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A doubleheader is easily one of the best things in life, let alone baseball. Two games for the price of one ticket. Extra time to watch your favorite players and pack in as much game time as possible. And really, who doesn’t like more baseball? The Jumbo Shrimp and Durham Bulls played two last night,... Continue Reading →
I’m an Ohio kid at heart. So no matter how good or bad of a season they might be having, I’m still Cleveland ‘til I die in pretty much every sport. So when I looked at the schedule and spotted the Indians playing in Seattle in early May...well, we just had to be here. T-Mobile... Continue Reading →
The Jumbo Shrimp suffered their first rain out of the season last night. But we get twice the fun tonight as the Shrimp and Bulls will play two seven-inning games starting at 5:30 pm. The Catch is on its first Road Trip of the season. We will have more on that soon.
The first road game for the Jumbo Shrimp this season went just as they planned: Use a first inning 2-run monster home run by Jesús Sánchez and a third inning 2-run triple by Monte Harrison to jump out to a 4-0 lead, and then let quality pitching keep the Bulls in check long enough 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 →
The baseball writers at ESPN are out with a compendium of views on what ails baseball, what is actually right about baseball, and how to fix it all. It’s a really good read. I don’t necessarily agree with each and every aspect, but they isolate the numerous competitive, contractual, promotional, and cultural issues facing Major... Continue Reading →
We are now one full week into the 2021 Minor League season, so let’s take a quick step back and take a look at where the Jumbo Shrimp currently stand in the Triple-A East Southeast Division (that’s still a mouthful). Southeast Division standings - games thru May 9, 2021 Yes, this is but a small... Continue Reading →
The Jumbo Shrimp broke out the bats for the Mother’s Day tilt against Norfolk Tides. The team racked up 15 hits on their way to a 9-7 win over the Norfolk Tides. Final Score - May 9, 2021 Eight of nine in Jacksonville’s lineup managed to get a hit on Sunday. The team was paced... Continue Reading →
Beginning next week, The Catch will be sharing some minor league baseball treasures on the site that we haven’t shared anywhere else. I hope you’ll follow along and enjoy. I also hope you’ll take some time to read the following to see how the time machine came to be. Back when I was a kid... Continue Reading →
The Jumbo Shrimp came up just a bit short in their first extra-inning game of the season last night, falling to the Norfolk Tides 5-4 in 10 innings. Final Score - May 8, 2021 The Shrimp held a 4-2 lead entering the top of the 9th, but gave up a 2-run home run to Orioles... Continue Reading →
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