We are just a few short days from the glory known as Opening Day, and as we wait to see what talent the Jumbo Shrimp will field this Friday when they open at Gwinnett, here’s a quick look at the MLB Farm System Rankings: In short, it’s not that great for Jumbo Shrimp fans. The... Continue Reading →

It’s one of our favorite days of the year, so we want to wish all of our family and friends around the world a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We hope you all safely enjoy a pint or two down the pub, whether it’s here in Jax, or in a more exotic locale like Savannah,... Continue Reading →

It’s been a while since we’ve featured one of our random baseball photos, so here’s todays entry: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA. I took this as I was flying into Pittsburgh for a pub crawl/hockey game with one of my good buddies in January. I was very hopeful that our approach to the airport would... Continue Reading →

It is officially three weeks until the home opener, and while we don’t quite know who will be on the Jumbo Shrimp roster come Opening Day, we do know the coaches who will be molding our beloved Shrimp into an all-conquering juggernaut for the 2023 season. Let’s take a look, shall we: Daren Brown returns... Continue Reading →

Happy Friday everyone! (Or as my daughter calls it “Friyay!”) Coming to you this afternoon from Jax’s own King Maker Brewing Company, where The Catch staff is enjoying a nice pint and some fantastic baseball chat. Hope everyone is enjoying the afternoon as much as we are. Huge news from the corner of A. Phillip... Continue Reading →

I know that discussions about the Pitch Clock & other new rules in Major League Baseball are all the rage after the first weekend of Spring Training games. It seems that fans had the vapors when a game ended on a called 3rd strike when the batter wasn’t ready (the game was tied so it... Continue Reading →

Long time readers of this blog will know that I am no fan of Major League Baseball’s comprehensive takeover of the minor leagues in 2020/21. It has systematically removed the unique nature of the minor league game, played in cities large, medium, and small across the country, and made it into just one more appendage... Continue Reading →

When I saw this picture on the Facebook Baseball Arts page the other day, it felt like the perfect image to share given the state of the world today. This poster was created by the U.S. War Production Board around 1942-43. Baseball was at its absolute height of popularity during this time. The metaphor used... Continue Reading →

Ok, I will freely admit that this blog post is late. Sometimes real life interferes and makes it impossible to find a bloc of time to sit down and properly put thoughts together. But now that I’ve found a few minutes, let’s go ahead and discuss the Jumbo Shrimp, shall we? What a week for... Continue Reading →