Cleaning out the notebook
If you thought there were some long rain delays at Consol Energy Park, then you should have been in Kalamazoo, Mich., last night. The Kings and Evansville Otters waited three hours before starting their game at 10 p.m. This three-game series is Evansville's only trip to Kalamazoo, and with rain in the forecast for today (the game is in a rain delay as I type this), they wanted to do everything possible to get in the series opener. The Tuesday game lasted only eight innings before being cut short because of rain.
* Former Wild Things pitcher Patrick Stanley has been fitted for a lot of uniforms this season. Stanley, who is in the Detroit Tigers' system, played for his third team in less than a month Tuesday night when he pitched for the Erie Seawolves of the Class AA Eastern League.
Stanley began the year with Class A Lakeland, was promoted to Class AAA two weeks ago and pitched in one game for Toledo. In that game, Stanley tossed 2.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts and was credited with a win. He was sent to Erie on Friday, and was the starting pitcher Tuesday against the Harrisburg Senators. Stanley pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts.
* The Frontier League team that will play next season in Normal, Ill., will be called the Normal CornBelters. Ugh!
The name received approximately 40 percent of the votes in an online contest.
“We like it for its promotional, retail and marketing potential," said team president Steve Malliet.
Other nickname finalists were Nutz, Coal Bears, Fellers and Camelbacks. The team will play at a new ballpark on the heartland Community College campus.
* Former Wild Things pitcher Patrick Stanley has been fitted for a lot of uniforms this season. Stanley, who is in the Detroit Tigers' system, played for his third team in less than a month Tuesday night when he pitched for the Erie Seawolves of the Class AA Eastern League.
Stanley began the year with Class A Lakeland, was promoted to Class AAA two weeks ago and pitched in one game for Toledo. In that game, Stanley tossed 2.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts and was credited with a win. He was sent to Erie on Friday, and was the starting pitcher Tuesday against the Harrisburg Senators. Stanley pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits with four strikeouts.
* The Frontier League team that will play next season in Normal, Ill., will be called the Normal CornBelters. Ugh!
The name received approximately 40 percent of the votes in an online contest.
“We like it for its promotional, retail and marketing potential," said team president Steve Malliet.
Other nickname finalists were Nutz, Coal Bears, Fellers and Camelbacks. The team will play at a new ballpark on the heartland Community College campus.
Labels: Evansville Otters, Kalamazoo Kings, Normal CornBelters, Patrick Stanley
posted by Chris Dugan at
4:23 PM
34 Comments:
It looks like Gateway needs the toupee turf more than Washington.
Rain and rain-outs are part of baseball. Artifical turf is not.
Good drainage is.
How about diverting the taxpayers money from turf to proper drainage.
That would be a GRANT worth pursuing.
Artifical turf has been in baseball since the 1966 season when the Astros played on it in the Astrodome. So maybe it's not a part of the way we want baseball to be played, but it is a part of baseball.
Yes, the Astrodome used toupee turf since natural grass did not grow indoors.
Chris,
How many major league ball parks have toupee turf or any other type on non natural grass?
I bet it is a minority and the ones that do are either indoor stadiums or share with football teams.
Baseball is our national pastime, artificial (toupee) turf is not.
To me this is more important that the overpriced parking at Consol (Falconi Field) park.
There is some really nice artificial turf that is just like real grass these days. It is not like the putt-putt carpet that was found at Three Rivers.
Sorry to keep this conversation going as it is, but that outfield needs some help when it rains ...
The Wild Things are sort of like a cross between the law firm of Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe, and the
Barnhan & Bailey Circus. They are run by at least one lawyer and they have a new huckster line of crap to feed you just about every day. Lately they seem to have branched out into the cyber bulling of those that dare say word in opposition to some of their asinine policies.
They sent a cyber hack out to try to destroy Ron Wilson and it’s just repulsive as it can be. Yea, they deny
the entire thing. Do you believe them? I don’t! Do I believe everything Ron says, yes! I didn’t until I saw the crap that was posted. I completely believe him now. The Wild Things made him look real good when they sent John out to get him. (WE KNOW Wild Things – you didn’t do it – must have been some rogue poster from Alabama).. Gee, that John guy didn’t even get an employee discount on his seats!
