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All 2009 Games On The Radio!

The Savannah Sand Gnats and STAR 1400 AM have entered into an agreement to broadcast all 140 games for the upcoming 2009 season. This marks the first time in recent history that Sand Gnats baseball will be broadcast over the airwaves. “This agreement means a lot to the team and to our fans,” said Sand Gnats President R.C. Reuteman. “The radio broadcast will allow us to be more accessible to the community and allow our fans to follow the action when they cannot get to the ballpark or when the team is on the road. This is one of the many changes that fans will be seeing this season and in seasons to come as we continue to look for ways to improve ourselves.” Games will be broadcast live on STAR 1400 AM with a 15-mintue pregame show and 10-minute postgame show. All games will also be simulcast on the internet at www.star1400.com. Mike Passanisi, the voice of the Sand Gnats during the 2008 season, will be the on-air voice of the Sand Gnats in 2009.

Former GM Rick Sisler Returns To The Sand Gnats

The Savannah Sand Gnats have added Ric Sisler, who served as the team’s General Manager from 1991-1998, as the Director of Sales. Sisler brings over 20 years of baseball experience as well as ties to the local Savannah community. His track record of success includes being named the Northern League Executive of the Year in 1999, setting six attendance records in his first stint with the Sand Gnats and winning the 1991 South Atlantic League Merit Award for attendance achievement. He is the grandson of Hall of Famer George Sisler, a lifetime .340 hitter with the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and Boston Braves and the 1922 American League Most Valuable Player. His father, Dick Sisler, also played in the Major Leagues and managed the Cincinnati Reds in the mid-1960s. Ric played three years in the New York Yankees’ farm system before moving into the front office.

The Mack’s Mets Number One Prospect is On he Way to Savannah:

Here’s just a handful of bio facts, scouting reports, and Mets’ reporters on the 17-year old phenom, SS Wilber Flores. October 2007: Flores was signed as an international free agent by the Mets. In February 2008, Baseball Prospectus named Flores a 3-star prospect, and ranked him as th 4th overall Mets prospect. Also in February 2008, Rotoworld ranked Flores as the #15 Mets prospect.