ChesterCopperpot Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The new AAA affiliate of the Padres got a new name ............ And the Indians AA affiiliate in Akron went from the Akron Aeros to the ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Truly the best things are marketing ploys by minor league teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Both those names sound like they were picked by a 7 year old 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 The new AAA affiliate of the Padres got a new name ............ And the Indians AA affiiliate in Akron went from the Akron Aeros to the ........ How long before the Akron fans in right field start throwing rubber ducks at the other teams right field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 For those in the greater western MD/northwest VA/WV area, DiBiase is appearing at the Frederick Keys game. Making the drive from the other part of MD to try and schmooze for an interview for the mid-South magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The Brooklyn Cyclones are doing a "Salute to Seinfeld" Night, complete with Keith Hernandez bobbleheads. Our friends are trying to get tix for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 We did indeed go to Seinfeld Night at the Cyclones game... easily the wackiest game I've ever been to, with an equally ludicrous scoreline (Cykes got whomped 18-2 by Aberdeen). Incredibly we almost had as many first pitches as runs with SEVENTEEN different people throwing a ceremonial pitch before the game got rolling. We bailed out in the 8th inning, which meant we got to see the post game fireworks from atop the Wonder Wheel a few blocks away. All in all, a fabulous night at the ballpark and Coney Island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 The new AAA affiliate of the Padres got a new name ............ So this is happening - http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20140716&content_id=84918516&fext=.jsp&sid=t4904&vkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Tracy McGrady has retired from baseball. http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/17/tracy-mcgrady-retires-baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Tracy McGrady has retired from baseball. http://www.si.com/mlb/2014/07/17/tracy-mcgrady-retires-baseball Shouldn't that go in the basketball thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Cross-posting from the movie forum because it applies here: The Battered Bastards of Baseball - Netflix-original documentary on the mid-70s minor league baseball team, the Portland Mavericks. The Mavs were founded and owned by Bing Russell, of Bonanza fame and father of Kurt Russell. Bing was a lifelong baseball fan who spent much of his childhood hanging out with the likes of Lefty Gomez, Joe Dimaggio and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. After the 1972 season, the AAA Portland Beavers left Oregon for greener pastures elsewhere. A void was created and Bing created the Mavericks to fill it. The Mavericks would play in the short-season A Northwest League (home to my beloved Spokane Indians). Unlike every other team on the planet, they would be independent with no affiliation to any major league team. As a result, they grabbed players from wherever they could, including open tryouts. Their guys were older and (mostly) had no illusions about making a career out of it. So they were there to have fun. And they did. And their fans loved them for it. They were very successful, winning 4 division titles in 5 seasons while facing blowback from the major leagues. They do this against a backdrop of intrigue (major league teams sending higher-level players down for the playoffs against Portland to keep them from winning a championship) and controversy, all while having a blast. The whole movie is a good time and features interviews with several of the key figures (Bing Russell died in 2003, unfortunately), including Kurt Russell and Todd Field (director of 5-time Academy Award nominee, In the Bedroom). Field was the batboy for the Mavs. Anyway, this is great, and anybody who likes a good story in general, or sports specifically, should watch it. 9/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 They are redoing Disco Demolition Night but using Bieber records (and i think miley) ata minor league park tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 They are redoing Disco Demolition Night but using Bieber records (and i think miley) ata minor league park tonight Because the first one went so well . . . .to make it a real night to remember, might as well make it ten cent beer night as well. . .LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 http://espn.go.com/minor-league-baseball/story/_/id/11239168/gm-andy-milovich-myrtle-beach-pelicans-offers-get-prostate-exam-game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 On 7/18/2014 at 3:04 PM, Tabe said: Cross-posting from the movie forum because it applies here: The Battered Bastards of Baseball - Netflix-original documentary on the mid-70s minor league baseball team, the Portland Mavericks. The Mavs were founded and owned by Bing Russell, of Bonanza fame and father of Kurt Russell. Bing was a lifelong baseball fan who spent much of his childhood hanging out with the likes of Lefty Gomez, Joe Dimaggio and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. After the 1972 season, the AAA Portland Beavers left Oregon for greener pastures elsewhere. A void was created and Bing created the Mavericks to fill it. The Mavericks would play in the short-season A Northwest League (home to my beloved Spokane Indians). Unlike every other team on the planet, they would be independent with no affiliation to any major league team. As a result, they grabbed players from wherever they could, including open tryouts. Their guys were older and (mostly) had no illusions about making a career out of it. So they were there to have fun. And they did. And their fans loved them for it. They were very successful, winning 4 division titles in 5 seasons while