OFFICIAL IRONPIGS NEWS
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IRONPIGS’ 2014 SINGLE-GAME TICKETS TO GO ON SALE DURING NATIONAL PIG DAY CELEBRATION
(Allentown, PA) – The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will put single-game tickets for the 2014 season on sale to the public on Saturday, March 1, in a National Pig Day celebration that also features a Pig Roast with complimentary pork sandwiches, free IronPigs yard signs along with tons of activities for families and children. Fans seeking to guarantee seats for the most popular dates and promotions are encouraged to purchase a season ticket or mini plan package today by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or by visiting ironpigsbaseball.com. Coca-Cola Park has been Minor League Baseball’s most visited venue since 2008 as the IronPigs are the only Minor League club to surpass 600,000 in attendance for each of the last six years.
Initially on March 1, single-game ticket purchases will only be available to fans on a walk-up basis beginning at 9 a.m. at the Coca-Cola Park Ticket Office. The ticket office will remain open until 5 p.m. on March 1 and reopen from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 2.
At 1 p.m. on March 1, fans will also be able to purchase single-game tickets over the phone by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) and online at www.ironpigsbaseball.com.
Prices for single-game IronPigs tickets start as low as $7 for General Admission, which grants fans access to the spacious Capital BlueCross Lawn, the Bud Light Trough, the Red Robin Oasis and all other standing-room-only areas on the concourse. The IronPigs also offer a $10 General Admission value ticket that includes $5 of Ballpark Credit that can be redeemed for food, beverage or merchandise at Coca-Cola Park (certain restrictions apply). Field Level reserved seats are still just $10. A limited number of Club Level tickets priced at $15 per game are still available. Club Level season tickets are also still available and can be purchased now by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447).
Individual tickets for the following unique seating areas (listed below) will also go on sale at Coca-Cola Park beginning on March 1 and are expected to sell quickly:
- The Hot Corner, named for its remarkably close proximity to third base, is located directly below the PPL Picnic Patio and provides a one-of-a-kind environment on the Field Level. The Hot Corner features 48 swivel-style seats across two rows directly in front of the PPL Picnic Patio and includes great amenities such as in-seat food and beverage service as well as drink rail counters, allowing for a more comfortable viewing and dining experience. Hot Corner tickets are $20 per person.
- The Bacon Strip, providing a similar look and feel to the famed “Green Monster” seats at Fenway Park, is a bi-level seating area located along the right field wall that was among the most desired seating inventory at Coca-Cola Park during its debut season in 2013. The bi-level Bacon Strip beyond right field’s “home run alley” includes 75 bar stool seats in the first row and an additional 52 stadium seats on the second level. Both rows of seating include great amenities such as in-seat food and beverage service and the added comfort of drink rail counters for food and beverages. Bacon Strip tickets are $10 per person.
- The popular Red Robin Oasis “islands” are located immediately above the left field bullpens, are fully covered, feature a circular half-table with seating for four guests and in-seat service. Each island is priced at $60 per game (each island has seating for four guests). New for 2014, 28 reserved-seating stools with in-seat service and drink rails for food and beverage have been added directly behind the islands. This new seating option, which is fully covered, is priced at just $10 per seat. Island mini plans are available today by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or by visiting the Coca-Cola Park offices during normal business hours.
The IronPigs set sail on their 2014 home campaign on Monday, April 7 with the first-ever 5:05 p.m. start time in franchise history as well as a commemorative Opening Day T-Shirt giveaway presented by Service Electric Cable TV & Communications for the first 3,000 fans 18 and older. Tickets for Opening Day on April 7 against the Buffalo Bisons will be available for purchase in-person beginning at 9 a.m. and over the phone and online beginning at 1 p.m. Single-game tickets for all other 71 home games will also be available during the National Pig Day celebration. There is no limit on the number of tickets that can be purchased for IronPigs home games.
Groups tickets are on sale now for gatherings of 20 or more and can be purchased by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447).
