Northern Leagueâ€™s New Eight-Team Lineup Taking Shape With Lake County Hoping to Build and Be Home in Five Weeks

May 6, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

Training camps started opening for the expanded Northern League this week as the eight-team circuit zeroes in on the start of its 18th modern day campaign May 20, but the happiest news might well have been one more step toward getting a shovel in the ground on the new stadium for the fledgling Lake County […]

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Strasburg In Harrisburg: Education Day

April 23, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment

Itâ€™s Education Day at Metro Bank Park, and 10:30 a.m. when home plate umpire Joel Hospodka points at Stephen Strasburg and calls for the first pitch. â€˜Education Dayâ€™ is an attempt to put a noble mask on â€˜get-out-of-townâ€™ day: both the Senators and the Reading Phillies need to travel, and what better way to leave […]

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