PERTUSATI ADJUSTS TO THE GRIND OF LONG SEASON, NEW POSITIONAugust 27, 2009
It doesn’t sound that hard and, to someone sitting in the stands, it doesn’t look that hard. Playing more than 100 baseball games in five months, that is. But imagine you’re going through it for the first time...

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FORMER GREENSBORO PLAYERS MOVE UP AND DOWN THE MARLINS’ LADDERAugust 7, 2009
Josh Johnson is a perfect example that statistics don’t always measure potential in low Class A baseball, which is what the Greensboro Grasshoppers play as part of the South Atlantic League.

ISAAC GALLOWAY BENEFITS FROM THREE GENERATIONS OF PASSION FOR BASEBALLJuly 17, 2009
It’s possible that Isaac Galloway IV could be doing something else with his life other than playing professional baseball.

EX-HORNET PETTITTE CONTINUES TO POST OUTSTANDING NUMBERSJuly 3, 2009
There’s a new leader in the clubhouse, and he’s likely to stay for a long time. Andy Pettitte has passed Curt Schilling as the former Greensboro player with the most career victories in the major leagues. It was not unexpected – Pettitte trailed Schilling by just one win going into this season.

WHEN IT COMES TO DRAFTING, MARLINS LIKE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERSJune 26, 2009
When it comes to the baseball draft, there’s nothing like high school players for the Florida Marlins.

LASATER STAYS ON EVEN KEEL AS HE SEEKS TO MOVE UP MARLINS’ LADDERMay 29, 2009
It’s a fact of life in minor league baseball that players drafted in the lower rounds need to keep proving themselves.

HOPPERS RELIEVER BRANDON TODD MIGHT HAVE A FUTURE IN BLUEMay 14, 2009
Let’s be clear – Brandon Todd isn’t ready for a career change just yet. Not with two saves, a 1.08 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 16.2 innings as a relief pitcher with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

SPRINGER NOW SENIOR MEMBER OF GREENSBORO MAJOR-LEAGUERSMay 1, 2009
I’ll be honest – I don’t recall Russ Springer. He put in a short stint with the Greensboro Hornets in 1990, starting 10 games and compiling a 2-3 record with a 3.69 ERA. I may have seen him play, but I just don’t remember.

HOPPERS EXCITED IN ANTICIPATION OF BIG CROWD ON OPENING DAYApril 9, 2009
There’s nothing quite like Opening Day. Throughout the country this week, major league baseball cities have been celebrating this annual rite of spring with ceremonies and special folks throwing out the first pitches.

“PHENOMS,” RELIEF PITCHERS HIGHLIGHT 2008 SEASON FOR THE HOPPERSSeptember 15, 2008
Most baseball seasons can be remembered by a catch-phrase, and here’s one that fits the Greensboro Grasshoppers for 2008. The Year of the Phenom.

ABILITY, ATTITUDE, PREPARATION KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR MIKE STANTON AT 18August 20, 2008
When the Florida Marlins open play in a new stadium in 2011, don’t be surprised if Mike Stanton is in the lineup bashing home runs.

FORMER YANKEE BOBBY MURCER, WHO PLAYED HERE, WAS A CLASS ACT ALL THE WAYJuly 31, 2008
When Edwin Rodriguez was called up to the New York Yankees in September of 1982, he got the usual rude rookie greeting from a club that included the likes of Dave Winfield and Lou Piniella.

START THE DISCUSSION: SHOULD SCHILLING GO IN THE HALL OF FAME?July 2, 2008
Let’s suppose, for the sake of discussion, that Curt Schilling has pitched his last game in the major leagues. Hey, I don’t want to write him off for 2009. But he will be 42 next season, coming off shoulder surgery. Even players as tough as he is eventually find an obstacle they can’t overcome. He’ll probably try rehab and see how that goes before making a final decision.

RODRIGUEZ ADDS TO ALL-STAR MEMORIES WHILE 3 HOPPERS BEGIN BUILDING THEIRSJune 18, 2008
It was a different setting and a different perspective, but no less satisfying for Edwin Rodriguez. He first experienced the South Atlantic League All-Star game in 1982 as a second baseman for the Greensboro Hornets and played a key role as his North team beat the South 5-4 in Memorial Stadium.

Greensboro’s All-Star games past featured Crash Davis, Don Mattingly, Jim BoutonJune 12, 2008
If you’re a long-time Greensboro baseball fan but you have to search your memory banks to recall the last all-star game played here, don’t feel bad. There has been a gap of 18 years.

FOR JOHN RAYNOR, BASEBALL A FAMILY AFFAIR WITH DEEP ROOTSJuly 5, 2007
John Raynor arrives at first base by either a single or a walk, then takes a substantial lead.

