Lake Erie Crushers recruit locally, internationally for 2025 season
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[{'start': '1.199', 'end': '5.200', 'text': 'Well, while the Guardians are done with'}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '7.279', 'text': "the first month of their season, there's"}, {'start': '5.200', 'end': '10.160', 'text': 'another baseball team in Northeast Ohio'}, {'start': '7.279', 'end': '12.320', 'text': 'whose season has yet to start. Zach'}, {'start': '10.160', 'end': '13.840', 'text': 'Keenan introduces us to the Lake Eerie'}, {'start': '12.320', 'end': '16.080', 'text': 'Crushers.'}, {'start': '13.840', 'end': '18.800', 'text': 'After a postseason drought that lasted'}, {'start': '16.080', 'end': '20.720', 'text': 'nearly five years, the Lake Erie'}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '22.800', 'text': 'Crushers returned to the Frontier League'}, {'start': '20.720', 'end': '25.199', 'text': 'playoffs last season. And now they'}, {'start': '22.800', 'end': '28.160', 'text': 'exited in the divisional round after a'}, {'start': '25.199', 'end': '30.800', 'text': 'wildcard game win. But this year, the'}, {'start': '28.160', 'end': '32.399', 'text': "grapes are going for it all. We're"}, {'start': '30.800', 'end': '34.559', 'text': "looking for a championship. It's been"}, {'start': '32.399', 'end': '36.640', 'text': 'more than a decade and a half since the'}, {'start': '34.559', 'end': '38.480', 'text': 'Lake Erie Crushers won the Frontier'}, {'start': '36.640', 'end': '40.160', 'text': "League in their inaugural season. We're"}, {'start': '38.480', 'end': '42.320', 'text': 'here to win. An important distinction'}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '44.719', 'text': 'between the Crushers and other clubs in'}, {'start': '42.320', 'end': '47.280', 'text': 'the area is that the Frontier League is'}, {'start': '44.719', 'end': '49.200', 'text': 'considered professional baseball and is'}, {'start': '47.280', 'end': '52.320', 'text': 'not for college players developing'}, {'start': '49.200', 'end': '54.800', 'text': "skills. This isn't developing, you know,"}, {'start': '52.320', 'end': '56.640', 'text': 'uh guys who got a bunch a couple million'}, {'start': '54.800', 'end': '58.000', 'text': "dollars invested in them and you're just"}, {'start': '56.640', 'end': '60.160', 'text': 'letting them do their dayto-day like the'}, {'start': '58.000', 'end': '61.440', 'text': 'minor leagues can be sometimes. Uh in'}, {'start': '60.160', 'end': '63.039', 'text': "independent ball, we're out here to try"}, {'start': '61.440', 'end': '65.119', 'text': 'and win a championship. In searching for'}, {'start': '63.039', 'end': '67.400', 'text': 'a trophy, the Crushers have recruited'}, {'start': '65.119', 'end': '70.320', 'text': "near and far. We've got guys from"}, {'start': '67.400', 'end': '73.520', 'text': 'Venezuela, uh uh one from Panama coming'}, {'start': '70.320', 'end': '76.400', 'text': 'in, the Dominican, uh Puerto Rico, even'}, {'start': '73.520', 'end': '78.479', 'text': 'former major leaguers. Alfredo Gonzalez,'}, {'start': '76.400', 'end': '81.520', 'text': 'who played for the Chicago White Socks'}, {'start': '78.479', 'end': '84.159', 'text': 'in 2018, is one of the many imported'}, {'start': '81.520', 'end': '86.400', 'text': 'players on the roster. I like this is'}, {'start': '84.159', 'end': '88.799', 'text': 'like my second family in here. For'}, {'start': '86.400', 'end': '90.400', 'text': 'others, Avon is home to their real'}, {'start': '88.799', 'end': '92.320', 'text': "family. There's nothing like playing at"}, {'start': '90.400', 'end': '93.439', 'text': 'home in front of your family and and'}, {'start': '92.320', 'end': '94.799', 'text': 'trying to, you know, bring a'}, {'start': '93.439', 'end': '96.880', 'text': 'championship back to your hometown.'}, {'start': '94.799', 'end': '99.119', 'text': 'Kenny Pearson, who grew up just a few'}, {'start': '96.880', 'end': '102.000', 'text': 'miles away from Crusher Stadium in'}, {'start': '99.119', 'end': '104.880', 'text': 'Sheffield Lake, says he most enjoys'}, {'start': '102.000', 'end': '106.079', 'text': "talking to young fans. It's just a a"}, {'start': '104.880', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'couple minutes out of your day, you'}, {'start': '106.079', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'know, even if you have a bad game or'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '111.200', 'text': "something, just, you know, that's a good"}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '113.040', 'text': 'way to reset, honestly. Just make, you'}, {'start': '111.200', 'end': '115.119', 'text': 'know, make a kid smile. Pearson knows'}, {'start': '113.040', 'end': '117.119', 'text': 'all about being a Crushers fan. And'}, {'start': '115.119', 'end': '119.439', 'text': 'actually, I was that kid at the Crushers'}, {'start': '117.119', 'end': '121.439', 'text': 'games once, you know, 09 first year I'}, {'start': '119.439', 'end': '124.640', 'text': 'was 12 and we were at like 20 games that'}, {'start': '121.439', 'end': '128.399', 'text': "year. 16 years later, he's hoping for a"}, {'start': '124.640', 'end': '130.800', 'text': 'repeat of that championship season. The'}, {'start': '128.399', 'end': '133.360', 'text': 'season starts Thursday, May 8th on the'}, {'start': '130.800', 'end': '135.200', 'text': 'road. Home opener is Tuesday the 13th'}, {'start': '133.360', 'end': '137.120', 'text': 'against the Florence Ys. And remember,'}, {'start': '135.200', 'end': '139.200', 'text': 'you can watch the Crushers this season'}, {'start': '137.120', 'end': '140.760', 'text': 'on the Rock Entertainment Sports Network'}, {'start': '139.200', 'end': '146.319', 'text': 'over on channel'}, {'start': '140.760', 'end': '146.319', 'text': "22.1 in Avon. I'm Zach Keenan, 19 News."}]