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It's been an interesting few weeks for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. Starting with the ill-fated "crap pitcher's mound game" in Memphis on June 29 and ending with the nice and easy win over Charlotte this past Sunday, the Shrimp have endured three doubleheaders, two rain-outs, a hurricane, and, finally, a walk-off win. The Shrimp went... Continue Reading →
The Catch decided to honor the All-Stars in its proximity - those being my amazing wife and daughter - with a nice All-Star Break over the past couple of weeks that consisted of a trip to Minnesota to visit family and some time camping, boating, fishing, and generally relaxing. But we're back, somewhat refreshed, and... Continue Reading →
Willmar Stingers sticker on the door of the Shell station at the corner of State Highway 23 and State Highway 9 in New London, Minnesota.
The Catch is in Memphis today to see our Jumbo Shrimp take on the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park. It’s our first time at this park, but we’ve had a fun day walkin’ in Memphis (to borrow a phrase) taking in the sights, watching some Euro 2020 at a brilliant Irish pub, and sampling the... Continue Reading →
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp ended last week where they began: firmly entrenched in third place. The Shrimp managed to go 3-3 against Durham last week, which meant they stayed 4.5 games back of the Bulls. So literally, the only thing that changed for the Shrimp over the last seven days was that their winning percentage... Continue Reading →
It is a Red Sox v. Yankees weekend once again, so here's an advert from the June 1, 1971 edition of the New York Times highlighting the upcoming series at old Yankee Stadium on June 2nd and June 3rd. Very interesting that it was only a two-game series, and in the middle of the week.... Continue Reading →
We love Jacksonville-related baseball stories. So, here's a really neat story that has taken me entirely too long to write about. Former-MLB player Desi Relaford, currently a resident of our fair city of Jacksonville, has apparently been busy helping to build baseball academies in Africa. The article and video from News4Jax explains most of what... Continue Reading →
The baseball world was given yet another shock this morning when it was announced that, after 88 years of players wearing their own uniforms during the Summer Classic, the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game would feature custom uniforms for each team. Here they are: Photos courtesy of Nike and Sportslogos.net If you looked at... Continue Reading →
Thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Claudette, the Jumbo Shrimp were rained out in Charlotte this afternoon. While it would have been nice to have a chance to come home with a series split, I'm sure that the club is more than happy to have a couple of days off in a row to... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid in the mid-1980s, I spent a lot of time watching, playing, reading about, and thinking about sports. I was truly obsessed. That obsession led me to taking the logical next step of writing letters to major and minor league teams to get pocket schedules, team information, and whatever else they... Continue Reading →
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