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Eugene Church · 09-01-2009, 10:22 PM

The Islandian Times

Sunday, October 24, 2004

Ancona Swaps Manetas For Three Hurricanes
The Cape Coral Hurricanes and the Ancona Red Elephants have completed a three-for-one deal. The Hurricanes will get outfielder Simon Manetas in exchange for pitcher Andrew Grice, catcher Bart Harben and first baseman Poochie Kramer.

Manetas is three-year vet, but played sparingly until this season when he hit .327 with 10 homers, 59 RBIs and 59 runs scored. Manetas will start in right field for Cape Coral. He is a lifetime .307 hitter.

Grice is a 27-year-old righthander with a 4-6 career record and a 3.34 ERA, used mainly in relief in his two seasons. Last season in 19 appearances he was 0-1 with a 1.54 ERA. Ancona has him slated to be a spot starter and long reliever.

Harben is 31 years old and will take over catching chores for the Red Elephants. He has good power and hits for average, too. Defensively he is very good with a good arm. Last season Harben only played in 20 games for Cape Coral and hit .305 with 3 homers. He carries a .275 career average in limited action since coming into the league in 2003.

Kramer will be a back-up at first base to rookie phenom Johnny Lee Harder. The 30-year-old Kramer has played sporatically for four years with a lifetime .246 batting average. This past year he only hit .216, mainly as a pinchhitter.

09-01-2009, 10:22 PM	#1189
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 35,899	The Islandian Times Sunday, October 24, 2004 Ancona Swaps Manetas For Three Hurricanes The Cape Coral Hurricanes and the Ancona Red Elephants have completed a three-for-one deal. The Hurricanes will get outfielder Simon Manetas in exchange for pitcher Andrew Grice, catcher Bart Harben and first baseman Poochie Kramer. Manetas is three-year vet, but played sparingly until this season when he hit .327 with 10 homers, 59 RBIs and 59 runs scored. Manetas will start in right field for Cape Coral. He is a lifetime .307 hitter. Grice is a 27-year-old righthander with a 4-6 career record and a 3.34 ERA, used mainly in relief in his two seasons. Last season in 19 appearances he was 0-1 with a 1.54 ERA. Ancona has him slated to be a spot starter and long reliever. Harben is 31 years old and will take over catching chores for the Red Elephants. He has good power and hits for average, too. Defensively he is very good with a good arm. Last season Harben only played in 20 games for Cape Coral and hit .305 with 3 homers. He carries a .275 career average in limited action since coming into the league in 2003. Kramer will be a back-up at first base to rookie phenom Johnny Lee Harder. The 30-year-old Kramer has played sporatically for four years with a lifetime .246 batting average. This past year he only hit .216, mainly as a pinchhitter. Last edited by Eugene Church; 09-01-2009 at 10:40 PM.