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07/14/2008 - Jemile
Weeks
(Cougars infielder, Oakland's '08 1st-Round
Pick)
-Making his pro debut just an hour after
arriving at Elfstrom Stadium from Oakland
-Meeting a completely new set of teammates
-Getting to take batting practice at McAfee
Coliseum before a recent A's game
-His great college career at the University
of Miami, including two trips to Omaha for
the CWS
-How he's been influenced by his older
brother, Rickie, who stars for the Milwaukee
Brewers
06/17/2008 - Aaron
Nieckula
(Cougars manager)
-His first Father's Day as a dad
-A mid-season evaluation of the
playoff-bound Cougars
-His expectations for the second half of the
season
06/03/2008 -
Keith Lieppman
(Oakland A's Director of Player Development)
-His impressions of the '08 Cougars as the
team nears a playoff berth
-The infusion of talent into the A's system
after four major off-season trades
-His thoughts about Cougars pitcher Craig
Italiano, who leads all of MiLB in ERA
-What direction the A's might go in the
upcoming amateur draft
-The status of former Cougars like Trevor
Cahill, Sean Doolittle and Jeff Baisley
04/28/2008 -
Juan Bustabad
(Great Lakes Loons manager, Cougars skipper
in '98)
-How his Loons team has looked so far this
year
-Memories of Kane County and his days
coaching in the Marlins system
-His '98 Cougars, a club with 8 players who
went to the big leagues
-How managing/coaching in the Dodgers system
is different than with Florida
-What he's looking forward to the most when
the Loons come to Kane County in July
04/13/2008 -
Craig Italiano
(Cougars pitcher Craig Italiano -- includes
audio of the final out of his combined
no-hitter)
-Reliving his masterpiece performance that
led to a combined no-no
-What manager Aaron Nieckula told him on the
mound before he left to a standing ovation
-What was going through his mind as he
watched reliever Branden Dewing finish the
job
-What his off-season was like following a
severe injury in '07
02/04/2008 -
Bill Madlock
(Cougars' '08 Winter Banquet speaker, 4-time
N.L. batting champion)
-Why he enjoys coming to Kane County and how
he views the organization
-Memories of his own minor league days
-How difficult it was to replace Ron Santo
as the Cubs' third baseman in '74
-Playing for the '79 World Series champion
"We Are Family" Pirates
-What advice he would offer to current minor
league players
01/10/2008 -
Andrew Bailey
('07 Cougars pitcher, A's prospect)
-How he remembers his time in and promotion
from Kane County
-How he compares the Midwest League to the
California League
-What it felt like to throw a near no-hitter
in his Triple-A debut at Sacramento
-How a minor league prospect views Oakland's
major trades in recent weeks
-What he expects from himself in '08
11/01/2007 -
Jeff Sedivy
(Cougars General Manager)
-How the Midwest League schedule is made
-What league-wide schedule changes are in
effect for '08
-How the Cougars' schedule for '08 is
different from past seasons
-What fans can expect to see at Cougars game
next season
09/12/2007 -
Aaron Nieckula
(Cougars Manager)
-A look back at the '07 season and a
second-half playoff surge
-Which Cougars made the biggest strides
during the season
-Impressions of the Midwest League playoffs
so far
-His development as a manager after a second
campaign
-An inside peek at the Instructional League
in Phoenix
08/07/2007 -
Lance Parrish
(Eight-time major league all-star and
'07 manager of the Great Lakes Loons)
-The development of Loons pitcher and
Dodgers top prospect Clayton Kershaw
-Coaching on a big-league staff in Detroit
and now managing in the minors for the
Dodgers
-Managing the newest Midwest League
franchise
-Coaching against Ryne Sandberg, Doug
Dascenzo and co-'84 Tiger Tom Brookens
07/20/2007 -
Tom Brookens
('07 West Michigan manager and a member of the
'84 World Series champion Detroit Tigers)
-A strong start to the second half for the
Whitecaps
-Being a former Tiger in a city so close to
Detroit
-Memories of '84
-The revival of winning baseball in the
Motor City last year
07/10/2007 -
Ryne Sandberg
(Hall-of-Fame second baseman, '07-'08 Peoria
manager)
-Thoughts on the Chiefs' season so far
-How managers like Jim Frey and Don Zimmer
influenced the way he manages
-The link between winning and player
development in the minor leagues
-The art of learning how to give signs while
coaching third base
06/12/2007 -
Chris Mehring
(veteran broadcaster for the Wisconsin
Timber Rattlers)
-Growing up in Wisconsin listening to Bob
Uecker, Vince Lloyd and Jack Brickhouse
-His thoughts about broadcast legends like
Uecker, Jack Buck and Harry Caray
-Broadcasts for today's first-place Brewers
compared to last-place teams of years past
04/12/2007 - Aaron
Nieckula
(Cougars manager)
-His favorite Midwest League road
destination
-Biggest influence on him as a manager
-Pet peeve that every one his players needs
to know
-What he considers when making decisions
late in the game
03/25/2007 - Keith
Lieppman
(Oakland A's Director of Players
Development)
-The emergence in big-league camp by '05
Cougars Travis Buck and Kevin Melillo
-A preview of the 2007 Cougars
-The health of the A's farm system
02/13/2007 - Jeff Baisley
('06 Cougars third baseman and Midwest
League MVP)
-His experience at the Cougars Winter
Banquet
-His off-season training
-A look back to a memorable MVP season in
'06
-Playing for Aaron Nieckula
02/05/2007 - John Kruk
(Cougars '07 Winter Banquet speaker, former
major leaguer)
-Minor League memories
-Having a future Hall of Famer as a roommate
in the minors
-Facing Randy Johnson in the All-Star Game
-His role on ESPN's Baseball Tonight
01/23/2007 - Matt Winters
(Former Cougars hitting coach)
-Memories of 6 years ('96-'01) as a Cougars
hitting coach
-His 5 years as a player in Japan
-Current job as an international scout
-Differences between baseball in the U.S.
and Japan
11/10/2006 - Joe Piekarz
('06 Cougars pitcher and Streamwood, IL
native)
-His off-sesaon job as a high school
basketball coach
-His experience as a "hometown" Cougar
-His outlook for 2007
10/12/2006 - Aaron Nieckula
(Cougars manager)
-Looking back at the Cougars '06 season
-Coaching in the instructional league with
top prospects
-Where he thinks he'll be coaching in '07
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