Get To Know: Flanagan Manager Noel Figueroa
Noel Figueroa has been a staple in the Flanagan dugout for years, first as an assistant, and now as the manager. Let’s get to know the Falcons skipper a little better…
Name: Noel Figueroa
Team: Flanagan Falcons
Favorite Movie: A Few Good Men / Equalizer
Favorite Baseball Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Food: Surf & Turf
Favorite Genre of Music: Country / 80s / Salsa
Outside of baseball, my hobbies are: Golf, Fishing, Football
Something people would be surprised I enjoy: Gardening and Landscaping
Best feeling baseball ever gave me: The sensation and rush of winning a National Championship, and watching players I’ve coached get drafted or sign college baseball scholarships.
Worst feeling baseball ever gave me: When parents transfer kids to other schools taking the easy way out.
Biggest mistake I have made as a coach: In 1999, calling for a change-up that was hit for a homerun in the state championship game, which we lost 1-0.
I’ll retire when: Baseball is not fun anymore.