98.7 WFGR Classic Hits » whitecaps http://wfgr.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The New Whitecaps Food Choice–The Baco! http://wfgr.com/the-new-whitecaps-food-choice-the-baco/ http://wfgr.com/the-new-whitecaps-food-choice-the-baco/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:28:09 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=122329 Its getting all kinds of national attention. The Whitecaps do this kind of stuff better than just about anybody when it comes to generating publicity in introducing a new food item. In the spirit of the "5th 3rd Burger" and "Chicks with Sticks" comes the newest creation of the 'Caps and 5th 3rd Ballpark. The Baco. The What?

]]> http://wfgr.com/the-new-whitecaps-food-choice-the-baco/feed/ 0 whitecapsbaseball.com More Accolades For The Whitecaps! http://wfgr.com/more-accolades-for-the-whitecaps/ http://wfgr.com/more-accolades-for-the-whitecaps/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:00:28 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=83254 The baseball season is quickly coming to an end. The Tigers are right in the thick of the AL Central playoff race. The Whitecaps, like most of minor league baseball, have been done for about a month now. But even though, the Caps and Fifth Third Ballpark keep getting great national press! Long live the Fifth Third Burger!

]]> http://wfgr.com/more-accolades-for-the-whitecaps/feed/ 0 you tube WFGR @ The Whitecaps 8/22/12! [PICS] http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82212-pics/ http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82212-pics/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:57:51 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=76384 It was the WFGR Listener Appreciation Party at the Whitecaps game Wednesday! A great time was had by all (an even better time was had by a few!) AND the 'Caps won 3-2! So far in WFGR nights we are 1-1! On a One game winning streak! Enjoy the views of summer baseball and good looking WFGR listeners...oh and Cluck!

]]> http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82212-pics/feed/ 0 Whitecaps + Dime Hot Dogs = Good Times! http://wfgr.com/whitecaps-dime-hot-dogs-good-times/ http://wfgr.com/whitecaps-dime-hot-dogs-good-times/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:30:14 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=72120 The Whitecaps have hit the "Dog Days of Summer" literally and figuratively! It's August, so the stretch run is here for the season. The Caps are currently 5 games out and the host the team ahead of them in the standings, the Lake County Captains. Here's a chance for the Caps to m,ake up some ground and enjoy some home cookin' as well! Speaking of dogs and home cookin' at 5th 3rd Ballpark...

]]> http://wfgr.com/whitecaps-dime-hot-dogs-good-times/feed/ 0 facebook Tigers 2006 Hero Maggilo Ordonez Retiring. http://wfgr.com/tigers-2006-hero-maggilo-ordonez-retiring/ http://wfgr.com/tigers-2006-hero-maggilo-ordonez-retiring/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 19:44:50 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=59384 The Tiger that was many fans "Tiger" is hanging it up. The hero of the 2006 American League Championship series Magglio Ordonez is retiring this weekend with a ceremony at Comerica Park. The image of the homer he hit to send the Tigs to the World Series only three years after the team lost 119 games is burned in many Michigan sports fans' memory.

]]> http://wfgr.com/tigers-2006-hero-maggilo-ordonez-retiring/feed/ 0 flickr Memorial Day Events Around West Michigan! http://wfgr.com/memorial-day-events-around-west-michigan/ http://wfgr.com/memorial-day-events-around-west-michigan/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 18:18:39 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=58666 The weather is supposed to be awesome! Sunny hot and humid! The grill is all ready. You hopefully have some time off this weekend (Some of us will be doing our duty to you, the listening and reading public). The family and friends are coming over or have invited you! What's not to love about a holiday weekend in West Michigan? Remember it's an AWESOME 80'S weekend on WFGR! The soundtrack to your holiday weekend is right HERE!

