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General Manager of the Burlington Sock Puppets Anderson Rathbun joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell to share details on the team's inaugural season.
Jack McDowell announced as Sock Puppets manager
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Former Cy Young Award winner and 3x All-Star at the helm for Burlington
March 15th, 2021
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BURLINGTON, N.C. The Burlington Sock Puppets announced this morning that former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell will be leading the newly rebranded team during its inaugural season this summer. McDowell, who spent 12 years in the big leagues, has recently managed in the Los Angeles Dodgers system (Ogden and Arizona League) as well as Queen s University in Charlotte.
“As a lifelong participant in the game of baseball, as both a coach and a player, I am thrilled to be managing the Burlington Sock Puppets this summer,” McDowell said. “It is fulfilling to coach players looking to improve their skills and knowledge of our game. This opportunity is meaningful for me, and I cannot wait to impact the lives of countless collegiate baseball players in the Appalachian League this year. It is going to be a positive an
The Burlington Baseball Club is SOCKing the world with new, unique moniker
February 1st, 2021
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BURLINGTON, N.C. Baseball in Burlington finally has its own identity. One that embraces the history of the community, and one that they can say is uniquely theirs. Burlington Baseball announced this morning via their YouTube that the long-awaited rebranding process has culminated in the team s sockingly different identity, now known as the Burlington Sock Puppets. The identity, created by Dan Simon of Studio Simon, pays homage to the rich textile tradition of this area by featuring two different sock puppets inside the primary logo.