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 Rally Cats Tryouts Details Saturday, February 7, 2009 8:30am-3:00pm Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North 2540 Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76106 TRYOUT FEE: $15 |
 Happy New Year |
 Be a lasting part of LaGrave Field ACME BRICK and the Fort Worth Cats will be offering engraved bricks to be laid in a specially-designated area on the plaza outside the stadium. These bricks will be custom-ordered and capable of displaying your company name, your own name as a Cats backer or the name of a family member or friend who supported the Cats but is no longer here to watch them. The specially-designed bricks will be delivered to the Cats for installation within 6-8 weeks of ordering. This will be a very special way of letting the thousands of people entering LaGrave Field in the coming years know that you support the Cats. The cost of each unique 4” X 8”brick will be $125.00, and for $200.00, you can secure an 8”X 8” brick. Duplicate bricks for home or office are available at discounted prices. Get specific ordering details from Dave Moharter by calling 817-897-3074. |
 Parade of Lights |
 Cats Tryout Camp set for March 21 & 22 Each participant will receive a Tryout Camp t-shirt. Cost for the camp is $50 per person and space is limited. Call the Cats at 817-226-2287 and ask for Cody to sign up and secure your spot in the camp. Download registration form. |
 Cats collect 1,765 pounds of canned food Pictured above from left to right, Sonia Trevino, Branch Manager, EECU Northside, EECU's Dollar Dog, Susan Fry from the Tarrant Area Food Bank, Dodger and Cats' Assistant General Manager Cody Crume. |
 Play Flag Football at Historic LaGrave Field The league features an eight-week schedule with games taking place on Saturdays in January and February 2009. The championship game will be played March 7. There will be 10 teams separated into two five-team division. The games will be played 6-on-6 and teams can have as many as 10 players. Cost per player is $75. There will also be an end-of-the season party for all participants. For more information, contact the Cats at 817-226-CATS (2287) and ask for Jeff, or via e-mail. |
 Cats’ closer Hunton sold to Oakland Hunton was 5-1 with an 0.81 ERA during the regular season with Fort Worth. He finished third in the league with 23. In 55 2/3 innings of work, he had 71 strikeouts and only 18 walks. He was selected to the American Association All-Star team and represented the Cats in St. Paul in July. After the Cats’ season ended, he finished the year with the Atlantic League champion Somerset Patriots, appearing in eight regular season games before working four scoreless innings and posted a 1-0 record. Originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 2004 draft, he spent three years in their system. Hunton is the 17th member of the Cats to be sold to a major league organization since the team returned to Fort Worth in 2001. |
 Cats at Bobby Bragan Youth Foundation Gala The evening honored former Rangers' outfielder and general manager and current TV analyst Tom Grieve as well as the 2009 graduating seniors who received a BBYF scholarship in 2005. More Photos. |
 Bragan recognized with VOA Hero Award Volunteers of America is one of the nation's largest and most comprehensive human service organizations. Serving more than 2 million people each year, we are committed to serving people in need, strenghthening families and building communities. More photos. |
 Cats recognized by City CouncilCats' owner Carl Bell spoke to the City Council and both Mayor Moncrief and council member Sal Espino spoke highly of the Cats' contributions to the city and the Trinity River Uptown project. Watch the video. |
 Cats unveil 2009 schedule The 96-game schedule begins on May 14 at LaGrave Field as the Cats face Grand Prairie in a re-match of the American Association South Division series in 2008. That series is part of a seven-game home stand to open the regular season. For the ninth consecutive year, the Cats will host an Independence Day game. Last season, the Cats set a modern LaGrave Field record as 12,457 fans watched the Cats defeat Wichita on July 4th. The St. Paul Saints will visit LaGrave Field July 14-16 for a three-game set with the Cats. It will mark the Saints’ first regular-season visit to Fort Worth since 2006. The Cats will travel to Sioux Falls, SD to face the defending American Association champions twice – on May 25-27 and July 7-9. Season Tickets and Flex Plans are currently on sale and individual game tickets will go on sale in March, 2009. For more information, call the Cats at 817-226-CATS (2287). |
 Scaredy Cats 2008 The night culminated with a special Halloween fireworks show. Scaredy Cats was sponsored by EECU, HIKIDS, Fort Worth Parks and Community Services, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Cook Children's Health Plan, the Cats' Knothole Gang Booster Club, CW 33, 95.9 The Ranch and Legends 92.1 FM. |
 Cats named Organization of the YearIt is the first time the Cats have won the award since joining the American Association in 2006. The Cats won both halves of the season in the American Association South and tied eventual-champion Sioux Falls for the league’s best record at 60-36. The team averaged just under 4,000 fans per game this season, drawing a franchise-high 185,175 fans in 2008. The Cats also set a team record when 12,457 fans saw the Cats defeat Wichita on July 4. |
 Cats Alumni Report |
 Three Cats named to Post-Season All-Star Team Kirsten had an 8-3 record with a 2.69 ERA which ranked fifth in the American Association. It is the second straight year in which Kirsten has been tabbed as the league's top left-hander. Fryer set an American Asscoiation single-season record by stealing 50 bases. He also finsihed seventh in the league in hitting at .319 and tied for the league lead in hits with 133. Allen finished second in home runs with 20, fourth in average at .327 and third in hits with 123. The All-Star team is chosen by the 10 American Association managers and a media member from each city. |
 Cats welcome Texas Segway |
 Williams' inducted into Hall
Former Cats' outfielder Dick Williams was be inducted on Sunday afternoon into Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. He was featured in Saturday's Dallas Morning News by columnist Kevin Sherrington. The former big leauge manager was honored on June 6 at LaGrave Field in Fort Worth (pictured above) More Photos Williams played for the Cats from 1948-1950 and again in 1955. He was part of the 1955 Fort Worth team that featured five future big league managers He hit .300 in three of the four seasons in Fort Worth, including a .317 average in 1955. Williams managed for 21 seasons in the major leagues and posted a 1,571-1451 record. His Oakland A's clubs won back-to-back World Series titles in 1972-73. He also led the 1967 Red Sox and 1984 Padres to league championships. In December, he became the sixth member of the Cats to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
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 Cats' set attendance record |
 Cats fans can help raise money for local charities by recycling paper Cats fans attending Monday’s game are invited to drop off newspapers, magazines and old mail at the team’s new green and yellow Abitibi Paper Retriever® recycling container located in the LaGrave Field parking lot. The Abitibi Paper Retriever® mascot will be on site to show patrons how they can divert trash from landfills and help Fort Worth area charities in the process. The recycling container will remain at the field after Monday’s game and will be available to Cats fans year-round. More info |
| SOUTH | ||||
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
| El Paso | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| FORT WORTH | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Grand Prairie | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Pensacola | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Shreveport | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| NORTH | ||||
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
| Lincoln | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Sioux City | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Sioux Falls | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| St. Paul | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
| Wichita | 0 | 0 | .000 | -- |
They cannot be used in any way without written permission from the Cats or T.I.B.