Well, I know reasonably sane people who buy their team's shirts down to the 3rd alternate alternate jersey, the one worn only in weekend afternoon games on the road within a week of the full moon. So I'm not that surprised.
Mike Hessman Sets Minor League Home Run Record With No. 433 - ESPN http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/13373725/mike-hessman-sets-minor-league-home-run-record-no-433 Mike Hessman at Baseball Reference: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hessma001mic Buzz Arlett at Baseball Reference: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=arlett001rus
Minors HR leader Mike Hessman To Retire With 433 Career Home Runs - ESPN http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14244086/mike-hessman-minor-league-career-home-run-leader-retires Mike Hessman at Baseball Reference: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hessma001mic
http://www.oursportscentral.com/ser...lead-milb-food-fight-through-week-1/n-5136180 MANCHESTER, NH - The Fisher Cats need New Hampshire's vote! The team is currently leading Minor League Baseball's "Food Fight," a competition that ranks the best ballpark menu items in the country. "The Squealer" is topping the charts, but the Fisher Cats can't hold the lead without the help of the best fans in baseball. Fans are encouraged to vote and check out the full MiLB Menu at milb.com/foodfight. New Hampshire's unique sandwich includes a handmade pig roll, bacon, ham, Italian sausage, pepperoni, pulled pork, cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce.
Hartford finally gets their new stadium...took awhile though http://fox61.com/2016/09/06/hartfor...l-with-insurer-to-finish-yard-goats-ballpark/
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-offseason-has-been-full-of-crazy-new-team-names-152240067.html also just announced is that the Staten Island Yankees will be rebranded...
The rebranding of the Staten Island Yankees has not been just announced. I posted about it in the 2016 Yankees thread back on June 21... http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/2016-new-york-yankees.2029062/page-3#post-34202815 And a further update shows it's not happening right now... Staten Island Yankees Won't Rebrand After All - Baseball America http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/staten-island-yankees-wont-rebrand/#tFdXKWQzvATti6V3.97 Considering the names being looked at were mostly stupid -- Pizza Rats, Killer Bees, Heroes, Rock Pigeons, Bridge Trolls -- it's just as well the idea has been put on ice.
ah my apologies...I knew that something was just on the news...but I only caught the last few seconds...lol Thanks, M
In April, an unprecedented criminal trial will kick off in federal court in New York, with two representatives of the town of Ramapo facing multiple counts of securities fraud. Prosecutors have frequently indicted public officials for embezzling taxpayer money or taking bribes, but this case marks the first attempt to convict officials for fabricating a town’s financial statement in order to raise money in the bond market—in this instance, to pay for a new minor-league baseball stadium. Ramapo town supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence and Ramapo Local Development Corporation executive director N. Aaron Troodler “kicked truth and transparency to the curb,” alleges the indictment, by lying to investors about the town’s crumbling finances. Among the maneuvers the pair employed, prosecutors say, was to shift around assets in city accounts and to exaggerate the size of payments the town had received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for cleanup after Superstorm Sandy. Read the rest here: https://www.city-journal.org/html/zeroing-government-fraud-14955.html
never take a hack even in jest: https://sports.yahoo.com/news/minor...rts&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
not exactly sure how I missed this one: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...-tests-father-day-promotion-article-1.3244385 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to give away pregnancy tests
not a bad ROI: Mets purchased the Syracuse Chiefs from Community Baseball Club of Central New York Inc for $18 million. That would lead to a return of roughly $1,400 per share–after certain expenses and obligations are paid off. The club has about 1,700 shareholders representing a total of 11,000 shares. Many of the original shares sold for $10 each.
Soccer in the Stadium is back! The Syracuse Chiefs and your very own Syracuse silver Knights are pairing up this summer to bring soccer into NBT Bank Stadium! Let your child get to play and train with the Professionals and then sit back and enjoy America's greatest pastime! The Soccer Clinic hosted by the Silver Knights is from 9am to 12pm! The Clinic Package includes the clinic, a t-shirt and 1 ticket to that days Chiefs game! Any additional tickets are $6, and there will be a post-game Fireworks show! To sign your child up, call Kyle at 315-474-7833 or email
Had this Tebow feature a full month before NY Times did the same piece. Just sayin' https://www.splicetoday.com/sports/a-golden-sombrero-for-tebow
After 17 seasons in the minors, radio broadcaster gets 4-day callup to the Washington Nationals. https://www.milb.com/harrisburg/new...rom-to-fill-in-on-nationals-radio/c-278799514 https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...0835b4-6810-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html
https://defector.com/why-mlb-declared-war-on-the-minor-leagues/ Why MLB Declared War On The Minor Leagues December 22, 2020 10:03 am
https://inleaguewithamericabook.wordpress.com/about-the-adventure/ Anyone up for a road trip...178 stadiums and 54,000 miles???
a bit more on Bill/Sue's excellent 1991 baseball adventure https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/18/...-of-the-ball-game-in-178-different-parks.html
BREAKING: Major League Baseball and its franchises illegally conspired to scrap 40 minor league clubs, according to a lawsuit Monday that aims to end the baseball antitrust exemption granted by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922. https://law360.com/articles/1450302
Yesterday, our broadcaster @ThatDanHasty announced an at-bat as if it was @TheMasters. pic.twitter.com/Ks0keXM3Eo— West Michigan Whitecaps (@wmwhitecaps) April 9, 2023