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lefty86
4/10/2005 15:24:07
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Hamilton Thunderbirds are Flying (21 Views)
Hamilton, Ontario–Mel Oswald, CEO of the Canadian Thunderbirds Elite Baseball Club announced today that he along with three other Hamilton businessmen have officially purchased the Hamilton Cardinals franchise of the Intercounty Major Baseball League.
“We are very excited about this acquisition because it allows us to complete the circle for our players. Now our graduating and college players will have somewhere to play after they complete their tenure with our Elite program in the CEBC (Canadian Elite Baseball Conference),” said Oswald.
“We (Thunderbirds) started with one team in 1996, and since then we have grown to 10 with this latest acquisition. The Thunderbirds organization has two 14 and under teams, a Junior (16 and under) team, an Intermediate (17 and under) and two Senior teams (18 and 19 and under) plus the Intercounty team. We also sponsor four minor Ontario Baseball Association teams in the Greater Hamilton Area.”
Oswald said that all indications are that everyone “is very supportive and welcomes the transition of ownership.”
In addition to changing the name of the Cardinals Intercounty club to the Hamilton Thunderbirds several improvements will be made to the park facilities.
New uniforms are being designed. The colours for the home uniforms will be Navy and Notre Dame Gold on a White background, and Notre Dame Gold and White on a Navy background for the away uniforms.
“We have a lot of innovative and exciting plans for the future. After having purchased the Cardinals and re-naming it the Thunderbirds we are ready to start inviting player prospects to tryout for the new club. Players must keep in mind, that those who are from other territories possibly will require releases from their respective Junior or Senior programs,” said Oswald. Tryouts for the new Hamilton Thunderbirds will be conducted during the winter at the Canadian Thunderbirds indoor facilities and as soon as the weather breaks will continue outdoors until the start of the season.
A press conference introducing future plans for the Hamilton Thunderbirds, promotions, special events, as well as the General Manager, Manager and Coaches will take place on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at Philthy McNasty’s Bar and Grill on Upper James Street in Hamilton. Fans are invited to attend.
For more information contact:
Hamilton Thunderbirds Baseball Office email: info@hamiltonthunderbirds.com (905) 574-1173
website: www.hamiltonthunderbirds.com
General Manager Allan Ross email: allan@hamiltonthunderbirds.com (905) 681-3260
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sid_finch
4/10/2005 15:39:45
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it will be interesting to see how their roster shapes up. they will need a bunch of older players to bolster a roster of graduating players from the T birds to compete. any new on who the mgr will be.
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DDAWG
4/10/2005 16:19:47
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This is a good move for Ontario ball in my opinion.The intercounty league gives graduate players a place to play in the summer. It could be a boost for the Hamilton area baseball.
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lefty86
4/10/2005 16:25:57
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I am not sure. I have not been around for awhile and things have changed so much. They have a new web site as mentioned in the article.
Yes it should be a boost for Ontario ball as the team was flounding before.
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nastydeuce
4/11/2005 19:55:08
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Just as a matter of Information, Dean Castelli will manage the T-Birds Senior Inter-County Team. I am sure Dean will do quite well as he has a solid reputation and knows the league. Not sure that Alan Ross will be able to attract any quality players given his track record in the IC. The few remaining veterans (Jeff Allen, Tom Robertson etc) should produce and play the quality game they can, but some of the IC newcomers may be in way over their heads.
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Teammate
4/13/2005 13:22:07
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This should be good for that club. Brian was not well and I think needed to get away from the work load.
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