This Sunday is the 2022 Illinois Baseball Hot Stove annual Fundraiser. And as always, Big Mike is back to keep things alive! Even if it is virtual. Alas, we are still not in a place where we can still congregate like a few years ago. Event organizer and auctioneer Mike…
On Saturday night, the Chancellor Ballroom at the iHotel was filled to capacity with loyal Illinois Baseball fans for the 2020 First Federal Hot Stove Banquet. Three-time Manager of the Year Buck Showalter was the keynote speaker and Mike Namoff facilitated a successful live and silent auction for Illinois Baseball. …
The Illinois Baseball community continues to amaze me. The annual Illinois Baseball Hot Stove Banquet co-sponsored by the Dugout Club, was scheduled for last Saturday night. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if attendance would be high. We had a nasty winter storm roll in on Saturday and roads were…