Four Guys eating Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
It is no secret that I love food. Eating ranks up there are are one of my all time favorite things to do. Today I had the chance to try a new place, one that I have wanted to check out for quite some time. On the road with the Dayton Dragons, the team took [...]
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The day Jerry Hairston Jr. was traded for Chase Weems
Posted on 26. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
NEW blog entry from my INSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE BLOG on DAYTONDRAGONS.com Chase Weems was on the field with his Charleston River Dogs teammates beginning stretch before batting practice. The 2007 sixth round pick in the MLB First Year Player Draft was trying to climb his way up the New York Yankees farm system. After splitting [...]
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Team Meal at Steak ‘n Shake
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Following the Dayton Dragons tough loss tonight at South Bend, about half the team walked across the street for a post game meal at Steak ‘n Shake. I can’t begin to tell you the amount of shakes that were made to feed these guys. Two players were kind enough to pose for pictures with their [...]
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Pants Up!!
Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Here is my newest blog entry from ‘Inside the Clubhouse,’ hosted by the Dayton Dragons. It is now known throughout the sport of baseball as the “old school” way to wear your baseball uniform, the pants stop just below the knee with the player’s socks pulled up high. Players can go one step further and [...]
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Touchdown Jesus!!
Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Following our 3-0 loss to West Michigan at home last night, we set out for South Bend, Indiana, with a one game lead in the Wildcard Race over the South Bend Silverhawks. Opening tonight, we play South Bend seven times in the remaining 14 games. We arrived at the hotel a few minutes after 3 [...]
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Labeling Bat Knobs
Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Please click on my Dayton Dragons Clubhouse Blog to read my newest entry, talking about Dayton Dragons Outfielder Byron Wiley and the way the knobs on his baseball bats are labeled in honor of his Alma Mater Kansas State University. UPDATE: This article and my Dragons Blog has been picked up and linked by Kansas [...]
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Random But True Facts…
Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Today’s blog entry covers some random but true facts about items used by the Dayton Dragons during a given day. Just as a reminder, all entries are posted on the Dayton Dragons website. It has been commented to me that it is hard to find from the home page, so I will include a link [...]
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Mailbag
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Dan from East Amherst, NY is 45-year Cincinnati Reds fan and asks: What kind of game reports do the coaching staff file after every game, and how soon must they be filed after a game? Do they analyze every at bat, every inning pitched, defense, etc? How involved is the staff with regard to promotions [...]
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I just saw a No-Hitter?
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
The famous quote says, “Be Careful What You Wish For.” The last two weeks I have written two articles on this blog about seeing “almost no hitters.” One was this season as the Dragons had a one-hitter at home, the only single coming on a bloop to left that was missed being caught by three [...]
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Tom Nichols All Time Greatest Team
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Corey.
Dayton Dragons Director of Media Relations and Broadcasting Tom Nichols called his first professional game in 1988, as an assistant with the Indianapolis Indians. Fresh out of college with a degree in telecommunications from Ball State University, Nichols would call about 50 games that first season. The Indians were then an affiliate of the Montreal [...]
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