One final move
The Wild Things made a late roster move before tonight's regular-season opener against the Lake Erie Crushers. Washington reacquired right-handed starting pitcher Zach Groh from the Northern League's Gary SouthShore Railcats in exchange for reliever Kyle Heyne.
I assume Groh will go in the starting rotation at some point during the first two weeks of the season. He pitched in two games in relief (four innings) for Gary. Last year, Groh was 3-3 with Washington after joining the team in June. In his first game with Washington, Groh took a no-hitter into the sixth inning at Florence. He was injured shortly after that outing.
Heyne is the all-time saves leader in the Mid-American Conference. He's a sidearming right-hander and Washington had two of those (Matt Maradeo is the other), so the Wild Things were trading from a surplus.
I assume Groh will go in the starting rotation at some point during the first two weeks of the season. He pitched in two games in relief (four innings) for Gary. Last year, Groh was 3-3 with Washington after joining the team in June. In his first game with Washington, Groh took a no-hitter into the sixth inning at Florence. He was injured shortly after that outing.
Heyne is the all-time saves leader in the Mid-American Conference. He's a sidearming right-hander and Washington had two of those (Matt Maradeo is the other), so the Wild Things were trading from a surplus.
Labels: Gary SouthShore Railcats, Kyle Heyne, Zach Groh
posted by Chris Dugan at
7:05 AM
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I went to the home opener.
What they said about the parking is true and unbelievable. You pay 3 bucks get a parking stub, drive down a short distance and somebody takes the ticket, tears off part and gives it back to you and says keep it on your dash.
Bill Debabio is still the PA.
Dutch still does between innins.
The nazzi usher returned.
The grass field looked good.
Worse yet, it looks like the Wild Things team of last year also came back.
And where is Franni?
Opening Night - Part 1
Thriftyone,
I’m sooooo glad you went to the game to see the ridiculous s*** this Annie Franni person has come up with. One would think the with parking already an “issue” at CEP that this person would not want to make matters worse by pissing everybody off. Last night she even had some poor young lady out there taking your name for God’s sake. I suppose that the next thing you know we will have to show our Social Security card, or some other ID, just to get by the TWO, in place of the previous one, checkpoints. Crap, it easier to drive into President Obama’s bedroom then it is to get into the parking lot at CEP.
I had the fright of my life last night when I actually saw Annie Franni up close in the parking lot. Sort of a cross between Al Capone and Frank Nitti with that suit she was wearing – straight out of some 1940’s defunct fashion magazine. The only thing missing was a Thompson sub-machine gun!! Honest to God she look like a person that developed PMS at the age of fifteen and has NEVER gotten over it. – DON’T MESS WITH THIS WOMAN! Even I was afraid! Try not to attract her attention and then you just might be allowed to get into the ball field – maybe – with proper ID. You can NEVER be too cautious at CEP. Seriously, EVERY employee I have talked to about Annie Franni is scared crapless of her. How nice that must be.
Well Franni, you only get one chance to make a ‘first impression’ – you blew it, and did so BIG TIME!!
Oh, I forgot, the WT office doesn’t read the blogs (at least that’s what they claim) so she won’t get the message about how many people already hate her. Too bad, she could have used the advice – not that she would be inclined to listen anyway. She is definitely the wrong person for a ‘people oriented’ business.
Your right Thriftyone, nothing has changed, at least for the better. The first thing I heard was Mr. Ego’s (William DiFabio) big fat mouth of the PA. Will the WT EVER get the message about this numbskull guy? Of course, the answer is NO! I’m also sick of the “another customer for” followed by the name of some auto glass company that I will NEVER patronize.and hope nobody else will either. How many times can you hear that before it loses its effectiveness? It’s waaaay beyond that point now. BTW: Just how loud can the PA speaker be turned up before somebody calls Edgar Snyder and files suit for hearing loss. Wow, I just gave myself an idea on how to make quick buck! You can’t even carry on a conversation with yourself. The damn things made so much noise that one could not even hear the fireworks.
