Friday, July 29, 2005

Looking to the future

The Capital-Journal has an article this morning about the end of the 2005 season, and plans for 2006.

Quotes from the GM:
"We did OK, but we got a little thin on our pitching at the end," general manager Brett Cowdin said Thursday.


"We feel it was a success, without question," Cowdin said. "The big picture is we got the season started, we made it through financially and we were competitive. I think we lost seven or eight one-run games and that swings your record quite a bit one way or the other. That hurt us late in the year when we had a losing streak.

"Financially, we came out fine. We got all of our bills paid and had a little bit left over, so that was good."


"In our communication with the colleges, we're way ahead of last year because now we are established," Cowdin said. "They had never seen us operate before, but I think we've proven ourselves. They know kids can come here and have fun and be treated well.

"The kids we had were great and I think a lot of them will be back next year, and the community was very supportive of us. We'll be better organized next year. There's a lot of things I can do better and that's what we're going to be working on."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We agree that the Golden Giants are off to a very successful start. It is a wonderful opportunity for local boys to compete at a new level and improve their game! We think that Brett Cowdin and his family deserve many thanks for all they did to get the team going. Thanks are also due to you, Dan, and all the sponsors of the team. And, very special thanks go out to Coaches Esposito and Clemensen. We are grateful that Jake was able to be a part of the Golden Giants this summer!
Thank you all,
Mary and Larry Lenherr