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Bernabe says Ramirez Rehab: “Iffy”
Iowa Cubs GM Sam Bernabe tells 62andeven that Cubs 3rd baseman Aramis Ramirez’ expected rehab stint with the I Cubs this week is “iffy”.
Bernabe, reached at a meeting in Las Vegas, said the fact that the ICubs are in New Orleans this weekend doesn’t help matters.
“He (Ramirez) won’t be with us on the road”, said [...]
Aaron Thomas in Des Moines helping kids last week
Waukee Varsity Basketball coach Matt Woodley spent time just last week with his former teammate and roommate at Drake – Aaron Thomas, Ed Thomas’ son.
” I’m devastated”, said Woodley. “His dad was a legend.”
Aaron Thomas coaches basketball at Union High Scool in Laporte City, Iowa
Motive in Thomas shooting
Sources tell 62andeven.com the older brother of a Aplington-Parkersburg senior football player is the gunman from this morning’s fatal shooting of football coach Ed Thomas.
The assailant in his ‘ 30s’ fired one shot, left and returned and unloaded four more shots.
Our sources say the brother was miffed that Thomas meted out unfair discipline to his [...]
Choped Down…..???
A well-placed source tells 62andeven.com that the “Iowa Chops have a less-than-10% percent chance of being back in operation next season.”
The owners of the Chops and the high-level league officials at the AHL offices in Springfield, Mass. were scheduled for a tele-conference today.
The official status of the Chops future is likely to be withheld until [...]
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Saturday Soiree/ 9p-11p Central
# Could also air on XM SportsNation II Time: TBD
Saturday Soiree with Bama’ and Boys
Back in 2006, myself and the ever-popular Bama’ Bob Waldrop, hooked up on Saturday night’s on Sirius satellite channel 127 for a two-hour “live” College Football re-cap and NFL Preview Show. We have a few final “T”s to cross and “I”s to dot, but we’re coming back.
July-March; means we get to yak on College [...]
Local Pucks/Bucs and Buck$$$$
62andeven.com has learned that the Des Moines Buccaneers are set to name former Iowa Stars head coach Davey Allison as the USHL team’s next head coach.
The official announcement could come as early as this week.
Meantime, the same sources say the financially-plagued Iowa Chops (nee Stars) are exploring a move to the Central Hockey League starting [...]
Comeback Week/Marty Tirrell
Still working it but…
Week #1 guests:
-Marv Albert, TNT Remember what he came back from?
-Sir Charles Barkley Multiple comebacks!
-Nick Nurse, Iowa Energy I’ve been seeing alot of Dr’s lately; why not a ‘Nurse’.
-Cris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, Goffstown, New Hampshire The King of the Comebacks!
- Kerry Wood circa 2008 (see Cris [...]
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