http://content.sportslogos.net/news/2016/02/2016-Minor-League-Baseball-Colour-Wheel-590x612.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 March 2016 17:26 (eight years ago) link
is there a spreadsheet of affiliate changes?
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 March 2016 17:47 (eight years ago) link
there weren't any this year (deals have a two-year minimum; next round of musical chairs will be this coming fall)
only changes are- new britain (CT) rock cats becoming hartford (CT) yard goats, though their stadium probably won't be ready until june- savannah (GA) sand gnats becoming columbia (SC) fireflies
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 March 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfcjHA5UsAA7x0T.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 7 April 2016 16:33 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfjkbggUYAA_Adi.png
reba mcentire won the inaugural nashville sounds country music legends race
― mookieproof, Saturday, 9 April 2016 01:54 (eight years ago) link
10-year minor league veteran matt buschmann (good grantland story on him from last summer) had his contract purchased by arizona yesterday, with any luck will get into a game or two before they dfa him
― mookieproof, Saturday, 9 April 2016 22:59 (eight years ago) link
modesto beat bakersfield 13-3 last night; all 13 modesto runs were unearned
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:19 (eight years ago) link
are they gonna mail that Reba head to DC so the nats can use it for Hil next year?
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 18:25 (eight years ago) link
(it wd hafta be throwback HRC)
congrats Sicnarf Loopstok
http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/04/08/170852370/the-top-100-minor-league-player-names-of-2016
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 April 2016 20:22 (eight years ago) link
remind me to thank my father for not naming me Salgoud
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 14 April 2016 03:29 (eight years ago) link
'catcher's balk' called
― mookieproof, Saturday, 16 April 2016 01:07 (eight years ago) link
@mikemcdermott76PawSox release statement that they are canceling plan to have fans sit in seats corresponding with favored presidential candidate.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 April 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
riot averted
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 16:42 (eight years ago) link
Warwick Saupold, Preston Guilmet, Logan Kensing, and Bobby Parnell have thrown a no-hitter for the Toledo Mud Hens.
― Andy K, Sunday, 24 April 2016 01:20 (eight years ago) link
hope noah syndergaard sent parnell a congratulatory gift certificate to steak 'n' shake
― mookieproof, Sunday, 24 April 2016 02:13 (eight years ago) link
http://www.sbnation.com/2016/4/25/11502620/minor-league-baseball-franchise-generator
― mookieproof, Monday, 25 April 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link
SI Yanks hold analytics promo
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/staten-island-yankees-sabermetric-day-event-on-june-19th/
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
juan ciriaco is playing 2b and batting eighth for sacramento at albuquerque
juan ciriaco is playing 2b and batting eighth for albuquerque vs sacramento
they are brothers
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:51 (eight years ago) link
is their dad a George Foreman fan?
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 May 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
Slate excerpt from the Lindbergh-Miller book (published today) about running the Sonoma Stompers' baseball ops last summer, and unknowingly signing the first out gay pro player, Sean Conroy.
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2016/05/sean_conroy_the_first_openly_gay_player_in_pro_baseball_history_was_signed.html
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 May 2016 17:20 (eight years ago) link
http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/9/0/179972690/Parker_ordained_article_he43dauc.jpg
Fresno Grizzlies mascot Parker becomes ordained minister, will perform in-ballpark marriages
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 24 May 2016 20:51 (eight years ago) link
looks like Willians Astudillo can't save himself for marriage
http://i.imgur.com/awmq72w.gif
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 26 May 2016 19:42 (eight years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/kd2IS76.png
Wind: 21 mph, Out to RF.
― mookieproof, Friday, 27 May 2016 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Question for Mookie: any way of finding out where the Reds have stationed Darren Shred right now? His Twitter page and Google aren't very helpful.
― clemenza, Saturday, 28 May 2016 17:15 (eight years ago) link
can't tell just yet, but most likely he's in extended spring training, which for the reds is in arizona.
short-season leagues start in three weeks, at which point he'd probably stay in the arizona rookie league or go to billings, montana in the pioneer league.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:14 (eight years ago) link
Thanks. He did post a couple of Twitter photos out of Arizona.
