Dragons on TV Saturday
April 19, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1) - Dayton Dragons News Release
DAYTON, OHIO-The Dayton Dragons game on Saturday, April 20 will be televised from Fifth Third Field on WHIO Digital Channel 7.2 (Time Warner Basic Cable Channel 23 and Digital Channel 372). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. against the Bowling Green Hot Rods.
Sponsors for Dragons 2013 television broadcasts include John Morrell Food Group, Drake Heating and Air, Greater Ohio Virtual School, DP&L, IUE-CWA, Smoothie King, Cohen Recycling, Skyline, and h.h. gregg.
Doug Bair, who spent 15 years in the Major Leagues and served as the Dragons pitching coach in 2007-'08, will serve as the guest commentator on Saturday.
Bair pitched for the Reds for four seasons from 1978-'81. He finished third in the National League in saves in 1978 with 27 and then recorded 16 saves to finish eighth in the league in '79. The 1979 Reds won the N.L. West Division title with a club that included Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, George Foster, Ken Griffey, Dave Concepcion, and Tom Seaver among others. Bair appeared in 65 games out of the Reds bullpen in 1979, going 11-7.
Bair continued his big league career through the 1990 season, appearing in 584 Major League games to rank 214th in baseball history. He pitched in the World Series for two champions, the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1984 Detroit Tigers.
Bair was the pitching coach on Dragons playoff teams in 2007 and 2008. Seven pitchers off those two Dragons clubs have reached the Major Leagues. Bair resides in Cincinnati and continues to be involved in coaching at the amateur level.
The Dragons will televise 25 games from Fifth Third Field this season. The telecasts are produced by the Dragons' in-house production crew. Among others scheduled for appearances as guest commentators are:
Former Reds first baseman/former Dragons manager Todd Benzinger
Former Reds player, coach, and manager Tommy Helms (member of the Reds Hall-of-Fame)
Former Reds and Houston Astros star second baseman Bill Doran
Former Reds infielder Chris Sexton
Hall-of-fame baseball writer Hal McCoy
WHIO TV-7 Sports Director Mike Hartsock
WHIO Radio's Larry Hansgen
Reds Public Address Announcer Joe Zerhusen
Former Reds Assistant Director of Player Development Grant Griesser
Reds Assistant Director of Media Relations Jamie Ramsey (author of the blog "Better Off Red")
Dragons 2013 Television Broadcast Schedule (Remaining Games)
Saturday, April 20 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Thursday, April 25 - Peoria Chiefs
Thursday, May 9 - Lansing Lugnuts
Friday, May 10 - Lansing Lugnuts
Thursday, May 16 - West Michigan Whitecaps
Thursday, May 23 - West Michigan Whitecaps
Friday, May 24 - West Michigan Whitecaps
Thursday, May 30 - South Bend Silver Hawks
Friday, May 31 - Lake County Captains
Saturday, June 1 - Lake County Captains
Thursday, June 13 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Friday, June 21 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Saturday, June 22 - Lake County Captains
Thursday, July 4 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Friday, July 5 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Thursday, July 18 - Beloit Snappers
Friday, July 19 - Beloit Snappers
Saturday, July 20 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Thursday, August 8 - Lake County Captains
Friday, August 9 - Lake County Captains
Thursday, August 15 - Great Lakes Loons
Friday, August 16 - Great Lakes Loons
Saturday, August 31 - South Bend Silver Hawks
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