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In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
  Tulsa Drillers
April 5, 2007 - The 2007 home opener for the Tulsa Drillers and the visiting San Antonio Missions was postponed Thursday night due to snow.
Tulsa starting pitcher, Greg Reynolds, was impressive in his Double A debut before the snow hit.
Game one projected starters are Franklin Morales for Tulsa and Sean Thompson for San Antonio.
tulsadrillers.com /news/drillers/?id=4571   (258 words)

  
  Tulsa Drillers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tulsa Drillers are a minor league baseball team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Drillers came into being in 1977, when a Lafayette, Louisiana team was transferred to Tulsa.
Sutton, however, was convicted in 1982 of fraud, and as a result the County renamed the park Tulsa County Stadium.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tulsa_Drillers   (355 words)

  
 News - 02/12/2004
The Drillers will also have an alternate cap that is solid fl with a new flaming, oil drop logo on the front.
The Drillers have been working on their new look since July with San Diego based sports branding firm Plan B Branding.
Professional baseball in Tulsa has a rich history that has been linked to the oil industry, first with the Oilers and since 1977 with the Drillers.
www.ssur.org /news/items/2004/200402/20040212_TulsaDrillers.htm   (1363 words)

  
 Tulsa Now Forum - Baseball stadium for downtown?
She presented good data as to why a stadium is needed, how Tulsa is falling behind other AA cities, why the ballpark should be built downtown (several sites were studied), and drew up some site plans (which included saving some downtown buildings in the process).
The Drillers are land locked at the Fairgrounds and unable to modify their existing stadium to add more fan amenities to be comparable to other AA minor league ballparks.
Former Tulsa Roughnecks' GM Noel Lemon was a combination of Peter Wilt and George Steinbrenner...
www.tulsanow.org /forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=3370&REPLY_ID=54379   (5827 words)

  
 Baseball America: 2005 Freitas Awards: Double-A -- Tulsa Drillers
The Double-A Tulsa Drillers are one such franchise, as baseball began in 1905 when the Tulsa Oilers first took the field in the Class C Missouri Valley League--two years before Oklahoma became a state.
Baseball in Tulsa has been tied to the oil industry since the beginning, and the team has had just three nicknames since 1905--the Oilers, the Producers (which lasted just one season in 1917), before finally settling on the Drillers when they joined the Texas League in 1977.
Tulsa baseball has also been tied to the fortunes of the local economy, with attendance slipping to 273,155 in 2003 after the city lost 25,000 jobs over two years.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/news/051207galaAA.html   (569 words)

  
 GTR Newspapers:Tulsa Drillers
The Tulsa Drillers are in the midst of a season-long celebration to honor the 100th Anniversary of professional baseball in the city of Tulsa.
Tulsa has fielded a team every year since except for 1909, 1913 and 1918 and for a few years during the Depression and World War II.
The Drillers have held a number of activities throughout the year to honor the 100 years of baseball in Tulsa.
www.gtrnews.com /greater-tulsa-reporter/756/tulsa-drillers   (258 words)

  
 Tulsa Drillers Baseball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Drillers are now facing a similar task after losing game two of the East Division Playoff Series to the Arkansas Travelers Wednesday night at Drillers Stadium.
After out-hitting Arkansas 10-9 in the opener, the Drillers produced 14 hits on Wednesday to 11 for the Travs.
The Drillers will have little time to think about their situation, as game three of the series is scheduled for Thursday night at Little Rock's Ray Winder Field.
bestoftulsa.com /tulsadrillers   (669 words)

  
 The Tulsa Drillers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Tulsa Drillers Professional Baseball Club is the oldest (since 1977) professional sports franchise in Tulsa.
This was the fifth consecutive year that the Drillers have set an all-time attendance record.
Drillers Stadium continues to be one of the largest stadiums in all Double A baseball with a seating capacity of 10,778.
tulsaweb.com /drillers.htm   (209 words)

  
 GTR Newspapers:Tulsa Drillers Receive Texas League Honor
The Texas League recently announced that the Tulsa Drillers have been selected as the 2004 Texas League Organization of the Year.
Tulsa was previously recognized in 1992 and 1996.
In addition, the Drillers were heavily involved in several community projects this summer, such as Stroke Awareness Day and Cancer Survivors Night.
www.gtrnews.com /tulsa-free-press/233/tulsa-drillers-receive-texas-league-honor   (155 words)

  
 Tulsa Topics
Tulsa's suburban children have grown up over the years and it appears they are announcing their "coming out" party with authority.
City of Tulsa legal experts also assert that Bixby and Jenks cannot condemn the Tulsa land that would be needed for the north end of the bridge.
Since Tulsa is now a ghost town and the population epicenter is now Jenks, the county court house is demolished in Tulsa and a brand spanking shiny new court house is built between Bixby and Jenks with V2050 money.
www.tulsatopics.com /tulsatopics   (4598 words)

  
 Drillers Stadium - Tulsa, Oklahoma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Drillers Stadium is another midwestern park built on a county fairgrounds similar to Toledo and Louisville.
This is probably the best of the three, however, as it was built exclusively for baseball.
Drillers Stadium may not measure up to some of the newer stadiums, but is still a suitable park for Double-A baseball.
www.ballparkreviews.com /tulsa/tulsa.htm   (299 words)