Fans seeking to guarantee the best seats at Coca-Cola Park are encouraged to consider an IronPigs season ticket or mini plan before individual tickets go on sale. Purchase a 2014 ticket plan and receive up to $144 of free Ballpark Credit on your ticket plan through June 16, 2014! That’s right, purchase any plan today and receive free Ballpark Credit as an added bonus in 2014. Ticket plans start at just $90 and provide the very best bang-for-your-buck. The more games in your plan, the more Ballpark Credit you’ll get this season.
Festivities to celebrate National Pig Day weekend are scheduled from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, at Coca-Cola Park. The list of festivities appears below:
- Pig Roast – Beginning at 9 a.m., fans can receive complimentary pork sandwiches while supplies last.
- Yard Signs – Beginning at 9 a.m., pick up a complimentary 2014 IronPigs yard sign (while supplies last) at Coca-Cola Park. There is a limit of one per household.
- Pig Tales in the Barnyard (12 noon to 1 p.m.) – Back by popular demand, there will be a special National Pig Day version of “Pig Tales in the Barnyard” in the Board Room located behind home plate on the Field Level concourse. Pig Tales in the Barnyard — the popular off-season storytelling event featuring Farmer Sally — is a free, hour-long storytelling event.
- Children’s Activities (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) – The popular entertainer, “Tootsie the Clown” will be creating complimentary balloon animals (10 a.m. to 12 p.m.). Free face painting is also available.
- Self-Guided Tours (9 a.m. to Noon) – Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the special Hot Corner, Bacon Strip and Red Robin “island” seating areas along with Coca-Cola Park’s clubhouses and dugouts.
- Complimentary Hot Dogs, Coca-Cola products, Martin’s Potato Chips and hot chocolate – Available from 9 a.m. to Noon or while supplies last.
- Appearances by FeRROUS, FeFe and the Pork Racers – FeRROUS, FeFe, Diggity, Hambone, Chris P. Bacon and Barbie Q. will all be making appearances throughout the day and are available for photos with your youngsters.
The Majestic Clubhouse Store at Coca-Cola Park, fully reloaded with brand-new IronPigs merchandise for the 2014 season, will be open throughout National Pig Day weekend with extended hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 and 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 2. The Majestic Clubhouse Store is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday thru Saturday and from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Coca-Cola Park’s National Pig Day celebration is considered to be the largest Pig Day celebration of its kind in the world. National Pig Day was inspired by a Texas school teacher and has been recognized annually since 1972 – and by the IronPigs since their inception in 2008.
The 2014 IronPigs season is presented by Capital BlueCross.
— pig out —
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IronPig Friday Night Specials or Saturday Morning Busts?
Frequent reader “Nickieboy” commented about the new IronPig’s all black Friday night uniforms:
“Guys have a question about the all black jersey. Wonder if they remember the 1979 Saturday jersey the Phillies so proudly introduced: all scarlet shirts AND pants? When they got around to wearing them they discovered it was a total disaster on television. So much so that they NEVER wore them after that one time because they found out they didn’t show up well on the small screen. Probably TV is better quality now, but wondered if they checked to be sure they will show well.”
Nickieboy brings up a good point.. one that I thought of as well. When I saw the new black uniforms I initially thought they looked like pajamas.
My style tastes aside, the all black uniforms during a night game could prove difficult to follow for the average fan.. or camera depending on lighting. (Sidenote – If you have trouble seeing at games in general I know a GREAT eye doctor who can help you with that!) 🙂
Thinking back to baseball in 1979, I watched most games on TV in black and white. My family had a color TV but being the youngest I was relegated to the basement to watch baseball on the old Black and White model. Standard definition and static were just something we lived with in the pre-digital tv age. Twist the rabbit ears or crank the rooftop aerial a bit to get better reception. With digital TV and high definition I don’t believe we’ll have any problems seeing the players on TV but in person.. well that’s another story.
Let’s take a look at the 1979 Phillies attempt at a “Saturday Night Special” uniform that lasted only one night.
From – http://www.uni-watch.com/
From – http://www.uni-watch.com/
Looks pretty schnazzy in the daylight but as you can see with the greatest 3rd baseman of all time.. those uniforms went right into the Schmidtter following that one game in 1979.
So are the IronPig’s new all black uniforms going to last?
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@IronPigs Smell the Change Announcement Video + Interviews!