]]> http://wfgr.com/memorial-day-events-around-west-michigan/feed/ 0 flickr Win Whitecaps Tickets And Meet The Fox Sports Detroit Girls Friday Downtown! http://wfgr.com/win-whitecaps-tickets-and-meet-the-fox-sports-detroit-girls-friday-downtown/ http://wfgr.com/win-whitecaps-tickets-and-meet-the-fox-sports-detroit-girls-friday-downtown/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 21:57:30 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=58479 The Fox Sports Detroit girls will be making a special appearance at Rosa Parks Circle Friday afternoon with Whitecaps tickets and your chance to get pictures! The scenery might be pretty good! Win Whitecaps tix for knowing trivia answers, and meet the sexy ladies from FSN Detroit!

]]> http://wfgr.com/win-whitecaps-tickets-and-meet-the-fox-sports-detroit-girls-friday-downtown/feed/ 0 fsd.com Whitecaps Home Opener With Cluck! [GALLERY] http://wfgr.com/whitecaps-home-opener-with-cluck-gallery/ http://wfgr.com/whitecaps-home-opener-with-cluck-gallery/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:39:25 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=48892 It was a chilly, windy Home Opener for the Whitecaps Monday Night, but the good guys took the first home game 4-0 over Bowling Green! WFGR, Cluck and 5,173 were on hand with our Townsquare Media counterparts to welcome in the 2012 Midwest League season! 70-0 at home this season? I think so!

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]]> http://wfgr.com/tigers-whitecaps-opening-day/feed/ 0 getty images What Should Be The New Food Item At The Whitecaps This Summer? http://wfgr.com/what-should-be-the-new-food-item-at-the-whitecaps-this-summer/ http://wfgr.com/what-should-be-the-new-food-item-at-the-whitecaps-this-summer/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:55:53 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=30070 You have to hand it to the Whitecaps. On probably one of the coldest and snowiest stretches of the winter so far, they have us thinking about baseball! And about food! It's your chance to inspire ballpark eating greatness! The Whitecaps are looking for the next 5th 3rd Burger or Sticks and Chicks!

]]> http://wfgr.com/what-should-be-the-new-food-item-at-the-whitecaps-this-summer/feed/ 0 Flickr Win The WFGR Free Ticket To Ride! http://wfgr.com/win-the-wfgr-free-ticket-to-ride/ http://wfgr.com/win-the-wfgr-free-ticket-to-ride/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:53:35 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=29266 Imagine if you will. The Griffins are in town Friday night. Your friends call and want to know if you want to go to the game. Instead of having to call the box office or go online and pull the credit card out, you just sit back and say "I'm already going...have my tickets right here". Kevin says "You ALWAYS have tickets, how did you manage that?" You listen to WFGR, and won the Free Ticket To Ride 2012. That's how! Tickets to EVERY thing we give away all year long!

]]> http://wfgr.com/win-the-wfgr-free-ticket-to-ride/feed/ 0 We're Number 3! Well, The 5th 3rd Burger Is http://wfgr.com/were-number-3-well-the-5th-3rd-burger-is/ http://wfgr.com/were-number-3-well-the-5th-3rd-burger-is/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:47:48 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=26753 More awards keep piling up for the national acclaimed "5th 3rd Burger" from 5th 3rd Ballpark and the Whitecaps. The burger, which has been lauded on this blog and all over TV in the past has hit a new lever of awesomeness! Adam Richman and Sportscenter move over...here comes Lifed.com.

]]> http://wfgr.com/were-number-3-well-the-5th-3rd-burger-is/feed/ 0 Bob and Tom.com WFGR @ The Whitecaps 8/24/11 With Cluck! http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82411-with-cluck/ http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82411-with-cluck/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:54:11 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=15035 It was WFGR's Listener Appreciation Night at the Whitecaps game Wednesday! We hung out in a suite with fans of the the Caps and WFGR! Plus CLUCK was on hand to...being Cluck!