COGHLAN ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET BETTERJune 18, 2007
He’s one of those athletes who makes a hard game look easy. When you watch Chris Coghlan play baseball for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, you’re struck by the smooth way he does almost everything, particularly when he’s hitting. Guys like that just turn on the motor and play, you might think to yourself.

Confidence Makes the DifferenceMay 28, 2007
If “Confidence” was sold in bottles, everyone would keep one in their medicine chest and take a big gulp each morning. Since it doesn’t happen like that, most people gain confidence by achieving success through hard work, which in turn breeds more confidence and more success.

GREENSBORO’S ALL-TIME STATISTICAL LEADERS IN THE MAJORSMay 4, 2007
Some pretty good baseball players have passed through Greensboro in the 80 minor-league seasons in which the game has been played here.

Bill On Baseball: Around The Horn in 2007April 7, 2007
Everyone is flushed with excitement at the beginning of a baseball season. What happened last year, good or bad, is irrelevant as a fresh, new page is turned in each player’s career.

MARLINS TAKING CAREFUL CARE OF HOPPERS’ YOUNG PITCHERSAugust 26, 2006
There’s no way to be absolutely sure, but it’s likely some history was made August 2nd-6th in Greensboro.

PLAYERS LEARN TO DEAL WITH HEAT, HUMIDITYAugust 11, 2006
Anyone who has visited First Horizon Park to watch the Grasshoppers in July or August will attest to the uncomfortable, muggy weather.

VERSATILE JENKINS DRIVES IN RUNS WHEREVER WHERE HE PLAYSJuly 28, 2006
Andy Jenkins readily admits he doesn’t have the neatest locker in the Greensboro Grasshoppers clubhouse.

FORMER CATCHER BLAKE JONES HAS ‘FUNK’ AS A PITCHERJuly 17, 2006
As pitching motions go, the one used by Greensboro Grasshoppers’ closer Blake Jones is anything but traditional.

MARLINS ALLOW “TANK” TO SPRINT INTO MAJORSJuly 7, 2006
As you watch minor league baseball at the low Class A level, keep in mind there’s often more than meets the eye.

RYAN CURRY BEGINNING TO SHOW HIS TRUE ABILITY AS A HITTERMay 13, 2008
No baseball hitter is slump-proof, but things tend to be magnified at the start of a season. So when Greensboro Grasshoppers’ second baseman Ryan Curry began with just two hits in his first 27 at-bats, the resulting .074 batting average was displayed on the video board for all to see, even though he said he didn’t look.

PITCHERS CAN BE QUIRKY ABOUT THEIR ARMS – FOR GOOD REASONAugust 26, 2007
If you want a strange answer, just ask a pitcher how he feels about his arm.

GREENSBORO CONNECTION RUNS DEEP IN MAJOR LEAGUESApril 30, 2008
There are Grasshoppers in the major leagues. Not to mention Bats, Hornets and one G-Yank. Those references are to folks who wore one of various Greensboro uniforms and are now plying their trade in the majors. By my count – always susceptible to missing someone – as of April 30 there are 24 players (five on the disabled list), two managers and 16 coaches with a connection to Greensboro. That’s a total of 42 big-leaguers with Greensboro ties.

MORRISON’S ENTHUSIASM HELPS PUSH THROUGH THE DAILY GRINDAugust 3, 2007
Sometimes in order to be serious, you have to have a little fun

BACKUPS MAKE MOST OF RECENT OPPORTUNITIESJune 26, 2006
Any professional baseball player will tell you all he wants is a chance to play.

HOPPERS’ HUNTER MENSE REDISCOVERS FEELING LIKE A KID AGAINApril 3, 2008
There’s something about the start of a baseball season that brings out the child in us. Maybe it’s a flashback to the days when you rubbed up a new ball, pounded it into your comfortable old glove and started playing catch with your friends before you began a neighborhood pickup game.

OVERLOOKED REGGIE SANDERS REACHES MILESTONE June 14, 2006
One of the more underrated players who ever came through Greensboro reached an intriguing milestone last week.

PORTER WILL APPLY “GAME WITHIN A GAME” AS MANAGER June 1, 2006
When he was a player, Bo Porter made good use of his time.

SANCHEZ AND YOUNG PITCHERS IMPRESS MARLINS GMMay 22, 2006
Anyone who has been to First Horizon Park this season knows that Gaby Sanchez can hit – for average and for power.

HOPPERS WELCOME OPPONENTS IN DIFFERENT JERSEYSMay 15, 2006
If nothing else, the Greensboro Grasshoppers will welcome the variety afforded by the eight-game home stand that begins tonight at First Horizon Park.

Parents delight in Van Houten's natural swingApril 25, 2006
Ask Jeff Van Houten where his power comes from and he shrugs. “I just catch up to the ball and let it hit on the barrel,” said the Grasshoppers outfielder, who is 5-10 and 185 pounds. “That’s about it.”

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