Thanks to Kram, DiPro and Cheryl we have a video of the IronPig’s Smell the Change announcement from yesterday! Enjoy!
The Full Press Conference (It’s going to prompt you to view on Youtube and will play there)
Candid thoughts with IronPig’s General Manager, Kram and DiPro
Kram catches up with The Voice of the IronPigs Matt Provence!
Kram interviews Promotion master Morris!
The IronPig’s Official Press Release
IRONPIGS DEBUT NEW LOGOS; INCLUDE UNIQUE HAT AND UNIFORM DESIGNS
New Logo Themes Include Mouth-Watering Bacon, Molten Steel and the Iconic Liberty Bell
(Allentown, Pa.) – The Lehigh Valley IronPigs unveiled a series of bold new looks and designs today at www.SmellTheChange.com to add to their on-field hat and uniform repertoire for the 2014 season and beyond. The IronPigs primary logo and home uniform, which have been among the most popular and best-selling in Minor League Baseball since debuting, remain unchanged.
“Today marks a renewal of Minor League Baseball’s most revered and iconic brand,” remarked IronPigs President & G.M. Kurt Landes. “We worked tirelessly over the last year to develop new identities that not only embody the rich tradition of the Lehigh Valley but also the spirit of the IronPigs and our fans.”
The “Smell The Change” initiative is brought to life in the IronPigs brand-new bacon-themed Saturday ensemble, which includes a bacon strip logo transfixed to the cap, a fresh “Pigs” jersey design emblazoned across the chest as well as the first-of-its-kind bacon-style piping down both legs of the pants. Similar to years past, the Saturday top is Brick Red but now includes the endearing term, ‘’Pigs” across the chest with a wavy bacon underline. The bold new bacon strip logo sits atop a two-tone cap featuring the familiar colors of IronPigs Steel and Furnace Blue. The bacon-enriched pants, the first baseball pants to feature a logo design within the piping, are also IronPigs Steel. In addition to the cap and uniform offerings, innovative “scratch-and-sniff” t-shirts that smell like bacon (they’ll literally make your mouth water) are also now available for a limited time at the Majestic Clubhouse Store and www.IronPigs.Milbstore.com.
The IronPigs pay tribute to the Lehigh Valley’s rich steelmaking history with a brand-new, all-black Friday uniform emblazoned with a Molten Red IronPigs logo on the cap, a jet-black jersey with steel-plated chrome lettering and all black pants with IronPigs Steel piping. The molten IronPigs cap logo, which appears to be literally dripping with liquid metal due to the white-hot heat necessary to forge pig iron by smelting iron ore with coke and limestone in a blast furnace, embodies the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania which is world-renowned for this process. The black jersey’s chrome lettering and numerals are meant to pay tribute to Pennsylvania’s iconic blast furnaces – including those of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. — along with the generations of men and women that poured their heart and soul into the steel manufacturing process. Steel from the Lehigh Valley is a part of this country’s most prominent landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Empire State building. By introducing black pants to this look, the IronPigs are currently believed to be the only team to wear an all-black uniform combination in professional baseball.
The black uniform with electric highlights was purposely chosen as the new Friday home look so it serve as the ideal compliment to post-game Friday Night Fireworks at Coca-Cola Park. To coincide with this new look, the IronPigs will unveil an official “Black Out” shirt and encourage fans to wear black to all Friday home games at Coca-Cola Park.
The IronPigs will don a new powder blue and burgundy two-tone Sunday cap this season that connects the rich histories of the Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia regions with a fresh-take on the world-famous Liberty Bell. In this new design, the Bell is suspended by an I-beam, a symbol of the Lehigh Valley’s steelmaking prowess, and features metal rivets to indicate the Bell’s iconic crack. Lehigh Valley residents may also be familiar with the fact that in 1777, the Liberty Bell was hidden in Allentown so that the British army wouldn’t melt it down for munitions. The cap will be worn with the retro mesh IronPigs jersey which was introduced in 2013 to pay homage to the Phillies’ tradition-rich teams of the 1970s and 1980s in which the Phillies went to the postseason in six of eight seasons and won their first World Championship in 1980.
