Roster
1/12: Dallas Phillies NBC Log "Those bad boys from Fairbanks were on a mission." Pics 1
1/5: Top Alaska Sports Stories of 2002 - Lorraine LeBreton "The Glacier Pilots. The Anchorage college-age baseball team fought their way through the Alaska Baseball League in June and July to earn the league championship and Mayor's Cup trophy again. The blue and white boys also qualified to defend their national title at the N-B-C World Series in Wichita, Kansas. In the tourney's championship game, the Pilots downed a fellow Alaskan team, the Fairbanks Goldpanners, to repeat as the best summer-ball squad in the U.S."
1/1: Anchorage Glacier Pilots Hire Kris Didion as Manager
1/1: AIA-ALASKA 2002 AIA-Alaska Game Summaries MISC. CLIPPINGS | |
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DAILY-NEWS MINER ARTICLES 2/7: Korny Kornfeind (1912-2002)
2/7: Goldpanners return to town for home opener - Richard Larson
2/7: 2002 Panner Preview
2/7: Waves beat Panners - Richard Larson
2/7: Panners solve All-Star puzzle
1/12: In Memoriam: Bonita Eileen McGehee (1926-2002) "She also had a great time at (the 1996) Midnight Sun baseball game in Fairbanks.. Most memorable about that game was the lady beer vendor who entertained the fans with jokes and riddles."
2/3/02: Dave Kingman (68-69) The Attic of Baseball @ MLB.com
1/12/02: Robert (Bob) Hardin - Board of Directors
7/30/01: Governor declares 8/5th "Dave Winfield Recognition Day
6/20/01: Nancy DeLeon, Longtime MSG Singer
2/18/01: Scott Robinson (01) Village Voice Paper
8/5/01: Road to Major Leagues takes turn in Alaska
6/11/00: Web Profile: Brooks Conrad (99-00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Eric Doble (00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Ryan Garko (00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Ryan Johnson (00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Jonah Martin (99-00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Chad Redfern (00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Greg Sain (99-00)
6/11/00: Web Profile: Arik VanZandt (99-00)
2/11/00: Lyle Olsen, Goldpanners Manager
2/18/00: Gassner (00) pitches complete game for first win of season
5/11/99: Spotlight: Greg Sain
4/15/96: Baseball Splits Two - Riggan, Phillips
1/24/95: Dan Boone: Replacement player
1994: Randy Barber (94) Ambassador to Czechs
1994: Alaska Statesman Clicks with Compaq
7/18/91: Baseball Under the Midnight Sun
12/9/88: Goldpanners issue regional sets
6/1/86: The "Midnight Sun Game" Sunset Magazine
5/69: Kingman a Goldpanner in Alaska
8/64: Goldpanners win, Seaver slams
6/64: Midnight Sun Game Sec Taylor
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1997: Boucher-Dennis Span Team History
1997: The Midnight Sun Game
1974: Tommy Sain - Player Profile
1974: Bob Boone: The Best of Them All
1970: Olsen, Dietz Guide Goldpanners on Field
1969: Boucher, Olsen Lead Panners on Field
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12/23/3: MIDNIGHT SUN GAME HISTORY IN PICTURES
12/19/3: Alaska Pictures - 96th Midnight Sun Game
1/12: In Memoriam: Bonita Eileen McGehee (1926-2002) "She also had a great time at (the 1996) Midnight Sun baseball game in Fairbanks.. Most memorable about that game was the lady beer vendor who entertained the fans with jokes and riddles."
1/12: James D. Teresco Collection | 2001 Trip to Alaska (ABL Baseball?)
1/12: Aurora Pictures | From Buffalo to Alaska | Alaska Picture Album
2001: Tugwell Scores MSG Winning Run!
2001: The Ballparks of the Alaska League
2001: 2001 Goldpanners Bus
2000: Ryan Johnson (00), Floyd Watson (60-63)
1987: 1987 Fairbanks Baseball Clinics (3 major leaguers there)
1972: Alaska Goldpanners Board of Directors
1968: Brent Strom (67-68-69) & Bill Seinsoth (66-67-68) at Panner Family home
1968: Alvin Strane (67-68), Albert Strane (67-68) at same
1968: Bill Seinsoth (66-67-68), Bob Boone (66-67-68), and Red Boucher (1960-1969)
1960s: Growden Park and Surrounding Fields
1963: 1963 Goldpanners Bus
3/27: Added Fairbanks: Military Post to Fairbanks
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12/24/3: Bret Boone (88) Naughty and Nice list - "Always accommodating and quotable, Mariners second baseman is a terrific hitter and fielder who babbles more than a brook unless he's in a broadcast booth."
12/24/3: Bavasi riding lucky streak "An infielder? Maybe a nod to Justin Leone or Greg Dobbs. (Dobbs, a third baseman, may eventually be the big bat the Mariners regularly covet but never seem to land.)
12/19/3: Jason Giambi (90) Joined 5-nation USO Tour
12/12/3: Dan Plesac (81) Retires after 18 year major league career (Barry Bonds becomes the oldest Panner in MLB)
12/12/3: Bobby Crosby (99|MLB#182) A's, Crosby await Tejada's decision
12/8/3: Bret Boone (88) Mariner's Roster Remake - Seattle "If no name like Houston's Geoff Blum pops out at them there, the M's could see if kids Justin Leone and/or Greg Dobbs (00) look ready in camp, which is not likely, although both are well-regarded."
