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“GAMEday” EDUCATION

CURRICULUM 2010

TEACHERS GUIDE

Making Learning Fun for Everyone!

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Dear Teachers ,

Get ready for GAMEday Education 2010 with the Peoria Chiefs! Included in this

education packet are exercises you can do with your class to help them get

exci ted about coming out to see a ballgame.

In the spiri t of trying to make learning fun, you will see that each exercise not only

concerns baseball but implements elements of common school subjects as well.

Each exercise is included to help s tudents learn more about baseball while

increasing their intellect and making learning fun. Exercises are grouped by

subject. The main subjects covered are Geography/Social Studies, Math, English

and Brain Busters . There are multiple exercises for each subject so feel free to

choose the best exercise or two for your particular class. Also, for 2010 we’ve

included our brand new Student Media Program which allows two of your

s tudents to “work” as credentialed media pre-game and experience Minor League

Baseball from a reporter’s viewpoint. Please be sure to check out all the details at

the end of this packet.

Our hope is that your class not only enjoys completing the exercises, but that they

will also learn some new fun facts about Chiefs Baseball and their school work.

Any questions you may have about this packet or the GAMEday Education Days

can be answered on our web site at www.peoriachiefs .com, where you will find a

GAMEday Education link under the “Community” tab. This is also the place to

find additional information about the 2010 GAMEday Education Days.

2010 GAMEday Education Days

Thursday, May 6, 2010 11:00AM vs . Cedar Rapids Kernels

Tuesday, May 11, 2010 11:00AM vs . Clinton LumberKings

If there are any questions or concerns feel free to contact the Chiefs office at

(309) 680-4000.

Have fun and Go Chiefs!

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WMBD 31 is proud to be part of the 2010 Peoria Chiefs GAMEday Education program.

WMBD 31 Chief Meteorologist Marcus Bailey and our team of meteorologists will

bring the weather education classroom to the ballpark.

Kids will learn about how meteorologists observe the atmosphere and forecast the

weather. What’s the difference between a “watch” and a “warning;” you’ll find out.

Students will also learn how weather impacts the game of baseball.

We’ll have video presentations and hands-on experiments down on the field.

WMBD’s mascot, “Snow Bear,” and Peoria Chiefs mascot “Homer” will assist to make

the weather presentation a fun-filled event.

So, come on out to the ballpark, learn about the weather, cheer on the Chiefs, and

have a great day.

Best Regards,

Marcus Bailey

WMBD 31 Chief Meteorologist.

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Table of Contents

Geography…… Exercises including map locations and team’s league information

• Midwest League page 5-6

• Map of MLB Teams page 7-8

Activi ties…...... Games and fun learning exercises

• Secret Signs page 9

• Word Search page 10

• Crossword page 11

• Ballpa rk Symbols page 12

• Color Homer page 13

Mathematics…. Calculating dista nces and moneta ry applica tions

• Mileage Cha rt page 14

• Pie Chart page 15-16

• Formulas & Concess ion Costs page 17

• Baseball Field Dimensions page 18

English……….. Language arts, spelling, and writing

• Baseball terms page 19

• Noun & Verb Usage page 20

• Chiefs Press Release page 21

• Homer Fan Letter page 22

• Baseball Scramble page 23

GAMEDAY.... Exercises completed on Education gameday

• Questions at the Peoria Chiefs game page 24

• Learning how to keep score page 25-26

STUDENT MEDIA PROGRAM page 27-31

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The Midwest League

The Chiefs are one of 16 teams in the Midwest League. The League is comprised of teams

from the states of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. Below is a

map of these 7 states. Test your geographical skills with the following questions.

