A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" - RedsZone.com - Cincinnati Reds Fans' Home for Baseball Discussion

robmadden1 · 02-17-2009, 03:23 AM

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I know this is a TV/media blog, and the connection here to broadcasting is fairly nebulous.... but it's my blog, and you know I'm a huge Joe Nuxhall fan. So I wanted folks to see my photo of the cool jerseys for the new "Hamilton Joes" team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League unveiled Saturday. The "Joes" on the uniform front is a replica of Joe Nuxhall's autograph. (As Lance McAlister would say, "How cool is that?") And you can barely read the red script "J" on the hat, a replica of Nuxie's distinctive signature "J." You gotta figure Joe is in Baseball Heaven smiling real big about this...

Credit retired banker Mike Brennan with the idea for the team name. He's the president and CEO, while his Fairfield Township neighbor Darrel Grissom is the manager. (Grissom coaches the Miami University Hamilton branch team.) The Hamilton Joes will consist mostly of college players who played high school ball in Butler County and northern Cincinnati suburbs. Home games will be played at Hamilton's Foundation Field, where the Florence Freedom played its inaugural season in 2003. It's also the home field for the Miami Univesity Hamilton team. It's a wood bat league, so the league usually attracts a lot of major league scouts. (The Cincinnati Steam, which plays at Western Hills HS, won the league last year with a 20-10 record). See more about the league here.

The Great Lakes League has sent 70+ players to the major leagues: Nick Swisher, Chad Cordero, Shane Costa, Dustin Hermanson, Paul Quantrill, John Van Benschoten, Dave Mlicki, Indians mgr. Eric Wedge and former Reds Chris Sexton, Mo Sanford and Dave Burba.

Oh yeah, about that broadcasting tie-in... Brennan hopes to have play-by-play streamed on the team's website, which isn't up yet, even if they don't have a broadcast outlet. Opening Day is Friday, June 5, at 7:05 p.m. When they asked Joe's son Kim Nuxhall at Saturday's press conference if he'd throw out the first pitch, Kim said: "I'll throw it left-handed!"

Great name for a baseball team. Great uniform!

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs...cincinnati.com

smoke6 · 02-17-2009, 08:02 AM

It's great to hear there will be another GLCSL team in the area (already have the Cincinnati Steam and Xenia Athletes in Action). Even more proof that the Cincinnati area will continue to be a hot bed for mid-west baseball.

Caveman Techie · 02-17-2009, 08:55 AM

I am really excited about this. I live about 1 mile from Foundation field and I am looking forward to cheering on my Hamilton Joe's!

smoke6 · 02-17-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by redlegz

I am really excited about this. I live about 1 mile from Foundation field and I am looking forward to cheering on my Hamilton Joe's!

If you haven't seen a Great Lakes game, do it! Some the the best college players from around the country will come through. Well worth $3-$5 gate.

PedroBourbon · 02-17-2009, 10:01 AM

I like them, they didn't over do it which is easy to do. At first glance, the cap looked like a defective Astros cap.

redsfan1966 · 02-19-2009, 07:42 PM

I have got to try to do a "doubleheader"---Joes and Reds games in one day!

NarrowStairs · 02-19-2009, 08:45 PM

Who designs uniforms? Awful.

On that note, I will brutally beat whomever designed the Bengals current uniforms and logos with a brick.

02-17-2009, 08:02 AM	#2
smoke6 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Topsail, NC Posts: 369	Re: A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" It's great to hear there will be another GLCSL team in the area (already have the Cincinnati Steam and Xenia Athletes in Action). Even more proof that the Cincinnati area will continue to be a hot bed for mid-west baseball. __________________ SECOND PLACE DOESN'T CONCERN ME

02-17-2009, 08:55 AM	#3
Caveman Techie Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 820	Re: A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" I am really excited about this. I live about 1 mile from Foundation field and I am looking forward to cheering on my Hamilton Joe's! __________________ "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." Stephen Hawking

02-17-2009, 10:01 AM	#5
PedroBourbon Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: georgetown, KY Posts: 453	Re: A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" I like them, they didn't over do it which is easy to do. At first glance, the cap looked like a defective Astros cap. __________________ "Trying is the first step towards failure." Homer Simpson "I wasn't looking too good but I was feeling real well." Keith Richards

02-19-2009, 07:42 PM	#6
redsfan1966 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: C-Bus (Columbus OH for non-Jim Rome fans) Posts: 1,001	Re: A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" I have got to try to do a "doubleheader"---Joes and Reds games in one day! __________________ www.twitter.com/HarryFromCBus

02-19-2009, 08:45 PM	#7
NarrowStairs Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 136	Re: A Sneak Peek At The "Hamilton Joes" Who designs uniforms? Awful. On that note, I will brutally beat whomever designed the Bengals current uniforms and logos with a brick.

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