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toanstrom · 06-08-2004, 02:51 AM

-Continental League Offices: New York City
The Continental League has announced its first ever expansion since the merger in 1962. In 1988 two new franchises will join the Eastern Association. The Atlantic Confrence will welcome the St. Petersburg Panthers who will be managed by former Arizona Roadrunners star Diego Casillas. The Venzuelan Casillas has already said that his team will stress the stolen base but that will also look for guys who can hit the longball. "Look there's a lot of talk about not needing tools players," said Casillas, "well you show me one team that hasnt had tools players and has won and I'll eat my hat."

The other new club plans to take a different approach. The new addition to the Central Confrence, The Carolina Hogs named a former backup catcher with a lifetime .220 batting average (and a .353 obp), Melvin Short as their manager. Short, who just retired this past season seems an unlikely choice to take the reigns of a young club but he wowed Carolina management and his philosophy of pitiching and the three run homer fits perfectly with the club's management. "Look I learned when I was behind the plate the most important thing in the game is the ability to control that plate. I want my pitchers to throw strikes, I want my hitters to take balls. It's that simple," said Short, "the rest will follow from that."

The League also announced that in 1990 the Western Association will expand by adding clubs in Sacramento and San Antonio.

06-08-2004, 02:51 AM	#2
toanstrom Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 277	Continental League to Expand -Continental League Offices: New York City The Continental League has announced its first ever expansion since the merger in 1962. In 1988 two new franchises will join the Eastern Association. The Atlantic Confrence will welcome the St. Petersburg Panthers who will be managed by former Arizona Roadrunners star Diego Casillas. The Venzuelan Casillas has already said that his team will stress the stolen base but that will also look for guys who can hit the longball. "Look there's a lot of talk about not needing tools players," said Casillas, "well you show me one team that hasnt had tools players and has won and I'll eat my hat." The other new club plans to take a different approach. The new addition to the Central Confrence, The Carolina Hogs named a former backup catcher with a lifetime .220 batting average (and a .353 obp), Melvin Short as their manager. Short, who just retired this past season seems an unlikely choice to take the reigns of a young club but he wowed Carolina management and his philosophy of pitiching and the three run homer fits perfectly with the club's management. "Look I learned when I was behind the plate the most important thing in the game is the ability to control that plate. I want my pitchers to throw strikes, I want my hitters to take balls. It's that simple," said Short, "the rest will follow from that." The League also announced that in 1990 the Western Association will expand by adding clubs in Sacramento and San Antonio. Last edited by toanstrom; 06-08-2004 at 05:58 PM.