I don't have any inside information and couldn't find anything on the web about what happened to Barta but if I had to venture a guess I would say the 26-42 record for the Chucks and several managerial decisions that led me to look into the dugout and see if Ned Yost snuck in there probably led to him getting canned. On a more positive note, I found that the Northwoods league is going to have 3 televised games on ESPNU this next year. Here is the press release: NORTHWOODS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 13, 2006 Northwoods League and ESPNU Announce Agreement The Northwoods League and ESPNU have reached a two-year agreement, with a mutual option on a third year, to televise Northwoods League games nationally beginning 2007. The first year of the agreement (2007) will feature three games, followed by six to seven games in 2008. Following the exercise of a mutual option in 2009, the ESPNU schedule will call for 10 to 11 games. ?This is a groundbreaking and unprecedented event for Summer Collegiate Baseball,? said Northwoods League President Dick Radatz, Jr. ?We are extremely excited to be partnering with the ESPN family on this venture.? ?We are thrilled to add this category of college sports programming to the ESPNU summer schedule,? said Burke Magnus, vice president and general manager, ESPNU. ?The Northwoods League has an outstanding legacy and we are excited to join them in presenting their talent to college baseball fans throughout the country. This agreement further proves our commitment to serving college sports fans 24/7.? The Northwoods League plays more games, draws more fans, and plays in better venues than any Summer Collegiate Baseball League in North America. The League recently completed its thirteenth season of play in August, and had 96 of its current players or alumni taken in last June?s Major League Amateur Draft.