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We used to have the Oneonta Yankees (NY-Penn League) nearby. Don Mattingly, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada and some others made it to the show. Sam Nader owned the team for many years, he turns 100 years old tomorrow. John Elway played there one summer too. They moved to Staten Island in 1999.
Now we go to see the Yankees AAA team in Scranton or the Mets AA team in Binghamton.
The thing I like about minor league baseball is in the smaller stadiums there isn't a bad seat in the house.
Wag more, bark less.
The freedoms we surrender today will be the freedoms our grandchildren will never know existed.
The men who wrote the Second Amendment didn't just finish a hunting trip, they just finished liberating a nation.
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Were you guys aware that one of our very well known members played in the minors? If you don't know who, I'll keep you hangin' here for a while.
My wife bought us tickets the St. Paul Saints for late July. The team is co-owned by the Veeck family and Bill Murray. Bill's been know to work one of the entrances at the first home game of the season checking tickets, shaking hands, and thanking fans for attending. The Veeck's are well known for their crazy promotions to get butts in the seats, from the piglet that carries the balls to the umpire, to the nuns giving massages in the stadium, it's non stop entertainment. The Saints play some pretty good ball too. They are part of the unaffiliated Northern League. Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks is our minor league team around here. Been to the games several times. My work has drawings for free tickets. Not a bad seat in the house. I have not gone for quite awhile but after seeing this thread, I told the wife we need to go again. It is a lot of fun! OH, and the reason I quoted Gopher is because the Redhawks and Saints are rivals in the Northern League. 
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The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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I hear you Barkoff. I can honestly say that winning the game wasn't the priority it was say, in college ball. If I went 3-4 and we lost I really didn't feel to bad. Pretty much everyone felt that way at AA and up. I could still advance to AAA if we had 40W's and 100L's. Just a different mindset. The one good thing about AAA, was the chance for a call-up in Sept, both players and coaches hoped for a call. Danny coached the "Patavia Muckdogs", loved that name so much, I bought the hat!!
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We’ve got a good friend that plays for Scranton. He’s about to go to the bigs. NY Yankees that is. Keep a close eye on Ryan McBroom!
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We have the Frisco Roughriders which is part of the Texas Rangers organization. Been awhile since I have been to a game.
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+1 on where nobody knows your name. Was really interesting. I didnt realize how much up and down from the majors there is on a daily basis I just ordered it , can't wait to get my hands on this book! You will come away with a new understanding of how the “buisness” of baseball works. I have been a fan since I was 8, but I always had the impression the minors were for making your way to the Majors, then one played in the majors until their careers ended..I was way wrong. Players want it bad, many are willing to languish and hold onto the the dream, some are given a small taste, never to return. The book also talks about the umpires trying to make their way to the show, it is even lower odds for them. They have no stats to bolster their progress, just people who evaluate their game. Piss off somebody evaluating you, your career as an ump is over. Book is an eye opener for real baseball fans, others will not understand it. I savored the book over several weeks, it was really good! If anyone wants it let me know.
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