August 3, 2012 world baseball congress tournament
Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland.
Happy august everyone, hear those locusts singing? The Portland rockets
Host the world baseball congress tournament this weekend. Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Chicago, ft. wayne, Lebanon, Portland. All season long, the rockets have been road
Warriors , driving to take on the competition, now the competition is coming to
Portland.
Games begin tonite 630 the Chicago Illinois jayhawks vs the Cleveland fightin’ titans
The Portland rockets at 815 will take on the Lebanon merchants. At jay county high school the ft. wayne jackers will match up with the Cincinnati chiefs.
The rockets will also be in action sat. at 415 vs the Cincinnati chiefs/ games will be ongoing all day sat starting at
Noon. Championship round will be Sunday also at noon.
The Illinois jayhawks have won this blockbuster 2 out of the last 3 years. Battle creek won the other year.
My friend 8 year old friend matt Steiner from Geneva attended his first game in Cincinnati yesterday and what a thrill—I remember my first game seeing all that green in tiger stadium
Go to a reds game, the average cost for a family of 4---$250
Well here is a deal, this 6 team blockbuster is just $3 per day, or $5 all weekend
And fri is jay county hospital night with the Portland rockets
They are such nice people, and I love their food
Jay county hospital family show your badge and enjoy both games for free. And each family member gets a freedrink and rocket dog---how about that!!!
The competiton comes to Portland and it will be a buzzin at the corner of western and blaine,,,,,,bring your lawn chair and you cooler and root root root for the home team
And check out the lastest improvements to the greenest park in Portland. Thanks to brad miller, doug blankenbaker, and our parks dept force.
Portland is on the baseball map in the Midwest, we have been hosting tournaments since 1991, and we are uniquely able to do so. Most city balldiamonds are under lock and key and an afterthought. Our field of dreams, as ken schieterman of true value called it---gets daily care,,,,,and thanks to jim eiykes and his work crew for moving all the material to the new barn---get this phil frantz, first time in 30 years the rest rooms are clean. Happy birthday to ole rocket josh Atkinson;
Here is the likely starting lineup for the rockets record 22-9 winner of the heartland league
1st base billy wellman Portland
2nd base Justin Marrero Reynoldsburg oh
3rd base tom mccowan Dunkirk
ss zach tanner Yorktown
lf bryan brudi Churubusco or grant hendershot Pendleton
cf Dalton tinsely
rf Kirby Campbell cowan
c chris miller Topeka
p mitch waters Portland
the competitive juices are flowin,,,,,jay county marching band and the Portland rockets
couple of winners that deserve your backing
bring out the lawn chairs and coolers and potato guns and air horns
its jay county hospital nite with the Portland rockets
see ya at the ballpark
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