----- Original Message -----

From: B r e n t

To: tylerbaseball@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 7:20 AM

Subject: RE: [TylerBaseball] Cynde & Eddie mentioned during Rangers-Braves game Thursday!

> We always send cookies up whenever we go

Do you just take them to the press elevator?

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He did? That was nice of him. We always send cookies up whenever we go, but
of course, being at the stadium, we never hear about it. It was a great
game!!

Cynde
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From: "B r e n t" <tyler_roughnecks@...>
To: "Tyler Baseball" <tylerbaseball@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 1:38 AM
Subject: [TylerBaseball] Cynde & Eddie mentioned during Rangers-Braves game
Thursday!



Former Rio Grande White Wing & current Texas Rangers broadcaster Victor
Rojas publicly thanked Cynde & Eddie for the cookies they sent to the booth
during Thursday afternoon’s Rangers-Braves FSNSW telecast (06.19.2008) !!


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Former Rio Grande White Wing & current Texas Rangers broadcaster Victor Rojas
publicly thanked Cynde & Eddie for the cookies they sent to the booth during
Thursday afternoon’s Rangers-Braves FSNSW telecast (06.19.2008) !!


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FYI -Brad Stevens, an ex Roughneck, is the assistant coach for the
Pumpjacks.

----- Original Message -----

From: Marvin Hillhouse

To: Tyler Baseball

Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:45 PM

Subject: [TylerBaseball] PumpJacks game

"will probably go Friday even though Eddie is on call that weekend. Only thing, hate the "box seats" Will be sitting in the bleachers next time."   Cynde my schedule says they are on the road Friday but return home Saturday and Sunday nights. Remember Sunday games start at 5:00... Thursday night's game  is "Thirsty Thursday" with cheap  drinks.   I also like the bleachers ... that is where I sit.....it is too difficult to get in and out of those boxes and the bleachers are cheaper.   The kids love the two mascots Here are pictures of the mascots

----- Original Message -----

From: Marvin Hillhouse

To: Tyler Baseball ; Nancy Lloyd jenkins ; Suzann little

Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 2:02 PM

Subject: [TylerBaseball] Summer Baseball Opens in Kilgore

It was an historic night in Kilgore Thursday June 12. For the first time in over 50 years Driller Park has a summer franchise and Thursday was opening night. There was a good crowd in attendance,1,009 people came out to see the return of summer baseball.   The Concession Stand food was good but the lines were really long and the workers seemed a little confused at times... but it was their first night.   The two mascots made their debut but Derrick the Dinosaur had very little personality and didn't know what to do. Boomer the Donkey however was very good and was the favorite with the fans. The female clown was just irritating and made my nephew mad because she would not leave him alone.   The game itself  got off to a bad start for the "Jacks" when they gave up a grandslam in the second inning. The team redeemed themselves by coming back to tie the game and go into extra innings.    Before this game the  PumpJacks had only scored one run in the first two games. In their home opener, the players finally seemed to be getting used to using the wooden bats and hit the ball well... scoring six runs. The final score was 6-5 and was the first win ever for the PumpJacks.   Over all it was a good experience with a courteous staff and and a hard playing team.         Click on the thumbnails below for a larger version

That makes a lot of sense, Marvin .......... thanks for clearing it up !
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This statement make absolutely no sense to me:


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> They said they decided to cancel when the new league came to town...

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Shouldn't a professional league and a collegiate league be mutually exclusive ??
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First Pump Jacks Player

