{"id":3106,"date":"2019-06-02T18:08:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T18:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/?p=3106"},"modified":"2019-06-02T18:08:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T18:08:50","slug":"rivets-clubhouse-becoming-a-close-knit-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/rockford-rivets\/2019\/06\/02\/rivets-clubhouse-becoming-a-close-knit-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivets&#8217; Clubhouse Becoming a Close-Knit Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year\u2019s Rockford Rivets team is already a stand-out baseball team. Rockford\u2019s coaching staff has been very vocal on how they think the team is pulling together, and the friendships that are being formed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coach Keim speaks on team development: \u201cThey\u2019ve been together for five games now, and these guys are starting to get to know each other, and get comfortable in a good way where we can see good things happening on and off the field. They spend a lot of time in the clubhouse with each other, and they\u2019re becoming good friends.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pitching coach Adam Carey also spoke on this matter: \u201cThis group of guys is nothing but positive and largely resilient night in and night out. These guys are making connections both on and off the field. I think the difference between our club and most other summer ball teams is this: Most other teams want to play ball, get on the field, and get off the field, and strictly just do their job. Our guys seem like they truly want to make lasting relationships, and be there to support each other. From a coaching perspective, that is absolutely amazing to see.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rockford catcher Brendan Krob had only 4 choice words on the matter: \u201cThe screws are loose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Krob\u2019s words, of course, being a slang way to say that the team is already a tight-knit group of friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rivets next home game is this Wednesday, as they take on the Traverse City Pit Spitters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For tickets, call the box office at 815-240-4159.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rockford Rivets are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">over 200 <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA). <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All league games are viewable live via the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/nwl\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Northwoods League portal<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. For more information, visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rockfordrivets.com.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">www.rockfordrivets.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Rivets as your favorite team.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year\u2019s Rockford Rivets team is already a stand-out baseball team. 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