Archive for the ‘Minor League Baseball’ Category
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
My roommate’s birthday was last week and as a supplementary gift his mom gave him two suite tickets for Monday’s Indianapolis Indians game.
It's 5:30 p.m. He walks into my room asking if I’d like to make a 7 p.m. first pitch. I figure it’s a Monday night, the tickets provide ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, General, Indianapolis Indians, Jacque Jones, Minnesota Twins, Minor League Baseball, Rochester Red Wings | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 29th, 2009
In the High Class-A California League they play a version of what the rest of us call "baseball" but apparently they do things a bit differently. They have to, right? That could be the only explanation for why the Lake Elsinore Storm beat the High Desert Mavericks 33-18 yesterday. In ...
Posted in Insane Scores, Minor League Baseball, MLB | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Leave it to Kevin Costner to bring the people of Lake County, Ill., a little bit of good news in these economically troubled times.
Mr. Costner is about to create some jobs. How? Well, let me tell you: He's the "primary owner" of a minor league baseball team that's going to ...
Posted in Kevin Costner, Minor League Baseball | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
You may remember this little nugget of news from over the summer. Cubs pitching prospect Julio Castillo got a little riled up as his Peoria Chiefs and the Dayton Dragons engaged in a pretty serious brawl in heated Midwest League action.
What you can see in the video is Castillo winding ...
Posted in Asshole Patrol, Cops, Holy Shit, Minor League Baseball | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
We're usually not fans of the Bob Brenly school of "unwritten rules" and all, but this story kind of made us rethink our stance. Mitch Hilligoss, a 21-year-old third base prospect for the Yankees, had a 35-game hitting streak going into Wednesday night's game. That tied him for the second ...
Posted in Avril Lavigne, Minor League Baseball, New York Yankees | 18 Comments »