Hails From East Texas

Flushed with a team, a coach, a name, and logos, the East Texas Pump Jacks finally got to the good stuff today: Players. The Pump Jacks announced that Texas A&M freshman catcher Andrew Nettune is the first player signed by the club as it prepares for its inaugural season in the Texas Collegiate League. Nettune should be no stranger to East Texas baseball fans after his standout prep career at All Saints Episcopal High School in Tyler. A starter all four years of high school, Nettune was also a four-time first-team all-district selection. Despite an injury-shortened senior campaign, Nettune was named second-team all-state, following first-team all-state honors in his sophomore and junior seasons. The Athens native also helped lead the Trojans to the TAPPS 4-A state semi-finals three years in a row, twice reaching the championship game. Baseball America recognized Nettune as the one of the top three high school catchers in the state of Texas, placing him on the publication’s list of the best 300 prep prospects nationwide. Scout.com placed him on its list of top 100 prospects for the 2007 Major League draft, and PGCrosschecker.com ranked Nettune number 56 on its 2007 list of top position players. Nettune and his accomplishments left an indelible impression on Pump Jacks head coach Stan Phelps. “I thought coming out of high school that he was one of the best all-around catchers I’ve ever seen,” said Phelps. “He has pop and a great arm behind the plate.   “When we started putting together the roster, he was the first catcher that popped into my mind.”   Looking at Nettune’s statistics, it’s no wonder Phelps was impressed. Nettune set the All Saints career record with 27 home runs, and he never batted under .400 in a high school season. Although he played only five games his senior year, Nettune hit .450 with three home runs and a pair of doubles. As a junior, he hit at an astounding .496 clip, adding ten homers, 52 RBI, and 26 extra-base hits in leading the Trojans to a berth in the state finals. Nettune captured district MVP honors as a sophomore when he posted a .476 average, eight home runs, 14 doubles, and 47 RBI, again landing All Saints in the state title game. Starting for the Trojans as a freshman, Nettune hit .404 with six round-trippers and 41 RBI.   The 20-year-old’s achievements weren’t limited to a Trojans uniform; he starred for various summer league teams and participated in elite showcase events as well. Nettune helped lead the Texas Prospects to back-to-back IBC World Series titles in 2006 and 2007, capturing MVP honors last summer with a .476 tournament average.   Only a freshman with the Aggies, Nettune is getting acclimated to the college game in a season that will likely classify as a redshirt. He has not appeared in game this spring for a Texas A&M squad that is ranked 11th in the country by College Baseball and #8 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

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I live in SC. I have been anticipating this for awhile. I'm not from
Texas, and didnt know what a pump jack was until this team's nickname.
But it makes sense.

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> The management of the Kilgore franchise of the Texas Collegiate League
>   has announced the name of their new team.
>
>   The East Texas PumpJacks. at a ceremony held at Driller Park today .
>   When the banner was unrolled the crowd was silent.
>   (Most people I talked to made negative comments )
>
>   The team will have dual mascots of a Donkey and a Brontosaurus.
>
>   The team colors will be green, Black and Cardinal.
>
>   What do you think of naming a team after a piece of equipment?
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> Marvin Hillhouse
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----- Original Message -----

From: Marvin Hillhouse

To: TylerBaseball@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:07 AM

Subject: Re: [TylerBaseball] Two new teams!

Below is a Pump Jack

 

The mascots will be a donkey and a dinosaur

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----- Original Message -----

From: bjrbbhaw

To: TylerBaseball@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:03 PM

Subject: [TylerBaseball] Two new teams!

What's up? There are two new teams in East Texas worth seeing this
summer. Texarkana Gunslingers in the Continental Baseball League and
East Texas PumpJacks, just announced today, will play at Driller Park.
Here are some websites: texarkanaprobaseball.com and newbaseballteam.com.

What's up? There are two new teams in East Texas worth seeing this
summer. Texarkana Gunslingers in the Continental Baseball League and
East Texas PumpJacks, just announced today, will play at Driller Park.
Here are some websites: texarkanaprobaseball.com and newbaseballteam.com.

This is the Schedule for the New Collegiate League Team in Kilgore.

(They still do not have a name !) 

I guess that the Wichita Falls Roughnecks must have folded.

There are only three teams listed.

The McKinney Marshalls, Brazos Valley Bombers and

 Coppell Copperheads playing the KIlgore ?????

 

 

 

 