Teams in the MWL

Wiscons in T imber Rattlers, Beloit Sna ppers, Clinton LumberKings, Ceda r Ra pids Kernels, Qua d

Cities River Bandits, Burlington Bees, Kane County Cougars, Peoria Chiefs, West Michigan

Whiteca ps, Great Lakes Loons, Lansing Lugnuts, Lake County Ca ptains, Fort Wayne Tin Caps,

Dayton Dragons, South Bend Silver Hawks, Bowling Green Hot Rods

1. Identify the ca pita ls of each state.

Des Moines, Iowa; Spr ingfield, Illinois; Madison, Wisconsin; Indianapolis, Indiana;

Lansing, Michigan; Columbus, Ohio; Frankfort, Kentucky

2. Which state or sta tes borders the most other states in the league?

Illinois & I ndiana – 4 each

3. Use the internet to identify the population of each city tha t has a team (based on 2000 US

Census)

Appleton, WI – 70,087; Beloit, WI – 37,710; Clinton, IA – 27,772; Cedar Rapids, IA –

120,758; Davenpor t, IA – 98,359; Burlington, IA – 26,839; Geneva, IL – 19,515; Peoria, IL –

112,936; Grand Rapids, MI – 197,800; Midland, MI – 41,685; Lansing, MI – 119,128;

Eastlake, OH – 20,255; F ort Way ne, IN – 205,727; Dayton, OH – 166,179; South Bend, IN –

107,789; Bowling Green, KY – 49,296

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Directions: Use the map of Midwest League Teams to answer the following true or false

questions.

T or F 1) The s tate of Ohio has 2 Midwest League teams.

T or F 2) The Lansing Lugnuts a re located in Ohio.

T or F 3) There are 2 teams in the sta te of Illinois.

T or F 4) The Fort Wayne TinCaps a re south of the West Michigan Whiteca ps.

T or F 5) The South Bend Silver Ha wks are the only Midwest League Team in India na.

T or F 6) The eastern division has e ight teams.

T or F 7) There are only 4 sta tes that have Midwest League Teams in them.

T or F 8) The s tate of Iowa has the most Midwest League teams.

T or F 9) The Kane County Cougars are loca ted in the s tate of Wisconsin.

T or F 10) The Peoria Chiefs must travel West to play the Burlington Bees.

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Directions: Using the map on the following page, place the number of the Major Leag ue

Baseball team nex t to the blue dot that marks the city in which that team plays. Remember,

some cities have more than one Major Leag ue team and there is one team that doesn’t play

in the United States.

Major League Baseball Teams (alphabetica l order)

1) Arizona Diamondbacks 16) Milwaukee Brewers

2) Atlanta Braves 17) Minnesota Twins

3) Baltimore Orioles 18) New York Mets

4) Boston Red Sox 19) New York Yankees

5) Chicago Cubs 20) Oakland Athletics

6) Chicago White Sox 21) Philadelphia Phillies

7) Cincinna ti Reds 22) Pittsburgh Pira tes

8) Cleveland Indians 23) San Diego Padres

9) Colorado Rockies 24) San F rancisco Giants

10) Detroit Tigers 25) Seattle Ma riners

11) Florida Marlins 26) St. Louis Ca rdinals

12) Houston Astros 27) Tampa Bay Rays

13) Kansas City Royals 28) Texas Ra ngers

14) Los Angeles Angels of Ana heim 29) Toronto Blue Jays

15) Los Angeles Dodgers 30) Washington Nationa ls

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Q T M S E P F Y B A R L

W M A D D U X G O N Q P

P O H Q S J H J G K I E

R L M P L O Y K I I U C

W I L D F L Z Y R E Z A

I N A T A S B I A L X R

L A T W R A R Y R I L G

S F C C E A B H D P J D

O E D G H V C R I S P N

N E R A H F G Y A C M I

Find the follow ing M ajo r League Baseball Players LAST NAM ES in the word search abo ve. All of the

players l isted played or co ached for the Peoria Chiefs!!!

