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Today was the 2008 Media Day and Open Practice for the Hickory Crawdads. I spent several hours at the stadium today and got a chance to briefly meet all the new Crawdads and chat a little with some that I have met previously. I made photos of all the players who were available [...]

I have posted the 2008 Hickory Crawdads opening day roster (current as of 4/1/08). Click on the “2008 CRAWDADS” link at the top of the page to see who’s gonna be here. This list IS subject to change and do expect changes. I’ll update this throughout the season as the information becomes [...]

The Hickory Crawdads hosted a “National Goof Off Day” event at L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina today. Items on the agenda were national anthem try-outs, and easter egg hunt for the kids, and a wiffle ball game (which I didn’t get to stay for…) HERE are some photos from the events [...]

Top Ten Reasons that Minor League Baseball is Better than Major League:

The hotdogs and beer are closer to your seat.
The restrooms after the hotdogs and beer are closer to your seat.
Every seat in the house is a good seat.
The players haven’t been blinded by money yet.
You are watching the best of the best from college [...]

We’re almost there!  We have about a month to go before the 2008 opening day for the Hickory Crawdads baseball season.  I just wanted to make a quick post with a link to a photo slideshow of some of the people and highlights of the 2007 season in Hickory…
PHOTO SLIDESHOW
I’m looking forward to the coming [...]

Ron Swoboda, member of the 1969 New York Mets World Series Champions, provided the keynote address at the 2008 Hickory Crawdads Hot Stove Banquet at Rock Barn Golf & Spa on Monday evening.

Hickory was introduced to Jeff Johnson, former mortgage broker and New York Yankee, who will be the 2008 pitching coach in [...]

After putting it off until the new year, I stopped by the stadium today to re-introduce myself to Mark Seaman, the new general manager of the Hickory Crawdads.  I wanted to verify that he still wants me to continue in the role of team photographer in Hickory.  Sometimes when management changes, new people are put [...]