A company has cut ties with the Fresno Grizzlies after the baseball team played a Memorial Day video that included an image of Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with images of Kim Jong-un and Fidel Castro. The Fresno Bee reported the raisin company Sun-Maid terminated its sponsorship of the Fresno Grizzlies on Wednesday....
Ocasio-Cortez Reacts, Says Hateful Messages Inspire Death Threats
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded Tuesday to reports about a video shown at a Fresno Grizzlies game that compared her to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and the late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro. "What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of...
Fresno Grizzlies Apologize for Video That Rips Ocasio-Cortez
The Fresno Grizzlies apologized to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after it played a video on its scoreboard that included a picture of the New York congresswoman among “enemies of freedom.” The minor-league baseball team posted on Twitter late Monday that the video, based on a Memorial Day speech by President Ronald...
Brook Lopez Carries Bucks, Then Rocks a Fresno Grizzlies Jersey
Brook Lopez was a beast in the Milwaukee Bucks' victory over the Toronto in the opening game of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. After the game, he was a bear. A Grizzly, to be precise. Lopez, who was raised in Fresno and attended San Joaquin Memorial High with Robin, his...
Who’s Made More in the NBA: Curry Brothers or Lopez Twins?
It's now official: the Curry brothers will face each other in the NBA's Western Conference finals — Stephen with the Golden State Warriors and Seth with the Portland Trailblazers. And while Robin Lopez's Chicago Bulls didn't make the playoffs, his twin brother, Brook, has a spot in the Eastern Conference...
Politics and Splash Pads. Observations on Grizzlies Opening Night.
The buzz is back. Baseball returned for the 17th Opening Night at Chukchansi Park, and with it a renewal of hope and optimism. It applied to Fresno Grizzlies on the field, in their first year as an affiliate of the Washington Nationals, as well as the politicians involved in the pre-game...
Here Comes the Kie-BOOM: Top Prospect Makes Grizzlies Debut
He’s the No. 2 prospect in the Washington Nationals organization. Now, he’s in Triple-A with the Fresno Grizzlies. Carter Kieboom (pronounced key-BOOM) has a great baseball name, and he knows it. At 21, he’s also the youngest player on the Fresno roster. Change is constant in minor-league baseball. For the...
Hot Dog! Former Intern Franks Buys a Piece of Fresno Grizzlies.
Derek Franks is now part owner of the Fresno Grizzlies. Not bad for a guy who started with the team as an intern in 2004 and dressed as a hot dog. The Pacific Coast League team announced it offered Franks, currently the team president, the opportunity to buy stock in...
Talkin' Baseball: Former All-Star Pitchers Dave Stewart & C.J. Wilson
It's hard to believe that Dave Stewart never won the Cy Young Award. After all, he won 20 games four years in a row. He was the dominant pitcher during the Oakland A's championship runs in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But he may have been best known for...
Did City Hall Get Top Price for Spiral Garage? Some Say No.
The Fresno City Council parted with a troubled asset when it found a buyer for a parking structure and accompanying commercial space on the south end of Fulton Street in downtown Fresno. For years, the structure known as the "spiral garage" for its prominent design, had been falling into a state...