1) Rick ANKIEL 6) Greg MADDUX

2) Coco CRISP 7) Yadier MOLIN A

3) Joe GIRARDI 8) Albert PUJOLS

4) Mark GRAC E 9) Jim TRAC Y

5) Danny HAREN 10) Jack WILSON

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ACROSS DOWN

1: 2 base hit 2: Th e man behind th e catcher

5: Mistake that allo ws a runner to reach base 3: Th e tool used by p layers in th e field

6: Not a b all (pitch) 4: Round tripper (2 wds)

8: Person who coaches th e team 6: One p layer bunts, th e other steals home

9: Ball hit out of play 7: Where relief pitch ers warm up

11: Run batted in (abbrev.) 10: Area over th e plate b etween th e knee and

12: Player who teams up with the pi tcher on every play chest (2 wds)

14: Sticky substance us ed for better grip (2 wds) 13: A fly bal l that is caught, but score a run (2 wds)

15: The b est teams fro m each leagu e playing for the 16: Getting two outs in succession (2 wds)

championship (2wds) 17: 1base hit

18: An infield hi t wh ere th e hitter doesn’t s wing th e bat 19: Advancing one bas e by way of a pitch er’s

20: 3 base hit mistake

21: Three white bags on field 22: Wooden stick

22: Not a strike, the oth er half of base____

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Symbols at a Ballpark

Every game at the ballpa rk is sta rted with the sing ing of the Na tional Anthem. Players, fans,

coaches and s tudents all turn a nd face the American flag while lis tening to the performance.

Being a n American is a g reat honor, use these thoughts as you lea rn more about these

patriotic symbols.

1. Who was Betsy Ross?

Pennsylvania woman credited with making the first American flag at the request of

George Washington

2. Why is the American flag nicknamed Old Glory?

This famous name was coined by Captain William Driver, a shipmaster of Salem,

Massachusetts, in 1831. As he was leav ing on one of his many voyages aboard the brig

CHARLES DO GGETT some friends presented him with a beautiful flag of twenty four

stars. As the banner opened to the ocean breeze for the first time, he excla imed "O ld

Glory!" He retired to Nashville in 1837, taking his treasured flag from his sea days

with him. By the time the Civil War erupted, most everyone in and around Nashville

recognized Captain Driver's "Old Glory." When Tennessee seceded from the Union,

Rebels were determined to destr oy his f lag, but repeated searches revealed no trace

of the hated banner.

Then on February 25th, 1862, Union forces captured Nashville and raised the

American flag over the capita l. It was a rather small ensign and immediately folks

began ask ing Captain Driver if "Old Glory" still existed. Happy to have soldiers with

him this time, Capta in Driver went home and began ripping at the seams of his

bedcover. As the stitches holding the quilt-top to the batting unraveled, the onlookers

peered ins ide and saw the 24-starred original "Old Glory"!

Capta in Driver gently gathered up the flag and retur ned with the soldiers to the

capitol. Though he was sixty years old, the Captain climbed up to the tower to replace

the smaller banner with his beloved flag. The Sixth Ohio Reg iment cheered and

saluted - and later adopted the nickname "Old Glory" as their own, telling and re-

telling the story of Capta in Driver's devotion to the flag we honor yet today.

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3. Unscramble the flag words:

Flag

Stars

Banner

Stripes

Fifty

Flagpole

Thirteen

Salute

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Directions: Answer the following questions using the mileage chart for the M idwest

League.

