Monday, July 26, 2010
Merry Christmas: Fans traded in their ball caps and baseball gloves for stocking hats and mittens. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers celebrated “Christmas in July” at Eastwood Field. Employees donned Santa hats and jingle bells. And jolly old St. Nick even made a guest appearance. Christmas carols and other holiday tunes played over the loudspeaker to help inspire a festive feel for the game against the State College Spikes. Mascot Scrappy even got in on the action by wearing a special outfit: a pair of red Santa pants and a matching cap. The stadium was decorated with a Christmas tree at the main entrance, and fans were given presents in the form of gift bags as they entered the building. Santa even threw out the first pitch. After shaking off a sign from the catcher, he tossed an offspeed pitch right into the glove. The Scrappers wore their regular home jerseys, but State College coincidentally wears red tops.
New faces: Two players were added to the Scrappers roster for Sunday’s game. Infielder Justin Toole and catcher Richard Martinez had played for Kinston prior to joining Mahoning Valley.
Jon Moffett