Tucson Mexican Baseball Fiesta
I do love the Aquasox. I know I write about them more than any other team. I also find it absurd that I love a team so much even though I’ve never been to their ballpark, and live thousands of miles away from ever getting that opportunity. And yet, these guys are promotional geniuses. They already have the cool-ass frog logo, some throwback logos that make references to their Mariners affiliation, and now they...
When Brian and I started this site, we had a strong interest in the minor leagues, but we had to work to develop a more comprehensive knowledge of the many teams and affiliations. It was a fun discovery process, however, because MiLB and Indie teams make a point out of being a tad wacky. One of the teams I loved from the start was the Short-Season Everett Aquasox. Their original logo of the brightly-colored...
Again, we meet the most interesting people through Twitter. About a week ago, we exchanged follows with Ann Marie Naumes, the Director of Merchandise for the AA Harrisburg Senators. She’s in charge of putting together the new team store in H’burg, and she happens to have joined the club the same year that phenom Stephen Strasburg is pitching there. She talked to us about all that great stuff we can never seem to leave...
August has been a good month for minor league no-hitters – there have been approximately 412 so far (that might be a slight exaggeration), with three more added to the list on Saturday. In the Arizona League, three Athletics pitchers combined to hold the Angels hitless – payback, perhaps, for August 14, when the Angels did the same to the A’s. There was only one problem: the Angels won both games. Hector Garcia started...
A few weeks ago, OMDQ had a brainstorm. We like inside perspectives on what it’s like in the minors. Our internet buddy Darren Heitner manages minor league ballplayers as part of his growing business called Dynasty Athlete Representation. So, we got together, and the Quail kicked it off by discussing the WBC with Australian player Paul Rutgers. I chose a player who reminded me of home. Meet Nick Czyz, former pitcher for the Kansas...
As you may know, one of your intrepid Bus Leaguers has the good fortune to write a little for the ESPN: the Magazine website. This week, minor league merchandise managed to sneak onto the pages for the mouthpiece of the Worldwide Leader, and we wanted to share it with you: Tina Gust is the Director of Licensing for Minor League Baseball. She has seen merchandise sales grow along with record-setting ballpark attendance over the...
With 300+ minor league teams in these United States, OMDQ and I will need some way to focus our energies, and this is one way we figured to do it. Monday is “A” ball day. That will include Rookie League and every form of A ball. Wednesday we’ll check out the AA clubs, and then on Friday on up to AAA. We’ll also develop a few weekly features to slot in on the other...