The new mesh batting practice cap features a rebrand of the IronPigs’ iconic primary logo by turning the traditional pig head from its typical profile position to a forward-angling design. This Furnace Blue cap provides a refreshed look to one of Minor League Baseball’s top-selling logos by adding even more facial features to the pig head badge. The official on-field batting practice cap by New Era has been completely redesigned for 2014 and features high-tech diamond texture fabric that is lightweight with breathability and wicking and even offers 50-plus UPF protection and a performance sweatband. The cap-style debuted in Major League Baseball last year and has been well-received by players and fans alike.
While the road uniform is unchanged, the interlocking ‘LV’ cap in the riveted IronPigs font has been replaced by the IronPigs primary logo on a Brick Red cap putting a fresh twist on the highly-successful logo.
Fans can check out all of the uniform designs for the 2014 season at www.SmellTheChange.com.
These brand-new on-field IronPigs jerseys and caps, as well other innovative merchandise such as “scratch-and-sniff” bacon logo t-shirts, are now available at www.IronPigs.Milbstore.com or by visiting the Majestic Clubhouse Store at Coca-Cola Park during normal business hours (Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday’s, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.). The Majestic Clubhouse Store is open daily and is the official retail store of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Single-game tickets for the 2014 season go on sale during the club’s annual National Pig Day festivities at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday, March 1 at 9 a.m. Single-game tickets can also be purchased at ironpigsbaseball.com or by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) beginning at 1 p.m. on March 1.
Purchase a 2014 ticket plan and receive up to $144 of free Ballpark Credit on your ticket plan through June 16, 2014! That’s right, purchase any plan today and receive free Ballpark Credit as an added bonus in 2014. Ticket plans start at just $90 and provide the very best bang-for-your-buck. The more games in your plan, the more Ballpark Credit you’ll get this season. Call (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or visit Coca-Cola Park’s ticket office during normal business hours to purchase your mini plan or season ticket package today. The 2014 season is presented by Capital BlueCross.
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Tales From the PorkSide – Those Behind the @IronPigs Uniform Change
The IronPig’s new uniforms have been a hot topic and we set off to find out more. Prompted by DiPro’s missing coat we can only speculate that answers to our questions, and possibly DiPro’s coat can be found… In the PorkSide!
IronPigs live in the sunlit world of what they believe to be Coca Cola Park.But…there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real,but not as brightly lit… a PorkSide.
This is the second time we have opened the porthole to the IronPig’s underworld and we still have to be very careful. Not sure what we’ll find here and shocking news can be just as harsh as being struck by a line drive up in the Lighted side of Coca Cola Park. There seems to be a dim light shining in the back of this tunnel. Let’s check it out. OW! Just hit my head on something! What is that? It’s a coat rack.. an empty coat rack. Ok, the PorkSide is just taunting us now. Come on, that light is peaking my curiosity. We stumble slowly along until we find this sign:
It looks like a… Tweet. A Twitter message! We have our first clue! We have a website link! This is starting to get heavy… should we proceed? Of course we are! Let’s do this! Yeah, this is a fancy website. All the Pig’s new gear showcased in a very… dark… manner. There’s got to be more. If you want to see for yourself, click that sign to see the website. My eye is drawn to the lower right portion of the page. Site Credits. Perhaps we’ll find something there…
Ah Ha! More answers and two more links to follow… the first sign was so clear with only one path. Now we have to make a choice. Which do we choose? Which leads us to what we are looking for and which leads us to our doom? Which leads us to the resting place of DiPro’s missing coat? I’m going with the first link. Wow! This website looks great! We made a good choice. Bright colors and smiling faces!
So these guys create baseball logos. Quite a few familiar faces here. Our beloved Pig’s logo, the Pig’s cousins the Flying Squirrels logos among many more. Is this exactly what we are looking for? Not sure yet but we’ll keep looking. We trace our steps back and I’m thankful Kram Jr. left a trail of Peanut Chews for us to follow back to the original sign. Now on to that second link… Another sign!
Artists! Strategists! Code monkeys! Oh my!
So we now know who was truly behind the IronPig Uniform changes. We know where the new uniforms for the Majestic Clubhouse store were hidden pre press conference and we know where the Smell The Change website had been hiding all week. All in.. The PorkSide! Still have not located DiPro’s coat.
