View Full Version : Bloomington/Normal fans?
Hawk87
09-27-2009, 06:29 PM
Any fans/excitement on the board for the CornBelters? Did I read they hired a radio guy?
GBearFan
10-05-2009, 07:38 PM
I don't know about the radio guy but the ballpark is starting to take shape and their mascot is turning up at everything in central Illinois. I plan to make the drive up to Normal next season for a game or two!
GBearFan
10-07-2009, 04:52 PM
The Normal CornBelters have named Hal Lanier as their first Field Manager. Lanier played 10 years in the big leagues for the Giants and Yankees. He managed in minor league baseball during the late 1970s and went on to become the St. Louis Cardinals’ third base coach in the early 1980s (he held that post when the Cards won the World Series in 82 and the NL Championship in 85). In 1986 he managed the Houston Astros and was named NL Manager of the Year.
Lanier also has experience in the Independent Leagues. He has managed the Winnipeg Goldeyes of the Northern League and the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League [leading them to a Can-Am Title in 2008].
Congrats to the CornBelters for snagging such an experienced individual to lead them into their first season in the Frontier League.
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