If you have ever glanced at a minor league team schedule and wondered "How in the heck did they come up with that Promo idea?! It's genius!", well then take a listen to the April 22, 2021 edition the official MiLB podcast "The Show Before the Show." David Ratz, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp director of promotions,... Continue Reading →
MiLB Scouting Report: Marlins Prospect Max Meyer
The ace writers at MiLB.com are at it again, this time with Josh Jackson taking a deep dive into the Marlins' First Round pick in 2020 - and Number 3 overall pick - Max Meyer. This kid has the makings of an ace, by all accounts. MLB Pipeline's assessment of him shows that his stuff... Continue Reading →
Random Baseball Photo of the Day
Beloit Snappers at Burlington Bees - Community Field, Burlington, IA - July 31, 2018 - I decided at the last minute to make the drive from Chicago to Burlington, Iowa in order to see a midweek game at this charming park. It did not disappoint. My family has a long history in Iowa, so I... Continue Reading →
Random Baseball Photo of the Day
I happened to find myself down in Corpus Christi, Texas back in January of 2014 to help a great friend of mine move house from California to Texas. I swung by the ballpark there - Whataburger Field - just before leaving to take a look around and happened across this statue. It is called "For... Continue Reading →
New Season, New Rules in MiLB
Major League Baseball is looking for its Great White Buffalo - you know, that magic, wonderful, amazing, and concrete rule change that will simultaneously shorten the length of games, while also increasing fan interest in the sport for decades to come. But so far, it hasn't been found. The folks in the Commissioner's office have... Continue Reading →
If it’s Tuesday, it must be Norfolk. Or Durham.
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 →
Jumbo Shrimp bringing Vice to Jax in 2021…and it looks awesome.
Every Minor League team tries out new designs or new themes a couple of times a year. That's just what we have all come to expect from MiLB teams. They are usually funny or quirky or hyper-local so that folks will buy up the gear on sale in the team shop. Now that the Jumbo... Continue Reading →
Getting to Know the Neighbors
With the restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the International League is now known as "Triple-A East." I know that the vacuous corporate suits at MLB did this to allow for a corporate sponsor of each minor league, but it is so, so bland and just feels wrong. Nevertheless, a complete preview of the... Continue Reading →
I Still Hate What MLB Did to Minor League Baseball
I wrote about this on Twitter a while back, but I still cannot get over just how badly MLB has ruined Minor League Baseball. The minors are awesome, despite many flaws, but MLB has sanitized it, corporatized it, & robbed it of its historical identity. I mean, look at the names of these leagues. Garbage.... Continue Reading →
Old School on a Cold Saturday
It’s been cool and windy today in Jax, but that didn’t prevent me from checking out the Jumbo Shrimp’s Garage Sale where they were trying to get rid of lots of old Suns gear. I arrived a little late because, well, it’s a Saturday and why miss out of some good sleep and a leisurely... Continue Reading →
The Catch 