Please permit me to be the proud owner of this blog for a moment. I’m not computer illiterate, but I have no experience working with HTML. Having said that, I’ve been able to pilfer the 15th Anniversary logo off the Lynx’s website and add it over in the right hand column where it will always stay visible near the top of the blog. I’ll add 15th Anniversary items over there when they come up.

I had a request for information on a former Lynx player, Joey Hammond. It turns out he’s in the Phillies farm system, playing at AA Reading. Here’s their review of his performance in 06:

Hammond, Joey (IF/OF): Spent the entire season with Reading (EL-AA) … Won Reading’s Commonwealth Orthopedic Iron Man Award … Led Reading in G (129), AB (469), H (125), BB (57) … Established career-highs in G (129), AB (469), H (125) and RBI (55) … Appeared at 1B (4), 2B (1), 3B (76), LF (34), CF (2), RF (22) … Hit .423 (11-26) and was named Phillies Minor League Player of the Week 5/29-6/4 (4 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4 BB) … Hit .348 (32-92) in July … Hit .299 W/RISP (41-137) … Hit .412 (21-51) during 13-game hitting streak 5/25-6/7 with 3 2B, 2 RBI (Tied for longest on team, Gary Burnham) … Hit .425 (17-40) during 10-game hitting streak 7/6-7/18 with 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI … Had two 4-hit games, 5/26 vs. Connecticut (SF) and 6/12 vs. Altoona (PIT) … Reached base safely in 20 consecutive games 7/2-26 (.403, 31-77, 14 BB) … Reached base safely in 16 consecutive home games 7/30-8/28 (.321, 18-56, 10 BB).

He sounds like a true “all-rounder” - he plays most infield positions and has had a few stints as a relief pitcher.
Here’s an older bio from the Reading Phillies website.

Here’s a very short video showing the end of the AFL championship game (Phoenix over the Grand Canyon Rafters). None of the Phillies prospects made it to the final game, but Jason Jaramillo was named to the “All Prospects Team”.