Jeff Bagwell in Connecticut: A Consistent Lad in the Land of Steady Habits

"The only one I ever saw come close to [Frank Robinson], was this kid Bagwell. Boy, is he aggressive... boy can he swing that bat....I want to meet him someday because I admire him." -Ted Williams "You get ball players from Texas, California, Florida or one or all of the Caribbean islands. You don't get them from Connecticut." So wrote Jim Murray, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist about Jeff Bagwell on May 12, 1994. This volume of articles, interviews, and essays by members of the Connecticut chapter of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) chronicles the life and career of Connecticut's favorite baseball son, Hall-of-Famer Jeff Bagwell, with special attention on his high school, college, and minor league years in his native New England. Contents: Panel Discussion by Karl CicittoJeff Bagwell, a concise biography by Greg Erion The High School Years All District, All State & Undrafted at Xavier by George Pawlush Coach Terry Garstka by William J. RyczekAmerican Legion: Emerging Excellence by George Pawlush A Palmer Field history by Jim Bransfield The College Years Soaring like a Hawk at the University of Hartford by Pete ZanardiBeyond Expectations: the 1988 Hartford Hawks by Karl CicittoTodd Reynolds by Jim KeenerCape League by Andrew BlumeDan Gooley by Pete Zanardi Randy Lavigne and Moe Morhardt by Jim KeenerBill Denehy by Alan CohenGary DiSarcina Recalls Bagwell, College Foe by Bill NowlinNew Britain Red Sox Freshman Bagwell Had Remlinger's Number by Alan CohenNew Britain Red Sox by Alan CohenNew Britain Red Sox Game Log by Alan CohenButch Hobson: Manager, 1990 New Britain Red Sox by Alan Cohen Beehive Stadium: Grand Canyon East by Stan DziurgotStatistics Bagwell's Statistical Legacy by Steve KreviskyStats by Tom Monitto