The Gwinnett Braves announced Brundage accepted the top position for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
He had been the man in charge on the field at Coolray since the Gwinnett Braves moved to Lawrenceville four years ago. Now Dave Brundage his headed north to Pennsylvania to lead the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. The G-Braves made the announcement in a short press release Thursday afternoon. Here is their statement in it's entirety: "Gwinnett Braves manager Dave Brundage has accepted the manager position with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves wish Brundage the best in his new endeavor." Heading in to his 16th season as a minor league manager, the 48 year old Brundage finished the season with the G-Braves with a 62-82 record. There's no word yet from the G-Braves about how they plan to fill …
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Teheran improves to 10-1 on season as Brundage gets 1,000th victory.
Richard and Annette Zolecki of Lawrenceville were just coming to the Gwinnett Braves game and hoping to see Bobby Cox. Little did they know they'd be a part of history, as Richard became the one millionth fan to come through the turnstiles. Zolecki was with 32 of the General Motors Executive Retirees group and offered to hand out the tickets for his friend John Hennings. But Hennings said he'd do it instead, and when Zolecki went through the turnstile, G-Braves General Manager North Johnson pulled him aside and the confetti went down. "When I was talking to the guy that I was going to relieve, I said wouldn't it be nice if someone in our group won that thing," Zolecki said. "It's just been a great night. Everybody has been friendly. I …
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Vanzetta Evans
11:22 am on Tuesday, July 19, 2011
We'll have a special Viewfinder on Thursday with photos from Bobby Cox Day and the millionth fan. Be sure to check it out! more ›