MILEAGE CHART BEL BG BUR CR CLI DAY FTW GL KC LC LAN PEO QC SB WM WIS

BELOIT X 505 220 180 120 395 280 425 80 460 325 160 160 200 280 160

BOWLING GREEN 505 X 500 570 560 265 350 560 445 465 475 415 535 370 520 605

BURLINGTON 220 500 X 110 110 430 380 545 200 580 450 100 80 300 400 360

CEDAR RAPIDS 180 570 110 X 90 510 380 560 220 600 430 180 80 300 400 275

CLINTON 120 560 110 90 X 440 300 470 130 505 350 110 40 220 300 235

DAYTON 395 265 430 510 440 X 130 310 330 220 260 335 435 210 330 495

FORT WAYN E 280 350 380 380 300 130 X 250 200 240 130 280 310 90 150 350

GREAT LAKES 425 560 545 560 470 310 250 X 370 300 90 470 485 270 110 525

KANE COUN TY 80 445 200 220 130 330 200 370 X 405 250 140 170 130 220 200

LAKE COUN TY 460 465 580 600 505 220 240 300 405 X 255 505 515 275 320 560

LANSING 325 475 450 430 350 260 130 90 250 255 X 350 370 160 70 400

PEORIA 160 415 100 180 110 335 280 470 140 505 350 X 100 220 300 280

QUAD CITIES 160 535 80 80 40 435 310 485 170 515 370 100 X 240 320 270

SOUTH B END 200 370 300 300 220 210 90 270 130 275 160 220 240 X 120 275

WEST MICHIG AN 280 520 400 400 300 330 150 110 220 320 70 300 320 120 X 370

WISCONSIN 160 605 360 275 235 495 350 525 200 560 400 280 270 275 370 X

1) How ma ny miles do the Peoria Chiefs have to travel to play the Fort Wayne TinCaps?

What is the total mileage of the round trip?

Peoria to Fort Wayne is 280 miles. Round trip is 560.

2) If Burling ton travels to play Lansing on F riday through Sunday and then travels to South

Bend on Monday for games Monday through Wednesday then returns home after their

game. How ma ny total miles will Burling ton travel?

Burlington to Lans ing is 450 miles. Lansing to South Bend is 160 miles and South Bend

to Burlington is 300 miles. Total trip is 910 miles.

3) How ma ny hours will it take the Peoria Chiefs to get to the Ceda r Rapids Kernels if the

bus is traveling 60 Miles per hour?

Peoria to Cedar Rapids is 180 miles. 180/60 = 3 Hours

4) What team is the furthest from the Bowling Green Hot Rods in miles?

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 605 Miles

5) What city is the closest to the Lake County Captains in miles?

Dayton 220 Miles

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Directions: By using the Chiefs R oster on the nex t page answer the following questions.

1) Who is the tallest player on th e team?

Chris Huseby - 6’7”

2) Who is the youngest player on th e team?

Jeff Antigua - 19 years old

3) How man y players do th e Chiefs have on th eir active roster?

25 (* represents pla yers on th e Disabled List who are not active)

4) How man y pitchers do the Chiefs have on their active roster?

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5) How man y catch ers do the Chiefs have on th eir ac tive roster?

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6) How man y infield ers do th e Chiefs have on th eir active roster?

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7) How man y outfield ers do the Chiefs have on th eir active roster?

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6) Color the Pie Cha rt to show wha t percentage of the players are pitchers, catchers,

infie lders and outfie lders.

52% of the Chiefs are pitchers

8% of the Chiefs a re catchers

20% of the Chiefs are inf ielders

20% of the Chiefs are outfielders

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ERA & $$$ Here’s the Pitch

Statistics are very important to pitchers. People want to k now about wi ns and losses, earne d run av erages,

strikeouts a nd walks.

One of the most i mportant statistics to a pit cher is his ear ned r un average. A n earne d run is one score d without

the help of a n error .

An unear ne d run is w he n the runner could not have scored wit hout t he be ne fit of a n error.

The for mula for det ermi ning a pit cher ’s earned run average is :

ERA = (ER x 9) / IP

An earned run average is rep resen ted by a whole nu mber and decimal carried out to two places, such as

3.96.

Figure out the ER A for thes e Peoria

Chiefs pitchers for th e 2009 season.

PITCHER IP ER ERA

Chris Archer 109.0 34 2.81

Erik H amren 58 2/3 39 5.98

Chris Carpenter 73 2/3 20 2.44

Justin Bristow 100 1/3 50 4.49

Josh Whitlock 22 1/3 13 5.24

Ryan Buchter 61 9 1.33

“Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack” At a Chiefs game, you can buy a souve nir, somet hing to e at and somethi ng to dri nk. Figure out how much the

person ow es and the cha nge ea ch person gets from a $2 0 bill.

CUST OME R ITEMS TO BUY COST CHANGE F ROM $20

Mike hat, hot dog, soda $17.7 5 $2.25

Jenna hamburger, fries $7.00 $13.0 0

Ryan base ball, pea nuts, soda $11.0 0 $9.00

Brian t-shirt, popcor n, ice crea m $15.7 5 $4.25

Christy 2 hot dogs, soda , t-shirt $17.7 5 $2.25

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Directions: Use the a bove diagrams to help a nswer the following questions.