facing blowback from the major leagues. They do this against a backdrop of intrigue (major league teams sending higher-level players down for the playoffs against Portland to keep them from winning a championship) and controversy, all while having a blast. The whole movie is a good time and features interviews with several of the key figures (Bing Russell died in 2003, unfortunately), including Kurt Russell and Todd Field (director of 5-time Academy Award nominee, In the Bedroom). Field was the batboy for the Mavs. Anyway, this is great, and anybody who likes a good story in general, or sports specifically, should watch it. 9/10. Seconded. This is a great doc with a real stick-it-to-the-man vibe in the persona of Bing Russell, and lots of great 70s footage. I fully expect Ebbets Field Flannels to produce some Mavericks stuff now if they haven't already. Apropos of nothing, I'm in the middle of re-reading Ball Four by Jim Bouton (who pitched for the Mavericks) and it turns out that "Battered Bastards of Baseball" is a direct quote from his book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Ebbets has already announced that they'll have Portland Mavericks stuff soon. However, since they only do flannels, they won't be doing jerseys for the Mavericks (who wore double knit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Second minor league game for me this month as we shlepped down to Trenton with some friends for the Trenton Thunder/Binghamton Mets game. Trenton's barn (Arm & Hammer Park) is really nice- friendly, compact and down to earth, with cute minor-league touches like a dog fetching the Trenton players' bats and modern touches like a huge, major league-quality HD board in right field. Forecast called for rain so we didn't bother with lotion- so naturally it was 90 degrees and brilliantly sunny and we all got burnt to a crisp. Bingo lost 7-2 so we're on an 0-for-2 slide with Mets affiliates... which thankfully hasn't deterred Cindy from her goal of seeing all the Mets minor league clubs. Bingo, St Lucie, Savannah, Las Vegas... this could almost work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 With apologies to Pete, I've modified the topic a little... mainly so I could show you this: http://youtu.be/FnfOF-e2cDI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Crazy night at the ballpark the other night with the Spokane Indians hosting the Tri-City Dust Devils (AKA the team with Steve Garvey's kid). With Spokane trailing 16-4 after 4-1/2 innings, I made the decision that I'd leave early unless Spokane scored in the bottom of the 5th. They did, making it 16-5. OK, fine, I'll stay another inning. Spokane scores 7 more in the bottom of the 6th, making it 16-12. Great, now it's fairly close and I decide to stick around to see if Spokane can complete the comeback. In the 7th, a guy for Tri-City (who came in hitting .230) hits a bomb for his 2nd homer of the game and does an exaggerated bat flip. Great, now I gotta stick around and see if Spokane drills him and we get a brawl. Alas, no more fun to be had. T-C tacked on 2 more runs to make it 21-12 for the final score. Easily the highest-scoring game I've ever attended. 2 nights earlier, Sean Dwyer of T-C hit 2 home runs to dead center field at Avista - nearly identical shots that cleared the wall in pretty much the exact same spot. Why do I mention this? Because in 15 years and hundreds of games at Avista, I've never seen ONE ball hit out there, let alone TWO in one game. It's only 396 to center but the wall is like 18 feet high and the ball doesn't carry. So, yeah, 2 in 1 game? Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted August 23, 2014 Share Posted August 23, 2014 So apparently there is gonna be some changes in the PCL next year. The Dodgers are moving their AAA team from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City (which means the Astros will have to find a new AAA affiliate), The As are moving from Sacramento to Nashville (currently a Brewers affiliate) and the Giants are moving from Fresno to Sacramento. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Japan wants to know if someone can hit a pitch thrown at 186 mph. http://youtu.be/3xgvYswhjog Go to 3:30 to skip the set up. Jae, I need a translation... stat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I don't know Japanese but I gather the hitter's reaction was, "Holy shit, that's fast!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillThompson Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I'd imagine it has to be similar to being a ten year old who's never seen anything faster than a 50MPH fastball stepping into the Nolan Ryan batting cage and watching a 101MPH heater fly by. Only probably even more intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I would think it would be possible to get the timing down on something that fast, but it might really mess up your regular batter sight. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 So apparently there is gonna be some changes in the PCL next year. The Dodgers are moving their AAA team from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City (which means the Astros will have to find a new AAA affiliate), The As are moving from Sacramento to Nashville (currently a Brewers affiliate) and the Giants are moving from Fresno to Sacramento. I know that the LAD thing has been kicked around a lot, especially in the last week or so, but none of that stuff gets finalized until after postseason play gets completed. Have you seen anything that stated any of this was concrete? Also, all I've heard about the Sacramento/SFG deal would likely end in Oakland picking up the Grizzlies franchise, not Nashville. I live like 2 minutes from Raley Field, and I hope that they stay in the OAK organization. I would have to stop going to River Cats games if they were a Giants affiliate. (Unless Pence was rehabbing down there. Even as a DIEHARD Dodger fan, I can admit my love of Hunter Pence) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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