On this episode of The StormCast, Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone welcome a familiar *byline* to the show in Rob White, a former sportswriter for the Omaha World-Herald. Prior to becoming the Director of Athletic Communications at MSU Denver, Rob covered Triple-A Baseball in Omaha for 18 years from the mid-1990s through the mid-2010s. His tenure as the paper's beat writer included a few team name changes, a ballpark switch, a handful of titles, and a slew of stories.
Rob shares his memories of the final weeks of the 2010 season—the final year at Rosenblatt Stadium—what the last game was like, and even what smell he remembers most from the famous ballpark. He also recalls covering Omaha's move from the American Association to the Pacific Coast League following the 1997 season, Chris Hatcher's record-setting campaign in 1998, the time Calvin Pickering hit the longest home run Rob had ever seen, and more!
Plus, tune in for the answer to last episode's trivia question and a new one to try and answer. Which PCL team did the Omaha Royals play in the final game at Rosenblatt Stadium on Sept. 2, 2010?
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