332 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE <strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › duRHAm Bulls DURhaM BULLs iNterNAtiONAl leAGue (AAA) staDium (yr. oPeneD)
NeIL aLLeN PITCHING COACH neil, 54, reTurns for a second season in Durham after stops in Charlotte (2010) and Montgomery (2007-09)… spent the previous seven seasons in the Yankees organization, including 2005 when he served as the major league club’s bullpen coach…coached at Class-A Staten Island from 2000-02 and joined Triple-A Columbus for the 2003, 2004 and 2006 seasons…coached in the Blue Jays system from 1996-99, making stops at Class-A St. Catharines CAreer PitChiNG Dave, 52, reTurns to the Bulls for his fourth season after coaching the previous two years with Triple-A Buffalo (Indians)…prior to that, spent 26 years in the Mariners system, 19 as a coach or manager… included were four years (2001-04) as the third base and infield coach at the major league level… began his coaching career as a player/coach for Double-A Vermont (Mariners) in 1988…was named MANAGeriAl CAreer yeAR cluB RecoRd 1989 Tempe (R) 28-38 1990 Tempe (R) 32-21 1991 Bellingham (SS-A) 37-39 1992 Bellingham (SS-A) 43-33 1993 Riverside (A) 76-61 1994 Riverside (A) 87-49 1995 Port City (AA) 62-80 2012 TAMPA BAY RAYS MEDIA GUIDE <strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS › duRHAm Bulls TenuRe This is his 32nd season in professional baseball, 17th as a minor league coach. He joined the Rays organization on November 29, 2006. DaVe MyeRs COACH 333 (1996, 1998-99) and Rookie-level Medicine Hat (1997)…made his coaching debut for Mobile of the independent Texas-Louisiana <strong>League</strong> in 1995… an 11th-round selection of the Mets in 1976, he pitched 11 years in the majors for the Mets (1979- 83), Cardinals (1983-85), Yankees (1985, 1987-88), White Sox (1986-87) and Indians (1989)…played baseball, basketball and football at Bishop Ward (Kan.) High School…he and his wife, Lisa, reside in Sarasota, Fla., with their son, Bobby (12). w l eRA g gs cg sHo sV iP H R eR BB so <strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Totals 58 70 3.88 434 59 7 6 75 988.1 985 464 426 417 611 TenuRe Begins his fourth season with the Rays organization and 32nd year in professional baseball including four major league seasons. He joined the Rays on January 1, 2009. MIKe saNDOVaL TRAINER mike sTarTs his first year with the Rays and 26th in professional baseball, all previously <strong>com</strong>ing with the Pirates organization…from 2001-11, was the Pirates assistant athletic trainer and major league rehab coordinator…in 2002 was named to the <strong>Major</strong> <strong>League</strong> Athletic Trainers Staff of the Year…in 2006 was the athletic trainer for the Mexican team dur- Arizona <strong>League</strong> co-Manager of the Year in 1990... managed 12 years (1989-2000) in the M’s system…a 13th-round selection by Seattle in the 1981 June Draft, he hit .272 over eight minor league seasons (1981-88) with the Mariners...won the Southern <strong>League</strong> batting title (.328) in 1987…was drafted out of Temple University, where he graduated with a degree in physical education…resides in Gig Harbor, Wash., with his wife, Christine, son, D.J., and daughter, Chelsea. yeAR cluB RecoRd 1996 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 69-73 1997 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 76-67 1998 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 77-67 1999 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 69-70 2000 Ta<strong>com</strong>a (AAA) 76-67 Totals 732-665 ing the World <strong>Baseball</strong> Classic…from 1987-2000, made stops at five different levels in the Pirates system as an athletic trainer for eight different teams…has also spent winters as a trainer in the Dominican Republic (1991), Venezuela (1990) and with Kauai of the Hawaiian Winter <strong>League</strong> (2003- 04)…graduated from New Mexico State University in 1988 with a degree in physical education and sports medicine…he and his wife, Dodie, have a son, Michael Jr. ORGANIZATION COACHES & STAFF 40-MAN ROSTER NON-ROSTER INVITES RECORDS & HISTORY YEARLY SUMMARIES OPPONENTS <strong>MINOR</strong> LEAGUE OPERATIONS BROADCAST INFORMATION TROPICANA FIELD & MISC. Durham Bulls