Longtime major league catcher Andy Etchebarren has been mourning the loss of his wife the last several months, but he now has at least one reason to find some happiness in that he has completed a rags-to-riches type story in rebuilding the York Revolution from last season’s 53-87 disaster into the Freedom Division’s first-half champions.
If his buddy, Southern Maryland Manager Butch Hobson, can find one more victory against second place Camden in the next three days to nail down the Liberty Division the skippers can relax a bit before the playoffs begin in September and devote more of their daily telephone conversations to such important things as whether Hobson’s cornbread is the best around or is too dry.
York became only the third team in Atlantic League history to go from last place overall the previous year to a first half title, according to the Revs’ Darrell Henry, and if they continue to follow the pattern of the 2000 Nashua (NH) Pride and the 2007 Newark Bears they will end up with the postseason championship.
The story above topped today's Atlantic League Notebook, which has already gone out to subscribers. The Notebook also included, among other things, stories on the following:
--What Willie Upshaw thinks about Barry Bonds
--Who are the four former Atlantic League players starring in other independent leagues, with three of them taking Player of the Month honors?
--A rundown on Atlantic Leaguers selected to play in affiliated minor league All-Star Games
--A recap of feats of still more grads playing in affiliated leagues
--Newark's latest addition for the second half
Subscriptions to the Atlantic League Notebook are available at www.AtlanticLeagueBaseball.com or www.WirzandAssociates.com.
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