The Minor League Sports Bullshit and Miscellania thread

[alkeiper]

Gameday: BlueClaws 2, Renegades 0 Final Score (08/14/2021)

Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for BlueClaws vs. Renegades at Dutchess Stadium

www.milb.com

Follow up. A no-hitter is still item #1 on my baseball bucket list. The Jersey Shore Blueclaws (PHI) no-hit the Hudson Valley Renegades (NYY) for nine innings but with no score the game went into extra innings. Minor leagues use the same runner on second rule in extras. The Renegades broke up the no-hitter in the tenth with a single, but failed to score the runner. The Renegades had runners thrown out at home in both the 10th and 11th. Herbert Iser hit a triple for the Blueclaws in the 12th, the only extra base hit in the game.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1437456290939342854

Huh

 

[BruiserBrody]

Pelé Leaves Intensive Care After Surgery to Remove Tumor

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has left intensive care 10 days after surgery to remove a tumor on his colon.

www.si.com

Pele was from before my time but he holds some prestige in my heart for being the titular star of an Atari game. IIRC Activison owns most of the major leagues licensing deals, so it was rare to have a "real" sports person on an Atari game. (Are there other examples?)

https://now.estarland.com/images/products/73/27573/AT2600-Peles-Soccer-large-image.jpg

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1447961346163806211

TIL Dwyane Wade is part owner of the Utah Jazz.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Fisher Cats to Rebrand as Manchester Chicken Tenders for one 2022 game

In a tribute to the City of Manchester's groundbreaking culinary history, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays Double-A affiliate) will play one game as the Manchester Chicken Tenders during the upcoming 2022 season at Delta Dental Stadium. The one-game rebrand will recognize one of the...

www.milb.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Yankees promote Balkovec, a landmark MiLB hire

Minor league hitting coach Rachel Balkovec, officially promoted on Tuesday, will manage the low-A team for the Yankees this season, making her the first female skipper in affiliated professional baseball.

www.espn.com

Things I never thought I'd post...love this move by the Yankees.

 

[alkeiper]

It's perfect. If it works it's wonderful for women in sports and if it doesn't it makes the Yankees worse.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1486740625424801793

They don't want to pay a living wage so I guess it makes sense that they don't care whether minor leaguers live or die.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1494496900644581376

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Federal judge rules minor leaguers are year-round MLB employees

A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers should be classified as MLB employees “throughout the calendar year” under federal labor law.

www.latimes.com

A federal court judge in the Northern District of California ruled that minor leaguers are year round employees of MLB.

Hope this another step towards all professional baseball players being paid a living wage.

 

[alkeiper]

Good news for minor league fans. We're getting our league names back!

Historical league names to return in 2022

Minor League Baseball has announced the return of the historical names for the 11 leagues that comprise the player development system for Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs. During the 2021 season, the leagues had regional names (Triple-A East, Triple-A West, etc.) while the rights to the use of...

www.milb.com

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I honestly barely even knew the league names had changed and since they were only gone for one season, I didn't even get a chance to miss them.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Good news for minor league fans. We're getting our league names back!

Historical league names to return in 2022

Minor League Baseball has announced the return of the historical names for the 11 leagues that comprise the player development system for Major League Baseball’s 30 clubs. During the 2021 season, the leagues had regional names (Triple-A East, Triple-A West, etc.) while the rights to the use of...

www.milb.com

In addition to that...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1504149874849325065

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509153481373880321

 

[alkeiper]

@Irish King Kamala come get your boys

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1517284103611113473

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Jeeessus. I was actually considering going to that game since they're wearing the '90s uniforms but decided against it since weather is ass. Miss a little, miss a lot.

 

[alkeiper]

On a family vacation to Williamsburg I actually managed to finagle a side trip to Harbor Park to see the Norfolk Tides play the Durham Bulls. A top park when it opened, the only negative I would offer is that concession prices are extremely pricy. ($5 for a bottle of water at a minor league ballpark?!) Watched Gunnar Henderson of the Tides and while he went hitless, it's obvious he has a tremendous arm.

Traveling through the area I get the impression Norfolk/Virginia Beach is like the Tampa Bay area as well as MLB potential. The population is there but geography and traffic would make steady daily attendance challenging.

 

[alkeiper]

What's it like being the worst team in the Pecos League? The Wasco Reserve are 7-38. The Pecos League is an extreme hitters league, averaging 8.56 runs per game. Maybe that will put their 11.69 team ERA in perspective. The ERA is helped though by unearned runs. The Reserve have a team .921 fielding percentage. To put perspective on that, .921 was the National League fielding percentage in 1888 when players wore either no gloves or something resembling oven mitts.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1570159680227516416

Minor league players are now part of the MLB Players Association. Hopefully this leads to all of the players earning a living wage.

 

[sfaJack]

I bet MLB cuts more minor league teams in response.

 

[alkeiper]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1573129771164237826

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1576965062266589184

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1598319167698075649

So much for my concern that nobody would want to see Triple A Baseball when Fenway is only 40 minutes away.

And another sign that @Laz should move home. (Ducks projectile)

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

They were there for the meth

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Las Vegas should be ashamed of their meth concession stand then tbh.

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

It clearly isn't on the same level as that premium Woonie imports

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1620466962362150913

Damn. Between this and Denzel Valentine, Maine is becoming quite the hotbed for disappointing 2010s Bulls draft picks, @Brocklock .

 

[alkeiper]

For four days this season, the Eugene Emeralds are re-branding as the Exploding Whales!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1638948922352869377

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Get Brendan Fraser to throw out the first pitch.

 

[alkeiper]