Glorious Wonders name coaches and staff

After relying on fans and volunteers for the past two seasons, the Oahu Glorious Wonders plan to hire full time coaches and staff for the upcoming 2011 season.

Here's a list of the prospective hires:

Manager— Jim Froelick, of course. Led the Wonders to the World Series in '09 and won the LHL Vander Wal Division in 2010. A skilled tactician who's well liked by his players.

First Base Coach— Doug Ault. Growing up near the Canadian border, I had the pleasure of watching the Toronto Blue Jays very first regular season game on CFPL-TV, London, ON. Doug hit two HRs that day to lead the Jays to a 9-5 win over the ChiSox. He'll always be a hero to anyone that watched that day. http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/04/07/

Third Base Coach,— Juan Samuel. Once, through a mutual friend, Juan gave my son and I free tickets to see the Tigers play in Philly and at Shea, the least I could do was repay the kindness.

Pitching Coach— Kent Tekulve. This guy knows his baseball, was kind to my son when we met him at an a event at PNC Park and is generally pleasant to be around. I know we'll have a happy, knowledgeable pitching staff for years to come.

Hitting Instructor— Richie Zisk. All hit, no field…someone I can definitely relate to as a baseball player.

Bullpen Coach— Fritz Gingenbach. My cousin, SOM master, high school baseball coach and has a cool name. Any questions?

Bench Coach— Rocco DeMarro. Wanted someone interesting to talk to during games. Who else but the former host of the Pirate's post game show?

Head Groundskeeper— Gary Potter. Played in my boyhood SOM league for several years. His name sounds like he's qualified to grow stuff.

Trainer— Franchezca Valentina. Look her up in Wikipedia. The whole team loves her!

Doctor— Dr. Lisa Bartoli. What can I say? We're partial to highly skilled beautiful women…

Owner— Amalgamated Incorporated. The mysterious multinational corporation that is so huge and powerful, it's managed to keep it's entire operation hidden from the prying eyes of the world's media.

General Manager— Yours truly, Jim Froelick. Can't argue with success.

Official Scorer— Jeff Snyder. Another boyhood Strat buddy and BFF. Jeff is also the official scorer for the Rochester Rhinos of the MLS.

Play By Play Man— Roger Neel. I met Roger in 1977 when I was 17 and he was the play by play announcer for the Johnstown Jets of the North American Hockey League. I used to hang out in the press box at the Erie County Fieldhouse. Roger always treated me well and he was my favorite visiting broadcaster.

Color Man— Jimmy Gobble. Drafted onto the Wonders during the inaugural draft back in 2009, the fans love him and it looks like he's going to need a job this year.