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Steve Lenox leaving Blue Rocks booth

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ixnay

From http://www.bluerocks.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1

BLUE ROCKS ANNOUNCE THE DEPARTURE OF STEVE LENOX
Club's Play-by-Play Announce To Pursue Other Endeavors



Wilmington, DE--- The Wilmington Blue Rocks announce that Steve Lenox, director of broadcasting and media relations, will be leaving the organization as of Monday, May 1. Lenox has served in his director role and as the Blue Rocks lead radio play-by-play announcer since 2001.

Since returning to Wilmington in a full-time role in 2001, Lenox broadcast over 600 Wilmington Blue Rocks games on the Blue Rocks Radio Network. Over the past two years, he has served as a fill-in host on XM Satellite Radio’s Major League Baseball channel (XM 175) in Washington D.C. and served as the play-by-play announcer of the opening round of the World Baseball Classic from Tokyo, Japan in March.

"Steve Lenox has been a valuable member of the Wilmington Blue Rocks for over the last five years,” Chris Kemple, Blue Rocks general manager. “He has broadcasted more games than any other announcer in our organization's history. Steve has excelled as a play-by-play announcer and he will be missed by our staff, and more importantly, by all of our radio listening audience. We wish all the best for Steve in his future endeavors."

The Shelter Island, NY native spent the 1999 season with the Blue Rocks as a play-by-play announcer alongside Mark Nasser for all 70 Blue Rocks home games, serving as the broadcasting and media assistant. Prior to rejoining Wilmington, Lenox served as the director of broadcasting and media relations for the 2000 New York-Penn League champion Staten Island Yankees.

Lenox broke into professional baseball in 1997 and spent the 1997-98 seasons as the play-by-play announcer for the Batavia Muckdogs, a short-season affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies in the New York-Penn League. A 1997 graduate of SUNY-Brockport, he earned a bachelor's degree in communication with minors in history and sports coaching.

“I am taking this opportunity to explore other career endeavors,” said Lenox. “I understand fully that the timing of my decision is not the best with the season underway. I appreciate the Blue Rocks understanding the decision that I have made. I have developed some wonderful friendships over the years here in Wilmington and I will always appreciate how wonderful people have been to my wife and me.”

The Blue Rocks are in the process of creating a broadcast team that will continue after the departure of Lenox. Nick Barrale, who serves as the assistant director of media and broadcasting, will continue to serve in his current role.

Lenox and his family will continue to make their home in Wilmington, DE.

The Blue Rocks will conclude their six-game home stand on Wednesday at home against Kinston. The club will take to the road for a seven-game road trip, beginning on Friday with the first of four in Winston-Salem.
-- www.bluerocks.com --

[end article]

Any inside info on where Lenox is going? I'll miss him.

ixnay
 
I have no idea where he is going, but I certainly understand his leaving. Since the Red Sox took over the team, the Rocks have done so poorly that broadcasting the games is probably worse than trying to listen to the games. After awhile, you run out of polite ways to say "this team sucks."

His national exposure should help him land a good gig somewhere.


> From http://www.bluerocks.com/cgi-bin/dist/news.cgi?id=1
>
> BLUE ROCKS ANNOUNCE THE DEPARTURE OF STEVE LENOX
> Club's Play-by-Play Announce To Pursue Other Endeavors
>
>
>
> Wilmington, DE--- The Wilmington Blue Rocks announce that
> Steve Lenox, director of broadcasting and media relations,
> will be leaving the organization as of Monday, May 1. Lenox
> has served in his director role and as the Blue Rocks lead
> radio play-by-play announcer since 2001.
>
> Since returning to Wilmington in a full-time role in 2001,
> Lenox broadcast over 600 Wilmington Blue Rocks games on the
> Blue Rocks Radio Network. Over the past two years, he has
> served as a fill-in host on XM Satellite Radio’s Major
> League Baseball channel (XM 175) in Washington D.C. and
> served as the play-by-play announcer of the opening round of
> the World Baseball Classic from Tokyo, Japan in March.
>
> "Steve Lenox has been a valuable member of the Wilmington
> Blue Rocks for over the last five years,” Chris Kemple, Blue
> Rocks general manager. “He has broadcasted more games than
> any other announcer in our organization's history. Steve has
> excelled as a play-by-play announcer and he will be missed
> by our staff, and more importantly, by all of our radio
> listening audience. We wish all the best for Steve in his
> future endeavors."
>
> The Shelter Island, NY native spent the 1999 season with the
> Blue Rocks as a play-by-play announcer alongside Mark Nasser
> for all 70 Blue Rocks home games, serving as the
> broadcasting and media assistant. Prior to rejoining
> Wilmington, Lenox served as the director of broadcasting and
> media relations for the 2000 New York-Penn League champion
> Staten Island Yankees.
>
> Lenox broke into professional baseball in 1997 and spent the
> 1997-98 seasons as the play-by-play announcer for the
> Batavia Muckdogs, a short-season affiliate of the
> Philadelphia Phillies in the New York-Penn League. A 1997
> graduate of SUNY-Brockport, he earned a bachelor's degree in
> communication with minors in history and sports coaching.
>
> “I am taking this opportunity to explore other career
> endeavors,” said Lenox. “I understand fully that the timing
> of my decision is not the best with the season underway. I
> appreciate the Blue Rocks understanding the decision that I
> have made. I have developed some wonderful friendships over
> the years here in Wilmington and I will always appreciate
> how wonderful people have been to my wife and me.”
>
> The Blue Rocks are in the process of creating a broadcast
> team that will continue after the departure of Lenox. Nick
> Barrale, who serves as the assistant director of media and
> broadcasting, will continue to serve in his current role.
>
> Lenox and his family will continue to make their home in
> Wilmington, DE.
>
> The Blue Rocks will conclude their six-game home stand on
> Wednesday at home against Kinston. The club will take to the
> road for a seven-game road trip, beginning on Friday with
> the first of four in Winston-Salem.
> -- www.bluerocks.com --
>
> [end article]
>
> Any inside info on where Lenox is going? I'll miss him.
>
> ixnay
>
 
