Field manager Mike Busch welcomed 29 hopefuls to day two of the Calgary Vipers training camp at Foothills Stadium today. The Vipers have ten returning players from last years roster including Mr. 400 Darryl Brinkley. The hardware piled up for Brinkley in the off-season as he was named Baseball America Independent League Player of the Year, SportsTicker's Star of Stars, and Northern League Player of the Year among other honours he received. The teams 2007 Co-MVP and Baseball America First Team All-Star Third Baseman Carlos Duncan returns for his fourth season in Calgary. Northern League First Team All-Star Shortstop Nelson Castro is back for his third tenure with the club. 2006 MVP and Vipers Ironman Drew Miller has played 264 consecutive regular season games dating back to the early stages of the 2005 season. Rounding out the returning position players are Jorge Tang who played 93 games in his rookie season after making the team out of the open tryout and Kevin Price who compiled a .346 on-base percentage in his 55 games played.
