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Racers Host Akron VP Jim Tressel 'Meet and Greet' At Firestone Stadium, Thursday, July 19th
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Akron, Ohio – July 17, 2012 – The Akron Racers are pleased to announce the hosting of legendary football coach and educator Jim Tressel at Firestone Stadium for a ‘Meet and Greet’ before the July 19th home game against the USSSA Florida Pride.
Tressel is scheduled to sign autographs, meet with fans, and also throw out
the first pitch for the game. Radio station 1590 WAKR will be sitting with and interviewing Tressel during the ‘Meet and Greet’ and game.
Tressel has returned to his coaching alumnus where he began his renowned and influential career with his February move to the University of Akron as Vice President of Strategic Engagement. Tressel has shaped and guided athlete’s lives for over 25 years as an educator and advocate of student success.
Promotions for this event are sponsored by Chick-Fil-A. The Akron Racers team and staff will be at the Howe Avenue Chick-Fil-A location from 11am-1pm on Thursday, July 19th giving out FREE tickets to that night’s ballgame.
Gates open, and Jim Tressel ‘Meet and Greet’ begins, at 6:00pm, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05pm. Along with the Chick-Fil-A promotion, tickets are available as usual online at www.akronracers.com or by calling 330-376-8188.
About the Akron Racers: The Akron Racers, headquartered in Akron, OH, are the oldest existing team in the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league. The Racers competed in the Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL) for two seasons in 1999 and 2000 and in the NPF since 2004. Historic Firestone Stadium is home to the Racers and numerous amateur events at all levels of play. The Racers kicked off their 11th season of play in 2012. www.akronracers.org
About National Pro Fastpitch: National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women’s Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women’s Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women’s fastpitch softball since 2002. www.profastpitch.com
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Pyranha says:Crimson says:
Tressel made over 21 million bucks in the decade he was at Ohio State. He hardly needed to find wor...more
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Take a deep breath Crimson, the appocolypse isn't upon us.
The fact that Tressel went from a ...moreposted 07/19/12 at 12:12am
on Racers Host Akron VP Jim Tressel 'Meet and Greet' At Firestone Stadium, Thursday, July 19thCrimson says:Seriously? Seems that you folks need an ombudsman or something. Unless you've been living under a ...more
posted 07/18/12 at 2:02pm
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Seriously? Seems that you folks need an ombudsman or something. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past several years you should know that Tressel quit the Ohio State head football coaching job under pressure after having been caught by the NCAA and the University lying about improper handling of his head coaching responsibilities. Note that Ohio State subsequently fined him a quarter million dollars for his "mistakes".
I don't know if this promo piece means you just don't care enough to pay attention to what is going on or if you already know about this serious ethical issue and went to press anyhow.
In any case it doesn't reflect particularly well upon the this blog poster or this site. If this is the route you're going to take going forward I suggest you tone down any contributors who always seem so eager to criticize any real or perceived ethical slights by anyone no toeing their respective worldviews.
If this was a paid promo to either the poster or the site it should have been disclosed as such within the post.
I'd hope that National Pro Fastpitch isn't already this hard up for promotional opportunities. If they are then look out.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 2:02pm EDT
Take a deep breath Crimson, the appocolypse isn't upon us.
The fact that Tressel went from a top of the food chain NCAA coach, to shilling for NPS says enough. He's just trying to find work, and if his presense helps gather fans to an event, then so what?
I don't think many people consider trading helmets for tats a huge offense. Yes, the cover up was enough of an HR violation to warrant his demise, and he got fired in disgrace as a result. But I don't think he's automatically a pariah for the rest of his life as a result, especially for an event like this.
Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 12:12am EDT
Tressel made over 21 million bucks in the decade he was at Ohio State. He hardly needed to find work. He got wacked for his lies and the cover-up. Unless you're a Buckeye apologist he's a millionaire with a character problem.
Hanging a press release out there that sounds like it was written by his grandmother and pitching him as a John Wooden character proxy is disingenuous at best given his recent reality. Further considering how gleefully many of the contributors to this site hammer men's sports and the patriarchy for some real but mostly imagined flaws it's particularly over the top for them to try to leverage what is left of Tressel's professional reputation in an effort to keep their new pro softball league afloat.
Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 11:47am EDT