Lance Parrish will make his first public appearance as the Great Lakes Loons’ manager at a news conference Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Delta College Planetarium at 100 Center Road in downtown Bay City.
The news conference is open to the public.
A news conference at a Planetarium? Will this happen before or after Ring World or Journey to the End of Space and Time? Will there be a laser light show to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon? If there is, I am taking a little day trip to Bay City this week.
Item #2: This update on Dow Diamond was published on January 12, which was before the recent cold snap in the Upper Midwest.
Warm weather speeds progress at Dow Diamond
The unusually mild winter hasn't been good news for skiers and snowmobilers. But it's been a home run to those trying to build a baseball stadium.
Progress on Dow Diamond is moving ahead smoothly because of the warmer temperatures.
"It's been fantastic," Loons' General Manager Paul Barbeau said of the weather. "We had the one storm in early December. After that, it's been about as perfect as it can be. On this timeline that we're on, every small advantage helps."
Workers have three months to complete the stadium. The Loons play their inaugural home opener on April 13 against the Lansing Lugnuts.
Plenty of information about the progress of the stadium in the story. But, how are ticket sales going?
As for season tickets, sales continue to be strong.
"Based on total tickets, we've sold between 130,000 and 140,000 tickets," Barbeau said. "There's still so much excitement. We still have a lot more people to talk to. There's still opportunity to get on board with tickets. Every seat in our stadium will have a great view."
Well, okay then.
Item #3: Meet the Voice of the Loons: Golder, 25, grew up on Atlanta Braves' baseball
One week after arriving in Midland, Brad Golder is realizing just how exciting an endeavor he has joined.
"I go to the grocery store and I tell people that I'm going to be broadcasting for the Loons, and their eyes get big and they can't believe it," said Golder, who has been hired as the Great Lakes Loons' first radio play-by-play broadcaster and director of broadcasting and media relations.
I go to the grocery store and tell people that I'm the broadcaster for the Timber Rattlers and their eyes get big and they say, "You're Tim McCord?!" That's a joke. I never tell people what I do unless they ask. Then, after I tell them, they say, "Oh, we love the way you announce the starting lineups." Because they think I'm the PA announcer at Fox Cities Stadium. That is the the truth.
"We wanted someone that was professional and enjoyable to listen to, and also someone that could handle the media relations portion of the job," Barbeau said. "Brad really fit that whole package and carried himself well, and was a good fit for us."
What team [Timber Rattlers in 2000 aside] has ever hired someone who is unprofessional and unenjoyable to listen to?
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