Around the MWL

Here are a two stories from around the league this morning.

From Dayton:
Pitcher delivers weather on local TV

Matt Klinker joked it would rain Monday night, May 19, because he was going to pitch, just before he gave the real weather report on Fox 45's morning news show.

Then he gave the real weather report, which said it wasn't going to rain in Dayton (although it did).

Usually, pitchers don't do newscasts at 8 a.m. on the days they are going to pitch, but Klinker did, along with fellow Dragons pitcher Scott Carroll and catcher Jason Bour went with Owen Seary, assistant media relations director of the team.

When the visit was scheduled, Klinker wasn't scheduled to pitch. He went anyway.

Carroll gave the morning traffic report and Bour dirtied his hands during a cooking segment.

From the QC
Q-C fans can't get enough of Sandberg

So, as Sandberg was going through the line of fans, he came across 12-year-old Alonso Ochoa. Although Ochoa, who is from Moline, never had seen Sandberg in a game, he had learned about the former Cub since he first understood baseball from his uncle, Robert.

“I always heard about Sandberg, and I have watched many tapes of him,” Alonso said. “I came here last year, but I didn’t get to meet him.”

As Alonso came face-to-face with Sandberg, he told the manager how he was one of his favorite players. Then, Sandberg asked Alonso if he had ever seen him play. When Alonso said no, Sandberg smiled, signing the Alonsos’ mini Cubs helmet. Alonso said after meeting Sandberg he would never forget it.