The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have unveiled their list of finalists for their new team name for 2019. Are you ready?1. Happy Campers2. Lamb Chops3. Punchy Pikas4. Throttle Jockeys5. Rocky Mountain Oysters— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) July 18, 2018
christ
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 21:42 (six years ago) link
you know sky sox, not every team name needs to be made up of two or more words
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 18 July 2018 22:11 (six years ago) link
'pikas' would actually be okay by itself
guaranteed to be rocky mountain oysters tho
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 July 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link
can't wait til the Cyclones are renamed the Coney Island Whitefish
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 July 2018 00:30 (six years ago) link
We want your input on the new North Alabama MiLB team name! Should it be...π Army Antsπ Comet Jockeysπ GloWormsπ Lunarticsπ Moon Possumsπ Puffy Head Bird Legsπ Space Chimpsπ Space Slothsπ ThunderSharksπ Trash PandasWhich is your favorite? Let us know belowπ pic.twitter.com/mMhDWQAtzB— Brandiose (@Brandiose) July 26, 2018
will we ever reach the bottom
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 July 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
i'm not sure what i would pick if i actually had to choose. i guess...gloworms?
― Karl Malone, Friday, 27 July 2018 18:25 (six years ago) link
i would select puffy head bird legs or trash pandas because i am a minor league team name accelerationist
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 27 July 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
we'll never have good names again until all names are bad
― challops trap house (Will M.), Friday, 27 July 2018 18:33 (six years ago) link
kinda want to know why Trash Pandas gets a space and ThunderSharks doesn't
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 July 2018 18:41 (six years ago) link
A couple BP guys did a Saberseminar presentation on improving minor-league culture, and when they got to diet, they just put up a slide of a dozen minor leaguers hailing Chipotle.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 6 August 2018 15:57 (six years ago) link
speakin' of trash
https://deadspin.com/angry-baseball-guy-brings-trash-can-onto-field-tells-u-1828166387
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 19:12 (six years ago) link
there we go
https://www.milb.com/milb/news/abracadabra-astudillo-pulls-off-hidden-ball-trick-for-rochester-red-wings/c-289520148
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 August 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
i hadn't considered this ramification of starting extra innings with a runner on second -- a team had a two-pitch inning the other day
― mookieproof, Monday, 13 August 2018 15:56 (six years ago) link
PawSox Sign Letter of Intent to Build a Triple-A Ballpark in Worcester, Massachusetts
― mookieproof, Friday, 17 August 2018 18:48 (six years ago) link
Hudson Valley Renegades 4, Brooklyn Cyclones 1. Got to see the visitors celebrate a division title on the field, and on Military Appreciation Night I tipped my cap when members of the Coast Guard were solicited. (I have never been in the Coast Guard.)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 1 September 2018 03:45 (six years ago) link
the "fans of northern alabama" have spoken
beginning in 2020, madison, al (just outside of huntsville) will be home to the Rocket City Trash Pandas
― mookieproof, Thursday, 6 September 2018 13:57 (six years ago) link
jfc
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 6 September 2018 14:34 (six years ago) link
the eugene emeralds finished the regular season with the worst record (31-45, .408) in the eight-team northwest league, but made the playoffs through the magic of half-seasons and wild cards and tiebreakers
they proceed to win five straight playoff games, taking the championship on a walk-off balk
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 14:56 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9QDLrFiV7Q
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 12 September 2018 15:02 (six years ago) link
Durham advances to play Memphis for the AAA championship
https://www.milb.com/milb/news/joe-mccarthy-helps-durham-bulls-repeat-as-governors-cup-champions/c-294766842
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 September 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
affiliate shuffle has begun -- las vegas is now the a's triple-a team
― mookieproof, Monday, 17 September 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
triple-a shuffle is complete, and the nationals got stuck with fresno
This is a complete disaster for the #Nationals. While I tweeted yesterday that geography is usually overstated, it's not in this case. They will be 2,796 miles from Fresno, 3 time zone aways, and their new AAA affiliate has one of the smallest airports in AAA.— Josh Suchon π€βΎοΈ (@Josh_Suchon) September 18, 2018
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 20:32 (six years ago) link
yikes...how..?
