Major Announcement

So...The internet didn't cooperate on the bus...But I have plenty of time to update stuff today from the hotel as we have finally arrived in Winnipeg following an approximate 17-hour trek...First though, we might be here when a potential major announcement breaks in Winnipeg...There is talk that the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers may be on the move to Winnipeg...Check out the story below...If it indeed breaks you know I will be outside snapping photos of any celebrations (The TV Was just talking about a giant conga line actually)

NHL Could Return

Opening Night Photos

Pictures from around U. S. Steel Yard on opening night, May 20...Click for a larger picture...

Posing with Tom Maloney of The Lakeshore during my interview on opening night...

The crowd outside the gate...

Crowd entering...

Bouncing stuff in the right field corner...

Tommy Williams interviewing The Burning Man

Billy and I posing with The Burning Man

Misbehavin performing pregame in front of the Diamond Club...

Billy

Me

Crowd

Even the players stayed to watch The Burning Man

Opening Night fog...

Kansas City Randoms

So here are some of the random photos from Kansas City that I thought you might enjoy...Click for the full size image...

Follow the Yellow brick road at the mall next to the ballpark...

This was as close as I got to Kansas Speedway before being kicked out (Really??)

Negro Leagues Museum...Legends Field where they have a statue of a legend at each position...

Standing behind Satchel Paige looking in at homeplate on Legends Field...

The entrance to the Negro Leagues Museum (Pictures weren't allowed inside except for on Legends Field)

I rocked the Bulls jersey for Game two of the series with the Heat and also Game two with the T-Bones...No luck on either account...

CommunityAmerica Ballpark

Here are some photos from Kansas City's home...Captions are underneath each picture...Click on the picture for a larger view...

The layout of the outfield...

View from my broadcast booth

Looking right to the videoboard

Looking left...The wall is but 300 feet away

My broadcast perch...

Entrance to the park...

Looking down the left field line...

Dead on view from center...

Night game action...

Check out how the plate is layered with the T in the dirt...

Left field corner

Concourse...

Fargo Moorhead 10, RailCats 0

Here is some of the media from yesterday's game...Catch up stuff will start in a few moments...The photo comes from the Post-Tribune and is of Toddric Johnson...

NWI TIMES: RailCats Shut Out for Second Straight Game

NWI TIMES: Losing Man is a Loss

POST-TRIBUNE: Offense, Pitching in Slump

Media

So as you might imagine things have been a little frenetic with the opening of the home portion of the schedule and with three day games thrown in to the mix as well...Here is the first attempt to get you caught up here on Calderwood's Cats Corner...Media coverage from night one and night two with Fargo-Moorhead...

OPENING NIGHT
NWI Times: RailCats Open with Win

NWI Times: RailCats Claw Open Ninth Season

POST-TRIBUNE: Hustle Pays Off

NWI Times: Bullpen Opens Clean

NWI Times: From Worst to First

GAME TWO
NWI Times: RailCats Shutout

POST-TRIBUNE: Two Ejections in Loss