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Play Ball! Grizzlies Talk About New Season and Playing in Fresno
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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
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April 10, 2018

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The Fresno Grizzlies play their 17th home-opener at Chukchansi Park tonight (April 10).

The game allows fans to reacquaint themselves with the 25 individual stories on the field. All of the players are hoping to realize their Major League Baseball dreams.

There’s something else in store for the fans — free tacos for the first 1,000 fans. Gates open at 5:35 p.m. The Grizzlies will be wearing their Fresno Tacos uniforms and taking on the Tacoma Rainiers.

For the fourth time in the past eight years, the Grizzlies are the Triple-A affiliate of the previous year’s World Series champions.

The Houston Astros won it all in 2017.  Before that, San Francisco captured the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014, when Fresno was the top farm club for the Giants.

GV Wire spoke with three Grizzlies players to get their thoughts on the upcoming campaign. Outfielder Kyle Tucker is a 2015 first-round draft pick in his first season with Fresno. Second baseman Tony Kemp and first baseman A.J. Reed played last season with both the Grizzlies and Astros.

In this Take 5, we ask:

— What was it like to play for the 2017 World Series-winning team?

— About the controversy with the minor-league pay scale.

— About playing in Fresno.

— How do modern analytics affect the game?

— About picking their “walk-up” music.

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Video editor: Jahz Tello

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David Taub,
Senior Reporter
Curiosity drives David Taub. The award-winning journalist might be shy, but feels mighty with a recorder in his hand. He doesn't see it his job to "hold public officials accountable," but does see it to provide readers (and voters) the information needed to make intelligent choices. Taub has been honored with several writing awards from the California News Publishers Association. He's just happy to have his stories read. Joining GV Wire in 2016, Taub covers politics, government and elections, mainly in the Fresno/Clovis area. He also writes columns about local eateries (Appetite for Fresno), pro wrestling (Off the Bottom Rope), and media (Media Man). Prior to joining the online news source, Taub worked as a radio producer for KMJ and PowerTalk 96.7 in Fresno. He also worked as an assignment editor for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California, and KSEE-TV in Fresno. He has also worked behind the scenes for several sports broadcasts, including the NCAA basketball tournament, and the Super Bowl. When not spending time with his family, Taub loves to officially score Fresno Grizzlies games. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Taub is a die-hard Giants and 49ers fan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in communications and political science. Go Blue! You can contact David at 559-492-4037 or at Send an Email

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