Career: 3 HR, .236 BA, 100 RBI, LF, Browns/Athletics 1911-1912, b:R/t:R, born in CA 1884, died 1974 In this inspirational fable, you’ll meet Bobby Kane, a 31-year-old minor league baseball player who realizes his dream of making it to the majors is finally coming to a disappointing end. More mental coach than baseball manager, Wally teaches Bobby that if you want to change your life, you have to first change your thinking.
Walter Wayne Backman (born September 22, 1959) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. Since the 19th Century, Major League Baseball has enjoyed a rich, diverse, world-wide set of talent not seen in any other major league sport. We present them here for purely educational purposes. That is, until Bobby meets an unconventional manager named Wally Hogan. He was also the former manager for the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets' AAA minor league team, from 2013 to 2016.
Hogan as the manager for the Vernon Tigers in 1911. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show. Wally shows Bobby what it takes to maintain a positive attitude through the ups and downs of life. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Many thanks to him. He is best known for his time with the New York Mets from 1980 - 1988 and was a member of their 1986 World Series -winning team. That is, until he meets an unconventional manager named Wally Hogan. Wallace Hogan.
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Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg) Born: October 13, 1877 in Santa Clara, CA us. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. And Bobby Kane’s life preserver comes in the form of an unconventional manager named Wally Hogan. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. Many thanks to him. On the surface, Wally may look like your typical former-big-leaguer-turned-minor-league-manager, but Bobby quickly realizes that he’s never had a manger quite like Wally. He is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. That is, until Bobby meets an unconventional manager named Wally Hogan. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Happy Hogan (born Wallace Louis Bray, formal baseball name Wallace Louis Hogan) (1877–1915) was an American minor league baseball catcher and manager in the early 20th century. Full Name: Wallace Louis Hogan More bio, uniform, draft, salary info More mental coach than baseball manager, Wally teaches Bobby that if you want to change your life, you have to first change your thinking. We present them here for purely educational purposes.