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All Star Milestone for Miley
International League All-Stars to battle PCL on July 10.

06.23.2002 - Louisville Bats manager Dave Miley has been selected to manage the International League All-Star team against the Pacific Coast League in the 15th annual Triple-A All-Star Game, to be played July 10, 2002 at SBC Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.

Rounding out the I.L.'s All-Star Game staff will be Buffalo manager Eric Wedge, who will serve as the team's coach, Rochester pitching coach Grant Jackson, and Louisville trainer John Young.Here’s a brief look at this year’s staff:

Dave Miley - MANAGER

In 2001, Miley led Louisville to a franchise-best 84-60 record en route to the International League Governors' Cup Title. Miley, who captured his 1000th win as a manager earlier this season, has spent his entire career in the Cincinnati Reds organization. After seven years as a Minor League catcher, Miley began managing in 1988 and broke into Triple-A in 1992 as skipper of the Nashville Sounds of the American Association. In 1996, Miley piloted the Indianapolis Indians to the first of two second place finishes, and capped off 1997 by winning the American Association's final Manager of the Year award. After two more years in Indianapolis, a Cincinnati affiliate change sent Miley to Louisville prior to the start of the 2000 campaign. This will be Miley's second appearance in the Triple-A All-Star Game, having served as a coach at the 1998 game in Norfolk.

Eric Wedge - COACH

In his International League debut last season, Wedge led the Buffalo Bisons to Triple-A Baseball's best record (91-51) and, for his efforts, captured the I.L.'s Manager of the Year Award.A former Big League backstop for the Red Sox and Rockies, Wedge landed in Buffalo after managerial stops in Columbus (A), Kinston (A) and Akron (AA), all in the Cleveland organization.

Grant Jackson - PITCHING COACH

Jackson rejoins Dave Miley in the dugout, having coached alongside the All-Star skipper from 1996-2001 in Indianapolis and Louisville before joining the Baltimore organization last off-season.Throughout his 18-year Major League pitching career, Jackson made an All-Star appearance in 1969 and pitched in three World Series.

John Young - TRAINER

Young is currently in his 25th year as a professional baseball trainer and is the third member of last season's Governors' Cup Champion staff to join the Triple-A All-Star Game. In addition to his baseball experience, Young was also an assistant trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers in the late 1970s.