It was in his final year in this position that he met a young third baseman named Riley Fitts. Impressed with the 19 year old's raw talent, he convinced Fitts to join him in Louisville after he was offered the management position.
... and the team had won 3 league championships and had a winning record in 7 seasons. In S96, he was promoted to an executive position in the Bluegrass League, overseeing new additions to the league...
What's Donahue been up to? Since retiring after S80, he served as the Lions hitting coach from S82-86. When the team disbanded, he went to Indy ball, signing on as the manager of the Lexington Bears in the Bluegrass League. In 10 seasons there...
BREAKING NEWS: As the Louisville Lions return to KFC Stadium after a 17 season hiatus, general manager Dylan Kane announces that Geoffrey Donahue will serve as team manager. Donahue was the first member of the Lions Hall of Fame.
When asked about his vision for the team going forward, Donahue told reporters "We've got to build a team that can win us a championship in the next five seasons. That's all there is to it." Donahue comes in with clearly bold aspirations.
I regret to announce that due to the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Louisville Lions will not be allowing any fans into the stadium for home games for the remainder of the season. The safety of our virtual fans is our top priority.
After a LONG break, I'm back! Made a bunch of transactions to bring some youth to Louisville (our roster was getting too old for my liking). I created a post at my website highlighting the new moves. I'm going to try to post weekly.