The CornBelters have placed four players on the Frontier League All-Star team for the 2018 season.… MORE
Category Archives: Normal Cornbelters
CornBelters: Cheaper concessions, more entertainment planned in 2018
Normal’s minor league baseball team is making lots of changes heading into its ninth season in hopes of bringing more fans back to the Corn Crib.… MORE
CornBelters sign Canseco to 3-day contract
The Normal CornBelters have announced that Jose Canseco will be joining the roster for a weekend series in the 2018 season.… MORE
CornBelters hire Billy Horn as manager
Gearing up for the 2018 Frontier League season, the Normal CornBelters have hired their third manager.… MORE
CornBelters set date for 2018 Legends Game
The Normal CornBelters and the Town of Normal have announced details for the third annual Legends Game at The Corn Crib in Normal.… MORE
CornBelters manager Carey leaves for New Jersey team
The Normal CornBelters have announced manager Brooks Carey has accepted a position with the New Jersey Jackals of the independent Canadian-American Baseball League.… MORE
CornBelters’ Chirino named Frontier League post-season All-Star
The Normal CornBelters have placed infielder Santiago Chirino on the Frontier League post-season All-Star squad.… MORE
CornBelters sweep weekly Frontier League awards
The Normal CornBelters have grabbed both of the weekly awards issued by the Frontier League.… MORE
CornBelters’ Sebald named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week
Normal CornBelters starting pitcher Scott Sebald has been named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week.… MORE
CornBelters send 4 to Frontier League All-Star Game
By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – The CornBelters will be represented by four players in next week’s Frontier League All-Star Game. The two most veteran CornBelters will be in the starting lineup for the West Division squad, first baseman Aaron Dudley and shortstop Santiago Chirino. Dudley is currently second in the league with a .369 batting average,…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…