Our weekly segment on the David Nuno show. Now with BONUS TIME!!! Topics this week include Chris Johnson, Mike Hampton, Russ Ortiz, Brandon Backe, and Miguel Tejada’s singular comfort with making errors at shortstop.
SpikesNStars on the Radio 2/17/2009
Radio segment from the February 17th David Nuno show. Topics include a Spring Preview, Pudge Rodriguez and the Rotation.We’re just happy his arm hasn’t fallen off, or contracted lumber lung, achy breaky pelvis, or jugglers despair
“The most important thing is I felt good out there,” Hampton said.
Stand up straight, missing relievers, Nieve, money woes, and Wade’s most promising prospect.
Pitching coach Dewey Robinson may have figured out why Rodriguez seems to always hurt himself in the same area, both on his left and right sides.
Wandy tweaked
The Astros left-hander strained an intercostal muscle on his left side during his outing against the Nationals in Viera, Fla., on Friday
Lancaster’s Play by Play Guy Gets Pub, Fans Introduced to Hawkettes
The Lancaster JetHawks have been in the news this week and it has had very little to do with baseball players or games. Leading into the season, the Lancaster Play By Play guy, Jeff Laskey was interviewed by the Los Angeles Daily News. He was listed as the 8th best play by play voice in the Los Angeles area. He came in just behind Charlie Stiner, the play by play voice of the Dodgers.
The Lancaster marketing department has been busy. Their idea for a “Polar Bear Club” section caught Baseball America’s attention.
April typically provides a double-whammy of conditions to baseball fans in the Antelope Valley: high winds coupled with near-freezing gametime temperatures. The result has typically been the team drawing its lowest attendance total in the opening month of the season. They’re hoping that changes this year.
Fans who sign up for the Polar Bear Club will have access to a heated section and will receive a free hot chocolate and blanket in addition to discounted ticket prices for April home games at Clear Channel Stadium.
In another effort to please the crowd, the JetHawks have brought back an idea from earlier years, the Hawkettes Dance Team. You can get more info on the Hawkettes page of the Lancaster website.