TRIUMPHANT RETURN
Phillip Wellman managed Double-A Mississippi to a Southern League title more than a decade before his Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles claimed a Texas League championship in September. At this point in Wellman’s player development career that has spanned four decades, perhaps only one accomplishment can trump the feeling the 57-year-old had as he celebrated on the field in Tulsa.
“I’m ready to see the big league club win,” Wellman said. “We’ve got to get some of these young stallions, some of this talent translated into big league wins. As happy as I was for us and the kids who came through here at this age, I
