Charlie to the Bigs...3rd base coach!

[OmahaDawg]

http://m.rays.mlb.com/news/article/1...announce-staff

Montoyo, 50, enters his 19th season in the Rays' organization and his first on the Major League coaching staff. He becomes the fifth third-base coach in club history. In eight years as manager of Durham, he guided the Bulls to seven South Division titles, a league-record six trips to the International League finals and two Governors' Cups.
Montoyo compiled a 633-515 (.551) record with Durham, and on July 21 broke its franchise record for managerial wins, passing Evers (613).
Before joining Durham, Montoyo managed numerous Rays affiliates from 1997-2006, and was named the Rays' inaugural Player Development Man of the Year in 2006 after leading Double-A Montgomery to the Southern League title. He played 10 years as an infielder in the Brewers, Expos and Phillies organizations. He spent 27 days in the Majors with Montreal in 1993.

[dawg80]

Many years ago, had a friend who was a HUGE Tulane baseball fan. He was in Monroe on business and came over to Ruston for a visit. This guy was (still is) a big college baseball fan. He goes to Omaha most years just to experience the CWS. Anyway, that particular weekend he calls and comes over and asks if Tech was playing at home. We were. We had a double-header vs. UALR. So, we go out to Love Field and the game had just started, it was the bottom of the 1st. Who's good on Tech? he asks. Montoyo was stepping up to bat at that moment, I said this guy can hit. First pitch CM chased a breaking ball, strike one....my friend looks at me like, okay....I said, just watch.....next pitch, bam! 2-0 Tech, HR.

Don't know why that detail has stayed with me all these years. I think we split the DH that day....