Traveled to the Metro East area today to see the Windy City ThunderBolts and the Gateway Grizzlies tonight at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois. The ThunderBolts won the opener Wednesday to jump into a tie (trailing by just percentage points) for first place in the West Division with the River City Rascals.
The Grizzlies and Southern Illinois Miners pulled off a big trade yesterday, with Gateway sending all-star outfielder Stephen Holdren and lefty reliever Adam Revelette to the Miners, receiving outfielder Kevin Koski and all-star closer Chris Wiman in return. It will be interesting to see how that plays out for both squads.
Will be reporting tonight on the tiny burgh of Sauget, one of the smallest, if not the smallest, cities to host professional sports. Will also have a chance to catch up with Grizzlies' GM Steve Gomric and see what food concoction he's dreaming up now. Hope to see you there!
