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VERSION 1 • MAY 4 – 9, 2021 More than just print Whether it’s digital marketing, personalized direct mail or beautifully printed brochures, trust Lawton’s 80 years of communications expertise to connect you with your customers. 509 534 1044 | www.lawtonprinting.com More than just print IN THIS EDITION Homestand Preview ....................................2 Spokane Indians on MLB Rosters this Year ............................... 4 Q&A with Curtis Terry ............................... 8 Otto’s Opening Day Mad Lib .................13 Top Ten of the Decade .............................14 Whether it’s digital marketing, 2021 Spokane Indians Field Staff ........20 personalized direct mail or beautifully Remembering Tommy .............................25 printed brochures, trust Lawton’s 80 2021 Schedule ............................................28 years of communications expertise to Photos courtesy of Janna Juday and James Snook connect you with your customers. PLAY AT THE HOME OF THE ONLY MILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOT WINNERS IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST. WILL YOU BE NEXT? 509 534 1044 | www.lawtonprinting.com 1 HOMESTAND PREVIEW elcome Gus Johnson Ford, back Indians KREM 2, and 93.7 WFans! The Mountain. Join us For the first time in nearly to cap off the opening 500 days, baseball is back at homestand and celebrate Avista Stadium, and we’re so all of the incredible mothers glad you’re here. out there on Sunday, May 9th. The Spokane Indians (Colorado The Spokane Indians would like to Rockies affiliate) open the season thank all Indians fans for sticking with a 6-game series against the with us through these challenging Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco times. We are excited to see you Giants affiliate). Things kick off all back at Avista Stadium this Tuesday, May 4th with Opening summer. We truly have the best Night fireworks, presented by fans in baseball! 2 GO TO BAT FOR ENERGY SAFETY! Hey kids! Avista wants you to be safe around energy. Learn how by finding the 5 hidden dangers below. 5) Don’t fly drones by power lines. power by drones fly Don’t 5) ANSWERS dig. you before 811 Call 4) boxes. utility play on gas meters. 3) Don’t climb on green green on climb Don’t 3) meters. gas on play 1) Don’t fly kites by power lines. 2) Don’t Don’t 2) lines. power by kites fly Don’t 1) myavista.com/kids 3 SPOKANE INDIANS ON MLB ROSTERS THIS YEAR TWENTY-THREE FORMER SPOKANE INDIANS PLAYERS OPEN 2021 SEASON ON MLB ROSTERS fter a truncated 2020 Spokane’s new MLB affiliate—the season, MLB teams returned Colorado Rockies—is one of 11 Ato the 162-game grind on teams with a single Indians alum Thursday, April 1st with a total on their roster. Astros pitcher and of twenty-three former Spokane future Hall of Famer, Zack Greinke, Indians players opening the year who appeared in a pair of games on big league rosters. for Indians in 2002, is the eldest Spokane’s former parent club— statesman of the group at 37 the Texas Rangers—lead the way years old while the 22-year-old with six Indians alums while the Taveras is the youngest. Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres, A complete list of players can be and defending American League found on the next page: champion Tampa Bay Rays each have a pair of former Spokane players on their squad. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 4 Happy and healthy are important goals. With clinics throughout the region, online appointment scheduling through our MyChart app and some of the area’s best providers, we can help you reach those goals. Deaconess Hospital Rockwood Clinic Valley Hospital 5 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Seattle Mariners: Dylan Moore Baltimore Orioles: Dillon Tate Tampa Bay Rays: Peter Fairbanks, Jeffrey Springs Boston Red Sox: Martín Pérez Texas Rangers: Kyle Cody, Chicago Cubs: Kyle Hendricks Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Cleveland Indians: John King, Leody Taveras, Emmanuel Clase Jose Trevino Colorado Rockies: NOTABLE ALUMNI ON Chi Chi Gonzalez MLB COACHING STAFFS: Detroit Tigers: Derek Holland Colorado Rockies Manager: Houston Astros: Zack Greinke Bud Black Kansas