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Former IronPig Jeff Larish announced via Facebook that he is joining the Red Sox organization. Congrats Jeff!

According to Joe Thurston via his Twitter:

Joe Thurston: @Joeyballgame I’m excited to be part of the Minnesota @Twins organization and ready to do whatever I can to help out! @RocRedWings

Thurston may return to Coca-Cola Park when Rochester visits at the end of June

Good luck Joe!

DiPro’s Dish

Hopefully the rain will stay away and Richie T can celebrate his birthday with his bobblehead and an IronPigs win!

Happy Birthday Richie T! (Photo courtesy of Cheryl Pursell)

Trying something new this week. I occasionally get a laugh out of what our site stats pulls in for search referrals and thought I would share a few with you… for laughs, for answers, for fun.

Not in any certain order:

1. “ironpigs game watch online”

You can watch IronPig’s games online via MilB TV’s website.

Link to MiLB TV Website

They do charge a fee and home games are blacked out for live games. You can always go back and review these games at a later date as they are saved as archives.

2. “meredith marakovits”

Yes, our beloved Meredith has been strong in our search results since her appearance with the YES network. Her post here is currently the most viewed post of all time on The Horn & Bell blog.

3. “2012 triple a umpires”

Apparently we are not the only folks who research umpires…

4. “iron pigs rain policy”

There’s a link at the top of this page to explain their policy in detail.

5. “iron pigs with dogs”

This past Sunday’s dog day was my little buddy Blitzen’s first dog day. He’s filling his late brother Wally’s shoes nicely. Next dog day is a week from Sunday.

6. “phear the phro tshirts”

You can get these from Diamondwear Sports apparel. Click on the link to the right.

That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for more.

Dontrelle Willis (Orioles) placed on the 7-day disabled list.

Yankees sign Nelson Figueroa.

Diamondbacks sign Brent Clevlan.

The Scranton WB Yankees will not be a part of the International League this year… Instead the Yankees AAA team will be known as the Empire State Yankees.

Knowing they will play most of their home games in NY state is does seem appropriate and also the opportunity to create and sell more team gear.

Original post at http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120307&content_id=27086996&fext=.jsp&vkey=pr_milb

The Phillies traded Wilson Valdez, the IronPig who almost was, for pitcher Jeremy Horst.

Horst played primarily for the Louisville Bats last season appearing in 36 games recording a 1 and 4 record to go with his 2.81 ERA. He did not start a game nor earn a save. He’s got middle relief for the Pigs written all over him.

Farewell Valdez, best of luck to you.

Our friend Mike Ventola was recently announced as the radio voice of the Southern Illinois Miners!

Complete story here:
http://www.southernillinoisminers.com/2012/01/miners-hire-new-radio-voice/

Way to go Mike!!

From Baseball America:

The Phillies have re-signed Dave Bush. Looks good to have him back with the Pigs. He pitched in 4 games for them in 2011.

Also, former IronPig Terry Tiffee signed with the Marlins.