Bob
Opening Nidgt - Part 2
Could not help but notice the concession stands were as inefficient as ever with NO organization at all. Nothing new there except I just went back to my seat and kept my money in my pocket. They now have a Gyro stand where you can pay $5.50 of a Gyro that has about 25 cents worth of ingredients in them. The water fountains on the first base side were turned off, perhaps an oversight but I doubt it, beer and soft drinks bring in a lot more money. Anybody that didn’t see the Taco stand missed the biggest laugh, or more correctly, the most gross then in the house. They were actually serving the taco salad in a PLASTIC BAG – honest, I could not believe my eyes. It looked for the world like they were selling garbage in a bag!! Then,
there was the soft serve ice cream. What flavor chocolate would like? If you answered “I’d like vanilla” you were told that “we don’t have that yet? Now I must ask this question, Where you not aware that the season started today and that someone might just ask for vanilla, or swirl? Do you suppose there is the chance they will have it before the 4th of July?
If you have plans to go to a Wild Things game I think you would be VERY wise to cancel them. If you don’t plan to go to a Wild Things game. you are smarter than you will ever know..
Hey Jamal, the reason President Obama is NOT going to give stimulus money to the WT is that they are too dumb to know how to use it.
Just when you all thought the Mr. Swietec(spelling?) was really an idiot it now appears that the poor man was just being subjected to Annie Franni’s ‘back seat driving!
Bill
Say Franni, thanks for the super cheap version of the Zanbonni fireworks. They were so spectacular that most of us that stayed had to be told they were over! WOW! Ooopppps, I forgot again. The WT office doesn’t read the blogs --- obviously.
There are 4 things you need to do to suceed in business.
1 Take care of your customers.
2 Make a profit.
3 Have a positive cash flow.
4 Grow the business.
How are the wild things doing.
1. They are screwing their customers in every way possible.
2. I am sure the IRS loves them.
3. They could probably loan Washington Federal Savings Bank money.
4. They are at a saturation point where it is next to impossible to grow the business. Even if you added a thousand seats, the seats would remain emply. I think they have maxed out on advertising revenue. They are trying to grow the business by having the tax payers fork up the money for toupee grass.
Jamal,
U are right. There are 3 blacks on the Wild Things roster. More in one season than I can remember.
I think there are more on the roster than employees. Jamal, u better use your influence.
However, Ernie Banks, their first baseman, may be their best player. He is black, but I don't care what color he is. The wrest of the team needs to look up to him and follow his leadership. Jamal, you might get some good advice from Ernie Banks. Ernie is the only player on the team that would make me want to go back another night to watch the Wild Things.
6'4", 250# really hustes and plays a very good defense. Outside of the two home runs hit by another player on the team, Ernie was the best of the Wild Things.
I was there last night also to witness The cluster fruck.Mostly everything posted is true.The gyro's weren't that bad actually a little pricey but not bad.DiFabio screwed up our guys names.How? The visiting team maybe,but the home team....And If I had to hear him announce that stupid cricket K zone again...Aaaaaarghhh!!!And lets not forget Franni belittling the employees in front of the paying customers.I bet that makes them want to work harder.Lastly,did anyone else notice how she had the people in the red shirts running around like chickens with their heads cot off?
There was another thing about the game last night that I think most people missed. Since I am very sensitive to such things, I noticed a faint, at first, odor. The closer it got the sickening opening day bull sh** ceremony the stronger this odor became. Then I knew just what it was. It was the ugly stench of all
the local yokel government individuals there to make sure they got their photo taken at the game.
I don’t think I’ve EVER seen so much crap at one place before with the exception of the time a honey dipper truck rolled over. Smelled pretty much the same too!
Of course we just love them all to pieces and could not have possibly have enjoyed the game without their presents. The smell started to fade away about after the 5th inning when most of them were either gone or sh** faced in the Wild Thing luxury indoor seats. How much do you think they paid for their drinks?
