A crowd of fans (and mascot “Kazoo”) welcomed the Blue Wahoos at Pensacola International Airport on Sunday, as the Cincinnati Reds-affiliated team arrived in advance of Thursday’s opening game.
The starting roster of the Wahoos is as follows:
Pitchers
Daniel Corcino
Tim Crabbe
Curtis Partch
Juan Carlos Sulbaran
Pedro Villareal
Drew Hayes
Justin Freeman
Brandon Hynick
Donnie Joseph
Chris Manno
Josh Ravin
Mark Serrano
Clayton Tanner
Catchers
Mark Fleury
Brian Peacock
Infielders
Mike Costanzo
Brodie Greene
Didi Gregorius
Henry Rodriguez
Miguel Rojas
Joel Guzman
P.J. Phillips
Outfielders
Josh Fellheuer
Ryan LaMarre
Cody Puckett
Yordanys Perez (DL)
Seven of the players — Corcino, Crabbe, Sulbaran, Joseph, Gregorius, Rodriguez and LaMarre — were listed among Baseball America‘s top 31 prospects in the Reds system.
Practices started today at 10 am and are open to the public. Tuesday is Media Day and Team Practice, and the First Pitch Raffle winner will be announced at 11:30 am. The raffle is sponsored by Autism Pensacola, non-profit association dedicated to providing hope for families affected by autism and related disorders. Wednesday will have a Special Preview Practice (for season ticket holders only) at 6 pm.
The first four games of the season are against the Montgomery Biscuits. Opening ceremonies will be held Thursday at 6 pm with the game starting at 7 pm. Friday’s game will also start at 7. Saturday is “Fireworks Night” with an Easter Egg Hunt at 4:30 pm and the game at 6:30 pm. Sunday’s game starts at 2:00 pm with free “Family Fun Day” events on the field afterward, sponsored by McDonald’s and the Naval Aviation Museum.
2 comments
Top Comment says:
Apr 6, 2012
I am very happy for the team and for the fans.
My beef is only with the local public officials who squandered public assets. I will attend games and support my home town. I will also work to have the people involved in the massive squandering of taxpayer assets held personally responsible, including those who profiteered from the abuse of taxpayer assets.
Play Ball!
Xochitl says:
Apr 6, 2012
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Top Comment –
Good for you! Each person must react in his own fashion to this situation.
I have personally supported 2 local professional basketball teams, 2 professional hockey teams, and 1 professional arena football team. If the conditions had been different, I would no doubt be supporting Studer’s baseball team. But the situation IS different, and I will NEVER support anything that has Studer’s name attached to it. Nor will I ever support the city officials, local newspaper, and individuals who executed this fraud upon the citizens of Pensacola.
I salute your determination to hold accountable those responsible for the fraud, and will join you in your efforts. The local public officials, in particular, are accustomed to getting a free pass for whatever transgressions they commit. They do not fear the voting public, but they DO fear the Fat Cats who pull their strings. Let’s put a stop to it!
What the baseball fans don’t realize is that Bad Government is bad for everyone. What the News Journal does not realize, is that a lack of journalistic ethics is NEVER acceptable. Too many people accepted the shenanigans because they were willing to accept that “the end justifies the means”. They wanted to watch baseball games and they didn’t care what lies were told as long as they got their baseball stadium. The next time this happens (and there will be a next time), the end result may not be something that is so pleasing to them.
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