니켈스 스카우터 명예의 전당에 선정

Dodger Midwest Scouting Supervisor Gary Nickels will be inducted into the Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame on November 7 and the Mid Atlantic Scouts Association Hall of Fame on November 14.

"Gary is the most professional, punctual, organized and thorough baseball man I know," said Dodger Assistant General Manager of Scouting Logan White. "I have had the good fortune to have been hired and mentored by this man when I was a young scout, and he is the epitome of a class act in all facets of life."

The 2009 season is Nickels' 38th as a scout, and seventh in his current position. Notable current Dodgers drafted under his supervision include Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw, Scott Elbert, Blake DeWitt, Cory Wade, and A.J. Ellis. His scouting territory includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

The Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame induction will occur at the Midwest Scouts Association Banquet at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. He will be inducted along with Mike Radcliff of the Minnesota Twins and Bill Bryk of the San Diego Padres during the event's dinner at 7:00 p.m.
다저스의 미드웨스트 스카우팅 슈퍼바이저를 담당하고 있는 게리 니켈스(Gary Nickels)라는 분이 '미드웨스트 스카우트 협회 명예의 전당(Midwest Scouts Association Hall of Fame, 이름 하난 기네요-_-;;)에 선정되었다고 합니다. 다저스의 부단장인 로건 화이트가 이 분에게서 어린 스카우터 시절 많은 점들을 배웠다고 하네요.
빌링슬리, 커쇼, 엘버트, 드윗, 웨이드, 엘리스를 뽑았으며 그의 나와바리(-_-v)는 텍사스, 오클라마, 아칸소 등등이라고 하네요. 그냥 중서부....

The Mid Atlantic Scouts Association (MASA) Hall of Fame induction will take place at its annual banquet at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Maryland. Nickels' name will also be added to the Hall of Fame plaque which hangs permanently at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

Nickels worked for four clubs prior to joining the Dodgers in 2003. From 1999-2002, he served as the San Diego Padres' Pro Scouting Director following nine years in Baltimore as the Orioles' Scouting Director (1991-98) and Midwest Supervisor/Crosschecker (1989-90). He also was the Chicago Cubs' Midwest Region Supervisor from 1982-88 and got his start in baseball as an Administrative Assistant, Scouting (1972-75) and Area Scout (1976-81) for the Philadelphia Phillies.
그리고 미드 아틀란틱 스카우트 협회 명예의 전당협회는 니켈스의 업적을 기리기위해 액자(?)를 거는 행사를 가질거라고 하네요. 로건 화이트에게 배움을 전수한 곳이 볼티모어라는 생각이 드네요. 이런 사람이 있으니 그나마 다저스가 적은 돈으로 좋은 선수를 뽑나봅니다.