The Red Sox did not "take over the team." The team is not owned by the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are simply the team's affiliate. The team is still "taken over" by the same owner that started the Blue Rocks franchise in 1993.

For some reason, over the past few years (before coming to Wilmington), the Red Sox "High-A" teams haven't done very well. The Red Sox "High-A" team was in Sarasota, Florida before coming to Wilmington...and that team wasn't doing very well then.

I'm sorry to see Steve leave...again. I wish him luck in whatever his plans are.
 
It's sort of like the relationship between Judy Johnson Field and Daniel Frawley stadium.

The Red Sox own the team, the players, coaches, managers and trainers. The Blue Rocks own the business. This is how it works at for all MiLB clubs (MLB affiliates).

I'm not sure who the announcers work for (the team or the business).


> The Red Sox did not "take over the team." The team is not
> owned by the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox are simply the
> team's affiliate. The team is still "taken over" by the
> same owner that started the Blue Rocks franchise in 1993.
>
> For some reason, over the past few years (before coming to
> Wilmington), the Red Sox "High-A" teams haven't done very
> well. The Red Sox "High-A" team was in Sarasota, Florida
> before coming to Wilmington...and that team wasn't doing
> very well then.
>
> I'm sorry to see Steve leave...again. I wish him luck in
> whatever his plans are.
>
 
This is a stupid argument, if you want to call it that. However, the Boston Red Sox are NOT owners of the team. Matt Minker and his ownership team owns the franchise. The Red Sox are an affiliate of the franchise. The Red Sox provide the players, coaches, field manager, and trainers. The Red Sox do not run the company. Matt Minker and the other owners run the company. The way you put it, you are making sound like the Boston Red Sox run the entire show on South Madison Street. The Red Sox do not pay the salaries of the folks who work for the Blue Rocks. The people that the Red Sox pay are the players, coaches, manager, and trainers.

Back on the subject of radio, what other stations besides 1290 AM air Blue Rocks games? I remember when the Blue Rocks first started back in 1993, they had a number of affiliates. Last I knew, they only had two stations...WJBR-AM and WDOV.
 
Since you seem to be in a nit-picking mood, the Rocks are on WWTX "The Ticket" (the call letters of 1290 have not been WJBR-AM for some time now) and WDOV. For one season, the Sunday games were on WSER, 1550 in Elkton. I thought they would pick them up again now that 1550 is an ESPN station, but I guess they can't afford a board op.

And by the way, if the Red Sox provide the players, coaches and managers, they own the Blue Rocks. No one really cares about who pays the ticket sellers, the PA ancrs, etc.


> This is a stupid argument, if you want to call it that.
> However, the Boston Red Sox are NOT owners of the team.
> Matt Minker and his ownership team owns the franchise. The
> Red Sox are an affiliate of the franchise. The Red Sox
> provide the players, coaches, field manager, and trainers.
> The Red Sox do not run the company. Matt Minker and the
> other owners run the company. The way you put it, you are
> making sound like the Boston Red Sox run the entire show on
> South Madison Street. The Red Sox do not pay the salaries
> of the folks who work for the Blue Rocks. The people that
> the Red Sox pay are the players, coaches, manager, and
> trainers.
>
> Back on the subject of radio, what other stations besides
> 1290 AM air Blue Rocks games? I remember when the Blue
> Rocks first started back in 1993, they had a number of
> affiliates. Last I knew, they only had two
> stations...WJBR-AM and WDOV.
>
 
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