Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
The Lowell Spinners were named the New York-Penn League nomination for the John H. Johnson President's Trophy, awarded annually to the best overall Minor League Baseball team that most exemplifies the standards of the complete baseball franchise.
The nomination means the Spinners will represent the 14-team New York-Penn League against representatives from each of the other 14 leagues in Minor League Baseball, all the way up to Triple-A leagues. The Minor League award will be presented to the overall winner at the Baseball Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee this December.
The John H. Johnson Trophy is presented the best overall Minor League Baseball franchise based on numerous factors, including contribution to and promotion of the baseball industry, contribution to community, long-term franchise stability, and financial success of the operation.
The Spinners sold out the entire season, running their sell-out streak to 308 games, which dates back to August 2, 1999. Lowell also celebrated its two-millionth fan in only its 12th season, impressive for a short season schedule.
The Spinners donated over $20,000 of equipment to local youth baseball teams through their Yankees Elimination Promotion (Y.E.P.) and introducing a new reading and writing initiative that brought the real-life Emily Elizabeth from the Clifford the Big Red Dog book series to meet and read to kids at local libraries.
Pitching with the Papelbons
Spinners Vice President of Communications Jon Goode and his wife have written a children's book with the Papelbon family. The book centers around three young Papelbons (Jonathan, Jeremy & Joshua) playing Little League baseball on the same team.
The proceeds from the book will benefit the C2 Mission (www.c2mission.org), a Foundation created by the Goodes to benefit children and families affected by Cerebral Palsy and Cystic Fibrosis.
The book is scheduled to be out on November 5th, but pre-orders are currently being accepted at pitchingwiththepapelbons.com. The books costs $14.95.
Comments (1)
It is appropriate that the Lowell Spinners are being awarded the John H. Johnson Presidents Trophy for being the BEST Overall Minor League Baseball Team. I meam theres a reason why they have sold out EVERY Game since August 2nd 1999. They have a smart and Extremely Well RUN Team! For a Minor League Team they have a Large Fan Base and people from all over attend their games.
Posted by Shappy | October 11, 2007 8:29 PM
Posted on October 11, 2007 20:29