Month: August 2018

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Haught's Thoughts

“Wo” is Me? No, but …

August 9, 2018 jhaught14 Comments Off on “Wo” is Me? No, but …

I recently ran two stories about Giants coach Ron Wotus, a longtime favorite of mine. There’s an op-ed piece here and an interview here. Ron appreciated the stories, but as it turns out, he also interviewed […]

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Haught's Thoughts

Ron Wotus: Big League Manager

August 5, 2018 jhaught14 Comments Off on Ron Wotus: Big League Manager

  Ron Wotus is terrific. And he deserves to be a big-league manager. Now. He was Manager of the Year in A-ball and AAA. His teams won consistently. He was the Giants’ bench coach for […]

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Interviews

Ron Wotus

August 5, 2018 jhaught14 Comments Off on Ron Wotus

Connecticut native Ron Wotus was a 16th-round draft pick by the Pirates in 1979 after he finished high school. He does not feel that being from New England limited his professional prospects, as is sometimes […]

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Haught's Thoughts

Uniforms. Well, jerseys.

August 2, 2018 jhaught14 Comments Off on Uniforms. Well, jerseys.

  I’m a jersey guy. Not a Jersey Guy, like my friends Neil Besougloff and Wayne Krenchicki, who embody what Jersey Guys are all about. I’m talking about sports jerseys. Baseball jerseys, especially. The Baltimore […]

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Moments in Time

Darrel Chaney’s grand slam

August 1, 2018 jhaught14 Comments Off on Darrel Chaney’s grand slam

July 7, 1974 The 1974 season was Darrel Chaney’s sixth in the big leagues with Cincinnati. He was the club’s primary backup infielder at shortstop, second base, and third base. And although he wanted more […]