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T- Away Games

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Still Nameless, New Team

Now Has A Head Coach

New head coach Stan Phelps. Photo courtesy of Darrell Clakley and the Tyler Morning Telegraph   East Texas baseball fans may  not know the name of the team they’ll be cheering for this summer, but now they know who will be leading them on the field.   East Texas Sports & Entertainment today tabbed Stan Phelps as the first head coach for the new summer collegiate baseball franchise it introduced last month. Phelps just began his fourth season as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of Texas at Tyler baseball team. “It’s an honor to be named the first head coach for East Texas’ new team,” said Phelps on Monday. “This is a challenge I have been preparing for ever since I became a coach at UT-Tyler.   “Our fans are going to enjoy a team that will hustle and be entertaining. We’re going to proudly represent East Texas and our sponsors, host families, and fans.”   “We’re so excited to have Stan on board as our first head coach,” said Mike Lieberman, the team’s general manager. “He has had tremendous success in a respected program and he’s ready to lead a team of his own. Through his recruiting experience, he knows the talent in the region and has the contacts to attract quality ballplayers.”   As the organization’s first head coach, Phelps will guide the team this summer, with the help of an assistant or two that he will name in the coming weeks. He is also tasked with building the inaugural roster from scratch.   “Who better to be this team’s first head coach than someone who has been coaching successfully in East Texas for some time now?” Lieberman added. In his three years as pitching coach at UT-Tyler, the Patriots have captured two American Southwest Conference East Division titles and finished second once. Last year, UT-Tyler had a season to remember, posting a 37-1 record and the best winning percentage (.974) at any level of college baseball. Their 40-game winning streak dating back to the end of the 2006 season tied an NCAA record. The only barrier to the Patriots capturing a Division III national championship was a rule that locked new programs out of the postseason for their first four years.   Under Phelps’ direction, the UT-Tyler pitching staff has not only excelled, they’ve dominated. In three seasons, Patriots pitchers have gone 95-19 (.833) and posted a combined ERA of 3.48. Last season, the staff ERA of 2.68 was best in the ASC and ranked fourth in the country in Division III. The 2007 Patriots staff surrendered the fewest hits in the conference, allowed the fewest runs, walked the fewest batters, and collected the most strikeouts. Phelps’ pitchers have not gone unrecognized, either. UT-Tyler pitchers have captured nine all-conference spots and three all-region honors in three seasons. He has coached an ASC Pitcher of the Year and a conference Freshman of the Year as well.   Following the 2007 season, Patriots pitcher Nate Jennings became the first UT-Tyler player drafted by a Major League organization when he was selected in the 15th round by the Toronto Blue Jays.   Phelps is a native of New Boston, Texas, where he was an all-area and all-district pitcher at New Boston High School. He went on to pitch at Richland College, where he captured all-conference and all-region honors in 2001, when he was named the team’s pitcher of the year and team captain. Phelps threw for Eastern New Mexico University for his junior season. He transferred to UT-Tyler as a senior to pitch for the Patriots in their inaugural season. Phelps, 28, received both undergraduate and graduate degrees from UT-Tyler. His wife, Kristee, is coach of the Patriots volleyball team.   Fans will soon be able to purchase season tickets to see Phelps’ squad play this summer. The team expects to announce both season ticket pricing and the inaugural season schedule in the next week and a half. Fans can follow all the news and developments by logging on the team’s web site, www.newbaseballteam.com.

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Rebuilding Tyler's True Foundation

(by Chase Colston | Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph)


A house's foundation is the element we all take for granted. It's crucial to
keep the house from falling apart, but we never take notice of it unless there
is a problem.


Tyler is a city built on a baseball foundation.

Yes, there is a problem. The city and its people have forgotten about it.


Eighteen years before Tyler High won its first state football championship, 62
years before Earl Campbell graduated and 92 years before both John Tyler and
Robert E. Lee owned state titles, Tyler created its sporting image with
baseball.


It took 12 years for the city to get another minor league baseball team after
the Tyler Elbertas folded in 1912. But the East Texas and Long Star Trojans
built on the foundation laid by Tyler's first baseball team.


Today the foundation is broken. Has been for almost seven years.


It's time to start building again.

A city once graced by Hall of Fame players George Sisler and Louis Santop is
empty of professional baseball.


Local high school and college baseball teams are slowly filling the cracks.
Tyler Junior College and UT Tyler own solid programs. Thirty-seven East Texas
players were drafted by major league teams the past two years.


But Tyler will still suffer without local, professional baseball.


Tyler, 30th in population in Texas (from 2000 cenus), watched Kilgore - ahem,
190th on the list - announce Driller Park will house a Texas Collegiate League
team this year.


Texarkana announced in November it will return professional baseball for the
first time in 54 years when a Continental Baseball League team starts this
season.


Four other independent league teams will house Texas teams in 2008. Tyler has
not been on the list since the Roughnecks came and went in 2001.


That's ridiculous.

It's impossible to come up with an immediate remedy to every problem the
skeptics seem to come up with and claim that professional baseball simply cannot
survive in Tyler.


But one thing is certain: it can survive.

People in Tyler and the surrounding areas will support a team that is locally
and privately owned and acts like it cares enough to stick around.


The money is here. We all know that. What Tyler needs is a person, or people, to
take an aggressive step out onto the branch and make a worthwhile investment.


It's time to forget about Mike Carter Field. A new investment needs to involve a
new stadium that fans will be proud to go to.


We live in an age where new and flashy is the way to go, and building a new
stadium in the rapidly expanding area of Tyler - on the south side around
exploding cities like Whitehouse and Bullard - will guarantee a higher influx of
fans than Mike Carter Field ever saw.


Sure, a new stadium is expensive. Very expensive. It doesn't have to be huge and
extravagant. Go to the dark side and sell the naming rights - a la Trinity
Mother Frances Rose Stadium - and much of the cost is already taken care of.


It is an inconvenient truth but a new, independent stadium would leave the
option of alcohol sales - a constant complaint of many who never went to watch
the Roughnecks or Wildcatters.


Tyler is way behind the times, and this is a city that loves baseball. The city
is very proud of its Little League organizations and thousands of players and
fans flock to see games all around the area every year.


