A blog dedicated to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, major and minor league baseball, and anything else baseball-related
It’s tough to overemphasize just how important Opening Day is to the many small & medium-sized cities that host Minor League Baseball. Years of tradition & civic pride all wrapped into one great celebration. I’ve been to many over the years. It’s just the best thing to see. Opening Night in Jacksonville proved that it... Continue Reading →
It's time to get hyped Jacksonville! Just one short week until our Jumbo Shrimp face the Worcester Red Sox for the very first time at 121 Financial Ballpark. First pitch is at 7:05pm. You can get your tickets here.
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Jumbo Shrimp came into Tuesday's game riding a four game winning streak knowing that they would be facing the team at the bottom of the table. Sounds like the recipe for a win, right? Well, baseball has a well known way of taking your grand plans and torpedoing them. That's sort of what happened... Continue Reading →
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp had a very successful week/weekend in Gwinnett, taking five of six games from the Stripers, including the last four in a row. The Catch was present for the comprehensive win on Friday, but Saturday's and Sunday's games were equally exciting. The Shrimp used extras on Saturday to come away with the... Continue Reading →
The Catch was on the road again on Friday to watch the Jumbo Shrimp take on the Gwinnett Stripers in our very first visit to Coolray Field. What we witnessed was just about the best Jumbo Shrimp game we've seen all season: fantastic pitching, great hitting, and solid defense, all of which combined to shut... Continue Reading →
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