The Great Lakes Loons . . . by the number:
1 - The number of days it took the Los Angeles Dodgers to fire Lance Parrish after the season ended
2 - The number of fire pits located at Dow Diamond
3 - The cost of parking on-site at Dow Diamond
5 - The Loons ranking amongst Midwest League teams in terms of total attendance and average attendance
7 - The number of vowels in shortstop Francisco Lizarraga's name
8 - The total number of runs scored in the season finale (Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 2)
8.50 - The cost for a Reserve Box Seat at Dow Diamond
12 - The number of luxury suites at Dow Diamond
13 - Lance Parrish's uniform numbers as a player and a manager
15 - The number of home runs hit by Josh Bell which led the team
19 - The age of pitcher Clayton Kershaw on opening day
23 - The number of full-time people employed by the Loons
24 - The cost of a Loons' fitted baseball cap
30 - The total number of sellouts at Dow Diamond during the Loons' inaugural season
35 - The total number of errors committed by third baseman Josh Bell which led the team
43 - The number of closed circuit TV's at Dow Diamond
50 - The number of handicap accessible seats at Dow Diamond
57 - The total number of victories in its inaugural season
67 - The age of William Stavropoulos, the Loons' Founder and Foundation President
68 - The number of regular season home games the Loons played at Dow Diamond this past season
75 - The cost of a replica Loons' jersey in the Loons Loft
82 - The total number of losses the Loons suffered during its first season
100.9 - The Loons games were broadcast on Wheelz 101 (WYLZ-FM)
119 - The number of strikeouts Preston Mattingly and Trayvon Robinson each had during the season
227 - The total number of errors committed by the Loons during the season, the worst in the league
265 - The listed weight of Loons' first baseman Rick Taloa.
312 - What Eduardo Perez batted for the season, which was the third highest in the Midwest League
365 - The Loons' Post Office Box
400 - The deepest part of the ballpark is 400 feet to straight-away centerfield
700 - The approximate number of parking spaces on-site at Dow Diamond
1,200 - The number of job seekers who attended the first-ever Loons Job Fair in Midland
1956 - The year Lance Parrish was born
2008 - Next year's home opener is Thursday, April 3rd
4,773 - The average home attendance for the Loons at Dow Diamond
5,300 - The total seating capacity at Dow Diamond
5,515 - The attendance at the Loons' final home game of the season
6,300 - The number of cubic yards of concrete used to construct Dow Diamond
48640 - The Zip Code for Dow Diamond
324,564 - The total season attendance at Dow Diamond
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