Frisco RoughRider fans be on the lookout for a couple of new faces to the team. While they’re not from Texas they definately belong here and you’ll get a kick out of what they do in their off-season.
“You get a lot of pranksters on one team you never know what can happen,” said Frisco RoughRider Kasey Kiker.
A cluster of cracked bats, a game of baseball hot potato and a little horseplay. This is the kind of stuff baseball fans don’t get to see.
Meanwhile the RoughRiders organization held a news conference to introduce new manager Mike Micucci and new players Kasey Kiker, Justin Smoak and Tommy Hunter.
“If you see me outside of the baseball field I’m easy to talk to,” said Frisco RoughRider Justin Smoak. “I love to hunt and fish. I’m just your regular guy. When I got back from spring training I finally got to taste sweet tea again so I was very excited to be able to taste that.”
Smoak is a switch hitting first baseman who hit the AAC in just 3 months after leaving college. So what does that mean? Guys he’s good and very humble.
Like Smoak Frisco RoughRider Kasey Kiker is a true southern boy. Kiker loves dear meet spaghetti. He was drafted straight out of high school and it took him a few years but he says he’s happy to be in Texas.
“This is the closest I’ve been to my house,” said Kiker. “This is 12 hours from my house.”
As soon as Smoak and Kiker saw there teammates playing target practice in the outfield at the Dr Pepper Ballpark they couldn’t wait to end their interview with DFWReporting.com and get in some play kind of a different kind.
“I definately am a jokster,” said Kiker. “If things are kind of boring I’ll probably lighten it up by telling some jokes or doing some card tricks.”
If the RoughRiders baseball games are anything like their target practice you can bet that these guys will be on point and have a great season.
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April 19th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
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