Beach Bums v.s T-Bolts: June 7, 2008

UPDATE:
While the Labatt Blue On Deck Show fills in with some interviews that I already posted on here, there is an update...First pitch tonight is slated for 8:10pm in Crestwood, Illinois following a weather delay...

We are currently in a weather delay after dodging a tornado that rolled through the southern portion of Chicago...I'll write about that at some point...Tarp is on, weather front expected to move through in the next 10-15 minutes and then break to allow space for the game...Plan is around a 7:30pm CST start...Why does weather always pop up in Windy City??

Beach Bums
Mike Goetz - LF
Steve Young - 2B
Jake Whitesides - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Mike Epping - CF
Pat Perry - C
Brad Miller - SS
AJ Joseph - RF
Damon Lessler - 3B

LHP - Ryan Gehring (1-2, 3.93)

Windy City ThunderBolts
Gilberto Mejia - 2B
Mike Coles - CF
Wes Long - SS
Phil Hawke - 1B
Josh Horn - 3B
Brett Amyx - DH
Doug Coe - C
Scott Billak - RF
Marcus Davis - LF

RHP Amos Ramon (0-0, 2.30)

T-Bolts 6, Beach Bums 5

That one hurt...Leading 4-0, Windy City rallied to tie the game before Pat Perry gave the Beach Bums a 5-4 edge again in the 9th...Traverse City forced Windy City starter Ross Stout out of the game after 2.1 innings, but Jason Lowey kept the Beach Bums off-balance, striking out seven in 5.2 innings out of the bullpen...Bryan Rembisz tossed six innings but got his second straight no decision...Mike Coles hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth...Read the link below from the Daily Southtown...Coles told them he remembered Jeff Williams going right at hitters and so he was looking fastball...Twice last season in Crestwood the ThunderBolts walked off against the Beach Bums...I get the feeling this series is going to be very tight...Ryan Gehring throws today...

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Media
Daily Southtown

Record-Eagle

ThunderBolts Recap

Bums vs. Bolts -- June 6, 2008

Yowsers is it windy here!!! Weather isn't promising at the moment though they think the storm front blew past...Remember last year at Windy City we had a lot of problems with weather, and the lone rainout of the season occurred here at Standard Bank Stadium...Tonight its the first meeting of the season with the 2007 Frontier League Champs, who last season were in the same division with the Beach Bums and scored 12 wins in the 16 meetings although a lot of the contests were second to none...Here are the lineups tonight

Beach Bums
Mike Goetz - LF
Steve Young - 2B
Jake Whitesides - DH
Kyle Maunus - 1B
Mike Epping - CF
Pat Perry - C
Brad Miller - SS
Jeff Brown - 3B
AJ Joseph - RF

Bryan Rembisz (2-0, 2.84) RHP

Windy City ThunderBolts
Gilberto Mejia - 2B
Mike Coles - CF
Wes Long - SS
Phil Hawke - 1B
Josh Horn - 3B
Brett Amyx - RF
Doug Coe - DH
Ben Barrone - C
Marcus Davis - LF

Ross Stout (0-3, 3.79) RHP

Beach Bums Weekly #3 Morning Hustle With Craig Russell

Here's my interview with Craig from the hotel at Windy City this morning...

Friday Media

Don't forget that every Friday morning around 8:40am EST I am on The Fox FM's Morning Hustle With Craig Russell! I'll post the audio after its done but listen in live to 94.3 or online tomorrow morning to hear me live from Windy City talking about the Beach Bums...

Beach Bums 6, Rockford 5

Taking series one at a time...A very impressive third start for J.T. King, lasting seven innings in the victory...Traverse City captured the series by holding off the Riverhawks 6-5 last night...The win gives the Beach Bums the top record in the Frontier League going into tonight's series finale...RHP Brett Bostelman will make his third start...Rockford has now lost four straight...

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Media
Record-Eagle

Rockford Register-Star

Rockford Riverhawks Game Story

Record-Eagle Story on the Signing of Buckley Native RHP James Ledford