Next time you visit the circus notice how closely it resembles the operations at CEP. Even smells about except that the elephant crap at the circus smells better than the bull crap at Consol Energy Park.
I’m sick of their whole act from DiFabio to Protec Auto Glass (God is that ever tiring to listen to) to the K-zone to Cenemark to long lines at concession stands to a PA system that has ear damaging amounts of decibles (I hope somebody sues them for damages on that one) ad nauseam.
Now they think that we should all just love the defective product they are selling. These people sure aren’t hurting for gall. What a load of steer manure.
Bob in E. Washington
And perhaps that help could come in the form of new sod and a working drainage system, which I would think would be cheaper than the $1 million artificial turf plan. And how many years will it be before the artificial turf is deemed worn-out and must be replaced?
bob, you are a complete idiot
steve z washington
Thriftyone,
What you say makes a lot of sense That is exactly why the Wild Things won’t ever do it. They don’t have the ability to see anything other than that turf, it is the culmination of their dreams and NOTHING is going to dissuade them from it. If you keep this up Thriftyone, and if the Wild Things find out just who you are, you will be subjected to the same sort of character assassination that they just did to Ron Wilson.
If it wasn’t so obvious what they did we could all have had a good laugh over it. That method of attacking a person goes like this.
They get some surrogate dupe to write something as negative as possible against this person. Once this surrogate does their dirty work, and everybody gets pissed off about it the real villains issues a sincere sounding apology. TOO LATE! The damage has been done and they, the Wild Things in this case, know it! Mission accomplished! It’s a method as old as the hills.
So Thriftyone keep this in mind. DON’T let these clowns know your identity or you will find yourself trashed by them and their political vermin friends. You just have to be on their ‘hit list’ because of your mention of Bob Gregg’s involvement in the tourism tax money allocation. (Actually, it looks like a scandal to me). Add to this sin, your opposition to the parking fees and it equals – Ron Wilson, Part 2.
Watch your butt!
I will never put my name on this blog. No reason to commit cyber suicide. I’m just plain old Anonymous.
Reall grass is supposed to replaced every 2 or three years. The Pirates have replaced PNC Park at least 3 times since the place the place has been open. The Wild Things don't have that budget, no minor league teams do. If you look around the Frontier League, almost every team now has turf. These teams can't afford rainouts. Where was this outrage when W&J put in their artificial turf complex or Cal U put turf onto their football field. Anyone that has seen a game at CEP knows the field can be unplayable and unsafe. Why does everyone care so much? You people never go onto the field so it doesn't effect you.
As a former player for the Wild Things and now a fan for the team. My vote would be for natural grass. From a player's stand point, it's easier on the body to play on real grass. Also I enjoyed having the grass stains or dirt on the uniform after playing.
The only upside to the turf would be the outfielders won't have to swim anymore.
Look at PNC Park, what makes the field beautiful is the field itself along with the back drop of the city. Yes, they do have it in the Pirates budget to maintain the field the right way. I can't however compare the Pirate's facility to the WWT's facility. It's a no brainer, the Pirates are a MLB team. They're gonna have a great playing surface.
I find it hard to believe that a properly installed grass field with proper drainage would have to be replaced every two or three years at this level of baseball. Heck, the fields I played on as a kid back still have the same turf, and that was 40 years ago. They might not be as pristine as the grass at Falconi, but the kids seem to navigate them just fine.
Where was this outrage when W&J put in their artificial turf complex or Cal U put turf onto their football field
Those are educational facilties. The Wild Things are a private industry and your paying their expenses through your tax dollars. Perhap you don't care, but most of us do.
I have an idea for Dutch’s between innings sthtick!
They could call it “Trolling for Dollars” (We provide the money of course))
Franni Williams can hold Bob Gregg upside down by his ankles over a bucket full
of taxpayer money. While Ross Vecchio sells his stale cookies and a half glass of warm milk up on the concourse. Good old Dutch is screaming his head off. “Grab that money Bob, grab that money Bob”!
