Traverse City Record-Eagle

Beach Bums sign left-handed pitcher
Left-handed pitcher Enrique Lechuga has signed with the Traverse City Beach Bums.
Beach Bums add outfielder Cruz
The Traverse City Beach Bums have signed Paul Cruz for the upcoming season.
Beach Bums in midst of roster makeover
New season, new team. Well, almost. The Traverse City Beach Bums only plan to bring back a few players off last year's 42-53 team that was last in the Frontier League in hitting. "It's basically going to be a brand new roster," second-year manager Gregg Langbehn said.
Bums sell pair of contracts to majors
The Traverse City Beach Bums sold the contracts of catcher John Parham to the Seattle Mariners and right-handed pitcher B.J. Hagen to the Houston Astros.
Beach Bums sign two pitchers
The Traverse City Beach Bums signed rookie pitchers Bryan Gardner and Andrew Paulauskas.
Beach Bums sign Spain, Deme
The Traverse City Beach Bums have added third baseman Bobby Spain and pitcher Justin Deme to their roster.
Beach Bums acquire infielder Eveland
The Traverse City Beach Bums acquired infielder Kyle Eveland from the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association.
Beach Bums trade three long-time players
The Traverse City Beach Bums have parted ways with three long-time Beach Bums -- outfielder Mike Epping and pitchers Brett Bostelman and Nick Pepper.
Texas Rangers sign Bums' Alcombrack
Robbie Alcombrack has a new home. After spending the 2009 season with the Traverse City Beach Bums, Alcombrack's contract has been purchased by the Texas Rangers organization.
Beach Bums add three home dates
The Traverse City Beach Bums added three more home games to their 2010 schedule.
Beach Bums trade McArthur for pitcher
The Traverse City Beach Bums traded infielder Brandon McArthur to the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League for right-handed pitcher Michael Moore.
Bums plan overhaul of 2010 roster
Manager Gregg Langbehn will be back, but that may be about all that's familiar with next year's edition of the Traverse City Beach Bums. After a disappointing season that saw only three Frontier League teams finish with a worse record than the Beach Bums, a shake-up is on the way.
Bums announce ticket packages, promotions
Entertainment options outside of the white lines will be a bit different next year at Traverse City Beach Bums games, as will season ticket prices.
Bums drop season finale, K'zoo claims East
Kalamazoo celebrated a Frontier League East Division title at Wuerfel Park Sunday with a win over Traverse City. The Beach Bums finished the season 42-53 while the Kings won the division by a game over Lake Erie with a 58-38 mark.
Kings close to clinching
Kalamazoo used four multi-run innings to defeat the Traverse City Beach Bums 9-6 on Friday. The win reduces the Kings magic number to one in the Eastern Division.
Sliders complete sweep
The Traverse City Beach Bums scored four runs in their three-game Frontier League series with the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti. Not surprisingly, the Beach Bums lost all three.
Sliders make it two in a row
The job Midwest's P.J. Zocchi was called to do Tuesday was something he's become quite familiar with. The Sliders turned to Zocchi in the seventh inning to get them out of a jam -- and to do it against a former teammate.
Ypsilanti shuts down Bums' bats
Jon Haldis looked like he was at home back in Wuerfel Park. The former Traverse City Beach Bums pitcher started and threw two hitless innings before giving way to Ypsilanti Sliders teammate Adam Dominick in a 5-2 win over Traverse City.
Beach Bums sweep Lake Erie
The Traverse City Beach Bums turned solid pitching and timely hitting into a doubleheader sweep of the Lake Erie Crushers at Wuerfel Park on Sunday.