IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

Apparently there has been an accident around the ESPN Radio studios tonight. There is a chance that the electric company has to kill the power to the station and do some work.

If that happens, obviously we will go off the air (and lose the streaming feed). Hopefully this isn't the case, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up just in case.

Tuesday Morning Report (April 6th Edition)

Good Morning!

I hope that everyone enjoyed the exhibition game last night, as the Silver Hawks defeated Notre Dame 4-0.

A few notes:

-Notre Dame has been struggling this year, but even still, a team of professional players should typically always beat a team of college players. It's nothing against the Fighting Irish, but the levels are different. I would say a Double-A team should always beat a single-A team. There's just a difference in the level of play.

-Even still, I was encouraged by the way the Silver Hawks played. They pitched well, hit decently, and made the plays in the field. It was nice to see this team get after it from the very beginning.

-I felt the broadcast was solid, even if I do say so myself. In an exhibition game with a lot of changes and trying to work in new sponsors and in-game reads, it's going to be choppy at times. But from a technical standpoint, I was very happy with how it sounded and I hope that you enjoyed it as well.

-On Thursday night, if you go to www.silverhawks.com there should be a "gamecenter" with linescore information. In this section, there will be a link that says "listen". Click on that, and it will take you to the All In Broadcast page where you select which format you want to listen in.

If you had any trouble with the streaming audio last night, please let me know. I haven't heard any complaints, so hopefully all ran smoothly.

Comments are always welcome to oserey@silverhawks.com or you can always comment on posts on this blog.

Tonight's Broadcast

We are back in Fort Wayne where we had some connection problems last time.

We might have them again, so stay patient with the broadcast tonight. We'll do our best to limit them. Again, the issue is with the phone line combined with our equipment, but more with the phone line.

Radio Station Info/Former Hawks Update

For those of you that were wondering why we switched radio stations a few weeks into the season, here is the story from the South Bend Tribune:

http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009904290233

Here is your weekly update of former Silver Hawks in the majors:

Arizona Diamondbacks
Miguel Montero ('04): .231, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Tony Pena ('03): 2-0, 1.74 ERA, 12 G, 10.1 IP
Mark Reynolds ('04-'05): .278, 5 HR, 12 RBI
Doug Slaten ('04): 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 7 G, 4.0 IP
Chad Tracy ('01): .271, 2 HR, 9 RBI
Justin Upton ('06): .246, 2 HR, 8 RBI
Brandon Webb ('00): 0-0, 13. 50 ERA, 1 G, 4.0 IP -- on 15 Day DL

Boston Red Sox
Brad Penny ('97): 2-0, 8.66 ERA, 4 G, 17.2 IP

Florida Marlins
Emilio Bonifacio ('04-'05): .281, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Dan Uggla ('02): .205, 4 HR, 16 RBI

Houston Astros
Jose Valverde ('99-'00): 0-1, 5.63 ERA, 8 G, 8.0 IP

Milwaukee Brewers
Mike Cameron ('92-'93): .309, 5 HR, 13 RBI

New York Yankees
Brian Bruney ('00-'01): 2-0, 3.38 ERA, 9 G, 8.0 IP

Oakland Athletics
Brett Anderson ('07): 0-2, 5.01 ERA, 4 GS, 23.1 IP
Jack Cust ('98): .270, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Pittsburgh Pirates
Ross Ohlendorf ('05): 2-2, 3.24 ERA, 4 GS, 25.0 IP

San Diego Padres
Scott Hairston ('02): .390, 3 HR, 11 RBI
Duaner Sanchez ('00): 1-0, 6.14 ERA, 8 G, 7.1 IP

Toronto Blue Jays
Lyle Overbay ('00): .269, 3 HR, 11 RBI

Washington Nationals
Alberto Gonzalez ('04-'05): .271, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Looking for Tonight's Game?

If you are in South Bend, you can find Silver Hawks games on:

1620 AM The Point

Otherwise, just find the streaming audio at www.silverhawks.com.

I've posted a number of things today, so scroll down to check them all out. Also, if there is something you'd like to see on the blog that I haven't been doing, feel free to email me or leave a comment. I'm always open to suggestions.

I'll delay my normal Friday look at the rest of the D' Backs system until Saturday or Sunday.

Get Away Day

Great wins last night. A 9-5 victory in game one, and a come-from-behind thriller for the 5-4 win in game two. Down 4-1 headed to the final inning, the Hawks rallied for four runs and the sweep of the doubleheader.

It's get-away day in Lansing, with the game at 7:05 PM. I have to check out of my room here in a few minutes, so I won't have any posts until I get to the ballpark around 2:30 or so.

Reminder, for Silver Hawks baseball, you will have to tune in to 1620 AM in South Bend (and the surrounding areas) starting tonight. If you listen online, just keep doing what you've been doing.

Finally, thanks to those that stuck with us through the technical problems last night. They have a repair man from the phone company at the stadium right now working on the line. Some of you have told me that it didn't sound that bad, and I appreciate knowing that, but it's still frustrating when the audio drops out for 5-10 seconds at a time.

For as many times as it dropped out for you listening at home, it dropped out twice as many times for me (we had a lot of problems during commercial breaks). In fact, we reconnected four or five times during commercial breaks that the listeners probably were not even aware of. Again, it's a problem with the phone line in Lansing, and has nothing to do with the radio station we are on, or why we are switching stations. That is a completely seperate issue.

Hopefully it'll be better tonight. Again, I thank you for your patience and we shouldn't have these problems again once we get out of Lansing.

A few posts coming later this afternoon. Stay tuned.

Radio Station Switch

This will be my only post for the rest of today, because it is so important I feel that everyone that visits here needs to see it. Here's the release (in italics), and then read below for how this impacts you.

SOUTH BEND, IN – The South Bend Silver Hawks and Artistic Media Partners announced today that effective April 24, 2009 all Silver Hawks games, both home and away, will be broadcast on WPNT 1620 AM The Point.

The Silver Hawks will broadcast tonight’s 7:05 p.m. game against the Lansing Lugnuts on ESPN Radio 1490 as originally scheduled. The Silver Hawks will debut on WPNT 1620 AM The Point with Friday’s 7:05 p.m. start against the Lugnuts.

All games will continue to be streamed online at www.SILVERHAWKS.com.


Alright, so what does this mean for you?

If you listen through the radio in and around South Bend...You will now have to tune your dial to 1620 AM to catch Silver Hawks games beginning tomorrow (Friday) night.

If you listen online....this means nothing. You will still listen to the games the same way you always have.

Questions? Email me at oserey@silverhawks.com.

Archived Games

If you missed a game at West Michigan, or miss one at any point this season, no need to worry. Every broadcast of Silver Hawks baseball this year will be archived on our website. Simply go to www.silverhawks.com, go to the multimedia tab, and click on "archived radio broadcasts". From there, select the game you want to hear, and it'll pop up for you.

Games typically are available 24 hours (or less) after the live event.

If you have any problems, feel free to let me know at oserey@silverhawks.com.