12/4/3: Jason Giambi (90) Cover athlete for ESPN "ESPN Videogames is proud to announce that New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi will be the official spokesperson and cover athlete for ESPN Major League Baseball."
12/4/3: Terry Francona (78) Named Boston Red Sox Manger 11/28/3: Brooks Conrad (99-00 MVP) New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA) - Transferred from Salem Avalanche to New Orleans Zephyrs
11/28/3: Todd Leathers (01 MVP) Life in the Minors "Our team trainer, former University of Hawaii grad assistant Josh Seligman, started to share his tailgating stories from Aloha Stadium, which of course prompted Todd "Mr. Penn State" Leathers to tell us how great Penn State tailgates were."
11/26/3: Greg Dobbs (00) Added to 40-man Major League roster
11/26/3: Terry Francona (78) Candidate Francona has a physical
11/23/3: Bret Boone (88) Top 10 MVP finish
11/22/3: Bret Boone (88) Up for MLB Player of the Year - Vote!
11/18/3: Barry Bonds (83) Wins Sixth MVP Award! - 28 of 32 first-place votes | The greatest of this generation
11/18/3: Jeff DaVanon (92-94) Barely misses the arbitration cut "You never know what the Super-2 number is going to be exactly. Players work hard to get to a point where they reach arbitration eligibility. Jeff is a smart guy and he gets it. After I informed him, we talked about it a little bit and he said, 'OK, it's out of my control. I'll just go play hard next year.'"
11/15/3: Jeremy Reed ready, raring to go "During the past offseason, Reed worked out with his friends Brian Kennedy and his older brother, Adam Kennedy (95 MVP), the starting second baseman for the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels." - Peninsula Oilers
11/15/3: Barry Bonds (83) To pursue own licensing deal | ESPN
11/14/3: Barry Bonds (83) Should be a lock for MVP | HR Run OK with Hank
11/14/3: Adam Kennedy (95 MVP) Injured Angels improving
11/6/3: Barry Bonds (83) The Inimitable Barry Bonds "Only one player in the entire history of Major League Baseball has ever finished a season with an OPS 500 points (or better) above the average of their league, for three years in a row. That player is Barry Bonds"
11/6/3: Jose Cruz, Jr. (93) Snares Gold Glove "Longtime Giants' followers considered Cruz the team's best defensive right fielder since Bobby Bonds, and manager Felipe Alou raised comparisons to Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente."
11/5/3: Royce Ring (00) Follow Royce's Qualifying Tourney at MLB | At Baseball America | Throws Shutout Inning vs. Columbia | Google News
11/5/3: Bret Boone (88) Jose Cruz, Jr. (93) Win 2003 Golden Glove | Cruz wins Gold Glove
10/29/3: Bret Boone (88) Joins Bonds as Silver Slugger
10/29/3: Declared Six-Year Free Agents: Pettyjohn, Donnels, Kelly, Rushford, Parker, Belitz, Soules, Zuniga
10/28/3: Barry Bonds (83) Wins 11th Silver Slugger Award
10/21/3: Barry Bonds (83) 'Not a target'
10/20/3: Bonds (83), Giambi (90) Subpoenaed in doping trial - More "among several high-profile athletes subpoenaed by a federal grand jury investigating Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), a nutritional supplement firm, it was reported in the San Francisco Chronicle."
10/15: Bret Boone (88) Color Commentator on FOX Sports Postseason Broadcasts
10/14: Push comes to shove for Zim "I said I'm sorry, but the only thing I'm sorry about is that I didn't knock that skinny little SOB's butt clear into the Charles River. And I would have done it, too, if he hadn't caught me off guard and tripped me. I was expecting him to put up his dukes and fight like a real man would do in that situation and instead he pulls some shifty little move you wouldn't expect from a 10-year-old girl or even Bill Lee. "
10/13: Jason Lane (96-97) Surgery Successful
10/9: Jason Lane (96-97) Has Sports Hernia Surgery
10/8: Eddie Bane (82) Named Eddie Bane scouting director
10/8: Terry Francona (78) Interviews for Chicago White Sox Manager job
9/29: Mike Moat (00) Invited to try out for Olympic squad
9/26: Jason Lane (96-97) Sitting out Winter Ball for rehab
9/23: Dennis Cook (83) Joins Longhorns as assistant coach
9/21: Aaron Heilman (98) No Decision "His rookie year may be over. And the Mets still have no idea what they have in Aaron Heilman"
9/20: Darrel May (91) 5-1 in last six starts
9/15: Barry Bonds (83) Exit would create a Giant hole
9/15: Aaron Heilman (98) A Work in Progress
9/15: Bobby Crosby (99|MLB#182) Oakland A's Player Page | Walks to Sweep "Bobby Crosby was strutting around in a hot velvet pimp suit, complete with a three-foot leopard-skin fedora. "Zito got that one out of his closet," Tim Hudson said. It was the A's annual rookie-hazing, this time run by Barry Zito: Make the kids fly across the country and walk through a couple of airports looking like overgrown trick-o |
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