We found an archive of the old Tarrant County Blue Thunder website which has player statistics for the 2007 season:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070831155258/http://www.tarrantproball.com/stats/team/
Author: cblmemories
Alexandria Aces 2009 All-Stars
Found an article which lists the All-Stars in the history of the Alexandria Aces, including the 2009 CBL All-Stars. That link was added to the Aces page here:
2008 CBL Home Run Derby Winner Video Added
Nick Shay won the 2008 CBL home run derby in McKinney, Texas in July 2008. Nick represented the Corpus Christi Beach Dawgs.
A video of his round in the Derby is now added to the page for that event here:
Former Bay Area Toros Staff Member Now Working With Auburn
A recent article came out about Auburn’s assistant athletic trainer, Andrew Crane, who was with the Bay Area Toros. Here is the link to the article:
Texarkana Gunslingers Baseball Card Images Added
Thanks to former Texarkana Gunslingers player Brendan Rubenstein for sending us his photos of the front and back of most of the 2008 team’s baseball card set. Those images are now on the Memorabilia page here:
Texarkana Gunslingers And Big Bend Cowboys Catcher On MLB.com And ESPN
Ryan Powell played a few games in the CBL, in 2008 with the Texarkana Gunslingers and 2009 with the Big Bend Cowboys. He got injured but returned in 2011 in the Pecos League to be a player-manager with the Carlsbad Bats and then finished his time with the Trinidad Triggers in 2012.
He joined the Baltimore Orioles in 2013 as a scout for the independent leagues, but then was able to honor his ailing mother by playing a spring training game with the Orioles. Here are the links (including from MLB.com) and a video clip of him on ESPN (all rights go to ESPN, the video was uploaded to Ryan’s YouTube channel) about the story. In some of the articles, the Big Bend Cowboys are mentioned:
- https://www.mlb.com/news/orioles-scout-ryan-powell-plays-for-mom/c-169669498
- http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-spring-training-0401-20160331-story.html
- http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2016/03/25/orioles-sign-ryan-powell-one-last-inning/
Texarkana Gunslingers Baseball Card Set Information Added
We found 2 photos of baseball cards from the 2008 Texarkana Gunslingers set. Those have been added to the Memorabilia page here: http://www.cblproball.com/memorabilia/
We also found a Beckett.com listing of all of the cards from that baseball card set. The link to that page has been added to the Gunslingers’ page here: Texarkana Gunslingers
Several Big Bend Cowboys Articles Added
Just added several random articles about the 2009 and 2010 Big Bend Cowboys. Some include fan reviews of the stadium, a brief bio on the team’s last manager – Ryan Stevens, review of the logo and uniform when they were made public and more.
All have been added to the Big Bend Cowboys page here:
Conclusion of 2007 CBL All Star Game Video Clip
Just uploaded a short video clip taken from the 1st base dugout as the 2007 CBL All-Star Game concluded. It showed players and coaching staff members from the North team after it won the game. The team was comprised of players and coaches from the Lewisville Lizards and the Tarrant County Blue Thunder.
Tom Goodwin (manager of the Lizards), Curtis Wilkerson (manager of the Blue Thunder) and Kieran Mattison (pitcher and coach for the Lizards) are featured in this clip.
That video clip has been added to the 2007 CBL All-Star Game page here:
May 2008 Game Photos Between Toros And Blue Thunder Added
Just added 20+ photos taken from a May 31, 2008 game between the McKinney Blue Thunder visiting the Bay Area Toros at Robinson Stadium in Texas City. All photo credits go to Flickr user “Stephen” (click here) and this link takes you to that user’s album specific to the Blue Thunder-Toros game (click here).
Those photos have been added to the bottom of the Toros page here: