Bisons Gear Up For 8 Game Homestand
Published on May 16, 2003 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release
The Buffalo Bisons return home for an 8-game homestand beginning Saturday, May 17th. The homestand includes three giveaways, two Tops Family Fun Days and a fridaynightbash!® presented by Wegmans and your local WNY Chevrolet dealers.
Indianapolis Indians
Saturday, May 17, 7:05 PM - Enjoy a great Saturday night at the ballpark and you could win a great prize with the Jubilee Foods Pop-Up. The first 4,000 fans receive a Bisons poster commemorating the first 15 seasons at Dunn Tire Park courtesy of Pepsi.
Sunday, May 18, 2:05 PM - Tops Family Fun Day with clowns, face painters, kids contests and all kids run the bases after the game.
Monday, May 19, 10:35 AM - The annual School Kids Day game presented by Univera Health Care and their 2Smart 2Start Smoking program. Also, students will be awarded prizes based on their essays titled "What I Did to Make Someone's Life Better".
Tuesday, May 20, 7:05 PM - The Deal is Right Game Show Night with great ballpark deals like $1.00 Russer Hot Dogs and a $2.00 merchandise table. Fans will play game show contests on the Bisons Big Board throughout the game.
Richmond Braves
Thursday, May 22, 7:05 PM - Fans will enjoy a Senior and Business Persons Night with a stock market recap and business information on the Big Board. Fans can win a limited edition Bisons cap by playing baseball bingo.
Friday, May 23, 7:05 PM - fridaynightbash!® presented by Wegmans and your local WNY Chevrolet dealers features a pregame tent party at 5:00 PM with live music from Hit 'n Run. The skies light up after the game with a fireworks display, sponsored by HSBC.
Saturday, May 24, 2:05 PM - Enjoy a great Saturday afternoon at the ballpark and you could win a great prize with the Jubilee Foods Pop-Up. The first 4,000 fans receive a Nolan Ryan poster courtesy of Baby Ruth.
Sunday, May 25, 2:05 PM - Tops Family Fun Day with clowns, face painters, kids contests and all kids run the bases after the game. The first 4,000 fans receive a Baby Ruth logo baseball.
Bid on a Signed Bisons Jersey Saturday, May 17th
The Buffalo Bisons and CellBucks are pleased to announce that on Saturday May 17th when the Bisons host the Indianapolis Indians at 7:05 p.m., we will be auctioning a home jersey signed by the 2003 Buffalo Bisons.
To participate in the auction, simply call 716.856.9500 to place your bid. Don't forget it's Auction Item #1. This Saturday night CellBucks is also giving away a Classic Bisons Baseball Card Set of former Bisons Greats with every CellBucks food/beverage purchase over $10.
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Miceli Joins Herd...Again
The Cleveland Indians have signed RHP Dan Miceli to a minor league contract and have assigned him to the Buffalo Bisons roster. Miceli was on the roster for the Herd's 4-3 win last night in Toledo.
Miceli was released on May 11 by the Colorado Rockies. He was 0-2 with a 5.66 ERA in 14 relief appearances (20.2IP, 24H, 13ER, 9BB, 18SO) for the Rockies to begin 2003. He owns a career record of 33-40 with 32 saves and a 4.82 ERA over 462 major league games since 1993 (523.0IP, 531H, 280ER). Was an integral member of 1998 NL Champion San Diego Padre bullpen (10-5, 3.22ERA, 67G, 2SV).
This is Miceli's second stint with the Herd. He pitched for the Bisons in 1994. In 19 games that season he was 1-1 with 3 saves and a 1.88 ERA. As a pitcher he had one at-bat for the Bisons that season as well. He singled in his lone plate appearance for the Herd. It is one of only two hits he has as a professional baseball player. His other hit came as a member of the San Diego Padres in 1998.
