104.5 THE TEAM - ESPN RADIO » casper wells http://1045theteam.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:43:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Casper Wells Homers At Yankee Stadium And Other Local MLB Notes http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-homers-at-yankee-stadium-and-other-local-mlb-notes/ http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-homers-at-yankee-stadium-and-other-local-mlb-notes/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:17:25 +0000 Andrew Santillo http://1045theteam.com/?p=82296 Casper Wells had quite a day on Sunday.

The Schenectady native served up a Mother's Day present, blasting a home run at Yankee Stadium, in his return to the Empire State, with the Seattle Mariners

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-homers-at-yankee-stadium-and-other-local-mlb-notes/feed/ 0 Jim McIsaac/Getty Images John Lannan Turning It Around And Other Local MLB Notes http://1045theteam.com/john-lannan-turning-it-around-and-other-local-mlb-notes/ http://1045theteam.com/john-lannan-turning-it-around-and-other-local-mlb-notes/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 01:14:48 +0000 Andrew Santillo http://1045theteam.com/?p=78918 Former Siena College starter John Lannan was surprised before the season began, when he was sent down to Class-AAA Syracuse.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/john-lannan-turning-it-around-and-other-local-mlb-notes/feed/ 0 Greg Fiume/Getty Images J.D. Martinez Out To Great Start And Other Local MLB Notes http://1045theteam.com/j-d-martinez-out-to-great-start-and-other-local-mlb-notes/ http://1045theteam.com/j-d-martinez-out-to-great-start-and-other-local-mlb-notes/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:18:10 +0000 Andrew Santillo http://1045theteam.com/?p=75079 J.D. Martinez may not be from the Capital District, but the former Tri-City ValleyCats outfielder is off to a terrific start for the Houston Astros.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/j-d-martinez-out-to-great-start-and-other-local-mlb-notes/feed/ 0 Bob Levey/Getty Images Casper Wells, Other Locals Begin MLB Season http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-other-locals-begin-mlb-season/ http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-other-locals-begin-mlb-season/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:28:05 +0000 Andrew Santillo http://1045theteam.com/?p=69592 The Major League Baseball season will begin as many of us are sleeping or just waking up.

The Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's throw the first pitch of the 2012 season Wednesday morning (6:10 a.m), in Toyko, Japan

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-other-locals-begin-mlb-season/feed/ 0 Christian Petersen/Getty Images Capital District Baseball Hall of Fame is Here http://1045theteam.com/capital-district-baseball-hall-of-fame-is-here/ http://1045theteam.com/capital-district-baseball-hall-of-fame-is-here/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:13:34 +0000 Andrew Santillo http://1045theteam.com/?p=31236 In the past few years, Capital District football and basketball hall of fames have sprung up.

Now, it’s baseball’s turn.

On Nov. 6, the first class of the Capital District Baseball Hall of Fame will be enshrined at the Crown Plaza in Albany.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/capital-district-baseball-hall-of-fame-is-here/feed/ 0 Christian Petersen/Getty Images Casper Wells Interview [AUDIO] http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-interview-audio/ http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-interview-audio/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:47:33 +0000 Brian Cady http://1045theteam.com/?p=25764 Brian Sinkoff was joined on "Soundoff with Sinkoff" Tuesday by Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/casper-wells-interview-audio/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Catching Up With Albany Area Players In Major League Baseball http://1045theteam.com/catching-up-with-albany-area-players-in-major-league-baseball/ http://1045theteam.com/catching-up-with-albany-area-players-in-major-league-baseball/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:54:33 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=23388 There are currently 3 players in Major League Baseball with Albany area ties.  Two of them played for Section II high schools while another went to a local college.

Here's an update on each with about a month left in the regular season.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/catching-up-with-albany-area-players-in-major-league-baseball/feed/ 0 Jason Miller, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Homers In Mariners Loss To Rays http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-in-mariners-loss-to-rays/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-in-mariners-loss-to-rays/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:00:39 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=21348 Seattle outfielder Casper Wells had a big day at the plate but Johnny Damon had an even bigger one. 

Damon, the former Yankee, hit a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Seattle Mariners on Sunday afternoon, 8-7.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-in-mariners-loss-to-rays/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Back In Action After Getting Hit By Pitch In Face [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-back-in-action-after-getting-hit-by-pitch-in-face-video/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-back-in-action-after-getting-hit-by-pitch-in-face-video/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 13:47:31 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=21315 It was a scary scene for Casper Wells on Wednesday night - the Schenectady native was hit in the face by a pitch from Toronto's Brandon Morrow.

But after a day off, Wells was back in the lineup for the Seattle Mariners in Friday night's 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-back-in-action-after-getting-hit-by-pitch-in-face-video/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Gets Hit In Face By Pitch http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-gets-hit-in-face-by-pitch/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-gets-hit-in-face-by-pitch/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:01:40 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=20846 It was a scary moment for Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells on Wednesday night.