City Royals: Hanser Alberto Washington Nationals Los Angeles Angels: Alex Claudio Hitting Coach: Kevin Long Miami Marlins: Jorge Alfaro, Texas Rangers Hitting Coach: Richard Bleier Luis Ortiz Oakland Athletics: Mitch Moreland Oakland A’s Third Base Coach: Al Pedrique San Diego Padres: Keona Kela, Jurickson Profar Your source for all things Baseball Live . Local . Sports khq.com/sports Download our app 6 Edward Jones is ready to RALLY for our SPOKANE INDIANS Casey Clabby Joe Behler Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 2020 E 29th Ave Ste 105 2901 N Argonne Rd Ste 1 Spokane, WA 99203 Spokane Valley, WA 99212 509-624-6067 509-924-0581 Your source for all things Justin Ashley Financial Advisor 321 S Beech St Ste 1 Moses Lake, WA 98837 509-765-2566 Curtis Spores Joseph Carter Baseball Financial Advisor Financial Advisor 1212 N Washington Ste 130 605 E Holland Ave Ste 216 Spokane, WA 99201 Spokane, WA 99218 A A- 509-325-6376 509-468-2541 . 1 Live Local Sports 0 -99 A khq.com/sports Download our app CE 7 Q&A WITH CURTIS TERRY he image of Curtis Terry Terry also traveled to Grand blasting home runs deep Junction after being selected as a Tinto the Spokane sky will NWL all-star in 2018. He went on live on in the minds of Indians to win the home run derby title fans for years to come. The 6’3” and went 3-4 with 2 runs and a first baseman spent parts of three walk in the all-star game. seasons with the Indians, from In 2019, Terry continued to build 2016-2018. upon his MVP season, belting After showing signs of immense 25 home runs and driving in 80 potential in each of his first two runs in a combined 129 games stints in Spokane, Terry returned between the Hickory Crawdads in 2018 and took the Northwest and Down East Wood Ducks. League by storm. He batted .337 His impressive performance on the season with 15 home runs during the 2019 season garnered and 60 RBI across just 67 games, recognition from the Texas in route to capturing the NWL Rangers, earning him the Tom MVP award. Grieve Minor League Player of the Year Award. 8 We had a chance to chat with My day-to-day during Covid was Curtis Terry to discuss his time starting off with workouts and in Spokane, continued on-field physical therapy with hitting in development, and much more! the morning. Some days hitting Thank you for taking some time off actual pitchers then heading to chat with us. How have you over to my travel team practice been? Where are you spending during the week and coaching all your time these days? weekend. I have been doing great Did you picked up any new throughout the pandemic. hobbies during that time? I spent most of that time in Nothing new but I did get to go Georgia practicing and coaching fishing with my friends. I haven’t a travel team during the summer. been able to do that in years Like many of us, I’m sure 2020 because of baseball. was a strange year for you. Can CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE you fill us in a bit on what your day-to-day looked like and how you’ve been able to stay in baseball shape during that time? 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It has also taught me so were amazing. I loved to play in many life lessons off the field. On them and getting to sit there and the field, it has helped with every watch fireworks with my friends aspect of my game. and teammates on the field - it Spokane fans will forever made me feel like a kid at home. remember your legendary power Do you have a favorite Spokane at the plate, but your fielding Indians Mascot? percentage has also increased each of the past four seasons. Definitely Ribby because I How much of your training thought it was funny to see a is devoted to defensive vs. fish sprint in from left field in the offensive development? middle of the game. 10 What motivated you to start playing baseball? Any advice to young baseball players out there? I just love to hit, even now it feels great every time I square up a baseball. I know players come and go in pro ball but it’s so fun making new friends and bonding with other players throughout the summer. I love and thank baseball for giving me those experiences. The advice I give to kids and what I say to my team is if you’re gonna walk on that field, play hard.