There is no reason why those same fans would deliberately choose to not see
professional baseball with a proper and aggressive investment in place.


It doesn't have to be a major league-affiliated team (yet). That can be a dream
for farther down the road. One small step at a time.


There is not a vehement outcry to bring baseball back to Tyler. But the support
is out there, believe it or not.


A constant complain from the younger demographic in Tyler is that there is
nothing to do, especially during the summer. There are only so many trips to the
movies or the bowling alley you can take.


Housing a professional baseball team would change that.


Professional baseball can be popular again in Tyler. You will never convince me
otherwise. I never missed a Wildcatters home game in 1994-95. I celebrated my
eighth and ninth birthdays at Mike Carter Field with my Little League teammates.


Build it. They will come again.

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----- Original Message -----

From: Marvin Hillhouse

To: TylerBaseball@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:26 AM

Subject: Re: [TylerBaseball] Play Ball

They have not announced the prices yet.

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----- Original Message -----

From: Marvin Hillhouse

To: Tyler Baseball ; Nancy Lloyd jenkins

Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:16 PM

Subject: [TylerBaseball] Play Ball

Kilgore News Herald

Wednesday January 16, 2008

 

KISD board says, "Play Ball"

 

 

 

Left right: Mike Lieberman

Board President. George Faber

& Superintendent Jerry Roberts  

By LESTER MURRAY 

Get out your sunscreen and that hat and glove because in June the Texas Collegiate Baseball League will be inviting you out to the old ball game at Driller Park. In a special meeting of the Kilgore school board Tuesday, trustees voted unanimously to approve a lease between the East Texas Sports and Entertainment (ETSE) group and KISD for the lease of Driller Park.

In exchange for use of the park, the league will make at least $30,000 worth of improvements to Driller Park.

A memorandum of understanding was brought to the board of trustees by Revard Pfeffer, business manager for KISD. The  memorandum—once finalized—will be signed as a contract by the superintendent of schools, Jerry Roberts, and by Michael Liberman, chief operating officer for ETSE.

The lease will be for three years with an option for five more years beginning June 1 and ending at the end of August each year according to Pfeffer.

“ETSE will submit a schedule to KISD for their season and ETSE will also be allowed to schedule five more events per year at Driller Park, each of which must still be approved by the KISD board of trustees,” said Pfeffer.

Roberts said he, Jody Clements, Mike Liberman, members of the City of Kilgore, representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Gregg County commissioners have all been in conversation about the league and have all agreed to the memorandum of understanding presented to the board.

The memorandum says the league will not interfere with or impede KISD athletics, especially the KISD baseball program, according to Roberts.

The Texas Collegiate League lease will include all amenities and equipment at Driller Park. including the use of parking lots, concessions, rest rooms, press box, locker rooms, storage and field maintenance equipment said Roberts.

ETSE has agreed to make a minimum of $30,000 of improvements to Driller Park over the nest three years those improvements must also be approved by KISD.

Improvements might include a new ticket office, picnic area along the third base line and casual seating” said  Pfeffer.  “Also  ETSE will have access to the field prior to June to do work on the field as long as it does not interfere with KISD activities” said Pfeffer .

ETSE will receive all proceeds from ticket sales and concessions during this period, including income from the sale of alcohol.

Trustee Janet Marley said she was still concerned about the sale of alcohol and wanted ETSE to limit the sale of alcohol to a special section of the park.

“We want everyone’s experience to be a good one,” said Lieberman. “But we do not want seating to be limited, people should be allowed to sit where they want. Also season ticket holders could be affected by a special section.”

 

Lieberman said "there will be a special family section where no alcohol will be allowed and the sale of alcohol in the park will be monitored very closely."

Trustee Bryan Cole said he felt an amendment should be added to the memorandum if the sale of the team was proposed in the next three years . In that event, he suggested, whoever was buying the team would have to enter into new negotiation with KISD and Lieberman agreed to this condition.

Lieberman said there will be five teams in the league and 24 home games will be played at Driller Park plus play-off games if needed. “There will be a web site established for our franchise where local people can have an input for the team name, mascot and team color.” said Lieberman . “We will also have a place on the website for those interested in hosting a collegiate athlete for the summer can sign up to do so.

Lieberman is in the process of moving into an office in Kilgore for the franchise.

“This will be a hands on league for me for five to six months of each year” said Lieberman. “If any member of KISD needs to reach me  I will be available seven days a week.”

So if the sweet smell of summer has you hankering for the ball park, a good hot dog or some peanuts, then Driller Park and the Texas Collegiate League just might be your ticket.

 

 

Copyright © 2008

Kilgore News Herald

Marvin Hillhouse

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