Kelly Norris Jones rounds the paths Yes, baseball in January. On Tuesday, I got word that the Illinois Baseball team was practicing at Illinois Field so I grabbed the Canon and got out to shoot some photos. Two hurlers that the Illini will depend on in the 2012 season: …
For all attending the Hot Stove Banquet on Saturday, have a good time! As for me , I’m in Pittsburgh for a four-day weekend with friends so I’ll miss it. If anyone gets some good photos, contact me and we can post them here. In related news, Coach Hartleb got…
Here’s some Champaign baseball-related news from The News-Gazette: On January 30th, Mayor Don Gerard’s exploratory committee will begin meeting and discussing the finer points of what it will take to bring a minor league to the Champaign area. Tony Johnston, vice president of Shelby Solutions, a software firm, will head…
To say the least, this is a busy week for former Illini infielder Toby Gardenhire. For starters, he became the head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils baseball team. But that’s not the biggest thing happening to him this week. He will also be getting married on Saturday. …
Here in Champaign-Urbana, we’ve just had our first taste of winter. In the last couple of days, we’ve had high temps in the 20s with a nice blanket of snow on the ground. Up until this point, it was almost (college) baseball weather. On the Fightingillini.com blog, Ben Taylor reminds…
FightingIllini.com has more info on this year’s Hot Stove Banquet featuring former MLB star David Eckstein. The Hot Stove Banquet, sponsored by the Dugout Club, will be held at the I Hotel and Conference Center on January 28. Festivities will begin at 3pm with the banquet starting at 4pm. If…
… but that’s what we expect from him. Former Illini Kimes played with the Elizabethton (TN) Twins in the Appalachian Rookie League last year.
Happy New Year everybody! It’s nice to go into 2012 knowing that our team is the reigning Big Ten co-champions AND the Big Ten Tournament Champions. That’s gotta carry some weight and I’m sure help in terms of confidence. With our new, improved schedule (i.e. tougher) for 2012, we’ll be…
John Santas from the Illinois Dugout Club just sent me an email reminding me that the annual Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet is soon approaching. He even sent me a pdf registration form with all the details. Here’s the scoop: Saturday, January 28, 2012 I Hotel 2:30 PM – Private…
After three productive seasons at the Iowa Cubs, former Illini catcher Chris Robinson will be heading on to a different venue. Robinson has been signed by the Texas Ranger organization. In my opinion, it’s a good move for Robinson, who hit .316 with 29 rbis in 2011. Robbie has done…