Random Baseball Posts

[CMRivdogs]

2 hours ago, 1776 said:

In that this is the Random Baseball Posts thread…

I know you’re also a baseball roadie so, 

We traversed to Spartanburg, SC this past weekend to see a game at the new ballpark there. They did an excellent job with the ballpark. There is a parking deck immediately beside the park for parking. I don’t know, when or if, I had ever been downtown Spartanburg. The area around the park is nice in that there are several eateries, coffee shops, bars, and an eat-in brewery. RJ Rockers is a local brewery there and I give it a 5 star. Being in S.C. I had to try the ‘Son of a Peach’ beer. The food is very good there. We were pleasantly surprised at how the area surrounding the ballpark was such an updated attraction for visitors to experience the entertainment & leisure vibes, nice. 

We stayed at the AC (Marriott) Hotel. This hotel is top shelf and one block from the park and immediately across the street from RJ Rockers. 

That’s my Readers Digest Review. 
 

 

Need to add that to my list if we ever get around to a baseball road-trip. We did spend an afternoon, night near Greenville several years ago when we were scouting retirement areas. Loved the river front. It was off-season (plus dog) but we did drive by Fluor Field. Nice replica of the Green Monster.

Hoping Richmond finally gets its stadium built in time for next season. Meanwhile they're building a casino next to the Norfolk park, making parking even more dicey there. (Once you survive the drive from the Pennisula) 

[1776]

2 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Need to add that to my list if we ever get around to a baseball road-trip. We did spend an afternoon, night near Greenville several years ago when we were scouting retirement areas. Loved the river front. It was off-season (plus dog) but we did drive by Fluor Field. Nice replica of the Green Monster.

Hoping Richmond finally gets its stadium built in time for next season. Meanwhile they're building a casino next to the Norfolk park, making parking even more dicey there. (Once you survive the drive from the Pennisula) 

Joe Jackson’s home was moved to within a very short walk to Fluor Field when the park in Greenville was built. Jackson was a native of the Greenville area (Brandon Mills). The house is a museum now. It’s worth a visit if you’re down that way again. We were there for a game in 2017 as I recall. Nice park.

The Salem Red Sox have announced that they are going to rebrand their team next year and that the purpose of the rebranding is to connect the teams’ identity to its geographical location in Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, etc. The details are yet to be announced. Yes, I know it’s all about merchandise sales but I’ll play along. Salem is the only affiliated park in the Old Dominion we haven’t attended. Planning to make that happen some time this season.

[CMRivdogs]

9 minutes ago, 1776 said:

Joe Jackson’s home was moved to within a very short walk to Fluor Field when the park in Greenville was built. Jackson was a native of the Greenville area (Brandon Mills). The house is a museum now. It’s worth a visit if you’re down that way again. We were there for a game in 2017 as I recall. Nice park.

The Salem Red Sox have announced that they are going to rebrand their team next year and that the purpose of the rebranding is to connect the teams’ identity to its geographical location in Virginia. Blue Ridge Mountains, etc. The details are yet to be announced. Yes, I know it’s all about merchandise sales but I’ll play along. Salem is the only affiliated park in the Old Dominion we haven’t attended. Planning to make that happen some time this season.

That makes sense, in the late 60s and 70s there was an Eastern League and later a North American League hockey team. They began play at the Salem Civic Center and moved to the Roanoke Civic Center near downtown Roanoke. It makes more sense to promote the region rather than one city. 
 

 

[chasfh]

Remember when major leaguers left their gloves on the field while they came up to bat? Neither do I. And neither do you unless you're at least 80, because the rule requiring players to bring their gloves off the field was adopted during the winter of 1953-54.

But, as with every rule change, there was vociferous opposition by the conservatives in the game. Well, going into 1954, those conservatives included the American League itself, which voted 7-1 to not require their teams to enforce the new rule.

They objected partially on the basis of it never hurt anyone before (dubious claim), but, also, on the basis that it would unnecessarily delay games. Why, just imagine a player stranded on second base with the third out. All he had to do is trot to his glove just a few feet away and he's ready to go. But noooo ... now he's got to trudge all the way back to the dugout to get his glove and then go back out to his position in the field. Can you imagine how much time that will take?? Why, ball games will balloon to three hours if we make players take their gloves into the dugouts with them!