Inside Bison Baseball Sunday at 1:00 PM
Each week Inside Bison Baseball with Jim Rosenhaus takes an inside look at the Buffalo Bisons and the world of baseball. This week Jim will discuss the Herd's recent road trip. He'll chat with Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro and Bisons manager Marty Brown. If you'd like, you can email a question to Marty from the Ask the Manager page at www.Bisons.com
On Deck for the Herd
Indianapolis Indians - May 17 - May 20 - Dunn Tire Park
OF PETER ZOCCOLILLO's error in the bottom of the 11th inning led to the game-winning run as the Indians fell to Norfolk, 7-6, May 8...OF JASON CONTI went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and 2B BILL HALL added a two-run blast and tripled in two more in a 13-8 loss to Buffalo May 11. Conti scored a run in nine consecutive games May 6-14 (12-34, 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB)...RHP DAVE BURBA allowed a run and four hits, striking out seven over seven innings to pick up his first win, a 7-1 victory over Indianapolis May 13. Burba came on in relief for RHP JAYSON DUROCHER, who fanned a pair over a hitless inning in his first rehab start. OF MARK SMITH had his 14-game hitting streak snapped in the defeat...RHP DAN KOLB struck out 15 and did not allow an earned run over seven straight relief appearances April 26-May 12.
Richmond Braves - May 22 - May 25 - Dunn Tire Park
RHP RYAN GLYNN and RHP DERRICK LEWIS combined on a six-hit shutout as the Braves rolled to an 8-0 win over Scranton-Wilkes/Barre May 9. Glynn yielded five hits and recorded five strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings for the win and Lewis allowed just a hit and fanned two in 1 1/3 innings to secure the fourth shutout of the year for Richmond. Seven different players drove in a run...1B MIKE HESSMAN drove in four runs in a 7-1 win over Ottawa May 14. Hessman belted a two-run homer and doubled home a pair of runs for his team-leading 26 RBI. Glynn picked up the win after yielding a run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings. The victory pulled the team within one game of the .500 mark (19-20).
Down on the Farm
Double-A Akron Aeros
RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE's first defeat as a professional was a tough one after his team fell to Altoona, 3-1, May 8. Guthrie, who was 4-0 to begin the year, gave up just two runs - one earned - and five hits, striking out seven without issuing a walk, over eight frames. In his next outing May 13, the 24-year-old hurled his second career shutout in just his eighth pro start as the Aeros blanked Bowie, 4-0. Selected 22nd overall by Cleveland Indians in the 2002 draft, the league's reigning Player of the Month scattered four hits, issued one walk and fanned two batters...2B MAICER IZTURIS went 0-for-5, snapping his 18-hitting streak May 8. Izturis produced three RBI in a 6-5 win over Norwich May 11...1B LUIS GONZALEZ went 5-for-5 and OF RYAN CHURCH drove in three runs in an 8-1 win over Norwich May 9. LHP DERRICK VAN DUSEN allowed a run and struck out six over six innings of four-hit ball for the win...OF GRADY SIZEMORE highlighted a three-run, eighth-inning rally with a two-run homer to lead the Aeros past Norwich, 4-3, May 10. Church plated the go-ahead run with his 17th RBI this season. He also hit a pair of home runs in a 13-3 rout of Bowie May 14...OF TYLER MINGES was mired in an 0-for-30 slump May 4-13.
Single-A Kinston Indians
RHP JIM ED WARDEN was promoted from Lake County and allowed five runs over three innings, losing his first start, 6-5, to Wilmington May 12. RHP NATHAN FERNLEY, just off the disabled list with a left calf strain, came on and allowed a run and three hits in three innings in his first start since being activated...RHP LEE GRONKIEWICZ saved seven straight games April 23-May 11, pitching 8 1/3 scoreless innings (6 H, 3 BB, 7 SO). His eight saves through May 14 were second in the league...RHP TRAVIS FOLEY lost three straight starts May 2-13 (13 IP, 15 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 8 BB, 14 SO), falling to 2-3 with a 4.30 ERA in five starts...3B PAT OSBORN's three-run blast in the first inning of a 6-3 win over Potomac May 8 snapped the club's 14-game homerless drought. Following an RBI single in his next at-bat, Osborn went into a 1-for-20 slump.
Single-A Lake County Captains
RHP JAKE DITTLER pitched a three-hit complete game to lead the Captains over Kannapolis, 5-1, on May 8. Dittler allowed a run and a walk and struck out eight to earn his second straight win. The 20-year-old was a second-round selection of the Cleveland Indians in 2001...1B MATT KNOX homered in three straight games from May 10-13 against Kannapolis and South Georgia. He drove in runs in six straight...LHP KEITH RAMSEY allowed a run and six hits over seven innings to beat South Georgia, 7-1, on May 13. Ramsey allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his first eight starts, going 5-1 (50 IP, 44 H, 13 R, 9 ER).
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