A heartfelt thank you from Peoria

[ChiefsVoice]

Now that I am back from visiting family in Europe, I wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you to all the supporters, posters and readers here at NSBB for all the interaction and support over the last eight seasons. While personally it is exciting for the Chiefs to return to the Cardinals, I thoroughly enjoyed the eight years we spent with the Cubs. It was eye-opening to see all the interest in the Low-A players from Cubs fans, bloggers and reporters.

 

I appreciate the questions, comments, suggestions, etc from all of you and enjoyed interacting with you all on Twitter and here through NSBB. It is the fandom of everyone here that builds the MiLB brand and both I and the Chiefs organization were thrilled with our support locally from 2005-12. Hopefully some of you in the area will still come out to Peoria Chiefs Stadium to see the Chiefs when we are playing the Cougars or just to enjoy Minor League Baseball and our brand of entertainment. And please, feel free to wear your Cubbie blue when you come out, we love the rivalry!

 

Personally I'll still be checking in from time to time. I have a vested interest in seeing all the guys who have played here climb that ladder to Chicago or whenever they get sent in trades or Free Agents. I've broadcasted games for 54 MLB players now and can't wait to see that number climb and this is a great place to follow the careers of Baez, Soler, Vitters, Jackson, Watkins, Bour, etc, etc.

 

There's too many people here that have extended my knowledge and appreciation for the game to single you all out individually and I think you all do a fantastic job covering the minor leagues. I thank Tim, NCCubFan, Chris and Raisin for giving me a platform to take Q and A or interact with you all. I thank Truffle, Toonster, Tiger and Craig for all the questions and interesting conversations. And like I said earlier there are too many to single out and I thank you all for being great Cubs and Baseball fans and thank you for listening, reading and interacting while supporting Chiefs baseball the past eight seasons. Good luck to you all personally and in the Cubs rebuild. Hope to see you at the ballpark in 2013!

 

Sincerely,

Nathan

[jersey cubs fan]

The joke is on you, in 2-3 years the Cubs are poised to have a really good low A squad. Watch out!

[Sammy Sofa]

Nice. Thanks for everything!

[Guest]

Thanks, Nathan! I'm sure you'll enjoy the switch as much as a lot of us Chicagoland based fans will.

[toonsterwu]

Thanks for all the insight you provided through the years. Here's hoping you still come around, particularly since you can still provide insight on Cubs prospects that you see on road trips. Nonetheless, best of luck with everything going forward.

[davell]

Nate, thanks a ton. Kane County has some huge shoes to fill around here.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Good luck! I really enjoyed your work.

[javy knows my name]

Wow, thanks for the very nice goodbye! Glad to hear that you enjoyed nsbb as much as you seemed to while you were here! Good luck with everything. You might make some rabid supporters of the move to Kane Country feel guilty with this one.

[Guest]

Nate,

 

Thanks for the time and knowledge you've shared with us these past eight years. Your contributions have been greatly appreciated and helped make NSBB a better place.

 

While I'm thrilled about the move to Kane County since it is almost literally in my backyard, I'll miss the relationship NSBB was able to build with you and the Chiefs organization.

 

I look forward to seeing you on road trips to KC!

 

Thanks again,

 

Tim

 

 

PS - If I could ask one last favor, if you have a relationship with anyone over at the Cougars and could put in a good word for us here, it would be appreciated!