  
 Drillers Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Drillers Stadium is home to the Tulsa Drillers, a minor league baseball team which plays in the Texas League.
Drillers Stadium also plays host to one of the three regular season baseball games played between Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma each year in the Bedlam Series (the other two games are played in Oklahoma City at the larger ATandT Bricktown Ballpark).
Drillers Stadium is located at the corner of Yale Avenue and 15th Street, and is a part of EXPO Square and the Tulsa County Fairgrounds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Drillers_Stadium   (344 words)

  
 Sports - Drillers Split Doubleheader With Round Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Tulsa Drillers and Round Rock Express split a doubleheader Wednesday at Drillers Stadium with Tulsa winning a wild opener and Round Rock edging the Drillers in the nightcap.
In the first game, Tulsa fell behind 6-0 in the first two innings and trailed 12-8 before scoring four times in the bottom of the ninth and then a pair of runs in the tenth to pull out the 14-13 victory.
In the second game, Tulsa appeared as though they were on their way to a second straight comeback victory.
www.ktul.com /news/stories/0404/143168.html   (380 words)

  
 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, the hometown of Garth Brooks, is located in northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River.
Tulsa is also the site of many horse exhibitions and shows throughout the year, including the World Palomino Horse Show.
Tulsa has a lively nightlife, with a surprisingly good array of evening options for a city its size.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/oklahoma/tulsa   (973 words)

  
 Tulsa Drillers Baseball
The Drillers are now facing a similar task after losing game two of the East Division Playoff Series to the Arkansas Travelers Wednesday night at Drillers Stadium.
Tulsa came up short on the scoreboard despite out-hitting Arkansas for the second straight game.
The Drillers will have little time to think about their situation, as game three of the series is scheduled for Thursday night at Little Rock's Ray Winder Field.
www.bestoftulsa.com /tulsadrillers   (669 words)

  
 Drillers Stadium--Paul's Minor League Baseball Stadium Pages
It's not that I'm incapable of grading suburban parks highly, even with our nation's similarities between suburban locations--Everett, for instance, is in a humdrum suburban location, but redeems itself by providing a huge grassy pavilion and a view of the mountains.
Tulsa does nothing, and as a result, is charmless.
A pitchers' duel between Tulsa (the Rockies' affiliate...the Rockies basically only draft pitchers because they figure no decent free agent will willingly pitch for them) and Frisco (the Rangers affiliate, who had drafted a lot of pitching lately due to a complete lack of it with the big club).
www.geocities.com /bigghoti/minors/tulsa.htm   (1562 words)

  
 KOTV.com - The News On 6
Tulsa Police say a group of teenagers went on a vandalism spree Friday morning.
Tulsa County residents started to cast their absentee ballots Friday for Tuesday's General Election.
Tulsa Police questioned two men Thursday afternoon near Union High School at 71st and Mingo after finding a loaded gun and other items in their car.
www.kotv.com /news/?104334   (540 words)

  
 Tulsa in the bidding for C-USA championship tourneys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tulsa will be recommended to host Conference USA Championships in the sports of Men’s Soccer (Nov. 1) at the Donna J. Hardesty Complex Soccer and Track Stadium, Women’s Basketball (March 1-4) at the Reynolds Center and Women’s Tennis (April 19-22) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Hitting the jackpot might have been walking away with both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments and even one of the golf championships, but overall, TU has to be proud of the fact that it has top-notch facilities and the ability to host many of its conference’s championships.
Tulsa quarterback Mark Radlinski had a good night, completing 19-of-28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdown passes while he carried the ball into the end zone for a pair of touchdowns.
www.tulsabeacon.com /8.htm   (755 words)

  
 Springfield Cardinals
Tulsa second baseman Jayson Nix homered twice, giving him four home runs in four games of the series, as the Drillers won for the third time in the first four games of the series.
The Drillers tacked on another run in the fifth, as Alan Benes, making his Springfield debut, surrendered a two-out solo home run to Luis Guance, making it 9-3.
The Drillers tacked on their final run of the night, as Doug Bernier doubled to left against Cards reliever Joe Nelson, the second reliever on the night to make his Springfield debut.
www.springfieldcardinals.com /news/?id=3074   (545 words)

  
 News Search: tulsa drillers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rogers is a lying cheater, and I suspect he cheated at Ray Winder Field while with the Tulsa Drillers in 1986-88 and is probably on human growth hormone or an undetectable steroid as we speak.
It went down as a 2-1 win over the Tulsa Drillers and came on a pressure-packed night, even by minor-league baseball standards, for the Cardinals had been swept in a...
Drillers should take care of their customers during the boom times if they want them to come back during the busts.
www.topix.net /search?q=tulsa+drillers   (778 words)

  
 Tulsa Oiler Baseball
My mother and I were talking on the phone tonight and she said that she had finally gotten a chance to read some on Tulsa TV Memories.
He was sent to Tulsa to try to work out his arm troubles which he encountered in the Major Leagues.
I was at his debut in a Tulsa uniform.
tulsatvmemories.com /oiler.html   (1671 words)

