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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

When people in Morden and Southern Manitoba think of baseball, they think of Joe.

Joe Wiwichar. When people in Morden and Southern Manitoba think of baseball, they think of Joe. Well into his 70s, Joe is the full time Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame Director (volunteer). Joe is coaching at least 2 baseball teams that I know of this year and is on the Morden minor ball executive, as well as it's equipment manager. He is on the South Central baseball league executive and this year as he has done for as long as I can remember he made the schedules for all the age groups and teams. When baseball season is done he coaches hockey. Our community is bigger because of Joe's dedication.
6 years ago I was Joe's assistant coach for a Bantam AA team and we were at a provincial tournament. The coach of the opposition team was and "old guy" with long white hair and and a white handlebar mustache. After the game was over he asked Joe if he remembered him. Turns out Joe had coached him for baseball decades earlier and he was nervous about coaching a team against his former coach. Joe's team prevailed that day.
Every where we went people had great stories and anecdotes about Joe's baseball playing and coaching. Way to go Joe!

- Morden, Manitoba
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