1) What sha pe is home pla te?

Home plate is an irregular pentagon (5 sides)

2) Using the dimensions of home plate, wha t is the perimeter of home plate?

17 + 8.5 + 12 + 12 + 8.5 = 58”

3) What is the dis tance in feet, a batter will run if he hits a triple?

270 feet

4) If a player hits 2 home runs and strikes out in his other at bat, how many total feet will

he run a round the bases?

720 feet

5) If you walked from home plate, down the foul line, to the right fie ld fence,

approxima tely how ma ny yards would you walk?

Approximate ly 100 y ards (3 feet = 1 yard)

Exactly 103.33 yards

6) BONUS: What is the area of home plate? (hint: you have to use the 3 shapes tha t make

up the plate)

Area of a right triangle = ½ b x h and area of a rectangle = b x h

Area of the rectangle is 17x8.5=144.5

We d etermined th e height of th e triang le to b e 8.47” using Pythagorean

Theorem a2 +b2 =c2

Area of each righ t triangle is ½ (8.5x8.47) = 35.9975, there a re 2 r ight tr iangles,

therefore the area of th e 2 right triangles is 35.9975 x 2 = 71.995

The o vera ll area of home plate th en equals th e areas of the shapes that make it

up, so 144.5+71.995 = 216.495

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Directions: The following terms are important for any baseball fan to k now in order to

understand what is going on around them. Use the list as a spelling quiz, definitions or have

the students write an essay using 8 of these terms.

TERMS-

Around the horn: throwing the ball around the infie ld after an out

Ball: a pitch that is thrown outside of the strike zone

Blooper: a soft, shallow outf ield hit

Bunt: to bat a pitched ball lightly so tha t is does not go beyond the infield

Clean up Batter: the 4th

hitter in the ba tting line-up

Closer: a relief pitcher gets the final outs for a win

Double: a hit in which the batter reaches second base

Double play: a play by which two players a re out on the same play

Error: a misplay by a fielder tha t should have been ma de

Grand slam: a home run that is hit with the bases loa ded

Manager: the leader of the team who makes decisions and enforces the rules

Pinch hit: to ba t in place of a regula r player

RBI: Run Batted In

Relief pitcher: the pitcher who repla ces the sta rting pitcher when he is taken out of the game

Rookie: a firs t- year player

Sacrifice bunt: a play in which the ba tter bunts to move his teammate from one base to the

next

Single: a hit in which the ba tter reaches firs t base

Steal: an attempt to advance to the next base without the ball be ing hit

Strike: a pitch that is thrown in the s trike zone

Triple: a hit in which the ba tter reaches third base

Triple play: a play in which three players a re put out on the same play

Umpire: the official who a dministers all of the rules of the game

Walk: when a batter goes to first base because of four balls thrown by the pitcher

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Verbs & Nouns Irregular Verbs You cannot add –e d or-d to a n irregular verb t o show acti on that has alrea dy happened.

That is why they are called irreg ular verbs. There i s no pattern to irreg ular verbs. You just

have to re me mber the spellings.

Circle the correct for m of the irreg ular verb for ea ch of the following sente nces.

1) Yesterday, the pitcher (begins / began) the ga me t hrowi ng not hing but fa stballs.

2) The fir st two batters (drive / drov e) balls into t he outfiel d for hits.

3) The cat cher (knows / k new ) the pitcher ha d to throw anot her kind of pitch.

4) The pit cher (says / said) “no” and the tea m lost the ga me.

5) Today, ther e is a new pitcher. Now, the catcher (g ives / gave ) the pitcher the sig n to (thr ow / thre w) a

curveball.

6) The pit cher (know s / knew ) the catcher is right a nd thr ows a curveball.

7) The batter swi ngs a nd misse s the ball. He shakes hi s hea d. He (know s / knew ) he shoul d not have tried

to hit the pit ch.

