Dragons on TV Thursday
August 29, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Dayton Dragons News Release
DAYTON, OHIO-The Dayton Dragons game on Thursday, August 30 will be televised from Fifth Third Field. The games will be seen on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372) at 7:00 p.m. The Dragons host the Great Lakes Loons.
Sponsors of the telecast include Texas Roadhouse, Friendship Village, John Morrell Food Group, Drake Heating and Air, Bathroom Alternatives, Greater Ohio Virtual School, Dave & Busters, DP&L, IUE-CWA, and Smoothie King.
Former Reds infielder Todd Benzinger will serve as the commentator on the Thursday telecast. Dragons Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations Tom Nichols handles the play-by-play on all telecasts, which are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. This will be the final telecast of the Dragons 25-game TV package from Fifth Third Field this season.
Benzinger was the Dragons manager for the 2009 and 2010 seasons and a key member of the Cincinnati Reds 1990 World Series champions. He recorded the final out of the '90 World Series when he caught a foul pop off the bat of Oakland's Carney Lansford in the ninth inning of game four. He spent nine years as a player in the major leagues with the Reds, Red Sox, Royals, Dodgers, and Giants, playing in 924 major league games.
In 1990, he appeared in nine of the Reds' 10 post-season games including all four World Series games after playing in 118 regular season games for Cincinnati and batting .253. He concluded his major league playing career in 1995. Benzinger is a Cincinnati-area native. He was an All-American at New Richmond (Ohio) High School and now resides in West Chester. Following his playing days, Benzinger enjoyed a highly-successful career coaching girls' high school basketball in the Cincinnati area from 1999-2009.
Others who have served as guest commentators on Dragons TV this season:
* Hall-of-Fame writer Hal McCoy
* Former major league star second baseman Bill Doran
* Former Reds pitcher and Dragons pitching coach Doug Bair
* Former Reds infielder Chris Sexton
* Ohio State University baseball coach Greg Beals
* Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations Jamie Ramsey
* Former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser
* Former Dragons pitcher Matt Klinker
* WHIO TV Sports Director Mike Hartsock
* WHIO Radio's Larry Hansgen
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