PHILADELPHIA -- During a break this morning from helping students assemble chairs for a library at their North Philadelphia school, Adam Eaton told me he used to pitch for the Delaware Stars.Don't remember them? You're probably not alone.
In 1998, Major League Baseball set out to supplement the Arizona Fall League by creating the four-team Maryland Fall League intended for Class A and AA prospects. The Wilmington team played at Frawley Stadium against three teams from Maryland (Frederick, Bowie and Salisbury), and although games were well-attended, the league was dissolved after one year because of the chilly weather. The Stars, featuring Eaton, former Phillies outfielder Eric Valent and league ERA champ Matt Kinney, finished 21-20, tied for second place.
Eaton, then a Phillies prospect, said he lived in Wilmington, not far from St. Elizabeth High, during the six-week MFL schedule that ran from Sept. 22 through Nov. 1. His fondest memory: "There was a Chinese restaurant not far from where we lived that was great. I always used to order the General Tso's chicken."
You can read more about Eaton -- and his first public appearance in Philadelphia since signing a three-year, $24.5 million contract in November -- in Tuesday's News Journal and at www.delawareonline.com.
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