San Bernardino Stampede Baseball Team

It was another long night for the San Bernardino Stampede in what has been a long season. The opponent, the visiting High Desert Mavericks, cruised to a 7-0 victory. San Bernardino could only muster six hits, five of them singles. So why is Tim Wallach smiling? He's the guy who was recently chosen-- unexpectedly-- to manage this California League Class-A team in the Dodgers' farm system. Wallach is merely a pebble in the avalanche of events that has defined the Dodgers' 1998 season.

A dual sense of nostalgia and reverence was in the air as the crowd, a bit larger than usual, began to gather down the left-field line near the bullpen at The Ranch Tuesday. Fans, clutching their trading cards, baseballs and books, were waiting, hoping to get glance, let alone an autograph, of Orel Hershiser on his way to pregame warmups. Not your usual day for the Dodger veteran pitcher. What were those beer batters? And musical chairs for burgers?

A dual sense of nostalgia and reverence was in the air as the crowd, a bit larger than usual, began to gather down the left-field line near the bullpen at The Ranch Tuesday. Fans, clutching their trading cards, baseballs and books, were waiting, hoping to get glance, let alone an autograph, of Orel Hershiser on his way to pregame warmups. Not your usual day for the Dodger veteran pitcher. What were those beer batters? And musical chairs for burgers?

It was another long night for the San Bernardino Stampede in what has been a long season. The opponent, the visiting High Desert Mavericks, cruised to a 7-0 victory. San Bernardino could only muster six hits, five of them singles. So why is Tim Wallach smiling? He's the guy who was recently chosen-- unexpectedly-- to manage this California League Class-A team in the Dodgers' farm system. Wallach is merely a pebble in the avalanche of events that has defined the Dodgers' 1998 season.

Club established: 1994, after the San Bernardino Spirit moved to Rancho Cucamonga. Affiliation: The Dodgers' Class-A team. Ownership: Co-owners are David G. Elmore, who also owns five other minor league baseball teams, two minor league hockey teams and a professional soccer team, and Donna F. Tuttle, president of Korn Tuttle Capital Group, Inc.

Club established: 1994, after the San Bernardino Spirit moved to Rancho Cucamonga. Affiliation: The Dodgers' Class-A team. Ownership: Co-owners are David G. Elmore, who also owns five other minor league baseball teams, two minor league hockey teams and a professional soccer team, and Donna F. Tuttle, president of Korn Tuttle Capital Group, Inc.