Archive for the ‘Mascots’ Category

Don’t even bother to ask, he’s taken.

I spend my mornings frantically writing about college basketball, so I usually don’t think about baseball until the afternoon. But I do keep my eye on Twitter, so I had to take note when mi amigo Kyle Whelliston posted this tidbit:
“Ramdy Johnson performs exclusively for the Indianapolis Indians through a special agreement.” http://kyl.co/ul #zooperstars
I filed [...]

They are Stone Crabs Baseball

One of the best things about minor league baseball is the creativity shown by teams. Whether it be through promotions or through other marketing, teams in the minors are never short on ideas.
Throughout this season, the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League have been posting creative “SportsCenter-like” YouTube videos about life off the [...]

A Birthday, a Ballgame, and Scouts in the Outfield

Just to the west of Clearwater, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and on the northern reaches of the Tampa Bay area lies Dunedin, birthplace of the voice of Space Ghost and home to the Dunedin Blue Jays, Class-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Last Saturday, I made my second trip to Dunedin. [...]

Bus Leagues Video: Opening Night Hey Ya!

I promise not to inundate you with videos from the one game I’ve been to this year, but I wanted to put one together that showed more of the cool/unique/routine things about opening night in Richmond. The fun part is putting all the clips together and then trying to find a song that is the [...]

Bus Leagues Video: Interview with Nutzy the Flying Squirrel

If there was one thing that made an immediate impression on Will and I when we went to The Diamond to watch the first home game of the Richmond Flying Squirrels, it was the mascot, Nutzy.
The gates opened at 4:30 pm and the game ended at 10:30 pm. That made no difference to Nutzy. He [...]