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Est. in Kansas City, MO. April 1998
Page Last Updated 11/04/2004

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Dec 16th - Lunch & Learn

Place: TBA

Time: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Join the Shaggers for lunch as they sign autographs, discuss the upcoming games and pose for pictures.

Join the Shagger's Fan Club

Join the Shagger's official fan club and receive extra benefits. Not only will you get free admission to the games at Happy Rock, you'll also get "Shagger Talk" delivered to your email address first, before mass distribution. You'll also become a preferred member at Shagger public events like Lunch & Learn. This privilege entitles you to special attention from your favorite Shagger players.

Shaggers Finish Second in Summer Championship Race!!
The Shaggers finished 2nd in the Championship at Happy Rock ballpark for the second time in team history.

Shaggers celebrate 2nd place finish in league championship. (Pictured above.)

Shaggers Win First, Get Soaked in the Nightcap
The Shaggers beat Certainteed 13 - 11 in the opening game of Thursday nights double header. The Shaggers didn't fare as well in the second game though. Leading in the bottom of the 1st inning 1 - 0 the skies opened up and flooded field #1 at the Rock. The game was called and will be rescheduled in the future.

The tarp didn't come out quick enough to save the Shaggers game Thursday night (Pictured above.)

Shaggers Splinter Paxton Lumber
The Shaggers completed a sweep of Paxton late Thursday night. The Shaggers controlled both games throughout the night and trailed only briefly in both games. The two Shagger victories pulled them within one game of second place.

Umpires check Unruh's broken bat during Thursday nights game but find no foreign substances. (Pictured above.)

Taylor, Bean Find Nothing in Las Vegas

Moments after Bean and Taylor leave Las Vegas this picture of Taylor was released over the internet by an unidentified source.

Director of security Dave Taylor and outfielder Chris Bean find no phony photo ring in Las Vegas . After countless hours of searching casinos, nightclubs, and brothels no evidence was found to indicate a phony picture ring. Bean was quoted minutes after leaving a Celine Dion concert at Ceasar’s Palace, “We’ve searched everywhere and everybody and just can’t find anything. Maybe the photo taken of coach Gale was real. We just won’t know until we sit down and talk with coach one on one.”

Shaggers Forfeit First, Win Second Game Against Harley-Davidson
The Shaggers were missing three players when game time rolled around on their first game against HD which lead to a forfeit. Shagger players tried to do anything they could to keep from forfeiting. Reports from Gladstone this morning say that Shagger sub Mike Scott even tried to give an umpire $10 to start the game late. Sources close to the Shagger Organization deny any wrong doing. In the nightcap the Shaggers run ruled HD 18 - 8 in 5 innings.

Taylor, Bean Head to Vegas to Find Phony Picture Ring
The Shaggers have called up two players from their farm clubs to replace Taylor and Bean in the lineup this week. Director of Security Dave Taylor and RF Chris Bean will miss Thursday's game to find the culprit of phony pictures published of long time Shagger coach Steve Gale.

Phony pictures of coach Gale published on the Las Vegas strip. (Pictured above.)

Shaggers Split with ABBC
The Shaggers started the season off with a bang winning the first game of a double header against ABBC but fell in the nightcap.

Shagger veteran Elmore crosses the plate as Gale cruises around 3rd on his way home (See more game photos in the Shagger Photos section.)

Shagger 2003 Statistics
Check out your favorite Shagger's stats from the 2003 and 2004 season.
Shagger 2004 Statistics

Pork Tenderloin Challenge

Have you taken the giant pork tenderloin challenge? Join the Shaggers at Lunch and Learn every Thursday at 11:30.

Shagger Talk with Chris Unruh
Enjoy reading about the Shaggers and all their hijinks. ShaggerTalk is released on gameday.

2004 Summer Standings

Thursday Men D DH	Brewboys - 1st Place	12	6
Thursday Men D DH	Shaggers - 2nd Place	12	6
Thursday Men D DH	Buds 4 Suds	12	6
Thursday Men D DH	Hackers	11	7
Thursday Men D DH	Glenwood	9	9
Thursday Men D DH	Certainteed	8	10
Thursday Men D DH	Sponge	5	13
Thursday Men D DH	Holy Family	3	15

HITTING TIP OF THE WEEK

Mechanics of the Swing:

Use a 1-2-3-4 approach. Do this after you are balanced. As the pitcher commits to pitch (his front crosses the rubber or moves forward to the plate) follow these steps.

1. Turn left shoulder in slightly.
2. Stride directly toward the pitcher - landing softly. Extremely important to keep hands back on the stride. When the front foot lands, the hands should be back.
3.Squash a bug with your back foot, but don't turn (roll) your ankle over, you'll lose balance.
4. Follow through with your swing.

Tips:

Remember to relax. Holding the bat with a loose top hand helps you to be loose up top. You will automatically tighten up when you swing.

ON THE FARM

Shagger Minor League Teams
Emporia (AAA)
Wichita (AA)
Hays (A)
Salina (A)
Columbia (A)

Transactions

May 20th - Mike Scott called up from Emporia.

May 20th - Mike Askren called up from Wichita.

Player of the Week

Watch for player of the week throughout the spring season.

What would you like to see?

Is there something that you would like to see in Shagger Talk? Do you have important news on a Shagger player? Would you like to help contribute articles to Shagger Talk? If so, send your comments / articles / news briefs to Chief Editor Chris Unruh. If you're lucky, you could see your spot in the next edition!

Check out what our fans are saying!

"These guys are awesome!!!!"
- Jeff Cloud, Huntsville, AL

Shag Fest 2K4

Stay tuned for further details! Coming this fall !!!

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