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CHRIS OBERHOLTZ | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Chris Oberholtz/ The Kansas City Star Kansas City's newest mascot, Sizzle, of the Kansas City, Kan. T-Bones, rides onto the field greeting fans on opening day, Friday, June 6, 2003 at Community America Ballpark. Three different Kansas City area children, Nick Wooley, Jackson Reynolds and Sam Sprick suggested the name Sizzle. CUTLINE: No bull: Any of three men can be transformed into Sizzle, the T-Bones mascot. Inside the costume here is 30-year-old Michael Aciego. ORG XMIT: 2DMPJ6S__cutline: Schoolchildren suggested the T-Bonesí mascot name, Sizzle, so itís only appropriate that heís become part of manager Al Gallagherís effort to support reading by children. ____CUTLINE Sizzlin' hot home opener. The T-Bones play their first home game at 7:05 tonight at CommunityAmerica Ballpark.

Kansas City T-Bones 2009 schedule

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The defending Northern League champion T-Bones released their 2009 schedule this week. The Northern League will again have six teams playing an unbalanced schedule. The T-Bones open the season at home against Winnipeg on Friday, May 15, with a pennant-raising ceremony.