Articles from July 2004
KANSAS CITY � A three-base throwing error by Gary pitcher Bryan Shartzer in the seventh inning allowed Chris LePine to plate the go-ahead run in the T-Bones� 9-4 win over the RailCats Saturday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. For Kansas City (9-8, 29-36), it was the team�s fourth consecutive win of the season and its eighth victory in nine games against Gary in 2004.
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Greg Bicknell went the distance in his second consecutive start and Rick Prieto continued his torrid pace as the T-Bones defeated Schaumburg, 5-2, at Alexian Field Thursday night.
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KANSAS CITY � Rick Prieto continued his uncanny assault on Northern League pitching and Matt McClellan won his second straight start as the T-Bones ambushed the RailCats, 9-2, Friday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. For Kansas City (8-8, 28-36), it was the team�s third straight win and its seventh victory over Gary in eight meetings this season.
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Kansas City scored seven runs in the first two innings - highlighted by Ray Brown�s 13th home run of the season - en route to a 9-3 victory over Schaumburg Wednesday night at Alexian Field. Jon McDonald (7-5) pitched seven strong innings to pick up with win for the T-Bones, who improved to 6-8 in the second half.
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Justin Hendrickson drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night in Schaumburg�s 4-3 defeat of Kansas City at Alexian Field. The result erased a pair of rallies by the T-Bones, who trailed 2-1 after six innings and 3-2 heading into the ninth.
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SCHAUMBURG, IL- The Kansas City T-Bones pounded the Schaumburg Flyers 11-1, scoring three times in the first inning and never looking back in a rout that saw two Flyers position players take the mound.
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JOLIET, Ill. - The Kansas City T-Bones plated three in the top of the seventh to take a 4-3 lead they would never relinquish in a win over the Joliet Jackhammers at Silver Cross Field in front of 4,610.
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JOLIET, Ill. - The Kansas City T-Bones allowed five unearned runs to the Joliet Jackhammers tonight in an 8-4 loss at Silver Cross Field in front of 5,676.
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Due to inclement weather, the Junior Spirit Dance Camp has been rescheduled to next Saturday, July 31st for the day of the performance. Same time and location from 9-12:30 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Breakfast/Lunch will still be provided as scheduled and all shirts/poms/tickets will be distributed that same day. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding. If you would still like to register or have any further questions, please contact Valerie Stuckey at 913-328-2255 or [email protected]. Click here to view or download the registration form.
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JOLIET, Ill. - This time, it was hard luck and bad luck that sent the T-Bones to a 6-5 loss against the Joliet JackHammers in 12 innings here at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Ill.
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JOLIET, Ill. - Behind eight innings of scoreless ball from ace lefty Brian Mazone (8-2), the Joliet JackHammers (3-4, 27-28) defeated the Kansas City T-Bones (3-5, 23-33) 8-3 in front of 3,591 at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, Ill.
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KANSAS CITY � The Kansas City T-Bones are making a run at the record books, the Guinness Book of World Records that is. Friday July 30th will be World Records Night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark sponsored by the Legends and Z95.7. With the help of the world�s best fans the T-Bones will attempt to set a couple of new world records. The first 2,000 fans through the gates will be given a pair of Groucho Marx glasses in hopes of breaking the record of the most people wearing Groucho Marx glasses in the same location. The next 2,000 fans into the park will be given a balloon, and then asked to pop it simultaneously in an attempt to break the record for simultaneous balloon popping.
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Columbia Recording artist Bob Dylan will take "The Bob Dylan Show" on a 22-date concert tour of U.S. minor league baseball parks beginning August 6, in Cooperstown, New York, the home of Baseball's Hall of Fame. Joining Bob Dylan on the tour are Willie Nelson and Family and The Hot Club Of Cowtown. The tour will include a September 4 date at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the home of the T-Bones.
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It went well beyond �hitting �em where they ain�t� and it was far too long to be a lucky streak. Heck, some would have even called it a career.
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KANSAS CITY � The T-Bones battled back from an early four-run deficit but let it slip away late in a 9-4 loss to Schaumburg Sunday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Kansas City (20-28, 3-4) will be off until Thursday night when they travel to Joliet to begin an eight-game road trip.
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Abner Doubleday invented baseball. Jackie Robinson integrated it. In the new book, The Spring Habit, Sister Mary Bernadette is out to redefine what it means to throw like a girl! On Sunday, August 1, girls 6-16 can get a free ticket to the T-Bones game and test their baseball-throwing skills.
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KANSAS CITY � Pitcher Greg Bicknell was dominant and three T-Bones hit home runs as Kansas City held on for a 5-2 victory over Schaumburg Saturday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Bicknell took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out nine Flyers batters in seven innings to set a new season high.
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KANSAS CITY � Geoff McCallum tripled to the gap in right-center field to push across the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as Schaumburg defeated Kansas City, 5-3, Friday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Kansas City (2-3, 20-28) and Schaumburg (4-1, 34-17) will face off in the third game of the series Saturday night at 7:05.
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Run For The Ranch '04to benefit KCK's Chamber of Commerce summer camp for children with Cerebral Palsy. This ride is sponsored by the Kansas City T-Bones and Central Harley Davidson and will take place on July 18th, 2004.The Run For The Ranch '04 will start at Wyandotte County Lake and include cash prizes, an event T-shirt, biscuits and gravy breakfast, tickets to the T-Bones game that night, and a chance to win a brand new 2004 Harley Davidson Motorcycle!! How much better could it get? Contact the KCK chamber of commerce or keep checking back HERE for more information!!
