Month: April 2014

T-Bones sign veteran pitcher

The Kansas City T-Bones announced they have signed left-handed pitcher Kris Regas to a contract for the 2014 season.

Regas, 34 (11-15-79), a native of Bourbonnais, Ill., who is 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds, spent the majority of the past three seasons with Lancaster and York of the independent Atlantic League. In 2013, splitting time between York and Lancaster, he went 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA in 23 appearances. In 354 career appearances during an 11-year career, Regas is 28-28 with 54 saves and a 3.80 ERA. He’s struck out 507 and walked 163.

“Regas is a veteran lefty strike-thrower, who’ll anchor the back of our bullpen,” said manager John Massarelli.

After playing his first two professional seasons, 2002-03, in the independent Frontier League, the New York Mets signed Regas as an undrafted free agent. He pitched part of the 2004 season with New York’s single-A team in Brooklyn. Regas then played for independent teams during 2005-08, before signing with Detroit in 2009. He reached triple-A Toledo that season, where he went 0-1 in seven appearances (8.0 innings), with eight strikeouts and one walk.

The T-Bones open the 2014 regular season at home in Kansas City, Kan., on May 15 against Lincoln.

Rock group brings its music and lessons to Harmon students

Using the power of a live rock performance and its own personal story, the band Gooding will provide students at Harmon High School with valuable life lessons about finance and discipline to help them see their own dreams as possibilities.

Gooding will present its “Funding the Future” program at the school on Thursday, April 24, at an all-school assembly beginning at 1:20 p.m. The concert is being sponsored by American Digital Security (ADT).

“Funding the Future” is a concert, multimedia presentation and talkback program, that focuses on predatory lending, the danger of credit card debt and saving early.

Guitarist-singer and namesake Gooding and his band of brothers, Jesse Rich and Billy Driver, have traveled to dozens of middle and high schools to spread this message to students. Their talk includes exposing the myth of rock stars, athletes and actors who sell the false image of overnight success.

The band is LA-based and Kansas-bred. Currently based in Los Angeles, the band members grew up in Wichita, Kan. They have a new album, “We Are the Dark Stars,” scheduled to come out May 13. The band has given more than 900 concerts on the road.

For more information on Gooding and “Funding the Future” go to http://www.goodingmusic.com.

– Information from Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools