As I do in the Matt Murphy piece below, the Algonquin Library Board member is a baseball entrepreneur in Rockford.
The just unveiled logo of the Rockford Foresters minor league baseball team.
Joe Stefani just unveiled the logo for his new team, the Rockford Foresters. You see it here.
The team was named the “CornBelters.“
Nice play on words.
The “Corn Crib” is what the stadium will be called.
I wonder if it will be decorated like South Dakota’s Corn Palace. It’s covered with murals made out of corn cobs. One local told us it was “the world’s biggest bird feeder.”
How’s construction going?
“Concrete has been set around home plate for the sitting bowl, from which fans will be able to view all the action of the CornBelters Baseball excitement front and center.“The outfield is starting to take shape for its players, while the field surface is being laid into place. The first and third base side dugouts have been installed and will begin forming the outer line of the dugout for the CornBelters, as well as their opposing teams.
“The concourse is also starting to look warm and inviting for all the CornBelters’ fans to enjoy.“
The name of the team mascot?
Corny.
You can find more on the team here.
McHenry County College’s location for baseball stadium, of course, is still a corn field.
The first home game in Normal is scheduled for May 21st.
That’s the month baseball promoter Pete Heitman wanted his team to start playing at MCC.
No construction has begun on the replacement Woodstock site across from Centegra Hospital.
McHenry County Blog reported on August 9, 2007, the Northwest Herald seemed to have made an arrangement with baseball promoters to run a team naming contest.
That’s what McHenry County College minutes said.
I see that the contest started the same day that the Northwest Herald sued me.
Somehow I missed it, being on vacation two weeks since then and all.
The contest is now over and “McHenry County K-Nines” is the name.
Generic mascot “Woody” will undoubtedly be cheaper than paying royalties to the Charles Schultz heirs for Woodstock, which would have been my choice.
Already, I can see area police dogs and their trainers at the opening game.
I took a look at the team web site and noticed that STAR 105 and Y 103.0 radio stations are “sponsors,” but the Northwest Herald is not.
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