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
Dusty Baker's Revenge
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
the mets have been mostly stuck with shitty triple-a affiliates (new orleans, las vegas) since losing tidewater like 15 years ago -- i suspect this had something to do with the wilpons' crappy management -- so they straight-up purchased the syracuse team, which had been with the nationals, last year
after years of being bad locations, nashville and las vegas have new ballparks and are now desirable. someone was always going to get stuck with fresno -- which at least has a nice park -- but having it be with an east-coast team is rough
i don't really know how this stuff plays out -- it's very secretive and there are a lot of rules like all the affiliation deals are for the same money and you can't promise to hold a big-league exhibition game there, deals are for two or four years, no longer or shorter, etc. the pirates' triple-a club was in hawaii in the mid-80s, and the marlins had calgary in the early 2000s, but player movement is much more extreme these days. the nats are probably going to have to call up their emergency pitchers from double-a harrisburg instead just to get them there on time
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
this is something that is rarely discussed in MLB expansion talk -- every new team is going to need not only a big-league stadium and a spring training facility but also four or five new domestic farm clubs with professional-grade parks. that is not something that is done easily or quickly, and i'm not even sure where they'd go. the landscape is pretty saturated
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 21:19 (six years ago) link
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― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DppvN0KUUAA_czt.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 19:16 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dr6HRwEUUAATgqK.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 20:03 (five years ago) link
Meet Traverse City's new Northwoods League baseball team -- the Traverse City Pit Spitters. I like it. A lot. pic.twitter.com/NAmVjnXwkt— Tony Paul (@TonyPaul1984) January 29, 2019
― Andy K, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 19:18 (five years ago) link
pit spitters is dumb but like kinda fun dumb and those colors are gonna be nice
armadillo pod doodles or whatever tho that shit looks awful
― suggest boban (Will M.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 19:27 (five years ago) link
Salem making history in broadcast boothCool, Newman to form baseball's first all-female radio team
https://www.milb.com/milb/news/salem-red-sox-making-history-in-broadcast-booth/c-304819734
― Andy K, Thursday, 7 March 2019 17:13 (five years ago) link
PROMO HIGHLIGHT>> Florida Man Night - July 26 - Join us as we attempt to break a weird Florida law every inning! pic.twitter.com/hWVP4xXKdf— Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (@JaxShrimp) March 6, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 March 2019 17:50 (five years ago) link
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/09/minor-league-baseball-head-sees-high-threat-of-scandal-due-to-paltry-pay-and-weak-safeguards
tbf, anyone dumb enough to bet on minor league baseball deserves what they get
― mookieproof, Monday, 11 March 2019 14:13 (five years ago) link
https://theathletic.com/830452/2019/03/15/i-cant-afford-to-play-this-game-minor-leaguers-open-up-about-the-realities-of-their-pay-and-its-impact-on-their-lives
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 March 2019 19:43 (five years ago) link
PawSox to host @RedSox-themed Engagement Party for @AROD & @JLo on April 12 https://t.co/ZPh7XTggT7*Fans in Varitek or Bronson Arroyo jerseys get in free* @BenAffleck has been invited to throw Ceremonial First Pitch *Jennifers get in free (Yes... All "Jenny's from the block") pic.twitter.com/nR1tPJxIFY— PawSox (@PawSox) March 20, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:04 (five years ago) link
I guess it will take more than 4 titles in 15 yrs to kill of this inferiority complex
― heinrich boll weevil (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 20 March 2019 19:14 (five years ago) link
https://portside.org/2019-04-04/opening-week-labor-solidarity-and-plight-minor-league-baseball-players
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 6 April 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
fucked up
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 6 April 2019 14:52 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D56LpzHXsAEVOBO.jpg
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 May 2019 20:23 (five years ago) link
wow that's good drainage. ground crew take a bow!
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 6 May 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
I been dere! when it was drier.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 May 2019 00:58 (five years ago) link
this is quite a box score
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2019_05_20_tacaaa_renaaa_1
― mookieproof, Monday, 20 May 2019 21:31 (five years ago) link
Fresno's Memorial Day "tribute video" showed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez between images of Kim Jong-un and Fidel Castro while the voice of late former president Ronald Regan mentioned "enemies of freedom." https://t.co/ATXHDdGt4W— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) May 28, 2019
https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article230893789.html
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 17:49 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D8JbA6BWsAIwKxN.jpg:small
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 June 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
that's a little too graphic for me, but they should make their gloves from udders
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 June 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
They should put little gloves on the udders
― i will never make a typo ever again (Karl Malone), Monday, 3 June 2019 18:57 (five years ago) link
Tracked down my former student Darren Shred; he's playing for the Barrie Baycats of the International League right now (and listed as an infielder, not a pitcher).
http://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1369992&seasonid=32194
Not good, I don't think--guessing he was released by the Reds' organization?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 04:48 (five years ago) link
yeah, he was released back in october. i wonder if he had an injury that made pitching no longer a possibility?
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 05:53 (five years ago) link
Probably. He's run the gamut by now: third base when he with us, then a catcher, then a pitcher, back in the infield now.
I said International League--what I meant was Intercounty League. Fergie Jenkins played in it a couple of seasons after he retired, Rob Ducey too. I feel bad for him, but a stepping-stone to the majors it isn't.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2019 11:26 (five years ago) link