Chris Sidick, HOF
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| Former Wild Things center fielder Chris Sidick has been selected as a member of the second Frontier League Hall of Fame class. Sidick is the league's all-timer hits leader. |
Sidick, a Cecil native, played center field for the Wild Things from 2005 through 2011 and holds many of the league’s career records, including games played (588), hits (635), runs (414) and was a postseason all-star in 2006. A former NCAA Division III All-American while at Marietta College, Sidick had a .285 career batting average with Washington and 166 stolen bases. His 16 triples in 2006 remains the Frontier League record.
Sidick is one of five former players who will be inducted during the league’s All-Star Game luncheon July 15 in Schaumburg, Ill. Also selected were Mike Breyman, Bobby Chandler, Stephen Holdren and Jason James. Bob Wolfe, co-founder of the league in 1992, also will be inducted and the league’s 2002 All-Star Game Home Run Derby, the first to decide the winner of an all-star game, will be recognized as the special moment in league history.
Breyman played for Gateway (2004-08) and retired as the league’s career hits leader and tied for second in home runs and RBI.
Holdren played from 2006 to 2011 and had 100 career home runs and 351 RBI. He left the league ranked second in career runs, hits, home runs and RBI.
Chandler pitched from 1998 to 2002 for three teams and his 56 saves stood as the league record for 13 years.
James played five years for Rockford and Windy City, compiling a .347 career batting average.
The tie-breaking home run derby in 2002 was held in Kalamazoo, Mich., and one night after the major league all-star game ended in a tie.
posted by Chris Dugan at
7:52 PM
11 Comments:
Does Chris still run his baseball school.
Also, not related to this subject but I wonder.
Rockford is leading the Western division and has the second best record in the Frontier League. However, they have the last place average home attendence of 581 per game which is 831 per game less than Lake Erie, second worst attendence, 1188 less than Washington, and 1358 less than the league wide average attendence of 1939 per game.
If Rockford is making money, then we don't have to worry about Washington moving to Parkersburg. That would mean Washington and the league as a whole is solvent.
I am surprised that a very good performance on the field does not necessarly relate to good attendence.
Also, isn't the owner of Rockford the owner of the former Chillicothe Paints? If so, then poor attendence has followed the ownership. Perhaps Rockford should hire John Swiatek (spelling?)!
Chris deserves to be in the HOF. Best all round players in Wild Things history.
Ima Fraid
Ballpark Digest is doing a "Best of the Ballparks". In the Independent League poll, they include 32 ballparks and 9 Frontier League ballparks. Washington did not make the cut. Thanks, Stueve Willvacky.
Gee, here we go again. More multiple roster changes. Even the people that print the handout roster sheets at CEP can keep up with the changes. One run scored in the last in the last three game, Wild Things tied for last place in the East. Same old, same old.
Looks as if the Wild Things are going to have to lock the gates to keep people in the park after the fifth inning. Why shouldn't fans leave? Nothing exiting to see there.
Natural Grass said: "poor attendance has followed the ownership. Perhaps Rockford should hire John Swiatek". John is too smart to ever become involved with this League again, As for the Wild Things ever getting anybody in to save there behinds, that can only happen if they could lure back Ross Vecchio. You can take it to the back that Ross is NOT coming back to work for Stu Williams. Mr. Vecchio and Stu Williams would be like mixing oil and water or, more like mixing sparks and dynamite, because something would be sure explode. Anyway, Stu knows how to run a baseball team. How do I know that you ask? I just look at the results of his best efforts - end of debate!
Have a good laugh Zack - In your heart you know I'm right..
Ima Fraid
If you really think CEP should be included in that ballpark digest contest and that Steve Z is the reason it didn't make the cut then you have no clue about the Frontier League, independent baseball, or how cheaply CEP was built. Try to get out of Washington once in your life will you. CEP has been a dump since it opened. Compare it to Schaumburg or Joliet or Gateway. Or take a look at the parks in the Atlantic League and the American Association and you'll see $30 million stadiums while CEP was built on beverage and hot dog rights money.
Anonymous said...
Ballpark Digest is doing a "Best of the Ballparks". In the Independent League poll, they include 32 ballparks and 9 Frontier League ballparks. Washington did not make the cut. Thanks, Stueve Willvacky.
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The infamous House of Chills. There sure aren't any thrills there any more.
Thanks Wacky, and Stu..
CEP has been a dump, you are correct. But there are ways to improve a dump and ownership has not done anything to improve the stadium outside of installing a new scoreboard. The concrete is crumbling and seats are broken. That falls on the man (Steve) hired to direct stadium operations, a job he was not qualified for, and still is not. It's a 12 year old ballpark, going on 40. Go look at some old Appalachian League or NYP League ballpark and they look better than CEP, and they are twice or three times as old!
Anon at 6.12.15 @ 8.40AM said " take a look at the parks in the Atlantic League and the American Association and you'll see $30 million stadiums"
I don't believe for one minute that any Independent League tem would spend 30 million dollars for a ball park.
Believe it, Steve.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/newark-seeks-tenant-for-34-million-ballpark-1408753535
Thirty million seems on the cheap for some independent ballparks. For example, check out these links ... to this one for $65 million ...
http://www.twincities.com/stpaulsaints/ci_28155541/st-pauls-lowertown-chs-stadium-is-much-more
and this one for $37 million:
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Sugar-Land-buzzing-about-Skeeters-3510871.php#photo-2861259
Here's one in Pennsylvania for $33 million:
http://www.atlanticleague.com/ballpark-york.html
And one in Gary, Ind., for $45 million:
http://www.digitalballparks.com/Northern/SteelYard5.html
Well, I stand corrected. So, I'll ask this question; Who the hell would be dumb enough to invest that sort of money on an Independent league stadium Of course, I exclude Stu Williams from that group.
BTW: Somebody suggested that the Frontier League start playing T ball after the seventh inning to save pitchers arms. I think, that given the fact they have adopted the International tie breaker rule, perhaps they should just play five inning games, allow only 30 seconds between innings and 3 seconds for a pitcher to throw the ball after he has it in his hand. We really need to speed the game up Mr. Bill Lee.
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