Friday, June 27, 2008

Billings Mustangs - Meeting the team / Fans in Helena




Hello sports fans (and anyone else reading this blog)...Richie coming to you from the road as we have finished day 1 of On The Trail with the Mustangs.


Yesterday was a long day, starting at around 6AM to get everything ready and then driving to Helena, but once I met up with the team it's been fun ever since. I got to meet the new manager, Julio Garcia and his staff, as well as most of the players. I can already tell that this team is full of characters and the rest of this roadtrip is going to be a great time. Every Mustang I talked to is counting the days until that home opener at Dehler Park. They also can't wait to meet you the fans when they get back into Billings. Tuesday is going to be an awesome day.

Aside from the team I also met our Capital correspondent, Anna who has been great in helping out. She has made sure we don't get lost here in Helena as well as helping make sure those of you in Billings get the video of our stories. We would have been lost without her so thank you Anna!


At last night's game we also ran into some Billings natives in Jackie Thomson and Ashley Duncan. Both are Skyview graduates who now live in Helena, but they were at the field to cheer on the hometown Mustangs. Talk about dedication! These girls are amazing for letting us interview them and hang out with them during the game. If you watched the Raw Footage of their interview, they didn't know that the new ballpark was named Dehler Park. When I spoke with them later they stated "It will always be Cobb Field in our hearts!" Special thanks and shoutout to Jackie and Ashley for being awesome Mustangs fans.

Well that will pretty much do it for Day 1 coverage but stay tuned to the newscasts and the website for all of the latest highlights, stories, interviews, blogs, and exclusive content as I will continue bringing them to you while I follow the trail bringing the Mustangs back home to Dehler Park.


-Richie

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

2:12 AM?? Has anyone else noticed HOW EARLY it was when Richie blogged? So devoted to Q2 its AMAZING!! Working around the clock to bring us the best coverage in Montana!! Nice story for the morning show... get some sleep cant wait to see the rest of your coverage! Keep up the great work from the road!

KTVQ Sports said...

Jennifer I am dedicated to bringing you and everyone else the most COMPLETE and UPTO DATE coverage from the road. So if 2:12 AM is when updates have to be made, I'll be bringing them to you. Check out the new blog and also Jennifer has a blog of her own so give it a peek as well.