The Fresno Grizzlies and Sacramento River Cats, both Triple-A Pacific Coast League teams from California, do not like each other. That rivalry is coming to a head this weekend with the Grizzlies hosting “Grumpy Cat Night” to kick off a series against the RiverCats. The Grizzlies have been pulling the River
Category: Minor League Baseball
That Nashville Sound: The Story Behind the Nickname
Nashville, Tennessee, had been home to a rich music scene since the late 1800s, but it was the debut of two clear-channel radio stations in the 1920s that cemented the city’s reputation as Music City, USA. WSM and WLAC launched in 1925 and 1926 respectively, drawing performers who hoped to find their own stylings
Here there be the story behind the Dayton Dragons
Dayton, Ohio, is inextricably linked with the history of aviation. The city was home to Orville (who was born there) and Wilbur Wright, who are credited with inventing manned flight. (They weren’t the first to build a machine that could fly, but they were the first to invent a machine
RoughRiders Full House Night will be “spectacularly awful”
Last winter, when the double-A Frisco RoughRiders started planning their “Salute to Full House” theme night for this Friday, June 12, no one knew anything about the forthcoming and much-ballyhooed Full House spinoff on Netflix. That was just a stroke of luck—or maybe the result of some sort of sixth sense from
Doing the Twist: The Story Behind the Omaha Storm Chasers
There are a lot of sports teams named after severe weather or natural disasters—Avalanche, Hurricanes, Quakes, Storm, Thunder, etc. But very few teams are named for the people who actually head out into the world in intentional pursuit of extreme weather events. The term storm chasing is most commonly associated with
Shucking Great: The Story Behind the Biloxi Shuckers
This is the first season for the Biloxi Shuckers, whose previous life was as the Huntsville Stars in the double-A Southern League. The thing is, nearly two months into their inaugural season, they still haven’t played a home game. Because of construction and funding issues, the Shuckers opened the season
Gary SouthShore RailCats go Back to the Future
The Gary SouthShore RailCats, three-time champions of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball, are getting the DeLorean up to 88 miles per hour and going Back to the Future. The RailCats will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic movie with custom uniforms featuring Marty McFly’s signature get-up in
Hopped Up: The Beery Story Behind the Hillsboro Hops
Minor league baseball is an industry whose main goal is to appeal to families, if not specifically children. So the Hillsboro Hops, short-season single-A affiliate of the Diamondbacks, went out on a limb when they based their entire identity on one of the four main ingredients of beer. In fact, when the
Sand Gnats Moving to Columbia for 2016
After the 2015 season the South Atlantic League’s Savannah Sand Gnats are history. The announcement made yesterday confirmed that the New York Mets single-A club will be relocating to Columbia, South Carolina for 2016. This is the second time Savannah, Georgia has lost their baseball team to South Carolina, the first following
TinCaps Hold Vote to Choose Cancer Charity Jersey
Want to help a team choose a jersey design supporting a great cause? Well, the Midwest League’s Fort Wayne TinCaps are giving you that chance. On August 2nd the TinCaps, the single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will be wearing a special jersey in recognition of Stand Up to
Fresno celebrates Ag Night with Raisin Eaters throwbacks
It’s been more than a century since the Fresno Raisin Eaters took the field as one-season wonders of the Pacific Coast League, but their adorable logo will live on Friday on throwback night at the triple-A Fresno Grizzlies game. The Raisin Eaters’ lone season in Fresno in 1906 was the
Deer-ly Beloved: The Story Behind the State College Spikes
I’m sure we all remember where we were when Phillies rookie Odubel Herrera hit his first career home run on Monday, May 11—a solo shot in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The guy who caught the ball, a Pirates fan, pretended to throw it