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To Market, To Market, to the T-Bones Market

April 5, 2007 - Northern League (NL)
Kansas City Monarchs News Release


KANSAS CITY, KAN - The Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Club is eager to announce that CommunityAmerica Ballpark's concourse will be open every Saturday morning, May through October, hosting a unique and friendly open-air-market.

The T-Bones Market will add to the excitement of the Village West neighborhood, by offering an accessible and affordable venue for local farmers, producers and artisans to interact with the community, and vend their high-quality wares.

"Week in and week out, we hear from T-Bones fans that CommunityAmerica Ballpark has become a true meeting place and community asset here in Wyandotte County," said Adam Ehlert, the ballpark's vice-president. "We're thrilled to open the ballpark for a total of 23 Saturdays, and further enjoy this beautiful facility. The goal is to offer a mix of products, where consumers can shop for a week's worth of groceries, or just pick up some unique items for a Saturday night's dinner-all in the friendly and easily accessible confines of the ballpark. Our fans are familiar with, and appreciate the comfortable and open concourses, providing relief from Kansas' variable weather elements."

The T-Bones are also happy to announce a partnership with the Wyandotte West and The Piper Press. "Our newspapers, The Wyandotte West and The Piper Press, are pleased to have been selected as the print media partner for the T-Bones Market," said Joe Keefhaver, general manager of Kansas Colloquies, Inc. "The T-Bones have provided exciting baseball over the years, and the organization is also an asset to our community in many other ways. We believe the T-Bones Market will be another hit. Visit our website, www.wyandottewest.com, for news of the T-Bones Market and area news and sports."

The T-Bones Market will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm beginning May 5 through the first weekend in October, culminating with a three-day Columbus Day sale. Booth space will be priced in typical affordable T-Bones fashion, and reservations are currently being accepted.

"We're excited to extend the T-Bones experience to another set of customers and consumers," said Ehlert. "The T-Bones Market will offer the affordable, customer-friendly experience familiar to our legions of loyal baseball fans. Some of the same entertaining ideas will be incorporated into the market, with free entertainers and demonstrations being offered each weekend."

A vendor orientation luncheon will be held April 21st, where vendors can practice the easy logistics of the facility, ask any questions or plan for special assistance.

For reservations, or further information, contact Adam Ehlert: 913/328-5627, or aehlert@tbonesbaseball.com.

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Former Royal Pickering Signs Across Town

T-Bones add power with Calvin Pickering

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Northern League are happy to announce the signing of former Kansas City Royal Calvin Pickering for the 2007 season.

Pickering, 30, finished 2004 second in the Pacific Coast League with 35 home runs before his promotion to Kansas City, where he hit seven home runs in 122 at-bats. Pickering was originally a 35th round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles in 1995. Pickering has spent time at the major league level with Baltimore, Cincinnati, Boston and Kansas City totaling 95 Major League games.

"Calvin Pickering is obviously a proven bat that will make an impact immediately," said T-Bones manager Andy McCauley. "We are looking to get a lot of production out of him hitting in the middle of the lineup with (Mario) Delgado. I'm sure many Major League organizations will be at CommunityAmerica Ballpark this season scouting Calvin."

McCauley said he intends to use Pickering primarily as a designated hitter but could see some time at first base.

Pickering is a lifetime .299 minor league hitter with 206 home runs and 700 RBIs. In 264 Major League at-bats, he hit 14 home runs and driven in 45 runners while hitting .233.

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Titan Fighting Championship Comes to CommunityAmerica Ballpark

Series of three Mixed-Martial Arts events coming to the home of the T-Bones

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-The Kansas City T-Bones and Titan Entertainment are eager to announce the Titan Fighting Championship Summer Series coming to CommuityAmerica Ballpark. The T-Bones will play host to the professional mixed-martial arts fighting championship this summer.

"We are thrilled to be teaming up with the T-Bones, and to be presenting our fights at beautiful CommunityAmerica Ballpark," said Joe Kelly, President of Titan Entertainment.

The fights will take place on Friday evenings: June 15, July 27 and September 21. Any rainouts will take place on the Saturday that follows. All fights will be shown one a one-week tape delay on Metro Sports in Kansas City.

"Mixed-Martial Arts (MMA) fighting is a tremendously entertaining, and fast-growing sport," said Adam Ehlert, T-Bones Vice-President. "Titan Entertainment runs a very professional show, and we are confident the sport will lend itself well to the friendly confines of CommunityAmerica Ballpark, for a first-rate fan experience."

Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, the T-Bones' box office and Titan Entertainment, (816) 407-1123 and www.tfc.tv.

Titan Entertainment and TFC are international promoters of professional boxing and MMA events.

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