Compound Nouns

A compound noun is a noun ma de up of two or more other words. There are many

compound nouns in base ball. Rewrite the followi ng se ntences using a base ball

compound noun.

Exa mple : The pitcher threw the ball fa st.

New se ntence: T he pit cher t hrew a fa stball.

1) The ball bounced agai nst the st op that wa s in ba ck of the batter.

New se ntence: T he ball bounced against the ba ckst op.

2) The hitter ran dow n the line to the base.

New se ntence: T he hitter ra n down t he basel ine .

3) The park where the Peoria Chie fs play ball is call ed O’Brie n Field.

New se ntence: T he ball park w here t he Pe oria Chi efs play i s ca lled O’ Brie n Fiel d.

4) The ball that curve d over home plate tri cked the batter into swinging .

New se ntence: T he curve ball tri cke d the batter i nto swi nging.

5) The ga me usi ng a ball a nd runni ng bases is play ed a cross the country.

New se ntence: T he game baseba ll is playe d acr oss the country .

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Directions: Read the following Chiefs press release and answer the questions that follow. The

answers can be found in the reading. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper.

PEORIA, ILPEORIA, ILPEORIA, ILPEORIA, IL---- The Major League Baseball playoffs begin Wednesday with a very strong presence of former Peoria Chiefs players, rehab players, coaches and managers. Overall, 16 individuals who have worn the Chiefs uniform will participate in the

2009 playoffs led by seven with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals, as expected as a former affiliate, lead the way with seven former Chiefs and another three left off the post-season roster. MVP candidate Albert Pujols played in Peoria in 2000 and makes his sixth post-season appearance after hitting .327 with 47 home runs, 45 doubles, 135 RBI and 124 runs scored this season. He also led the Cardinals with a career-high 16

stolen bases. All-Star catcher Yadier Molina played with the 2002 MWL Champion Chiefs and hit .293 this season with six homers, 23 doubles and 54 RBI. Brendan Ryan finished second in the MWL batting race in 2004 and has solidified himself in the Cardinals infield with a .292 season that included 19 doubles, 37 RBI and 14 stolen bases. Outfielder Rick Ankiel pitched for the

Chiefs in 1998 and was on the 2002 roster though he didn’t appear in a game. This season the lefty hit .231 with 11 homers and 38 RBI. On the pitching side, the Chiefs have three former players in the Cardinals bullpen. Kyle McClellan was a Chiefs starter in

2004 before moving to the Cardinals bullpen last year. This season he was 4-4 with a 3.38 ERA in 66 games while earning three saves and 16 holds. Jason Motte was a catcher for the Chiefs in 2003 before making the move to the mound a few years later. He was 4-4 this season with a 4.76 ERA in 69 games while recording 15 holds. Rookie Blake Hawksworth was a 2003 MWL All-

Star as a starter. He made his MLB debut in June and went 4-0 with a 2.03 ERA in 30 relief appearances this season. The only non-Cardinals player on a post-season roster is New York Yankees catcher Jose Molina. The older brother of Yadier, Jose played for the Chiefs as a Cubs affiliate in 1994 appearing in 68 games. Last season he hit the final home run in the history of Yankee Stadium. This year Molina appeared in 52 games and hit .217 with a homer and 11 RBI. He is expected to be A.J.

Burnett’s personal catcher in the post-season. Former Chiefs Manager Jim Tracy is back in the post-season after a four year absence. Tracy was the Chiefs skipper in 1987 and 1988 going a combined 141-139 with players Jerome Walton, Shawn Boskie, Derrick May, Mike Harkey and Heath

Slocumb. Tracy began the season as the Colorado Rockies bench coach and took over on an interim basis on May 29 when the club was 18-28 and Clint Hurdle was fired. Under Tracy the Rockies went 74-42 and won the N.L. Wild Card. Tracy was also in the playoffs in 2004 as the Dodgers manager losing the NLDS in four games. The other manager in post-season play is Joe

Girardi who was a player with the Chiefs in 1986. The East Peoria native led the Yankees to a 103-59 record and their first A.L. East title in three years. The former National League Manager of the Year is in his second season with the Yankees, a team he won three World Series with in the 1990s.