― clemenza, Saturday, 28 May 2016 18:44 (eight years ago) link
the last tie in the pacific coast league was in august 29, 1996 . . . until yesterday, when there were two
rain halted tacoma at new orleans at 2-2 in the sixthtravel curfew on getaway day halted colorado springs at fresno at 6-6 after 10 innings
(teams do not play each other again this year)
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 14:26 (eight years ago) link
Buffalo Bisons to host 'Keep Brady Suspended' Night on doubleheader, Saturday, June 11
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160601&content_id=181453154&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t422&sid=t422
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkDKSEcUgAASayD.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 June 2016 19:32 (eight years ago) link
who's pumped for the draft 2nite? this year i hope my fav team picks good players and all the other teams pick bad ones
― dynamicinterface, Thursday, 9 June 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
@BenLindberghOpenly gay @SonomaStompers pitcher/The Only Rule hero Sean Conroy just threw a 3-hit gem on Pride Night for the second, uh, straight season.
http://www.stompersbaseball.com/news/2016/6/17/offense-backs-up-conroy-in-11-1-stomper-win-over-admirals
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 19 June 2016 14:34 (eight years ago) link
Friday night was a p good opener in Coney... Staten Island won in 20 innings.
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160618&content_id=184783132&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t586&sid=t586
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 June 2016 15:41 (eight years ago) link
D. Shred, AZL Reds
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link
pro players born in '97... eerie
Cyclones lost in 17 innings last night, have played 56 frames in opening four games.
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 June 2016 21:39 (eight years ago) link
In alphabetical order, the seven finalists are:New Orleans Baby Cakes: A tribute to the Mardi Gras king cakes where small plastic babies are sought after, the Baby Cakes celebrates a unique Louisiana tradition.New Orleans Cajun Crawfish: Pays tribute to those lovable and tasty critters we hold festivals for, and who call New Orleans home.New Orleans King Cakes: The King Cake tradition bring families and community members together to celebrate the joyous season of Mardi Gras, just like Minor League Baseball draws families together.New Orleans Night Owls: Both a play on words and an alliteration, Night Owls celebrates the New Orleans nightlife and a night out at the ballpark.New Orleans Po'boys: A tribute to the culinary capital of the Gulf Cost, this fun name falls in line with other wacky names Minor League Baseball is known for.New Orleans Red Eyes: New Orleans Red Eyes honors Louisiana's crawfish festivals, and the bright red crawfish New Orleans love.New Orleans Tailgators: Alligators are synonymous with Louisiana, and tailgating is synonymous with baseball.
New Orleans Baby Cakes: A tribute to the Mardi Gras king cakes where small plastic babies are sought after, the Baby Cakes celebrates a unique Louisiana tradition.
New Orleans Cajun Crawfish: Pays tribute to those lovable and tasty critters we hold festivals for, and who call New Orleans home.
New Orleans King Cakes: The King Cake tradition bring families and community members together to celebrate the joyous season of Mardi Gras, just like Minor League Baseball draws families together.
New Orleans Night Owls: Both a play on words and an alliteration, Night Owls celebrates the New Orleans nightlife and a night out at the ballpark.
New Orleans Po'boys: A tribute to the culinary capital of the Gulf Cost, this fun name falls in line with other wacky names Minor League Baseball is known for.
New Orleans Red Eyes: New Orleans Red Eyes honors Louisiana's crawfish festivals, and the bright red crawfish New Orleans love.
New Orleans Tailgators: Alligators are synonymous with Louisiana, and tailgating is synonymous with baseball.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 21:09 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywi8iW5eTLU
smh
― mookieproof, Friday, 24 June 2016 18:40 (eight years ago) link
stay classy everyone
H.R.5580 - Save America's Pastime Act
The legislation would amend the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to clarify that Minor League Baseball players are not subject to a law that was intended to protect workers in traditional hourly-rate jobs.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 29 June 2016 16:37 (eight years ago) link
Sonoma adds two female players
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/5789822-181/sonoma-stompers-adding-2-women
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 29 June 2016 19:55 (eight years ago) link
Rep. Cheri Bustos@RepCheriAfter hearing from you & learning more in the last 24 hours, I've immediately withdrawn my support from H.R. 5580
@keithlaw Good news. Kill this legislation with fire.
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 June 2016 17:40 (eight years ago) link
this is about right, and doesn't even mention the whole ripoff of publicly funded ballparks
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-minor-league-baseball-left-its-players-in-poverty-and-tried-to-save-itself-instead-185300079.html
― mookieproof, Thursday, 30 June 2016 19:12 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmOzbEJUcAAJDdz.jpg
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 July 2016 01:17 (eight years ago) link
weird that both these stories would come out on the same day!
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-is-backing-congress-members-trying-to-keep-minor-league-salaries-down-but-why
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-30/disney-said-to-buy-stake-in-mlb-s-video-arm-in-3-5-billion-deal
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 July 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
Due to a scheduling conflict, the Omaha Storm Chasers have announced the concert featuring Ratt, Saliva, and L.A. Guns at Werner Park on August 12 has been cancelled.
