Normal has a team in the same league as the Gateway Grizzlies starting this year, and they are really channeling the RBI Astros to this point.
1986 Astros manager Hal Lanier is their first skipper.
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/article_2d31ac80-b359-11de-87b9-001cc4c002e0.html
They also signed Kevin Bass' son
http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/cornbelters/article_6768fa66-1060-11df-ad23-001cc4c03286.html
I'm definitely gonna have to go to a couple of games