That’s all I’m willing to stay in the PorkSide today. Stay tuned for high quality Cheryl Pursell video from the IronPig’s Press conference today! |
The Porkide is always there, waiting for us to enter – waiting to enter us. Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight.
New Uniforms for the @IronPigs: Reaction and Analysis, vol 1
We smelled this coming.
I sniffed this thing out back before the holidays.
I mean, we got a whiff when they put the hats on sale–Away, Saturday, and Sunday.
Add in the new Away and Sunday jerseys from last year and we knew something was up. Now, I admit I got it wrong about today. I didn’t think they’d go to this much trouble for the jersey thing. And, I had no clue they’d do a Friday Jersey/Hat combo. Scratch and Sniff is beyond my comprehension.
If you didn’t get to see the LIVE video streams via Twitter, they are available here. Better quality video, including the interviews and reactions will be coming in volume 2.
Reaction around the Web was predictably variable. As you’ll see when the interviews come out, we correctly note that not everyone will be happy with the new designs. There will be favorites and…less so. I remember when the first designs–not to mention the name–were revealed: All I could do my first visit to the park was purchase the Away ‘LV’ hat because I couldn’t stand the pig head. Now I have a FatHead version of it on my wall. They’ll grow on you.
The devil is in the details, though. I admit my least favorite is the bacon hat. But, it is cool that the word ‘IronPigs’ is embedded in the embroidery.
Credit: 401! Creative
The surprise Friday outfit will be full black and coincide with a “black out” theme for all fans to enhance Friday Night Fireworks. The normal Pig logo has a “molten outline.” It’s cool. Supposedly, we’ll be the only team to wear all black for baseball. Is it pajamas? Maybe, but it’s still cool. The only change I’d make would be to add the “molten” to the jersey.
Credit: 401! Creative
The Away hat is OK–kind of like the old BP hat with the classic Pig logo on red. At least it’s not an ‘L’–as I mentioned before. The Liberty Bell logo along with the red brim on the Sunday hat makes for a striking combo. I do like it. The details on the bell are really cool: The steel beam support, the rivets for the crack in the bell, and the pig tail on the “clapper.”
Credit: 401! Creative
The scratch and sniff shirt is cool in the same way urinal games are cool: novelty. Whatevs. But my first purchase–oh, this stuff is available to buy right now baby–was the BP cap. I swear I saw a similar version of this logo back in 2008 or 2009. Perhaps it was the story of the logo development and the “rejected” versions. I don’t recall. But I like the mesh hat (actual fitted New Era 5950 sizing, not flex fit 3930).
Credit: 401! Creative
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So people hate them. And, it’s a money grab for the team. That’s what they’re saying.
I don’t know, to me it’s OK. We’re this far in and it’s time for something fresh. If they can make some money on it, good for them. At least it’s not ostriches, right? My least favorite is the bacon hat, but there are folks who LOVE it. Gotta generate some controversy.
So, here’s the official Kram shopping list:
- BP Hat – purchased today
- Authentic Friday Jersey – Not Available yet. Will be Wilson, Made in USA.
- Sunday Cap
In addition, I’ll go hard after some of the old Saturday jerseys if they come up for auction at a game this season. I’ll probably pick up another old-style red BP cap, too, as that was the second hat I ever purchased.
By the way, that old gear is still in the store, so if you like it, now’s the time. The new stuff’s out too. All in time for Pig Day, wouldn’t ya know!
While you wait for the video, here are some photos from today. As always, big thanks to Cheryl and DiPro for the images.
Sunday Photo: DiPro
Saturday. Photo: DiPro
Friday. Photo: DiPro
Morris Flaunting the Bacon Smell Shirt. Photo: DiPro
Kram and Matt Provence Reviewing the Festivities. Photo: DiPro
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Stay tuned for video recap and interviews with staff and management,
@Kram209
@IronPigs #SmellTheChange Announced!
The Noise Nation crew was on hand for the IronPig’s Smell the change announcement today at 1:00pm at Coca Cola Park.
New logos and new Uniforms..
Heather M and Brian G were correct!!
IronPigs tweeted this at 1:00pm. Looks like a new uniform!
