‘It’s a new tradition’: Hot Stove Social helps Quincy Baseball Club build buzz for summer return

Jim Cramsey, center, talks with Chicago Cubs radio play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes while his grandsons — Maddux, second from right, and Mason, right — receive an autograph during Tuesday night's Hot Stove Social put on by the Quincy Baseball Club. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Jamie Toole could feel the buzz. “It’s the energy, the smiles, the baseball stories,” Toole said. All are signs the Quincy Baseball Club, which will play its inaugural season in the Prospect League this summer, is on its way to a successful, fun-filled first season. The franchise hosted its first-ever event Tuesday —…

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Chicago Cubs voice Pat Hughes to be featured guest at Quincy Baseball Club’s Hot Stove Social

Chicago Cubs radio play-by-play voice Pat Hughes will be the featured guest at the Quincy Baseball Club's Hot Stove Social on Tuesday at Dick Brothers Brewery in Quincy. | Photo courtesy National Baseball Hall of Fame

QUINCY — The voice of the Chicago Cubs will be the voice of winter baseball in the Gem City. Cubs play-by-play broadcaster Pat Hughes will be the featured guest at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the Quincy Baseball Club holds its Hot Stove Social at Dick Brothers Brewery at 929 York Street, Suite B, in Quincy.…

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Golden Rule Entertainment announces Quincy Baseball Club will officially play in Prospect League

Jamie Toole, president and chief storyteller of Golden Rule Entertainment, tells the media at a Friday morning press conference about the return of summer baseball to Quincy. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — The unofficial return of collegiate summer baseball to the Gem City is finally official. Now comes the push to be ready by May. Golden Rule Entertainment, the parent company of the Quincy Baseball Club and the owner of the Prospect League’s Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, announced during a press conference Friday morning Quincy will…

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