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McDaniel replaces Palmer as manager
Story by Chris Graham
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Derek McDaniel has taken the reins of the Waynesboro Generals after the team decided to part ways with Ronnie Palmer due to an NCAA rules issue.
The team announced the move on Friday. McDaniel finished the 2009 season as manager of the Generals after Andy Chalot stepped down midseason. He had also served as manager of the team for several seasons in the early part of the 2000s decade.
The man who first hired him into the Generals organization, co-owner Jim Critzer, will join McDaniel’s coaching staff as an assistant.
Palmer’s status was thrown into uncertainty last month when the organization learned of a conflict with an NCAA recruiting rule that prohibits NCAA coaches from managing junior-college players who have not committed to four-year schools. Palmer is the head coach at Division II Davis and Elkins College.
The team attempted to obtain a waiver from the NCAA allowing Palmer to manage the Generals in 2010, but were not able to resolve the issue in time for the start of the 2010 season.
