Archive for the ‘Minors’ Category
Hot Stove on a Cold Night
Friday, January 13, 2012 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket
PawSox Hot Stove League Party
On Friday night it was time for an annual tradition, the Pawtucket Red Sox’ Hot Stove League Party. The free event gives fans a chance to meet some of the top prospects in the organization, ask questions, and get autographs. In the past few [...]
Futures At Fenway
Saturday, August 20, 2011 – Fenway Park, Section 32
Game 1 – Mets 6, Sea Dogs 4, 11 inn.
With the Red Sox on the road in Kansas City, Fenway Park played host to what is now an annual event, the Futures at Fenway minor league doubleheader. It was my first time attending this event, and I [...]
Rain – What a Surprise!
Sunday, August 7, 2011 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket
After attending Saturday afternoon’s exciting win over the Yankees, I got home around 9:30. But at 10:30, I was on my way out again, this time headed to work for a midnight implementation. (I work in IT, so many of our projects have to go in overnight, when [...]
A Visit to Lowell
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 – LeLacheur Park, Lowell
IronBirds 1, Spinners 0, 11 inn.
The day after Jacoby Ellsbury’s walkoff hit, I went to Lowell to watch the short-season Single A Spinners take on the Aberdeen IronBirds, an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. I’m pretty familiar with the higher levels of the Red Sox organization, but I [...]
A Minor Diversion
Saturday, July 16, 2011 – Hadlock Field, Portland
Rock Cats 5, Sea Dogs 4
While the Red Sox took on the Rays in their first series after the All-Star break, I traveled to Portland, Maine, for my annual look at the Double A affiliate Sea Dogs. My family jokes that we know what day it’s going to [...]
PawSox Hot Stove Party
Saturday, January 22, 2011 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket
In the Boston area, we’ve had more snow this January than we normally get in a whole winter. So when the opportunity came to think baseball for a day, I jumped at the chance, even though I was supposed to be home preparing to host [...]
I Like Mike
Thursday, July 22, 2010 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket
PawSox 5, Mud Hens 4, 10 inn.
With the Red Sox off on a west coast road trip and my next game at Fenway two weeks away, it was the perfect time to head to Pawtucket to check out the Triple-A team. When Jeremy Hermida returned from the disabled [...]
Spin City
Monday, July 12, 2010 – LeLacheur Park, Lowell
Spinners 3, Cyclones 2
With the Red Sox off for the All-Star break, I got a chance to go see the short-season Single-A Lowell Spinners. Jed Lowrie had just begun his rehab with the team, as he worked his way back after coming down with mono in Spring Training. [...]
The Sea Dog Days of Summer
Saturday, July 10, 2010 – Hadlock Field, Portland
Rock Cats 7, Sea Dogs 6
The Red Sox were playing their final series before the All-Star break on the road in Toronto, and I hit the road for my annual trip to see the Sea Dogs. It seems every time I go to Portland it rains, and this [...]
Glimpsing the Future
Saturday, January 23, 2010 – McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket
PawSox Hot Stove Party
It’s still over a month before I head to Spring Training, so when I heard about the PawSox Hot Stove Party this weekend I jumped at the chance to go. Although it was my first time in attendance, it was the 33rd year that the [...]
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