Of course Franni and Leo Trich owe these scoundrels big time. After reading in the O-R about Mr. Bracken Burns, (you all know him the brain surgeon guy) arrogant threat Franni and company probably had to be nice. They probably would get no more perks from the taxpayers money of they didn’t treat these pickpockets like they were actually respectable humans.
At the end of the game that smell started to come back. I guess the wind was blowing in the right direction for a while. Yup, it was those politicians again. I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings so I won’t mention the name. His initials are LM, or is that BB or was it TS? No matter anyway it’s all the same. They ALL think they are better than you but, don’t you ever believe it!
Also, could not help but notice after the game, Chris Dugan trudging toward the Wild Things clubhouse. He looked as if he were en route to either a funeral or, his own execution!
I suppose that there will be armed guards at the game tonight to keep a the angry parking lot miscreants in line. Don’t forget to have your $3 and whatever ID you may need to gain entry to the WT holy sanctuary
that we used to think was a “PARKING LOT”!!!!
So it goes
Intrepid
I’ll bet most of those taxpayer rip-off artist came in for gratis – free!
Why are we subjected to this sort a crap 3 or 4 times a year? Are not these people in our faces enough all year without having them there at a baseball game? Give me a break!
You mention the opening day manure. Just how many times have we heard that “Greatest Fans in Baseball”? bull! Can’t the WT a least give us a better line of s*** than that? Well, we all know fairly well how they really feel. Just try to get into the frickin parking without a military escort. HOW IN THE HELL CAN YOU SCREW UP A SIMPLE THING LIKE PARKING? Just ask Franni, she an expert. I suppose she figures that she can get the Commissioners, and the Tourism people to slip her taxpayer bucks whenever she decides she needs it. They sure feel free to screw us any time it crosses their pea sized heads anyhow.
I don’t care what anybody else thinks, I think the REAL VIP’s at the game last night were the National Guard Honor Guard – real American’s serving and protecting us while the other so-called VIPs are no better than Jesse James. Always plotting for their own self interest and finding ways to take money from your pocket and give to organizations like the Wild Things. Forget the fact that there are hard working folks struggling to make ends meet. Most of them don’t qualify for welfare so they suffer in silence. All this while these taxing idiots give our money to the Wild Things for something as God awful important as phony grass. I am pretty sure the Wild Things DON’T qualify for welfare either. VIP’s and Wild Things – you give me heartburn! So, you all important politicians all the glory you can get. Just like stealing from us, you also stole the glory from the troops last night as they got very little notice compared to you. Not to worry though, these same fine young people will be there to bail you sorry asses out when it becomes necessary.
Ron
Since I am one that doesn’t believe that the Wild Things management doesn’t read the blogs,
please let me say this to that Franni person, or whatever she is called.
FRANNI, YOU JUST MAY HAVE A SPLENDID FORMAL EDUCATION – BUT YOU ARE STLL AS DUMB AS YOU CAN GET HONEY!
Laura T
Laura said
"YOU ARE STLL AS DUMB AS YOU CAN GET HONEY!"
I'll second that! Dumber than a box of rocks. This woman must have solid snot in her head. Making a horses butt of herself in the parking lot AND pissing off the regular customers, of which I am one. She owes the fans an apology but I'd bet my house that we won't get it!She gives a new meaning to the words - horses rear!
Jack in E. Washington
Jamal, no matter what people on this blog say you did a very effective job on the Wild Things physique
Your threats have scared the living crap out of them. If anyone truly believes that it is just coincidence between your post and the VERY sudden appearance of so many people of color both on the player roster and on WT staff well, these people are just plain in denial.
So congratulations Jamal, you have single handedly changed the entire dynamic of the way things are at CEP. Just watch that attendance drop now! I’m tired of those rich white season ticket holders too. The Wild Things deserve no better for their all to obvious failure to included more than just a token black person in their employ in the past.
Mike
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