The Chiefs have been represented in MLB’s post-season in every year since they were shutout of the 1990 playoffs. Wally Joyner and Devon White were the first former Chiefs to see playoff baseball in the Majors with California in 1986. Since then 117 former Chiefs have played in a total of 483 playoff games. The most came in 2006 when 14 former Chiefs saw post-season action and there were six in the playoffs last year. Former Chiefs have won 22 World Series rings and at least one former Chief

has been in the series every year since 1992 except for 2003. Former Chiefs have hit .268 in 400 playoff at-bats with 26 home runs while pitchers have gone 16-16 with one save and a 3.47 ERA in 88 games, 44 starts. Greg Maddux has the most years making the playoffs by a former Chiefs player with 12 while Pujols has now tied Girardi for second on that list with six

appearances as a player. Pujols has already appeared in the most games (53), collected the most hits (61) and most home runs (13) by a former Chiefs player in MLB playoff history. Maddux leads the way for pitchers in games pitched (35), wins (11), losses (14) and has the only save by a former Chiefs player in MLB playoff history. Besides Maddux only four other former Chiefs have

won post season games: Bud Smith in 2001, Danny Haren in 2004 and 2006 and Josh Kinney in 2006. On the managing side, only Tracy in 2004 and Joe Maddon last season have managed both the Chiefs and a playoff MLB team until this year.

Que stions:

1) How many home runs di d Albert Pujols hit in the 2 009 season? 47

2) Name the two brothers playing i n the 2 009 post season? Ya dier & Jose M oli na

3) What was i mportant about Jose Moli na’s home run in 2 008? It w as the last one at ol d Ya nkee Sta di um

4) Name the two for mer Chie fs who manage d in the 200 9 post sea son? J oe Girar di & Jim Tra cy

5) In what year di d the most for mer Chie fs a ppear i n post season play? 200 6

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Write a Story About Homer!

Homer is the Chiefs’ biggest fan! He loves kids of a ll ages. He would love to hear from you.

Use a piece of paper to write a letter to Homer te lling him about your favorite pa rts of a Chiefs

game.

Send your fan letter to Homer at this address :

Homer

c/o Peoria Chiefs

730 SW Jefferson St.

Peoria , IL 61605

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Baseball Scramble

Unscramble the following baseball terms:

bunt RBI double walk ball

steal strike single team triple

pitcher homerun batter error win

My Own Baseball Card

Use a 5”x 8” index card to create your own baseball card as a member of the Peoria Chiefs.

Decorate the front of the card to represent yourself or attach a photo. The back of the ca rd

should be completed as follows:

Your Full Name:

___________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth: ____________ Bi rth Place: _________________________________

Age: ___________

Drafte d by the Chicago Cubs

Others describe me as... ______________________________________________________________________________

When I grow up I want to be…

___________________________________________________________________

My favori te school subject is… __________________________________________

because…

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GAMEDAY QUESTIONS

Directions: The following questions can be answered by attending the Peor ia Chiefs Baseball

game on Thursday, May 6th

or Tuesday May 11th

. The answers to these questions will only be

available if y ou are at the game on one of these dates.

1. How ma ny palm trees are there in left field?

a) 7 b) 8 c) 9

2. How ma ny concession s tands a re at the stadium?

a) 12 b) 7 c) 4 d) 5

3. Behind what section is Guest Services located? - 109

4. What is the name of the kid on the Pete Vonachen statue located on the concourse? –

Zach McClary

5. What is the Peoria Chiefs mascot’s name? - Homer

6. Which dug out is the vis itor’s dug out?

a) 1st

base b) 3rd

base

7. What is the color of the Chiefs hats? – Navy Blue

8. Where is the America n Flag?

a) left field b) center fie ld c) right field

9. What color a re the sta dium seats? - Green

10. Did the Peoria Chiefs bat first or play the fie ld firs t? – played the field first

11. What color a re the foul poles? - Yellow

12. What beverage company sponsors the Right Field Picnic Plaza? - Pepsi