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March 26, 2007 - International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


GAME TODAY: BISONS vs. TOLEDO (1:00 p.m.)

The Buffalo Bisons (2-1-3) will take on the Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit) TODAY at 1:00 p.m. from the spring training home of the Indians at Winter Haven, FL.

LAST GAME: BISONS 7, TOLEDO 4

On Saturday, the Bisons (2-1-3) defeated the Toledo Mud Hens, 7-4, at Winter Haven, FL. RHP Adam Miller (1-0) earned the victory in his first Spring start with the Herd. Miller threw 6.0 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits (3K). RHP J.D. Martin earned the three-inning save, allowing a run while striking out five.

INF Ryan Mulhern went 1-3 with a home run (1) and an RBI. INF Brandon Pinckney was 2-3 with a double and two RBI.

The Bisons held an intrasquad game against Double-A Akron on Sunday.

WHAT'S NEW MEDIA EVENT -TODAY

The Bisons will showcase for the media "What's New at the Ballpark in 2007" TODAY at 3:00 p.m. at Pettibones Grille. Interested media can come and sample the new foods, and see the team's modified home jersey and new alternate third jersey. The new Irish Pub-themed suite will be open and there will be a display of the new Bisons merchandise.

MLB OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION

The Bisons will celebrate the return of baseball with an MLB OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION on Sunday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Pettibones Grille. Fans are invited to come down to the ballpark's restaurant and watch the first game of the MLB regular season (NY Mets vs. St. Louis Cardinals) and dine on free chicken wings. Bisons manager Torey Lovullo and select Bisons players will be on hand and door prizes will be given. The cost is a $5 charitable donation, which also gets fans a free ticket to the Bisons first fridaynightbash!™ of the season, presented by Time Warner Cable, on April 6 against the Richmond Braves (6:05 p.m.). The Bisons are asking fans to RSVP by calling (716) 846-2011.

LUNA JOINS HERD INFIELD

On Saturday, the Cleveland Indians optioned infielder Hector Luna to the Bisons. Luna, 27, was acquired in a trade with St. Louis on July 30, 2006 (for Ronnie Belliard) and hit .276 (35-127) with 2HR and 17RBI in 37 games with the Tribe last season. Luna hit .241 (7-29) with a .405 on-base percentage in 17 Spring games with Cleveland.

*Indians Spring Roster Reduction

March 24

-INF Hector Luna (Optioned to Bisons)

-RHP Brian Sikorski (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-C Armando Camacaro (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-INF Keith Ginter (Reassigned to minor league camp)

March 20

-RHP Brian Slocum (Optioned to Bisons)

-RHP Adam Miller (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-RHP Jeff Harris (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-LHP Tony Sipp (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-C Wyatt Toregas (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-OF Trevor Crowe (Reassigned to minor league camp)

March 15

-RHP Edward Mujica (Optioned to Bisons)

-LHP Rafael Perez (Optioned to Bisons)

-INF Michael Aubrey (Optioned to Bisons)

-RHP J.D. Martin (Optioned to Bisons)

-LHP Jason Stanford (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-INF Asdrubal Cabrera (Reassigned to minor league camp)

March 11

-OF Brad Snyder (Optioned to Bisons)

-C Javi Herrera (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-LHP Chuck Lofgren (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-LHP Scott Lewis (Reassigned to minor league camp)

-LHP Aaron Laffy (Reassigned to minor league camp)

FINAL WORKOUTS -TIME CHANGE

Bisons manager Torey Lovullo has rescheduled the team's two workouts in the week leading up to Opening Day. The team will make final preparations for the season at Dunn Tire Park on Tuesday, April 3 (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) and Wednesday, April 4 (2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Both practices are weather permitting and subject to change.

BATTING HELMET GIVEAWAY ADDED

The Bisons have added to their already jam-packed promotional schedule. The team will give out 4,000 full-sized batting helmets prior to their 7:05 p.m. game against the Norfolk Tides on Saturday, June 23. The game is also the team's Faith Night, with pre-game tent concert by Hawk Nelson and an appearance from the Veggie Tales. A complete promotional schedule is available at Bisons.com.




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