  
 Tulsa Drillers
Went Hubbard has been influential in the success of the franchise in Tulsa, as well as a respected voice in matters concerning the direction of the Texas League for nearly 20 years.
During Hubbard’s tenure, the Tulsa club was twice the recipient of the Bob Freitas Award as the top Double-A club.
The Drillers were also was named the winner of the John H. Johnson Award in 1999.
www.tulsadrillers.com /news/?id=4044   (990 words)

  
 Tulsa Drillers
It will mark the 22nd consecutive season that the Drillers and Clear Channel have partnered on the game broadcasts.
It will be the third straight season that The Buzz has been the radio home for Drillers Baseball.
This year’s list of the Top 20 Prospects in the Texas League is crowded with Tulsa Drillers.
www.tulsadrillers.com   (141 words)

  
 News-Leader.com | Sports | Springfield Cardinals | Drillers rally for win over Cardinals
Tulsa catcher Dan Conway struck the biggest blow — a two-out, three-run triple off Cardinals' reliever Andy Cavazos off the wall in right-center — as the Drillers won four of five in the series despite five errors on Tuesday.
The Drillers tied it at 2 earlier in the inning when Jeff Salazar raced home from third after Springfield pitcher Shane Wallace cleanly fielded a sacrifice bunt attempt by Tulsa's Andy Slavik, but threw it into left field, kicking off the Drillers' big inning.
Tulsa claimed a 1-0 lead in the fifth when Doug Bernier's RBI double off Pals scored Conway, but Springfield tied it in the seventh on a run-scoring single by catcher Dan Moylan.
sports.news-leader.com /spfdcardinals/20050427-Drillersrallyfo.html   (574 words)

  
 Wayne Terwilliger--Tulsa Drillers 1980
The 1980 Drillers posted the best first half (40-27) in club history but finished just even in the second half (35-34) and out of the playoffs.
It was the Drillers' last season at their old ballpark at 15th and Sandusky in Tulsa, and Twig recalls that the fence was falling down and the field was being neglected "but the crowds were good and we played well."
Major-league players at Tulsa in 1980 were pitchers Dave Schmidt, Jack Lazorko, Jim Umbarger and Jerry Gleaton, infielder Wayne Tolleson, catcher Bob Johnson and outfielder George Wright.
www.wayneterwilliger.com /tulsa.html   (93 words)

  
 Tulsa's World of Sports
Tulsa has affiliated itself with the Colorado Rockies and will be bringing National League baseball back to town after a 26 year absence.
The biggest plus is that Tulsa still maintains the executive staff behind the scenes that built this year's championship club.
Drillers owner Went Hubbard and general manager Chuck Lamson both know what it takes to put a successful product on the field.
www.tulsaworld.com /twsports/021009haney.asp   (398 words)

  
 Drillers games to air again on The Buzz next season - OurSports Central
The Tulsa Drillers and Clear Channel Radio announced today that the Drillers 2007 radio broadcasts will again be heard live on Sports Radio 1430, The Buzz.
He is a two-time winner of the Tulsa Sportscaster of the Year Award, and he has done several Major League Baseball telecasts for the ESPN networks.
The Drillers are scheduled to begin the 2007 Texas League season on Thursday, April 5 by hosting the San Antonio Missions at Drillers Stadium.
www.oursportscentral.com /services/releases/?id=3392230   (504 words)

  
 Tulsa Topics: Sky Art
Our Tulsa World snapped some pictures of the event as well.
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Tulsa Topics may edit your comment for content.
www.tulsatopics.com /tulsatopics/2006/06/sky_art.html   (297 words)

  
 The University of Tulsa >> Local Sports Teams
The Tulsa Drillers are the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies major league baseball team.
Some of the top players in baseball have played for the Drillers on their way to the big leagues, including league MVPs Sammy Sosa, Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez, and Juan Gonzales.
The Tulsa Oilers play an exciting schedule from October through March at the Convention Center Arena downtown, just four miles from campus.
www.utulsa.edu /admission/metro/sports   (183 words)

  
 The Tulsa News.Net
This morning, PETA sent a letter to Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor and the City Council urging them to enact legislation that would ban the use of bullhooks, electric prods, and other devices commonly...
The Tulsa News.Net is part of an international network of news sites, dedicated to the major regions, countries and cities of the world.
Links to Tulsa sports sites, and a regional map are also features of our site, and we regularly provide polls of general interest.
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 The Tulsa News.Net
Published on 11/3/06 John Rogers Sr., one of the founding fathers of the University of Tulsa College of Law, is being remembered by his son’s estate with a historic gift to aid student...
The Tulsa Health Department will offer free flu shots to adults 19 years of age and older Friday and Saturday at drive-through flu shot clinics in Tulsa.
The death sentence of a man convicted in the brutal death of a Tulsa woman and the abuse of her young son has been upheld by the state criminal appeals court.
feeds.thetulsanews.net /?rid=398008&cat=22e65fa71bb4cbbc&f=1   (1116 words)

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