Irish Night in South Bend

Posted on 28. Aug, 2010 by Corey.

The Dayton Dragons wrapped up a three game series last night in South Bend, Indiana, defeating the Silverhawks to take two of three.  The highlight of the evening were the off the field activities surrounding Irish Night.
The Notre Dame Men’s Lacrosse team, who was NCAA National Championship runners up were on hand to be honored. [...]

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Thanks to loyal supporters

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by Corey.

I would like to take a second to give a HUGE thank you to the Dayton Dragons Green Team, and the Friends of the Dragons Boosters.  They both took time out of their schedules and lives to join us in Eastlake, Ohio and cheer the team on as they played the Lake County Captains.
The Green [...]

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Jimmy Buffett Night at Classic Park

Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by Corey.

It was Jimmy Buffett Night tonight at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio as the Dayton Dragons took on the Lake County Captains.  Going with the overall theme, the team wore special navy blue jerseys with flowers on them to commemorate Buffett.  A silent auction was held during the game for the jerseys, which were then [...]

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Tommy Nurre’s promotion brings him close to home

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

Tommy Nurre was relaxing in his hotel room watching Jack Bauer try to save the world from a terrorist threat on the Fox hit show 24. He was tired from a long day of baseball in Extended Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona with the Reds, but watching Bauer maneuver around New York City getting to [...]

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Did You Know Fact of the Day…

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

Did you know that Dayton Dragons current Pitching Coach Tony Fossas played the 1982 season with the Burlington Bees? The Dragons are currently in the middle of a series in Burlington at Community Field. Fossas says the city is different and much more built up but he has great memories of the park and its [...]

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Dragons at O’Brien Field

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

The Dragons just finished a three game series at O’Brien Field in Peoria, Illinois, home to the Chiefs.  The stadium is also shared with Bradley University.  Please check out my post from last season about the park.
The Park plays off their ties with the Chicago Cubs as you can tell by a few of the [...]

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Mailbag- Packing the Bus

Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

Jan from Huber Heights:  I was driving down I-75 the other day, and saw the Dragons Charter Bus passing me going in the other direction.  I assume the team was leaving for games on the road. I was wondering how all the equipment gets packed on the bus to travel with the team.  Do you [...]

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Josh “Hulk” Garton and his defense

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

When asked if he could be any superhero in the world, Dayton Dragons outfielder Josh Garton was quick to answer.  “I would want to be the Incredible Hulk,” he said.  “He is indestructible and green like the Dragons.”
With the way that Garton has been playing on defense, it could be argued that he already has [...]

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Happy 4th of July!!

Posted on 04. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

What better way to spend our Nation’s Birthday then at taking part in our Nation’s Pastime, baseball!  The Dayton Dragons arrived this morning in Grand Rapids, Michigan to take on the West Michigan Whitecaps in a three game set.
I decided to pack the white Stars and Stripes hats that we wore yesterday to wear again [...]

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Special Stars and Stripes Hats

Posted on 03. Jul, 2010 by Corey.

When the Dayton Dragons players and staff enter the locker room for tonights game against the Great Lakes Loons, they will find something new in their lockers.  I have placed a new hat in their for every member to wear during tonights game in honor of the Fourth of July and to help raise money [...]

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