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Quincy Gems and Hannibal Cavemen – Another Season of Local Baseball About to Begin

Kurt Parsons — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:57:54 +0000

Local baseball fans are getting ready for opening day. Unfortunately, both the Quincy Gems and the Hannibal Cavemen will open their seasons on the road on May 28, but both teams will have home games the following night. Quincy will host Springfield, and Hannibal will be visited by Danville. The Gems and Cavemen will not face one another until June 3.

The Local Boys of Summer Put on a Good Show

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:49:50 +0000

The Quincy Gems just wrapped up another baseball season out at Q.U. Stadium. The season was disappointing only because the Gems were unable to make the playoffs. So Hats off to Terre Haute and lets root them on as the Western Division Champions as they play for the Prospect League Championship. As a fan you [...]

Sign Up Now For the "Diamond Dig" Sunday

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:37:43 +0000

This Sunday night the Quincy Gems will be hosting the Terre Haute Rex at 6:30. It will be Pack the Park Pink Diamond Dig Night at the ballpark. Emerald City Jewelers is teaming up with the Blessing Breast Center for this fund-raiser with all proceeds going to the Blessing Breast Cancer’s Patient Financial Assistance Fund. [...]

Gems Help Food Pantries

Jeffrey Dorsey — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:36:05 +0000

Ever get hungry around the time you go to bed? You open the refrigerator and there are items to select but nothing stands out and says grab me. At least you have options to choose. You just elected not to choose them. Well, there are people in this area who, through no fault of their own, open their refrigerator and there are no options.

Gems Still Put on Quite a Show

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:01:13 +0000

Well, life is full of missed opportunities and I may have missed my last shot at doing something I have loved doing since I was 5 years old. Play baseball. My chance got washed away last night as the rain pelted the field at Q.U. Stadium prior to the exhibition game between the Quincy Gems [...]

Heat Changing Event Locations and Times

Jeffrey Dorsey — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:51:02 +0000

With temperatures expected to exceed the century mark today and tomorrow, a few events have been changed to provide relief for the patrons attending those events. For instance, the Quincy Park District’s hosting of the Decatur Park Singers performance has been moved from Madison Park to the Oakley Lindsay Center. You will need to bring [...]

What are The Gems Thinking?

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:55:10 +0000

On July 2nd, the Military All-Stars will be playing the Quincy Gems in an exhibition game. This is a team of wounded warriors who travel around the country raising funds for the project. I hope the ball park will be filled with people to honor them and others who will be recognized by the Quincy Gems. [...]

Please Ring Phone!!!!

Jeffrey Dorsey — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:13:31 +0000

Any talented High School or College baseball player is hanging by his phone right now waiting for “That” call to come from a Major League Team. Yes, the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft is underway. No one from this area has been selected as of this writing but it did remind me of my own [...]

Best Hot Dog is at The Stadium

Jeffrey Dorsey — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:32:00 +0000

Why is it when you eat a hot dog at home it just doesn’t have that “taste” like it does at the ball park? I love hot dogs and as a result I ate a light lunch so I would have enough room to down a couple of dogs at the ball park tonight as [...]

Baseball Season Opens in Quincy

Kurt Parsons — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:07:19 +0000

Opening night at QU Stadium was nearly as perfect as it gets. Skies were clear and the temperature was mild. A huge crowd turned out to see the season opener between the Quincy Gems and the Hannibal Cavemen. Even the visitor’s section was full, as Hannibal fans traveled from across the river for the game. [...]