]]> http://wfgr.com/wfgr-the-whitecaps-82411-with-cluck/feed/ 0 Look who's here! Craig's Night Out At The Whitecaps! http://wfgr.com/craigs-night-out-at-the-whitecaps/ http://wfgr.com/craigs-night-out-at-the-whitecaps/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:23:37 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=11287 So I went to the Whitecaps game last night at 5th 3rd Ballpark (Shameless plug-The Caps are home all weekend with fun stuff going on each night, including fireworks Saturday...784-4131 or whitecapsbaseball.com for tickets!)

]]> http://wfgr.com/craigs-night-out-at-the-whitecaps/feed/ 0 Craig's Top 3 Things To Do In Grand Rapids This Weekend http://wfgr.com/craigs-top-3-things-to-do-in-grand-rapids-this-weekend/ http://wfgr.com/craigs-top-3-things-to-do-in-grand-rapids-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:24:46 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=10056 Most people do a top 5 or a top 10 list...me, I'm kinda lazy, so I'm doing a top 3...pretty simple. Here's one persons opinion on the top 3 things to do in town this weekend. The weather is supposed to be decent (Here's WZZM TV 13's On Target Forecast) so get out and have a blast!

]]> http://wfgr.com/craigs-top-3-things-to-do-in-grand-rapids-this-weekend/feed/ 0 FounderFest 10/foundersbrewery.com The WFGR Classic Hits Crew @ Wednesday's Whitecaps Game! http://wfgr.com/the-wfgr-classic-hits-crew-wednesdays-whitecaps-game/ http://wfgr.com/the-wfgr-classic-hits-crew-wednesdays-whitecaps-game/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:43:53 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=9249 We here at WFGR have started something new...It's called the Classic Hit or Miss. What? We already have something called that? Oh yeah, Matt Hendricks hosts that weekdays @ 1:30. But this is something different.

]]> http://wfgr.com/the-wfgr-classic-hits-crew-wednesdays-whitecaps-game/feed/ 0 Ted "Dano" Williams and Babe "Matty H" Ruth/Craig Win A Suite At 5th 3rd Ballpark To See The 'Caps June 1st! http://wfgr.com/win-a-suite-at-5th-3rd-ballpark-to-see-the-caps-june-1st/ http://wfgr.com/win-a-suite-at-5th-3rd-ballpark-to-see-the-caps-june-1st/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 03:44:31 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=8615 Win a suite for you and 24 of your closest friends and neighbors to see YOUR West Michigan Whitecaps play the Quad Cities River Bandits on June 1st! It's the first Farm Bureau Insurance Wednesday Night Fireworks Night of the season.

]]> http://wfgr.com/win-a-suite-at-5th-3rd-ballpark-to-see-the-caps-june-1st/feed/ 0 5th 3rd Suites/Wolverine Building Group-ascribehq.com Random Musings On A Tuesday Late Morning… http://wfgr.com/random-musings-on-a-tuesday-late-morning/ http://wfgr.com/random-musings-on-a-tuesday-late-morning/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=8317 What will I have for lunch today?

I'm happy the Whitecaps are starting to win. How did they lose 34 in a row and now have won 15? Ok those numbers might be off a bit, but what happened? Did they all of a sudden start playing the "Suck" division? Were they playing the "Ultra Champion Division"?

]]> http://wfgr.com/random-musings-on-a-tuesday-late-morning/feed/ 0 Eva Longoria Likes her Frosty/John Shearer/Getty Images for Wendy's Wanna Play Baseball? For A Living? The Tigers And Whitecaps Are Having A Tryout! http://wfgr.com/wanna-play-baseball-for-a-living-the-tigers-and-whitecaps-are-having-a-tryout/ http://wfgr.com/wanna-play-baseball-for-a-living-the-tigers-and-whitecaps-are-having-a-tryout/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:39:28 +0000 Craig Russell http://wfgr.com/?p=7504 If you have the talent, you could be playing along side Brandon Inge or Miguel Cabrera! The Tigs and Caps are having an open tryout!

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