Monthly Archives: August 2009

Olson released

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Jim Seip

Veteran Revs reliever Jason Olson, one of the few remaining players from the Revs’ inaugural 2007 season, has been released. The Long Island Ducks signed him today. A four-year veteran of the Atlantic League, Olson pitched for Somerset in 2006 … Continue reading →

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Change in time

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Jim Seip

WARNING: The Barnstormers have changed the start time for a game against the Revs later in the month. The Aug. 30 game between the Revs and Stormers at Clipper Magazine Stadium will start at 6:05 p.m. I kept meaning to … Continue reading →

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Ricky Watters to attend game at the Vault

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Jim Seip

REVS PRESS RELEASE: On the NFL’s Opening Weekend, the Big 33 and York Revolution will welcome NFL great Ricky Watters (pictured above during his playing days in San Francisco) to the Revolution game on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. The … Continue reading →

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Old connection

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jim Seip

Andy Etchebarren (pictured above with Brooks Robinson, left, and Dave McNally) wanted to keep managing after the Orioles cut ties with him before the 2008 season. His entrance in the Atlantic League came when he called Robinson, a teammate and … Continue reading →

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Etchebarren: The new manager

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jim Seip

We discuss the Revs’ hiring Andy Etchebarren to finish the season as York’s manager. Powered by Podbean.com

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Why Etchebarren came back to the game

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jim Seip

Blogger’s note: This is a story that originally appeared in the Daily Record/Sunday News in 2008. Baseball saved Andy Etchebarren‘s life once. Finished as a player and finished as a coach — or so he thought — he was driving … Continue reading →

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Etchebarren named manager

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jim Seip

Andy Etchebarren, 66, the former Orioles catcher and the current bench coach for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, is expected to be announced as the next manager for the York Revolution, according to Opening Day Partners President Jon Danos. Danos … Continue reading →

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Who’s in charge?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jim Seip

By the end of this week, the Revolution ownership group — Opening Day Partners — hopes to make a decision about who will manage the club. The decision to stick with interim manager Sam Snider or look elsewhere could determine … Continue reading →

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No-hit mystery

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Jim Seip

When Southern Maryland’s Kenny Rayborn tossed eight innings of one-hit baseball at Sovereign Bank Stadium earlier this summer, it got us thinking: Whatever happened to all those players who tossed no-hitters for and against York’s professional baseball teams? Most never … Continue reading →

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Padilla returns to Revs

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Jim Seip

York acquired former Mets reliever Juan Padilla in a trade with New Hampshire of the independent Can-Am League for future considerations. Padilla (0-1, 2.76 ERA) had 17 saves in New Hampshire. Padilla returns to York after going 1-2 with a … Continue reading →

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