Friday, April 11, 2014

Mail in visit- Carolina Mudcats High A for Cleveland Indians Zebulon, N.C.

Decided to do this as a mail in so we could save time on the return trip from Maine this summer.









Carolina Mudcats
Founded in 1978
Zebulon, North Carolina
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Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
CurrentAHigh-A (1963–1974, 1978–present)
PreviousB (1925–1927, 1956–1957, 1962)
  • D (1908, 1928–1929, 1937–1941, 1946–1952)
  • semipro (1934–1936)
  • outlaw (1921–1922)
Minor league affiliations
LeagueCarolina League (1956–1957, 1962–1974, 1978–present)
DivisionSouthern Division
Previous leaguesCoastal Plain League (1934–1941, 1946–1952)
Major league affiliations
CurrentCleveland Indians (1987–present)
PreviousCo-op (1973, 1986)
Minor league titles
League titles1935, 1947, 1962, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2006
Division titles1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2011
Team data
NicknameCarolina Mudcats (2012-present)
Previous namesKinston Indians (1987–2011)
  • Kinston Eagles (1925–1973, 1978–1981, 1986)
  • Kinston Blue Jays (1982–1985)
  • Kinston Expos (1974)
  • Kinston Highwaymen (1922)
  • Kinston Robins (1921)
BallparkFive County Stadium (2012–present)
Previous parksGrainger Stadium (1949–1952, 1956–1957, 1962–1974, 1978–2011)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Steve Bryant (majority owner) and Carolina Mudcats Professional Baseball Club, Inc and Quint Studer.
ManagerEdwin Rodríguez
General managerJoe Kremer

Mail in visit- Sacramento River Cats AAA or Oakland Athletics Sacramento, California

I actually got the ball for this team courtesy of Andy Anderson when he was out that way, and got the team to ship me two pins.  We will drop by the field this summer on the Cooper California trip.












Sacramento River Cats
Founded in 1978
West Sacramento, California
Based in West Sacramento since 2000
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Team logoCap insignia
Class-level
CurrentTriple-A (1978–present)
Minor league affiliations
LeaguePacific Coast League (1978–present)
ConferencePacific Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Major league affiliations
CurrentOakland Athletics (1999–present)
Previous
Minor league titles
Class titles1999, 2007, 2008
League titles1985, 1989, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
Conference titles1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Division titles1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Team data
NicknameSacramento River Cats (2000–present)
Previous namesVancouver Canadians (1978–1999)
ColorsBlack, Cardinal, Gold
              
BallparkRaley Field (2000–present)
Previous parksNat Bailey Stadium (1978–1999)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Susan Savage
ManagerDarren Bush[1]
General managerJeff Savage

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Spring Training Baseball 2014 Trip

Went on the annual old guys  baseball trip -  

We decided to cut one day off, due to threatening weather, and the Braves willingness to refund our tickets, so good for us.  

Friday, Braves vs Detroit-  Won by the Tigers-  Hot sunny day, crowd of 8000 plus. Seats in section 218.  


Saturday, Braves vs Red Sox-  Won by the Braves 6-3.  Little cooler, bigger crowd. 

Seats in Sec 103. Got to sit next to my old College buddy, Dubbie Berry, who made the trip down-  hadn't seen him for 45 years!!

Sunday, Yankees vs Toronto  at Tampa. 
Big crowd, got to see Jeter and most of the starters-  Yankees lost, made 3 errors.  
Sec 210  good seats.  

Couple of shots from Dinner one night at Logan's steak house, and lunch on the way back at Hooters in Daytona Beach.  



Monday, July 22, 2013

Auburn Doubledays Short Season A for Washington Nationals Auburn NY July 22, 2013





Stopped in here today, the team was not in town- I managed to get a free logo ball-   they didn't have a pin.  Small but newer venue. 

Rochester Red Wings, AAA for the Minnesota Twins Rochester NY July 22, 2013

Got to this field, Frontier Field first thing this morning, and waited a few minutes for the team store to open.   Got a ball and pin-