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Revision as of 14:40, 27 January 2009
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Minor league affiliations | |||||
Class | Class A (Advanced) | ||||
League | Florida State League | ||||
Division | North Division | ||||
Major league affiliations | |||||
Team | Philadelphia Phillies (1985-present) | ||||
Minor league titles | |||||
League titles | 1 (2007) | ||||
Division titles | 1 (2007) | ||||
Team data | |||||
Name | Clearwater Threshers (2004-present) | ||||
Previous names | Clearwater Phillies (1985-2003) | ||||
Ballpark | Bright House Field | ||||
Previous parks | Jack Russell Memorial Stadium | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
General manager | John Timberlake | ||||
Manager | Razor Shines |
The Clearwater Threshers are a Florida State League baseball team based in Clearwater, Florida. Since the 2004 season, the team has played in the West Division of the Florida State League, and is the high-A affiliate, and only affiliate not to play within 2 hours of, the Philadelphia Phillies. The Threshers play their home games at Bright House Field. Opened in 2004, the ballpark seats more than 7,000 fans. A single-game attendance record of 9,090 was set on July 3, 2008. Before 2004, they were known as the Clearwater Phillies, and played at Jack Russell Stadium.
In 2004, the Clearwater Threshers were managed by former Phillie and Hall of Famer, Mike Schmidt. Greg Legg managed the team in 2005 and 2006. Dave Huppert was the manager for the 2007 season. Razor Shines is the manager in 2008.
In 2007, the Threshers won the second half in the FSL West Division. They defeated the Sarasota Reds (2-1) in the FSL West Division Playoffs, then defeated the Brevard County Manatees 3 games to 1 in the FSL Championship Series (best-of-five) to win the FSL title. The Threshers were named MiLB.com's Class A Advanced Team of the Year. [1]
Threshers in the Majors
Coaching Staff
- Manager: Ernie Whitt (Manager 2009)
- Coaches: *Ramon Henderson (Bench Coach 2009) & Kevin Jordan (Hitting Coach 2008-2009)
- Pitching Coach: *Dave Lundquist (Pitching Coach 2009)
- Trainer: Ichiro Kitano
Former Coaches & Trainers
- Mike Schmidt (Manager - 2004) W-L: 55-81
- Greg Legg (Manager 2005-2006) W-L: 108-167
- Dave Huppert (Manager 2007) W-L: 83-57 / League Champions
- Razor Shines (Manager 2008) W-L: 64-76
- Manny Amador (Bench Coach 2004)
- Ken Dominguez (Bench Coach 2005)
- Dan Roberts (Hitting Coach 2004-2005)
- Greg Gross (Hitting Coach 2006)
- Brad Komminsk (Hitting Coach 2007)
- Scott Lovekamp (Pitching Coach 2005-2006)
- Steve Schrenk (Pitching Coach 2004 & 2007-2008)
- Shawn Fcasni (Trainer)
- Jason Kirkman (Trainer)
- Ichiro Kitano (Trainer)
- Chris Mudd (Trainer)
Current roster
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Manager
Coaches
60-day injured list
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