When good old complaisant Bob’s face is as red as a tomato in August, Franni pulls her good friend back up and counts the money Bob has grabbed for her. Damn near a $750,000 taxpayer bucks for free! Not bad, Bob.
Bill DiFabio yells “Let’s have a big hand for Franni and Bob they just ripped you off for three quarters
of a million dollars – legally!”.
All the artificial turf proponents and politicians applaud as the idiots they are. Some people are so dumb the only reason to keep them alive is that it’s not legal to shoot them!
Politicians, and their friends, NEVER do anything for you, they do it TO you!
Now that's funny.
The WT are so cheap that they won’t even buy the mascot a new set of threads.
That moth infected thing he wears now looks like something put together by Betsy Ross and purchased
at a Goodwill store. The damn thing smells from all the sweating he does in it. Keep that filthy thing away from my kids! Bob Gregg can probably find a clever way to arrange some tourism bucks to get the poor guy a new suit.
Brany said,
Now that's funny.
Not so funny when you realize just how true it is.
Politicians - never doubt that the Wild Things have them in their hip pocket.
It's as obvious as a horse turd on phony grass!
The WT need to pay their bills first. I know they have stiffed a few people buy just refusing to pay them after services are performed. With Frugal Franni at the helm it will only get worse. She knows all the legal loopholes on how to screw you legally.
Where is this Franni interview or article we've been hearing about Chris?
Ron Wilson, where are you?
Your not going to let those bastards shot you in back like that are you?
Those slobs have shown us all their true character now. You beat them by exposing how underhanded they are, legally underhanded to be sure – Franni made sure of that, but still underhanded. You didn’t make it so friggin personal.as they did. They knew you had figured out their game and had you cyber assassinated. because they wanted to stifle you from saying more. Please Ron, don’t let them get away with it. Human is human trash, There is no distinction between trash that sells drugs and the trash that legally procures money by using any means possible including political connections – it’s still trash.
I remember how nice you said they were when you presented our petition to them and that you were very optimistic about what they would do.. They were as deceitful then as they are now. You can’t change a leopards spots.
As the Mayor of Washington said in another thread, “nothing ever changes in Washington” You are correct Mayor – nothing changes including the shady, but legal, politics!
If you give up now Ron, those bastards will be more confident than ever that they can screw us again. Next time it will be for even more tax money than this time.
Let us hear your thoughts about the crap they pulled on you. What do you think they will try to do next?
We can all bet there is more of the same coming. It was so easy this time, using Mr. Gregg as their hack,
they won’t be able to resist doing it again. The sort of thing is addictive as crack cocaine
Too spoofed to give my name! Who knows what would happen if I did.
post from Good, Bad, Ugly
Where was this outrage when W&J put in their artificial turf complex or Cal U put turf onto their football field...
You must not be aware of how much money educational institutions get. Cal is a state school, they are financed through taxes. And W&J costs almost $30,000 to attend. The Wild Things are a private business but the have to Cal U and Trinity play on the field. So the money is going to finance those two schools just as much as the Wild Things.
Aren't the WPIAL's championships played there as well?
Bitch and moan all you want.It will not change a thing.I am sure most of you realize this.And for you who do not,I am positive you will find something else to bitch about in the near future.....
L.C
"Taxpayer bailout of county pension fund a record".
Read about it in tomorrows O-R.
Tourism tax and state grant, both tax payers money to purchase toupee turf at Consol Park.
Two for two in use of tax payer money.
The last time I looked, Pony field looks like it could use some of the tourism tax money instead of building the new building next to Consol park. Was this building also taxpayer money directly such as the tourism tax or indirectly from state, local, or federal grants.
It looks like we need to do some major work in the voting booth.
We are being spent into poverty.
I wonder if the Wild Things could get Consolidated Energy to pay for the toupee turf at the park named after this company?
Where is this Franni interview or article we've been hearing about Chris?
In baseball terms, it was postponed with no makeup date announced.
Bitch and moan all you want.It will not change a thing.I am sure most of you realize this.And for you who do not,I am positive you will find something else to bitch about in the near future.....
L.C
That's right L.C. : People like you just go along to get along.
Meanwhile they just keep stealing money out of your wallet and putting it into the WT pocket.
