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What a week for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp! The second-place team in the division rolls into 121 Financial Ballpark and gets comprehensively thumped by the Shrimp who 5 of 6 from the Nashville Sounds in the River City. The wins included: a shutout, two walk-offs in a doubleheader, decent pitching, and timely hitting. Even the... Continue Reading →
My expectations for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp weren’t super high for last week’s six-game matchup against the Durham Bulls, and for good reason: the Bulls are the best team in Triple-A Baseball and score runs at will. My expectations were indeed met, as the Shrimp only managed to win two of the six games in... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
As most followers of The Catch know, we’ve been on a west coast road trip over the weekend that has allowed for little else other than fun and relaxation. And lots of driving. But the weather has been amazing, the people incredibly friendly, and the beers have been tasty. So today, we provide you with... 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 →
Now that we are just about three weeks from the start of the MiLB season, I wanted to take a quick look at the Jumbo Shrimp schedule for the 2021 season. As we all know, this season is going to see reduced travel by minor league teams due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. That was... Continue Reading →
