Playoff drama transplanted from Montana is about to be rekindled
South Bend-Dayton a virtual rematch of 2006 Missoula-Billings rookie league playoff matchup
Forget the theme that the Dayton Dragons had something to prove, that the bulk of the team that played in rookie league Billings, Mont., last year was going to make up for a playoff loss in the Pioneer League.
This year's Dragons — the best team here in five years and arguably the best team ever — will limp into the Class A Midwest League playoffs Wednesday on a loss, and losses in eight of their final 11 games, all against playoff teams they will face in the first and second rounds.
News on the new name of the SWING.
River Bandits likely among candidates for name of Q-C team
An old favorite is expected to be among the six names the Swing of the Quad-Cities will announce today as possible new nicknames for the Midwest League franchise.
The Swing will unveil the finalists in the Your Team, Your Name contest during an afternoon news conference in Bettendorf, where the River Bandits nickname is expected to be one of the selections fans will have a chance to vote on during the upcoming month.
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Although the name and logo have popped up elsewhere around the nation — including an exact replica used by the Woodstock (Va.) River Bandits of the college wood-bat Shenandoah Valley League and a similar club in Chicago — Swing team president Kevin Krause said his group has retained ownership rights to the “River Bandits” name and logo.
The transfer of those rights from the club’s current owner, Seventh Inning Stretch, to prospective buyer Mainstreet Iowa is part of the pending transaction that needs only major-league approval to be finalized.
“Seventh Inning Stretch has maintained ownership of the River Bandits name and it would be up to new ownership to go out and enforce it if they choose to do so,” Krause said. “We probably haven’t been as aggressive in that area in recent years since our name change.”
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