FL River City Rascals

Santa Monica Business Owner Wins Rascals\' eBay Auction

Published on May 13, 2005 under Frontier League (FL)
River City Rascals News Release


O'FALLON, MO: Going once, going twice... Sold! Mark Skorlich, owner of Cheapestees.com, is the winning bidder of the River City Rascals' unique auction on eBay. The auction ended this evening at 17:53 PDT at $9,050.00. Skorlich lives in Santa Monica, California, and plans to use his time on the field to promote his company.

The Rascals, the professional independent minor league baseball team located in O'Fallon, Missouri, began play in the Frontier League in 1999. Mark Schlemeier, one of the owners of the team, came up with this ingenious design to raise money for the United Way. Ecstatic about the results of the auction, Schlemeier asked, "Who would ever thought that $10.20 would generate this much interest and publicity?"

The Rascals listed their auction on the evening of April 28, 2005 at $999.00. As word of this exciting auction disseminated, the organization began receiving national media attention. At the peak of the sale, the Rascals' listing was receiving 300 hits a minute. The auction ended at 66 bids, with Skorlich at the head of the crowd.

Skorlich, will become a River City Rascal for a day, and will star in the team's preseason game against the Gateway Grizzlies on Friday May 20, 2005 at 7:05 pm CST. Skorlich's one-day professional contract will include: a guarantee of one at bat, at least a half inning in the outfield, a jersey, hat, and bat, as well as 20 tickets for his friends and family.

Skorlich, 41, will be outfitted in a #00 Rascals jersey. Upon receiving notification of his winning bid, Skorlich told Assistant General Manager Allen Gossett, "I can't wait to start working out with the team."

Cheapestees.com is an online company featuring "The lowest-priced, name brand t-shirts on earth." In addition to his dreams of a grand slam and a web gem, Skorlich hopes that his time in the limelight will prove to be advantageous for company sales.

In the event that the game is rained out before Skorlich gets to play, he will join the Rascals the following evening against the Grizzlies at GMC Stadium in Sauget, Illinois.

For more information please contact Allen Gossett at 636.240.2287x225. The Rascals' 2005 season commences on Saturday May 28, 2005. For ticket information please call 636.240.BATS (2287) or visit www.rivercityrascals.com.

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