Looks like there will be a brand new Pig logo, a new away cap design, new Friday night Fireworks uniform touted as the only all black uniform in the minor leagues and variation changes to the Saturday and Sunday uniforms. There will also be a new line of fan gear including bacon lined sweatpants and a scratch n sniff bacon scented tshirt. At least it’s not an ostrich…
This is just a short sniff of our coverage. The team is working up an immediate reaction Podcast and later we will have a complete analysis complete with photos, video and possibly some interviews!
Stay tuned!
Updated with two images provided by the IronPigs:
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This Week In Noise Nation – 2/24/2014
It’s a little late but here’s last week’s week in review:
- Kram started us off with a review of IronPigs down in Spring Training.
- Five not-so burning Issues.
- The buzz begins! IronPigs announce their Smell the Change campaign.
- A review of IronPig’s uniforms since 2008.
- Good smells or bad smells? Kram may have the answer.
- Great news about Pigs Radio alumni!
- We got a brief look at the dark underbelly of baseball in Tales From the Porkside.
- Decal looks back 25 years when the Olympic baseball team stopped by for a game.
- Should the IronPigs retire uniform numbers?
- Trying to understand hockey’s Icing call.
- A bit of Noise Nation world coverage.
- Mount Pigmore was revealed.
- We previewed the Steelhawk’s roster going into preseason camp.
- IronPig Spring Training notes from Kram.
- Kram, Dipro and Kram Jr. checked out the Phantom’s hockey game down in Philly.
- A final note on the IronPig’s big announcement for later today
Wow, we were busy. Here’s to another great week in Lehigh Valley sports!
@IronPigs Reveal #SmellTheChange Tomorrow! NN Will have Live Coverage!
The kinda-long awaited release of what the IronPigs have planned for their #SmellTheChange promotion will be revealed at 1:00pm Eastern tomorrow 2/24/2014 and the Noise Nation Staff will be there!
We’ll begin coverage around 12:45pm and carry through the entire announcement followed up by a reaction piece from Noise Nation Podcast Radio and later in the day a thorough account of the day’s activities.
Kram will be there in his Piggy Patrol jacket, we’ll see tomorrow if DiPro can find his jacket and the great Cheryl Pursell will be there cameras in hand recording this event for posterity!
The live coverage will mainly be via our Twitter account, @NoiseNation but also make sure to follow and track @Kram209, @CherylPursell and @JasonDipro for timely updates and maybe even a surprise!
Remember – Coverage begins at 12:45pm tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Whispers Out of Clearwater: A Couple Thoughts on Potential @IronPigs
I’m still recovering from hockey day, but I’ve got a couple quick thoughts about the players in MLB camp now who may be IronPigs:
- Darrin Ruf: He’s been getting no time with the outfielders and has been working strictly with the infielders as Ryan Howard’s backup. He’s been playing very well at first. But for now, it appears that he’ll have to make the Phillies as Howard’s back-up and RH bat off the bench rather than as a fourth or fifth outfielder. You’d think they would have him working on his outfield defense more if they expect him to come North with the Phillies 25. His perceived competition for a roster spot, John Mayberry, Jr., has been working strictly with the outfielders. Is there a scenario where Cody Overbeck gets squeezed out by Ruf and Jim Murphy? Probably not–and I hope not–but the thought does come to mind.
- Cesar Hernandez: Also taking strictly infield, he’s listed on the Spring Training official roster as an infielder as well. The news is, though, he’s been taking reps at Shortstop and Third Base. We’ve heard all along that he doesn’t have the arm to play there, so this is indeed an interesting development.
- Reid Brignac: Has been getting plenty of time at third base with Asche, Franco, and Frandsen. I’ve had
Brignac pegged as our shortstop for some time, and that still may be the case. They do have a glut of SS guys: Rollins, Galvis, Cedeno, and Blanco–who all need reps.
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It’s easy to read too much into this. Once the minor leaguers report next weekend we may see things shift a bit. Or, it could be a sign that Ryne Sandberg wants excellent defense and is not willing to pound square pegs into round holes vis-a-vis positions.
Stay tuned for more news about IronPigs roster formation,
@Kram209
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