We must not make any waves though about it , must we?
We all must be like gentle little lambs as we are led to slaughter!
Thriftyone, don't be too brave - the Wild Things just might have you cyber assassinated!
L,C, won't be having any problems though - he just LOVES giving his money away.
Bob in E. Washington - still hugging my pet rattlesnake.
Why don't we call the Normal IL team the Normal Abnormals? Any new entry into the Frontier League can't be considered normal!
Where is this Franni interview or article we've been hearing about Chris?
In baseball terms, it was postponed with no makeup date announced.
May 28, 2009 8:48 PM
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She is too bust screwing the fans with the parking lor crap and weaseling money from our pockets for the turf.
In her spare time she has her attack dogs go after those she doesn't like.Nice lady! Right?
Where is this Franni interview or article we've been hearing about Chris?
In baseball terms, it was postponed with no makeup date announced.
Sounds like someone got themselves caught in the vice and Ms. Williams quickly put the kabosh on any such actions and/or reports. There's a new b buster in town and she's wearing heals! Sorry to see such a good reporter, in baseball terms, lay down a bunt!
You people just don't get it!(Bob in E.Wash. for one)You get your panties in a bunch over obvious fake post's like the so called mayor,jamal,and others.Anyone can write anything and put someone else's name to it.It has been done in the past and continues to this day.
Another thing Bob in E.Washington,you talk about cyber bullying and character assassination,yet you do the same to L.C. because you don't agree with what they say.You are no better than these politicians.
It has been posted in the past and I will post it again. Stop going to the games if you don't like it.
I can hardly wait to see what the Wild Things lacky Bob Greeg has to say about this.
Probably he will have his nutz all roasted and propose more tourism money to buy better players for those 'stock brokers' at in the WT front office. I hear they are all into no risk taxpayer money. I'm sure Fast Eddie Rendell and his gang will be able to get Bob to lay the necessary groungwork for the WT. "Show me the Money"
Laura T
Chris,
Two years ago you were locked out of he Wild Things locker room after calling a spade a spade and not sugar coating during the season. The result, the manager ending up resigning or getting fired.
This year Mrs. Franni (a lady with 6 kids, yougest age 4 can't be called a miss.) has locked you out of the front office.
What will be the result?
Perhaps selling the team to someone that understands baseball?
I bet Cal received a bundle of taxpayer money for the turf on its football field. That field gets used about 10 or 12 times a year (Cal HS uses it to). Still, that's a deal that's even worse for the taxpayers than the Wild Things turf.
“Up In Smoke” how fitting this thread title is.
The Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves brought their Dog and Pony (League) show to town eight years ago and, as usual in such cases, they had NO idea what they were doing. They were pretty sure they had “a fat hog by the ass” after checking around out fair city and found out just how easy it was going to be to find a political friend, or two, or three, etc. So they get real cozy with a failed local politician that just happens to know a little place in North Franklin Township. “I’ll build you a really nice place, your just going to love it!’.
So the “really nice little place” gets built, on the cheap, of course. Man, say the Gypsies, is that ever nice, we will be delighted to rent it from you - $35,000 a month seem ok? Sure, says the failed local politician but you are going to have to maintain the joint!
Now the Gypsies HAVE done some homework and they all know that sooner or later, this bandbox is going to need some MAJOR work. Well, that time finally comes and the Gypsies ain’t got no money, at least say, to fix the place up.
The answer is crystal clear. We will call on these political friends we have made and have them raid the taxpayers wallets. The politicians do just that all legal, of course. But wait say the Gypsies, we need even more. Enter Bob Gregg and the rest is so historic that the tourism business collapses.
Yep, sure nice to have political friends and dupe to cozy to.
If BS were gold, these people would be trillionaires!
Thanks Bob, we always knew we couldn’t count of you. Of course WJPA will get to broadcast WT games until the end of time, or the franchise collapses. It ant who you know, it’s who you….never mind!
Our tax dollars “Up in Smoke”, and mirrors.
Not trying to change the subject but, does anyone know how much taxpayer money Cal U took to put turf on their football field? I wonder how it compares to the Wild Things' take.
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