― mookieproof, Friday, 8 July 2016 20:25 (eight years ago) link
friend offered me his extra Cyclones ticket tonight; alas that means witnessing Irish Night again, presumably with leprechaun and potato races.
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 July 2016 15:47 (eight years ago) link
ilx0r to throw first pitch at durham bulls game
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 July 2016 15:48 (eight years ago) link
ah, more leadtime and i wd've lingered in Miami longer so i could drop in!
― helpless before THRILLARY (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 21 July 2016 15:52 (eight years ago) link
hoping that j.p. arencibia catches said first pitch, and that the ilx0r casually mentions 'you could afford to take a few pitches, you know'
in other news, the hartford stadium disaster is complete; the team will play no home games this year
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 July 2016 14:25 (eight years ago) link
welp
http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2016/07/22/minor-league-players-wage-suit-against-major-league-baseball-suffers-a-huge-setback
― mookieproof, Saturday, 23 July 2016 02:15 (eight years ago) link
Yard Goats Could Leave Hartford If Stadium Isn’t Done for 2017
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 July 2016 15:46 (eight years ago) link
20yo indians prospect francisco mejia has a 39-game hitting streak -- second-longest in the minors since 2005 -- during which he's hit .395 and gone up a level
― mookieproof, Thursday, 28 July 2016 15:11 (eight years ago) link
now at 45 games
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 August 2016 00:37 (eight years ago) link
46, longest hitting streak in the Minors since 1954 (probably)
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 August 2016 14:12 (eight years ago) link
do we have any ceremonial first-pitch footage from Durham's Merge Records night?
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Friday, 5 August 2016 16:29 (eight years ago) link
insane play
https://twitter.com/DragonsBaseball/status/763898972557631488
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 August 2016 04:40 (eight years ago) link
I have no clue who this dude is but this is a p crazy stat
How about @DanvilleBraves RHP Jacob Webb:1.00 ERA – 9 IP, 4H, 4BB, 25K (!!!)Only 2 outs he’s recorded have not been strikeouts. #Braves
― dynamicinterface, Friday, 12 August 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
mejia now at 50 games
― mookieproof, Sunday, 14 August 2016 03:51 (eight years ago) link
xp that is indeed crazy
― mookieproof, Sunday, 14 August 2016 03:52 (eight years ago) link
My ex-student Darren is pitching in Arizona. So far, in relief: 14.1 IP, 6 hits, 10 K, 13 walks (!), 2.51 ERA.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=shred-001dar
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 04:55 (eight years ago) link
(Sorry, missed mookie's link above--thanks.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 August 2016 04:56 (eight years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqEjA6RWYAATw0U.jpg:small
senator aqua buddha
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 August 2016 19:11 (eight years ago) link
california league will contract bakersfield and high desert at the end of the season
carolina league will add two teams -- kinston for sure, perhaps fayetteville as the other
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 August 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
Baseball’s minor leaguers pursue their dreams below the poverty line
― mookieproof, Friday, 26 August 2016 23:31 (eight years ago) link
https://twitter.com/richardgin/status/773944449462366208
*thinkfaceemoji*
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 8 September 2016 18:03 (eight years ago) link
there are some very very bad new team names being announced over the next few weeks
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 21:41 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwRLZipUIAIdla9.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
let's hear some bad names.
the port angeles lefties of the west coast league is not an atrocious name, though somewhat puzzling, but is a little sad that they intended to call the team the marmots but they couldn't afford to pay off the clothing and equipment company
― harold melvin and the bluetones (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
double-a jacksonville has changed its name from the suns (in use since 1961) to the jumbo shrimp (see logo above)
new carolina league team in kinston, nc (which is not actually in the 'down east' region) announces its name:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwSQ4a5WQAElil0.jpg
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 20:57 (seven years ago) link
http://www.milb.com/assets/images/0/5/8/207929058/cuts/updated_bingamton_960_kxc5uowp_q88aoq1v.jpg
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 November 2016 15:20 (seven years ago) link
that menacing jumbo shrimp is hilarious... dry-humping the panhandle!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 3 November 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
http://www.milb.com/assets/images/6/7/2/208935672/cuts/Intro_wall_taqe5uuh_3xi5s5jh.jpg
a nadir has been reached
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 November 2016 15:03 (seven years ago) link
ugh
baby crabs maybe
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 November 2016 15:08 (seven years ago) link
http://www.milb.com/assets/images/3/1/0/209085310/cuts/Buies_Creek_960_o04o5l5r_9s5k9g0d.png
there's a party going on down around herebuies creek yeah
― mookieproof, Friday, 18 November 2016 18:11 (seven years ago) link
What really went on here we only have this logo
― Michael F Gill, Friday, 18 November 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link