Book Being Written on Merl, the Clarinda A's and the Great Town of Clarinda - NEED HELP

Journalist Michael Tackett is working in cooperation with Mrs. E. to write the definitive book on Merl, the A's and the great town of Clarinda. You can help. He is looking for stories, anecdotes, letters, articles, photos and other memories that help tell the remarkable story. You can reach him directly by email at miketack@gmail.com. Please respond ASAP.
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2012 Baseball Schedule

MAY JULY
Sat 26 Kansas City Monarchs Sun 1 Ozark Generals 2:00
Sun 27 Ozark Generals (2) 6:00 Mon 2 Rossville Rattlers
Mon 28 Ozark Generals 1:00 Tue 3 Omaha Diamond Spirit
Tue  29 Wed 4 Omaha Diamond Spirit
Wed  30 Omaha Strike Zone Thu 5 St. Joseph Mustangs
Thu 31 Chillicothe Mudcats Fri 6 at Sedalia (2) 5:00
JUNE Sat 7 at Sedalia 
Fri 1 Kansas City Sun  8 St. Joseph Mustangs
Sat 2 at St. Joseph Mustangs Mon 9
Sun 3 Joplin Outlaws (2) 6:00 Tue 10 at Omaha Diamond Spirit (2) 5:00
Mon 4 Joplin  Outlaws Wed 11 Rossville Rattlers
Tue  5 at Rossville Rattlers Thu 12 Chillicothe Mudcats
Wed  6 Chillicothe Mudcats Fri 13 at Chillicothe Mucats
Thu 7 at Omaha Diamond Spirit Sat 14 at St. Joseph Mustangs
Fri 8 Sun  15 Kansas City Monarchs
Sat 9  at Ozark Generals (2) 5:00 Mon 16 Sedalia (2) 6:00
Sun 10 at Ozark Generals 2:00 Tue 17 Sedalia 7:00
Mon 11 at Joplin (2) 6:00 Wed 18 Rain Date
Tue  12 at Joplin  Thu 19 Rain Date
Wed  13 Nevada Griffons (2) 6:00 Fri 20 League Playoff
Thu 14 Nevada Griffons  Sat 21 League Playoff
Fri 15 Chillicothe Mudcats Sun 22 League Playoff
Sat  16 Little Rock, Arkansas Mon 23 NBC REGIONAL times & dates TBA
Sun 17 Little Rock, Arkansas Tue 24 TBA
Mon 18 St. Joseph Mustangs Wed 25 TBA
Tue  19 Thur 26 TBA
Wed  20 Omaha Diamond Spirit Fri 27
Thu 21 at Rossville Rattlers Sat 28 thru Aug 11 NBC World Series 
Fri 22 at Chillicothe Mudcats         in Wichita, KS
Sat 23 Omaha Strike Zone
Sun 24 Omaha Diamond Spirit MINK LEAGUE TEAMS
Mon 25 Rain Date Chillicothe Mudcats
Tue  26 at Nevada Griffons (2) 6:00 Clarinda A's
Wed  27 at Nevada Griffons 7:00 Joplin Outlaws
Thu 28 at St. Joseph Mustangs Nevada Griffons
Fri 29 Omaha Strike Zone Omaha Diamond Spirit
Sat 30 Ozark Generals (2) 6:00 Ozark Generals
Saint Joseph Mustangs
All home games 7:00  Sedalia Bombers
unless otherwise noted
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Clarinda A's Induct Five New Members Into Hall Of Fame

CLARINDA A’s INDUCT FIVE NEW MEMBERS INTO HALL OF FAME

Clarinda’s  Hall of Fame, it is unique as we honor not only the ball players, but also those who have had a hand in keeping baseball alive & well in this community for so many years.

Elaine Farwell is the first woman to be inducted for a few years. Her job as director of the Chamber of Commerce is to promote Clarinda and in doing this she is a tireless worker on all fronts. For the A’s particularly she is so important as she always includes the program in so many of the outgoing mailings, personal appearances and this past year had done a special basket of A’s items for the Western Iowa Tourism meeting. Mrs. E says she is invaluable to her, as she keeps her on her toes about getting information to her during the year.

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KMA Radio Coverage of 37th Clarinda A's Baseball Hall of Fame

A LEGEND HONORS A LEGEND The 37th annual Clarinda A's Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet may have been the first without the late Merl Eberly, the longtime manager and general manager of the team, but there may never be another one where he wasn't honored more than he was Saturday evening at the Clarinda Academy Activity Center.

Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer, St. Louis Cardinal great, and former Clarinda A's player Ozzie Smith presented Merl's wife, Pat, and the rest of the Eberly family with a hall-of-fame like bust of Merl, which you can see in the picture.

Smith and former major-leaguer and Clarinda A's player Von Hayes were in attendance to welcome the newest five members of the A's hall-of-fame. They are Elaine Farwell, Craig Larscheid, Gordon Kokenge, Alan Mahaffey, and Bob Steinkamp.

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The Iowan Article on the Clarinda Iowa A's


The Iowan article on Clarinda Iowa A's

Love of the Game

While kinship helps define a summer in Clarinda, the fans taking their seats in Eberly Field have come to see fast pitches, hard line drives, loaded bases.

“People who come get to see really good baseball,” says Ryan, now carrying on the family legacy. “You never know who will make it to the Big Leagues. You may be watching the next Hall of Famer.”

Read the Full article HERE

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From the desk of Mrs. E

From the desk of Mrs. E.,
The last time I wrote was two and a half years ago when Merl had been hospitalized almost a month for another surgery after damage had been caused by his chemo/radiation therapy. We feel the time we had between that episode in his life till his death June 11th was bonus time.
For some reason, the good Lord saw fit to give him these extra years and months and they were important to us as a family and those of you who knew him well. For the family it gave Merl an opportunity to spend time with each of our children and grandchildren individually, especially these last two months. For others, it gave him time to let them know they mattered in his life. That is a luxury not many people have as their lives come to a close.
We are so grateful that we were able to keep him at home the entire time - our faith continued to grow and the importance of a close family and friends was even more evident than before.
To our baseball family and friends - you have been incredible in the support & love you have shown during his illness and passing - we are so humbled by the number of you who were able to be at visitation and the "celebration of life" service - and for those of you unable to attend, it was truly that, a celebration. Following the church service we went to the ball field for a cookout and fellowship - felt it was the fitting place for his life's "ninth inning" to end.
Thanks again for all the support & love sent our way - may God bless each of you.
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