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With NLCS finally set, MLB playoffs move to next round
The main entrance to Warner Park, aka "The Duck Pond," home of the Madison Mallards. I’m back home after a weeklong vacation in Wisconsin. While there I visited Warner Park (nicknamed “The Duck Pond”),...
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MWL ballparks of the past: Battle Creek’s C.O. Brown Stadium
C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan Madison’s Warner Park isn’t the only former Midwest League ballpark I visited in the past month. During the Midwest League Championship Series, on the...
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Cubs Caravan filled with former Midwest Leaguers
Chicago Cubs prospect Matt Szczur played outfield for the Peoria Chiefs in 2011. As a Cubs fan, I annually look forward to attending the Cubs Caravan, a two-day, multi-community event that spans the...
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Madison Muskies Turn Back the Clock Night
I went to my first Northwoods League game Saturday, at Warner Park (aka “The Duck Pond”) in Madison, Wisconsin. I wanted to go to a summer collegiate league game sometime this year and chose this one...
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‘Baco’ edges ‘Bad Joke’ to win Whitecaps food vote
It’s become an annual tradition for the West Michigan Whitecaps to ask fans to choose a new unique food item for the Fifth Third Ballpark menu. This year’s winning food item is the “Baco,” a taco in a...
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Madison turns back clock to MWL days, beats Green Bay 4-2
The Madison Muskies logo on the scoreboard at “The Duck Pond” As I did last year, I attended the annual Madison Muskies Turn Back the Clock Night at “The Duck Pond” in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday....
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Former Cougars manager Renteria named Cubs skipper
The Chicago Cubs announced Rick Renteria as their new manager today, making him the second former Kane County Cougars skipper to take the helm of a major-league team. Renteria managed the Cougars in...
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A look at early scouting reports on Greg Maddux
You may have read my post about former Peoria Chiefs pitcher Greg Maddux’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame already — if not, click here to read it — but I have more for you to read about Mad Dog...
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Marincov named MWL Player of the Month
Beloit Snappers OF Tyler Marincov (Photo by Craig Wieczorkiewicz/The Midwest League Traveler) Minor League Baseball announced today that Beloit Snappers RF Tyler Marincov is its Midwest League Player...
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MWL alumni notes: Merritt pitches 7-inning no-hitter
Cleveland Indians prospect Ryan Merritt pitched a seven-inning no-hitter for the Double-A Akron RubberDucks on Saturday. He needed only 78 pitches for his gem, which included three strikeouts and a...
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Flolid named Snappers general manager
The Beloit Snappers announced Friday that Seth Flolid has been promoted to the position of general manager. Flolid was hired as the team’s director of operations in January 2014, and was promoted to...
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Rockford Rivet looks related to Lansing Lugnut
The new Northwoods League team that begins play in Rockford, Ill., this year unveiled its nickname and logos Thursday. The Rockford Rivets are so-named because of the city’s strong ties to...
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Kernels improve to 4-0 to start season
It took 10 innings, but the Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Quad Cities River Bandits 3-2 Sunday to improve their record to 4-0 to start the season. Designated hitter Chris Paul led the way offensively...
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Cougars one-hit Dragons in Dayton
One night after Cougars RHP Justin Donatella dominated the Dragons, Kane County one-upped itself by one-hitting Dayton at Fifth Third Field. Kane County’s starting pitcher was left-hander Junior Garcia...
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Mariners announce 2017 LumberKings coaching staff
Three of the four Clinton LumberKings coaches for the 2017 season are newcomers to the Seattle Mariners organization. New manager Pat Shine spent the past three seasons as an administrative coach and...
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Former Madison Muskies president Bob Drew dies
This news item is from the Monday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal: Bob Drew, who served as president of the Madison Muskies in the 1980s and worked closely with general manager Ed Janus, died...
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Chalmers headlines A’s assignments to Beloit
Right-handed pitcher Dakota Chalmers is the top Oakland Athletics prospect assigned to the Beloit Snappers for the start of the 2017 season. Chalmers, a third-round draft pick out of high school in...
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LumberKings get their third manager of the 2017 season
Tony Arnerich will serve as the third manager of the season for the Clinton LumberKings, after David Macias resigned from the Seattle Mariners organization to take a coaching job closer to his...
View ArticleTimber Rattlers to play game as ‘Udder Tuggers’ later this month
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have annually done a “Salute to Cows” promotion for the past few seasons. When they do it this year, the team will wear specially-designed caps and jerseys as they play...
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