THE NEW GILDED AGE (Part 2)
THE NEW GILDED AGE (Part 2)
Posted In: Sports, Local Sports, Great Lakes Loons, From Issue 645 By: Jack B Tany
20th September, 2007 0
The Great Lakes Loons . . . by the number:
1 - The number of days it took the Los Angeles Dodgers to fire Lance Parrish after the season ended
2 - The number of fire pits located at Dow Diamond
3 - The cost of parking on-site at Dow Diamond
5 - The Loons ranking amongst Midwest League teams in terms of total attendance and average attendance
7 - The number of vowels in shortstop Francisco Lizarraga's name
8 - The total number of runs scored in the season finale (Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 2)
8.50 - The cost for a Reserve Box Seat at Dow Diamond
12 - The number of luxury suites at Dow Diamond
13 - Lance Parrish's uniform numbers as a player and a manager
15 - The number of home runs hit by Josh Bell which led the team
19 - The age of pitcher Clayton Kershaw on opening day
23 - The number of full-time people employed by the Loons
24 - The cost of a Loons' fitted baseball cap
30 - The total number of sellouts at Dow Diamond during the Loons' inaugural season
35 - The total number of errors committed by third baseman Josh Bell which led the team
43 - The number of closed circuit TV's at Dow Diamond
50 - The number of handicap accessible seats at Dow Diamond
57 - The total number of victories in its inaugural season
67 - The age of William Stavropoulos, the Loons' Founder and Foundation President
68 - The number of regular season home games the Loons played at Dow Diamond this past season
75 - The cost of a replica Loons' jersey in the Loons Loft
82 - The total number of losses the Loons suffered during its first season
100.9 - The Loons games were broadcast on Wheelz 101 (WYLZ-FM)
119 - The number of strikeouts Preston Mattingly and Trayvon Robinson each had during the season
227 - The total number of errors committed by the Loons during the season, the worst in the league
265 - The listed weight of Loons' first baseman Rick Taloa.
312 - What Eduardo Perez batted for the season, which was the third highest in the Midwest League
365 - The Loons' Post Office Box
400 - The deepest part of the ballpark is 400 feet to straight-away centerfield
700 - The approximate number of parking spaces on-site at Dow Diamond
1,200 - The number of job seekers who attended the first-ever Loons Job Fair in Midland
1956 - The year Lance Parrish was born
2008 - Next year's home opener is Thursday, April 3rd
4,773 - The average home attendance for the Loons at Dow Diamond
5,300 - The total seating capacity at Dow Diamond
5,515 - The attendance at the Loons' final home game of the season
6,300 - The number of cubic yards of concrete used to construct Dow Diamond
48640 - The Zip Code for Dow Diamond
324,564 - The total season attendance at Dow Diamond
Broadway Holiday on Washington Avenue
Youth Choirs Holiday Concert
13th Annual REVIEW Magazine 'Wishing Upon the Stars' Holiday Showcase.
The Best of Christmas with Adam Prime
Michigan MOMsemble Christmas
Holiday Pops
Josh Wilson Christmas Concert
The Tri City Chorus Christmas 2019
Holiday Concert with The Bijou Orchestra
The Marcus King Band
Jeezy
Brian Regan
Ultimate 80's Party: Tiffany
Boys of Fall
Ace Frehley
Will Downing
Hanson
The Fixx