Pat Listach, Manager of the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx, has graciously agreed to answer questions from posters on NSBB! If you would like to send a comment to Pat, or if you would like to ask Pat a question, feel free to post it here. The deadline for submitting questions is Thursday, April 13th at noon. Once the interview has been completed, the responses will be posted. This session will be coordinated as in accordance with The NSBB Q & A Guidelines. Pat Listach, 38, is in his sixth season in the Cubs’ minor league organization. The former American League Rookie of the Year (1992) has spent the past five seasons as the hitting coach for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. During the 2002 season, Listach also had a brief stint as the manager of the club. Before beginning his tenure with the Iowa Cubs, the Natchitoches, Louisiana, native served as the hitting coach for the Lansing Lugnuts (Class A) in 2000 and in the Arizona Fall League following the 2001 season. Listach was drafted out of Arizona State University in the fifth round of the 1988 draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. He played six seasons of Major League Baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers (1992-1996) and the Houston Astros (1997). Following the 1997 season, Listach completed his playing career by seeing action for the Cleveland Indians’ Triple-A affiliate and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Triple-A club in 1998. Listach and his wife Lisa have four children, Mariah, Hollie, Patrick, and Blaine. (Bio courtesy of The Official Website of the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx.) Thank you to Pat for taking the time to interact with us on such an up close and personal level. Best wishes to Pat and the rest of the West Tennessee diamond Jaxx in the 2006 season. As always, thank you to all of you for making NSBB such a wonderful community!