A blog dedicated to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, major and minor league baseball, and anything else baseball-related
The best tournament in international baseball starts today! Yes, that’s right, the Serie del Caribe (Caribbean Series) begins this afternoon in Mexicali, Mexico. For those who might not know, the Caribbean Series features the champions of the Big Four winter baseball leagues - Puerto Rico, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela - along with a number... Continue Reading →
It's been a bit since we have written a post for our followers to read (and thanks to you both!), but the entirety of 2024 seemed like one long slog for us. We moved to from Jacksonville to suburban Houston this summer (we miss you Jacksonville!) and with all that a move entails on both... Continue Reading →
We are just a little more than an hour from the first pitch of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, so it is time once again for The Catch’s Grade-A, Super Awesome, 100 percent guaranteed accurate* predictions for the 2024 baseball season. Prognosticating seems to be a fools errand these days (ed. – yes, you... Continue Reading →
In addition to being a great ballplayer, masterful hitter, and World Series winning manager, Rogers Hornsby was a bit of a philosopher. His wonderful statement about the useless time between the end of the baseball season and the beginning of spring training perfectly encapsulates what I feel each and every winter: I miss baseball. When... Continue Reading →
It’s Friday once again and that means it is time for The Catch staff to take a break, drink a beer or two, and talk about baseball. This afternoon, we are at the amazing Strings Sports Brewery in the Historic Springfield District of Jacksonville. I can think of no better venue to discuss this week’s... Continue Reading →
The Catch is on vacation in the beautiful Midwest this week. While driving along to our destination, we have passed field after field of deep green-colored sweet corn that all look amazing, especially to an eye that’s seen little but overgrown weeds and browning palm trees in Florida over the past few years. There’s a... Continue Reading →
Another work week has flown by and now the staff of your favorite Jumbo Shrimp-flavored blog is busy drinking beer at Jacksonville’s King Maker Brewing Co. and coming up with new content for the blog, the Twitter feed, and the Instagram feed. Let me tell ya…it’s no easy task. But the beer makes everything better.... Continue Reading →
The staff of The Catch gathered this afternoon at downtown Jacksonville’s Ruby Beach Brewing Company to celebrate the start of the Minor League baseball season. While we had hoped to watch a bit of the Sacramento at Salt Lake City matchup, it was delayed due to weather. So, now we just get to drink beer... Continue Reading →
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp hosted local Jacksonville media yesterday - well, except for us, the Jumbo Shrimp's only fan blog. I guess our invite was lost in the mail - to introduce the 2023 edition of the team and to show off some of the new culinary treats that fans will be able to eat... Continue Reading →
We are just a little more than 24 hours from the first pitch of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, so it is time for The Catch's Grade-A, Super Awesome, 100 percent guaranteed accurate* predictions for the 2023 baseball season. Considering how close we were to reality last season (ed. - we were not at... Continue Reading →
The Catch 