A blog dedicated to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, major and minor league baseball, and anything else baseball-related
As this blog pointed out prior to the start of the season, playing 36 games against some opponents this season would be a bit of a chore for the Jumbo Shrimp and fans alike. It's tough seeing the same teams and same players again and again without getting slightly complacent. Thankfully, the marketing geniuses in... Continue Reading →
I found myself in Charleston, South Carolina on business last Wednesday. It happened to be the first time I had ever been to Charleston, so I was slightly disappointed to spend all day in meetings and miss out on seeing some of the history that the city has to offer. But, after the work day... Continue Reading →
June is finally here. A new month, and a new set of games. Sunday's shutout win against Durham at home was a fitting end to the ups and downs of May. Going into Tuesday's game on the road against Gwinnett, we were hoping for a win to start June and propel the club onwards and... Continue Reading →
The family left Jax over the long holiday weekend and we headed to Columbia, South Carolina to see something new. Amidst baseball (more on that later), hiking at Congaree National Park, and a short walking tour around the S.C. State Capitol building, I happened to spy this place: I noticed the wall first as we... Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever spent any time at Wrigley Field, you’ll know that whenever the Cubs play the classic rendition of Harry Caray singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” it is always followed by people screaming out Caray’s old line of “Let’s Get Some Runs!” Maybe Caray thought the woeful Cubs of the 80’s and... 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 →
Last Sunday, my family and I headed an hour or so south of Jacksonville to Daytona Beach to visit the Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Daytona Tortugas of the Florida State League Low-A Southeast. The Jupiter Hammerheads were in town, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to check out the park and check... Continue Reading →
I let this report stew around in my head most of the morning as I felt I needed to say something about the lack of everything that the Jumbo Shrimp had going on last night’s 3-0 loss to Durham. But it’s really tough to say something about nothing. So, here we go: Bryson Brigman had... Continue Reading →
Usually a Baker’s Dozen means something good. Think doughnuts, or pastries, or muffins. Very good, right? However, when it comes to the number of runs scored by your opponent, then no, it’s pretty lousy. Durham did just that last night, scoring 13 unanswered runs after the fourth inning to win 13 - 5. Final score... Continue Reading →
The law of averages eventually catches up to everyone, baseball teams included. So, when you happen to be trying for a 6-game sweep, and your 7th consecutive win over the same team, sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned. Such was the case for the Jumbo Shrimp on Sunday, as they suffered a 4-3 loss... Continue Reading →
The Catch 