...Boston's Dominican Summer League team in 2003. He played parts of two seasons in the majors with the Reds from 1992-93. Russ Morman, who managed the Jackets to the worst record in franchise history last season, was retained by the Red Sox and will...

...QUOTABLE "That was a great way to break out. To watch a kid have that kind of success is great." - Jackets manager Russ Morman on shortstop Hanley Ramirez's 5-for-5 night against Delmarva on Aug. 13. Ramirez was batting .191 in his previous...

...three-game skid for Augusta (9-23). "We've gone through a long stretch without any breaks," Augusta manager Russ Morman said. "That little breather definitely helped recharge our guys' batteries." Aside from one bad inning, Augusta...

...the club lead in strikeouts, with 65 in 60 1/3 innings. "He's had a bunch of good outings," Jackets manager Russ Morman said. "The difference now is his ability to throw pitches for strikes and to get ahead. His command of the fastball...

...play, and the ball rolled into the outfield. Two runs scored. "We didn't field the ball," said Jackets manager Russ Morman. "We got the ground ball that we needed and we didn't field it." The Bombers then pulled a double steal, as Aaron...

...left-field wall, Curtis fouled a ball off his leg. His limping jaunt around the bases was evident, and manager Russ Morman replaced him in the top of the sixth inning. The rest of the game was a pain for the GreenJackets as well. Jon Albaladejo...

...with one home run and six runs batted in nine games in June. "He's been an RBI man for us this year," manager Russ Morman said. "Take a look at his stats. He is the team leader at the moment." Although his average is up, run production...

...the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. "We're a different club with a lot of new guys coming in," Augusta manager Russ Morman said prior to Friday's doubleheader against the South Georgia Waves. "There are guys who are going to be fighting...

...wiry 6-foot-1 lefty from the Dominican Republic. "It was a nice effort, no doubt about that," Jackets manager Russ Morman said. "The thing that's going to separate him and any pitcher at any level is the command of all his pitches and...

...success he's having; I don't even think the scout that signed him could have predicted that," Jackets manager Russ Morman said of Spann, a fifth-round pick by Boston last June. "It's a credit to him and a credit to the scout for finding...