Mahoning Valley Scrappers
| Mahoning Valley Scrappers Founded in 1999 Niles, Ohio |
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| League titles | 2004 | ||||
| Division titles | 1999, 2000, 2004, 2009 | ||||
| Owner(s)/Operated by: Palisades Baseball | |||||
| Manager: Ted Kubiak | |||||
| General Manager: Jordan Taylor | |||||
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The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are a minor league baseball team based in Niles, Ohio, a city in the valley of the Mahoning River. The Scrappers play in the Pinckney Division of the Short-Season A classification New York–Penn League and are affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. In 2004, the Scrappers won the New York–Penn League championship.
The Scrappers' home field is Eastwood Field, opened in 1999 as Cafaro Field, located behind the Eastwood Mall on U.S. Highway 422. In their first six seasons, the Scrappers averaged over 4,000 fans per game.
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Season By Season Results[edit]
Regular Season[edit]
| Season | Affiliation | Manager | Record |
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| 1999 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 43-33, 1st place McNamara |
| 2000 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 48-28, 1st place Pinckney |
| 2001 | Indians | Dave Turgeon | 26-49, 7th place Pinckney-Stedler |
| 2002 | Indians | Chris Bando | 46-30, 2nd place Pinckney |
| 2003 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 38-36, 2nd place Pinckney |
| 2004 | Indians | Mike Sarbaugh | 42-34, 2nd place Pinckney |
| 2005 | Indians | Rouglas Odor | 33-43, 3rd place Pinckney |
| 2006 | Indians | Rouglas Odor | 36-34, 3rd place Pinckney |
| 2007 | Indians | Tim Laker | 37-37, 2nd place Pinckney |
| 2008 | Indians | Travis Fryman | 31-44, 5th place Pinckney |
| 2009 | Indians | Travis Fryman | 49-27, 1st place Pinckney[1] |
| 2010 | Indians | Travis Fryman[2] | 30-46, 6th place Pinckney |
| 2011 | Indians | David Wallace[3] | 41-34, 3rd place Pinckney |
| 2012 | Indians | Ted Kubiak | 30-45, 5th place Pinckney |
Post-Season[edit]
- 1999: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Hudson Valley Renegades, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2000: Defeated Batavia Muckdogs, 2 games to 0; lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2004: Defeated Auburn Doubledays, 2 games to 0; defeated Tri-City Valley Cats, 2 games to 0, in NYPL Championship Series
- 2009: Defeated Brooklyn Cyclones, 2 games to 0;[4] lost to Staten Island Yankees, 2 games to 1 in NYPL Championship Series[5]
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Mahoning Valley Scrappers roster
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Broadcasters and Radio[edit]
Tim Pozsgai will return to the radio booth in 2013 for his second season in Mahoning Valley.
For the 2012 season, Tim Pozsgai will serve as the "voice of the Scrappers".
As of the 2011 season, the Scrappers' flagship radio station is Warren, Ohio station WHTX (1570 AM). All of the games will be carried live.[6]
Channel 27's Chad Krispinsky was the Voice of the Scrappers in 2001 and 2002. Youngstown State and IBM Sports broadcaster Mike Pilch called their games in 2006 and 2007 while the broadcasts right were with Clear Channel.
Krispinsky also served as the teams Public Address announcer during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Fellow Channel 27 news anchor Robb Schmidt, is the current P.A. announcer. Schmidt assumed the position from John Brown, who was a communications student at Youngstown State University and served as announcer in 2009 and 2010. Brown replaced current Cleveland Indians announcer Ryan Pritt.
Alumni[edit]
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- List includes players on MLB rosters in 2010 and 2011
Logos[edit]
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Scrappers 10th anniversary logo used in 2008
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=l127&t=l_sta&lid=127
- ^ http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20091211&content_id=7800090&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle
- ^ Mahoning Valley Scrappers Field Staff
- ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090909&content_id=6885244&vkey=news_t545&fext=.jsp&sid=t545
- ^ http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090917&content_id=7011674&vkey=news_t545&fext=.jsp&sid=t545
- ^ Scrappers Games to Broadcast on 1570 WHTX
External links[edit]
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers Web site
- Mahoning Valley Scrappers on MILB.com
- Old Mahoning Valley Scrappers Where They Are Now
- Scrappers Pitchers Combine for No-Hitter
- Full list of Scrappers alumni to play in Major League Baseball
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| Triple-A | Double-A | Class A | Rookie |
| Columbus Clippers | Akron Aeros |
Carolina Mudcats Lake County Captains Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
AZL Indians DSL Indians |
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