The Schenectady native got hit in the face by a pitch from Brandon Morrow in the Mariners' 5-1 home loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-gets-hit-in-face-by-pitch/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Homers For 4th Straight Game In Mariners Loss to Toronto http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-for-4th-straight-game-in-mariners-loss-to-toronto/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-for-4th-straight-game-in-mariners-loss-to-toronto/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:19:02 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=20742 Seattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells is on a roll right now.  The Schenectady native has now homered in 4 straight games.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-homers-for-4th-straight-game-in-mariners-loss-to-toronto/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells With Big Weekend As Mariners Take 2 of 3 From Red Sox http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-with-big-weekend-as-mariners-take-2-of-3-from-red-sox/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-with-big-weekend-as-mariners-take-2-of-3-from-red-sox/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=20352 It was quite a weekend for Schenectady's Casper Wells.

The Seattle outfielder homered two straight days as the Mariners took two of three from the Boston Red Sox over the weekend.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-with-big-weekend-as-mariners-take-2-of-3-from-red-sox/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Leads Mariners To Win Over Rangers http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-mariners-to-win-over-rangers/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-mariners-to-win-over-rangers/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:37:12 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=19992 Casper Wells is thriving with his new team. 

Last night, the Schenectady native had a tie-breaking RBI single in the seventh inning that gave the Seattle Mariners in a 4-3 victory over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-mariners-to-win-over-rangers/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Continues Hot Streak As Mariners Defeat Oakland http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-continues-hot-streak-as-mariners-defeat-oakland/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-continues-hot-streak-as-mariners-defeat-oakland/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:29:32 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=18930 Casper Wells continued his hot start with his new club on Wednesday afternoon.

The Schenectady had 2 hits to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-continues-hot-streak-as-mariners-defeat-oakland/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Hits First Homerun With Mariners [VIDEO] http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-hits-first-homerun-with-mariners-video/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-hits-first-homerun-with-mariners-video/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:48:47 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=18823 Casper Wells seems to be fitting in with his new team quite well.

The Schenectady native hit a 2-run homerun as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night, 4-2.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-hits-first-homerun-with-mariners-video/feed/ 0 Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images Tigers Trade Schenectady's Casper Wells To Mariners http://1045theteam.com/tigers-trade-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-mariners/ http://1045theteam.com/tigers-trade-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-mariners/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:08:00 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=18381 Perhaps a change of scenery will do Casper Wells some good. A week after he was sent down to the minors by Detroit, the Tigers traded the Schenectady native on Saturday.

Wells goes to the Seattle Mariners as part of a 6 player deal.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/tigers-trade-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-mariners/feed/ 0 Nick Laham, Getty Images Tigers Send Schenectady's Casper Wells To Minors http://1045theteam.com/tigers-send-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-minors/ http://1045theteam.com/tigers-send-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-minors/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:00:38 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=17525 In what Tigers manager Jim Leyland called a painful decision, Detroit sent Schenectady native Casper Wells down to AAA Toledo. 

Wells became the odd man out in a numbers game as the Tigers called up left-handed starting pitcher Duane Below.  Below made his Major League debut last week.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/tigers-send-schenectadys-casper-wells-to-minors/feed/ 0 Nick Laham, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Leads Detroit To Win Over Kansas City http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-detroit-to-win-over-kansas-city/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-detroit-to-win-over-kansas-city/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:26:43 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=15551 Justin Verlander got all the headlines in the Tigers' win over the Royals on Sunday but Casper Wells provided the offensive firepower.

The Schenectady native had his first Major League steal and scored the Tigers only 2 runs in Detroit's 2-1 victory over Kansas City.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-leads-detroit-to-win-over-kansas-city/feed/ 0 Jamie Squire, Getty Images Schenectady's Casper Wells Steals Ball From Fan http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-steals-ball-from-fan/ http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-steals-ball-from-fan/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:08 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=14833 Casper Wells is making quite an impression with the Detroit Tigers this season.  The  Tigers rightfielder is batting .260 with 4 homers and 12 RBIs.

But the Schenectady native is also making some great plays in the outfield.  His catch against San Francisco on Friday was good enough to make ESPN's Weekend Web Gems.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/schenectadys-casper-wells-steals-ball-from-fan/feed/ 0 MLB.com screenshot An Update On MLB Players With Capital Region Ties http://1045theteam.com/an-update-on-mlb-players-with-capital-region-ties/ http://1045theteam.com/an-update-on-mlb-players-with-capital-region-ties/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:32:08 +0000 chs7 http://1045theteam.com/?p=12311 Right now, there are 3 players in Major League Baseball with ties to the Capital Region.

So now that we're about a third of the way through the 2011 MLB season, how are they all doing?

Here's an update.

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