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Friday, March 27, 2020

1990 Welland Pirates player profiles, Pittsburgh affiliate


Features on each member of the 1990 Welland Pirates, as included in the 1990 team set of the short-season NY-Penn League affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Welland Pirates (37)
  1. Rocky Bridges knew baseball, and one-liners as player, coach
  2. Anthony Brown joined Pirates as Pa. native, saw 3 seasons
  3. Mike Brown played 9 seasons, including 2 as pitcher, made AA
  4. Scott Bullett had big 1996 night for Cubs, saw 4 ML seasons
  5. Bob Burgess worked as minors assistant GM, then minors GM
  6. Genaro Campusano played 5 pro seasons, son later followed
  7. Lynn Carlson played two seasons, then coached at alma mater
  8. Steve Cooke lived on plate edge, saw bigs over six seasons
  9. John Curtis played college football, 2 pro baseball seasons
  10. Tim Edge knew he had to wait his turn; Played at AAA over five seasons, his majors turn never came, 2/22/20
  11. Juneiro Feliz played four seasons, then later killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend, another man and killed himself, 2/23/20
  12. Fuss and Fuss Lincoln Mercury sponsored the 1990 Welland Pirates card set; Neither remains in Welland, 2/9/20
  13. Mark Futrell believed pros would be opportunity of lifetime; Saw six pro seasons, four in independent ball, 2/15/20
  14.  - Tom Green wanted a chance to contribute; Did so over four seasons, made AAA, not bigs, 2/25/20
  15.  - Wes Grisham helped his LSU Tigers to the College World Series; Played one season as a pro, 3/23/20
  16.  - Marcus Hanel missed the bigs in 11 seasons; Been there in two decades since as bullpen catcher, 3/22/20
  17.  - Ben Johnson scored winning run in high school playoff game; Played single season as pro, 3/10/20
  18.  - Jeff Lyle held his high school strikeout record; Played three pro seasons, 3/24/20
  19.  - Jim Mallon worked as a college coach to improve his players on and off the field; Briefly managed in minors, 3/17/20
  20.  - Jon Martin played three pro seasons, then had to give up on his dream, 2/16/20
  21.  - Kurt Miller started with pressure of first-round pick; Saw time in five ML seasons, Japan, 3/20/20
  22.  - Troy Mooney threw a seven-inning no-hitter at single-A; Played six seasons, made high-A, 3/19/20
  23.  - Jerry Nyman wasn't a big talker; Played in three ML seasons, coached in minors for longer, 2/10/20
  24.  - Alex Pacheco started slowly in first pro season; Season also proved his last, 3/21/20
  25.  - Rob Peterson played two pro seasons, then returned home to coach basketball and teach, 2/15/20
  26.  - Steve Polewski's father served as a coach on his high school team; Played two pro seasons, 3/16/20
  27.  - Andre Redmond played five pro seasons in the field and on the mound; He then returned home, 3/21/20
  28.  - Rich Robertson moved his fastball over six major league seasons, 2/19/20
  29.  - Steve Roeder got enough details right to play five pro seasons, but not above short-season, 3/13/20
  30.  - Joe Ronca hit a game-tying grand slam in 11th season in pros; Made AA, not bigs, 3/2/20
  31.  - John Schulte worked hard enough to turn pro out of high school; Played three pro seasons, 3/13/20
  32.  - Brian Shouse saw 13 major league outings over his first 12 seasons, then his career took off, 2/18/20
  33.  - Doug Simpson played three sports in high school, a season in pro baseball, became fireman, 2/21/20
  34.  - David Tellers turned his height into finesse pitching; Played seven pro seasons, made AA, 2/28/20
  35. Welland Stadium served six seasons as NY-Penn League stadium, 3/14/20
  36.  - Kevin Young played baseball for that winning feeling; Played in bigs over 12 seasons, 3/14/20
  37.  - Mike Zimmerman played a decade, never made bigs; Later became scout and agent, 3/25/20

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