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The T-Bones will be hosting a Learn to Keep Score clinic taught by our official scorer, Louis Spry. The class will be taught prior to the game on Sunday, July 18 at 3:30 PM. $15.00 gets you a select ticket, entrance into the class, and a T-Bones scorers clip board with tips on keeping score during the game.
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KANSAS CITY - Cody Nowlin hit a two-run home run to snap a 2-all tie in the third inning and help fuel a T-Bones offense that scored seven runs in the first four innings en route to a 10-4 win over visiting Schaumburg (34-17, 3-1) Thursday night. Five Kansas City starters had at least two hits in the victory, including Nowlin who drove in three runs on three hits.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. � A night after scoring 11 runs and slugging 18 hits in an extra inning frenzy, the Birds found runs hard to come by Wednesday afternoon, as they fell to the Kansas City T-Bones 4-1 at the Birdcage. A quality start from Mike Lyons wasn�t enough, as Sioux Falls could not come up with the clutch hit, but still managed to take the series 2-1.
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KANSAS CITY � T-Bones relief pitcher D.J. Johnson will represent the South Division in the 2004 Northern League All-Star game, the league office announced Wednesday. Johnson, who was an all-star last season, leads Kansas City with nine saves.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - After trading big innings early on with Kansas City, the Sioux Falls Canaries came back from a 10-9 deficit in the 10th inning to defeat the T-Bones, 11-10, Tuesday night at the Birdcage. Darin Kinsolving chopped a two-run, bases-loaded single over a drawn in infield off of reliever D.J. Johnson to score Juan Thomas and Glenn Davis and win the game.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Kansas City T-Bones (20-29, 0-1) got a masterpiece of a pitching performance from Jonathan Krysa, but a walk-off homer by Glenn Davis lifted Sioux Falls (17-32, 1-0) over the T-Bones in front of 2,208 in Sioux Falls, S.D., Monday night.
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KANSAS CITY - The Kansas City T-Bones acquired infielder Michael Brown from Gary-Southshore for a player to be named later, the team announced Monday.
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Sunday July 18th will be the first motorcycle run ending at T-Bones stadium. The run will benefit the Kansas Jaycees Cerebral Palsy Ranch. A $20 Pre-registration fee gets you a T-shirt, breakfast, game ticket, poker hand, and the chance to win a new Harley. For more information email Justin at [email protected] or find the registration form at www.thetripletree.com
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FARGO, N.D. � The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks defeated the Kansas City T-Bones 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo. The victory moves the RedHawks to 32-16 overall, while Kansas City dropped to 20-28 overall.
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FARGO, N.D. - The Kansas City T-Bones pulled out a 1-0 win over the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks in a game that was called in the seventh inning due to inclement weather Saturday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
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The T-Bones game at Sioux Falls, originally scheduled for 7:04 pm, has been moved up to 12:04 pm.
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FARGO, N.D. - The Kansas City T-Bones pounded the Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks tonight, 9-4, to win the second game of the series. In spite of the loss, Fargo clinched the Northern League Northern Division first half crown.
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KANSAS CITY � Designated hitter Eddie Pearson will start for the South Division in the 2004 Northern League All-Star game at Silver Cross Stadium in Joliet, Ill., on July 20, the T-Bones announced Friday. The league�s reigning MVP received the most votes of any South Division player and will be Kansas City�s lone representative in the exhibition game.
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FARGO, N. D. - An injury-depleted Kansas City lineup endured a 14-4 defeat at Fargo-Moorhead Thursday night, despite pounding out 13 hits for the game. The T-Bones started the game without sluggers Eddie Pearson, who will start in the All-Star game on July 14, Ray Brown, and Chad Shindle for the first time all year due to injuries.
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KANSAS CITY � Jonathan Krysa continued his dominance over RailCats batters and Chad Hill collected two hits for the fifth consecutive game as the T-Bones defeated Gary, 6-2, Wednesday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. With the win, Kansas City (18-26) won its second home series of the year.
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KANSAS CITY - Starting pitcher Tom MacLane cooled off the torrid T-Bones� bats with seven strong innings and the RailCats� offense turned it on late as Gary (12-32) beat Kansas City (17-26), 8-1, Tuesday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. The RailCats scored four ninth-inning runs to seal the victory, their first against the T-Bones this season.
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KANSAS CITY � Eddie Pearson homered twice and starting pitcher Jon McDonald kept the RailCats� batters in-check as the T-Bones (17-25) powered past Gary, 7-2, Monday night at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. It was Pearson�s second multiple-home run game of the season and his 11th multiple-RBI contest of the year.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa � Starting pitcher Kevin Sprague picked up his first win of the 2004 campaign on Sunday as the Sioux City Explorers (15-26) downed the Kansas City T-Bones (16-25) at Lewis and Clark Park. The attendance for the day-long event, which also includes a concert by Thornly, Puddle of Mudd, Nickleback and Three Doors Down, was announced at 15,572.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Home runs by Chad Shindle and Chad Hill and a two-run double by Ray Brown paced the T-Bones to a 5-2 win over the Sioux City Explorers in Sioux City, IA, Saturday night.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa - David Glick retired the first eleven batters he saw for the Sioux City Explorers, and starter Phil Thompson allowed four runs in the first two innings as the Sioux City Explorers beat the T-Bones 8-3 in a game that was delayed an hour and forty minutes due to rain.
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For veteran pitcher Greg Bicknell, age is nothing more than an attitude.
�I joke with the guys that I�m the white Satchel Paige,� he explained. �I�m a guy who can play till he�s 45, 46 years old. I still feel young even though I�m 35 five now. I don�t feel 35 and I don�t feel like my arm acts like it�s 35. I enjoy the game more now as an adult than I did when I was younger.�
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