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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

1990 Denver Zephyrs player profiles, AAA Milwaukee Brewers

Don August 1990 Denver Zephyrs card

Features on each member of the 1990 Denver Zephyrs, then the AAA team for the Milwaukee Brewers.


Interviews (3)
1 - Mike Birkbeck got noticed, then made bigs in awe
2 - Dave Machemer credits minors manager with success
3 - Joe Xavier followed first love, baseball, to pros

1990 Denver Zephyrs (27)
1 - Don August enjoyed early majors win, saw four bigs seasons
2 - Mike Birkbeck's role went from ML pitcher to college coach
3 - George Canale saw bigs over 3 seasons, 44 games with Brewers
4 - Mike Capel tried to be aggressive over three majors seasons
5 - Logan Easley worked to prove 'em wrong, saw two ML seasons
6 - Tom Edens accepted offer, made majors debut, saw 7 seasons
7 - Ruben Escalera played decade, became scout, minors manager
8 - Don Gordon gave up Molitor streak hit, saw 3 majors seasons
9 - Mark Higgins got crucial hit for first ML hit, only ML hit
Joe Xavier autographed 1990 Denver Zephyrs card
10 - Dave Machemer worked to develop players, and loved doing it
11 - Frank Mattox played seven seasons, made AAA, worked as scout
12 - Chuck McGrath made AAA with Cardinals, saw 7 seasons overall
13 - Tim McIntosh played game he loved, made bigs over 71 games
14 - Joe Mitchell saw eight pro seasons, two at AAA, missed bigs
15 - Mario Monico set college records at Hawaii, saw 6 seasons
16 - Billy Moore gave good effort, made 6 majors games with Expos
17 - Jeff Peterek pitched great game in ML debut, saw seven total
18 - Dennis Powell got big-league pitcher label, saw 8 ML seasons
19 - Ed Puig played 11 pro seasons, made AAA over 4, missed bigs
20 - Joe Redfield played hard, made two majors seasons, 12 games
21 - Alan Sadler punted in college, saw 8 seasons in pro baseball
22 - D.L. Smith played 9 pro seasons, saw AAA in 6, missed majors
23 - Jackson Todd returned from cancer to bigs, long coaching career
24 - Tim Torricelli knew catchers needed defense, saw 4 seasons
25 - Darryel Walters hoped to fit in team's ML plans, made AAA
26 - Tim Watkins got as far as AAA over 7 seasons, missed bigs
27 - Joe Xavier did well in AAA role, saw 6 seasons, missed bigs
Denver Zephyrs 1990 checklist card

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