The Erie Seawolves are a double A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They play home games at the Jerry Uht ( THE UHT) baseball park in downtown Erie, PA. This park, which was constructed in the 1990's and renovated with a fantastic picnic / beer garden just last year, is one of the favorite parks in the league. I spend many a summer evening enjoying baseball in the friendly confines. It is a chance to relax and at the same time network -- what a great business we are in !!!!! Below is a story the Seawolves organization emailed to me: Tom Brookens named SeaWolves manager.
The Detroit Tigers announced today that Tom Brookens will be the Erie SeaWolves manager in 2008. Brookens replaces Matt Walbeck who joined the Texas Rangers as their third base coach. He is the 14th manager in SeaWolves history.
Brookens, a Chambersburg, PA native and current resident of Fayetteville, PA, guided the Tigers Class-A affiliate, West Michigan, to the 2007 MidWest League Championship and was tabbed MidWest League "Manager of the Year." It marks the second straight season where an Erie manager will have won a championship and manager of the year award the previous season.
"We are very excited to have Tom Brookens as our new manager," SeaWolves General Manager John Frey said, "He brings a winning tradition with him to Erie and we are looking forward to a successful 2008 season."
Brookens managerial career began in 2005 with the Tigers Class-A affiliate in Oneonta. He guided the Tigers to a Stedler Division championship in his first season and finished second in 2006.
He played 12 seasons as an infielder at the major league level with the Tigers (1979-88), New York Yankees (1989) and Cleveland Indians (1990). Brookens finished his career with a .246 batting average, 71 home runs and 431 RBI. He was also a member of the Tigers World Championship club in 1984.
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