Head of the Kingdom
One of the two remaining managerial positions in the Frontier League was filled this week when the Kalamazoo Kings hired Jamie Keefe, pictured. You might recall that Keefe was manager of the Florence Freedom (2005-08) and Chillicothe Paints (2001-04).Keefe, who is third on the FL's all-time wins list for managers, replaces Fran Riordan, who is the league's winningest manager. Riordan left the Kings after the 2009 season to become manager of the lake County Fielders, an expansion team int he independent Northern League.
Keefe, 36, did not manage last season.
“We’ve known Jamie for years because he’s been managing in the (Frontier League) and he’s known and respected in the league,” Kings owner Bill Wright said. “He’s a players’ coach.”
Keefe spent nine years as a players in the minors. He was the third-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1992. He reached the Triple-A level in 1997.
Labels: Jamie Keefe
posted by Chris Dugan at
8:34 PM
3 Comments:
Looks like another person to cross off the Wild Things manager list.
I wonder if Gregg Jelks is still in the running?
Keefe is also the league all time leader in losses and has an all time.500 winning percentage. Really, was that much of a loss for us?
A .500 winning percentage would have been good for the Things in 2009. I wonder how many other Frontier League teams don't have a manager?
I guess Ross will once again be putting the team together.
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