MWL1 Lake County Captains

Jobu & Sports Celebrities Return for Captains Annual Cleveland Sports History Night on August 1

Published on July 29, 2015 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains, class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, will host its annual "Cleveland Sports History Night" this Saturday, August 1 at 7 PM when the Captains take on the Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers) at Classic Park. Last year's event was a finalist for Minor League Baseball's promotion of the year and the inaugural event in 2009 was named ESPN The Magazine's Minor League Baseball Promotion of the Year. The night will include Cleveland Sports history-themed on-field promotions and appearances and autograph sessions by Cleveland sports legends.

The Captains will don special jerseys for this night which will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting Captains Charities. The jerseys are blue and orange and will pay homage to the great Cleveland Cavaliers teams of the mid-to-late 1980's. The front of the jersey will feature the word "CAPS" with the "P" incorporating a baseball into the letter similar to the Cavs jerseys which had a net and basketball as part of the "V" on the historic jerseys.

The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Captains-themed Jobu bobble doll, presented by Sysco. Fans of the movie Major League, featuring the Cleveland Indians, know Jobu as the good luck doll of Pedro Cerrano. The Captains gave away Jobu bobble dolls in 2014 and it was so well-received that he returns for 2015. Last year fans began lining up at 4:30 AM to get their hands on Jobu and at the end of the day there were fans from 23 different states, as far away as California and Texas, who came to the game. Fans can guarantee themselves a Jobu bobble by purchasing a VIP package for $55 that also includes a ticket to the game, early entry for celebrity autographs and a limited edition Jobu t-shirt from KeepCalmCleveland.com, a Cleveland-based t-shirt company. There are less than 40 VIP packages still available which may be purchased by calling the Captains at 440-954 WINS (9467).

Cleveland sports icons who are scheduled to appear during the event, subject to change, include:

Former Cleveland Browns running backs Kevin Mack and Earnest Byner who each rushed for 1,000 yards in the same season for the Browns in 1985; former Cleveland Cavaliers stars Campy Russell and Elmore Smith; former Cleveland Indians outfielder and 1980 Rookie of the Year "Super Joe" Charboneau; current undefeated professional boxer (12-0-1) and native Clevelander Antonio Nieves; and former Negro League player Ted Toles Jr.

In addition to the current and former athletes who'll be appearing during the night, the game will also feature book signings by local authors who've written about sports history in Northeast Ohio. Those scheduled to appear include Jonathan Knight, author of the book The Making of Major League; Michael Swank, author of Living on Borrowed Time: The Life and Times of Negro League Player Ted Toles Jr.; and Scott Longert, author of The Best They Could Be: How the Cleveland Indians became the Kings of Baseball, 1916-1920.

Individual game tickets are on sale at the Classic Park box office, online at www.CaptainsBaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467).

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