It has been a busy offseason for the Frontier League, not on the player front, but on the managerial front...
It was announced today that Evansville Manager Jason Verdugo will not return for 2009, citing personal reasons...This on the same day that Washington announced a new, old manager...Former Chillicothe bench boss Mark Mason (Pictured above) will try to start a new streak in Washington after the Wild Things missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history...Mason is one of the winningest managers in Frontier League history and served as the pitching coach for three seasons in Pennsylvania early this decade...Meanwhile, Evansville will name a replacement for Verdugo on Tuesday...
So Traverse City won't be the only team with a new manager this season...In fact, over half the league will see new men in charge including every team in the East Division with the exception of Eric Coleman with the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti and Fran Riordan of Kalamazoo...The full list is below...
Beach Bums
Old Manager - Jon Cahill (50-46 in 2008, 98-98 in two years)
New Manager - Gregg Langbehn
Florence
Old Manager - Jamie Keefe (47-49 in 2008)
New Manager - Toby Rumfield
Lake Erie
John Massarelli (Formerly of Washington) named first manager in team history
Washington
Old Manager - Greg Jelks (48-48 in 2008)
New Manager - Mark Mason
Windy City
Old Manager - Mike Kashirsky (37-14; Took over on July 8, led team to Title)
New Manager - Tommy Thompson
River City
Old Manager - Toby Rumfield (47-49 in 2008)
New Manager - Chad Parker
Evansville
Old Manager - Jason Verdugo (39-57 in 2008)
New Manager - Wayne Krenchicki
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