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When Bill Murray tunes into Twitter, he tunes into me.
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Just gonna keep on saying the same thing I've said for the entirety of my career:
Support your local Minor League Baseball team
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Currently confused as to what’s going on here, but Twitter is loving it.
In honor of
@BTS_twt
J-Hope's Birthday, we've got a billboard up to celebrate! BTS ARMY be sure to check it out through his B-Day Monday! 💜💜💜
#BTSxLookouts
#HappyBirthdayJHope
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I've visited 157 of the 159 active affiliated
@MiLB
parks.
And, next week, I'm finally finishing the job.
9/2-3:
@skysox
9/4:
@GJRockies
#BenEverywhere
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@john71105
@craigcalcaterra
@BTS_twt
I don't think I've ever been so charmed by an internet experience. I actually bought a BTS magazine at Barnes and Noble because I was so intrigued by the whole thing.
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New Parent Club Announcement:
Jill and I are expecting. Baby Hill due 2/26.
Happy Holidays!
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A mural of Jackie Robinson, created by two Black artists, now overlooks
@TulsaDrillers
Greenwood District ballpark.
The importance of this work of art, like Jackie himself, goes beyond the game of baseball.
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You know what I'm gonna miss?
Seeing Minor League groundskeepers speeding onto the field in a Gator, literally one second after the post-game fireworks end.
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Officially official
This is the new Minor League Baseball landscape
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Let the Dad Jokes commence:
Harry James Hill arrived on February 24th.
7.4 lbs; 20.5 inches; 1.423 OPS
He and Mom are doing great. So am I. Hopefully we'll see you sometime at a Minor League ballpark near you.
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I have been waiting for this day:
.
@Storm_Baseball
"Ace, the Fastest Squirrel in the World" has challenged
@Braves
The Freeze to a race.
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Man, the Austin Weirdos of the independent Pecos League had a rough season.
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The best baseball fan demographic is the grandmother who listens to every game on the radio.
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A foregone conclusion, sure. But it still hurts.
Support your local Minor League Baseball team.
Here's to 2021.
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What do you think of Charlotte
@KnightsBaseball
new uniforms?
(pics taken by
@laurawolffphoto
)
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This
@AltoonaCurve
Paul Skenes bobblehead also features a bobbling mustache.
They'll give it away 4/13
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Wes Clarke, Noah Campbell, T.J. Shook
They were all teammates at the University of South Carolina, and now they’re teammates with
@BiloxiShuckers
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My statement on the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season.
We’ll get through this.
#SupportYourLocalMiLBTeam
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What was the first Minor League game you attended?
Mine was the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons at Lackawanna County Stadium in 1989.
I was a Phillies fan, and that ballpark was a mini-Veterans Stadium. I loved it.
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The truncated MiLB season means that teams are gonna have to combine their promotional nights in order to fit everything in.
Like, it'll be Bark in the Park with an oven mitt giveaway as Brian Baumgartner signs autographs while the team takes the field in astronaut jerseys.
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The picture you've all been waiting for:
Minor League Baseball HQ Cap Wall, infused with all 33
#CopadelaDiversion
identities.
Can you find them all?
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I joined Twitter in 2009.
10 years, 174 ballparks and several million words later...
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I did it!
For the first time in 22 months, I’m at an actual Minor League Ballpark.
@ChattLookouts
tonight!
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For those wondering, these were the two best Minor League team-themed corn mazes of 2011
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I don’t say it enough - or ever, really - but I love baseball.
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Hey, I have an opinion:
Minor League teams should stop replying to tweets with GIFs from "The Office"
It's time to move on to something new.
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I love this quote from Larry Walker, regarding his HOF election:
“Remember those old 45s we used to listen to, and they had the song on the A-side and then the song on the B-side you really didn’t know about? I’m the B-side.”
What's your favorite B-side?
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Huge news out of central New Jersey, as
@TrentonThunder
announce the acquisition of a new puppy, "the fourth member of the Trenton Thunder bat dog tradition."
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This is the kind of thing that makes me love Minor League Baseball: Kids getting autographs from the entire outfield during an All-Star Game pitching change.
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.
@JaxShrimp
"Ramen Noodle Appreciation Night" features a pillow giveaway.
This is the pillow:
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Rickwood Field opened in 1910 and in 2023 it will host a Major League game for the first time.
Amazing news!
I visited Rickwood last Friday. Many improvements to come, but here's what it looks like now.
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159 up, 159 down!
I’m spending tonight at
@GJRockies
Suplizio Field, number one on the
@MiLB
ballpark countdown.
#BenEverywhere
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Minor League ballpark
Weeknight game
Wet, cold night
8th Inning
11 p.m.
One guy heckling, and it's the only sound in the entire ballpark.
What VERY SPECIFIC thing do you miss about sports the most? Be as specific as possible.
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.
@LexingtonLegend
announce Emma Tiedmann (
@emmatieds
) as new play-by-play broadcaster.
She's the second female broadcaster in
@MiLB
, joining
@Threshers
@Kirsten_Karbach
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Well, folks, this is it. I'm about to start the drive from Colorado Springs to Grand Junction.
Tonight I'll see the
@GJRockies
, completing my years-long journey to see every
@MiLB
ballpark.
#159of159
#BenEverywhere
#milestone
#tellafriend
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Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the
@AviatorsLV
My third new
@MiLB
ballpark of the season, 177th all-time.
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Rookie’s first attempt at bat retrieval tonight was a little shaky, but Tommy the bat boy came through with an assist.
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I know it doesn’t seem like much, but the return of historical league names to Minor League Baseball means a lot to those of us who contextualize and celebrate its history.
It means a lot to those of us who really care.
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Less than two months ago, Ryan Zimmerman played in front of a couple hundred fans on a rainy night in Woodbridge, VA.
Tonight’s ballpark atmosphere might be a little bit different.
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The best restroom I ever saw at a Minor League ballpark was this, in Jamestown Jammers pressbox.
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It took less than a half hour for a Minor League Baseball team to respond to today's news in the most Minor League Baseball way possible.
With the 2020 season being canceled, we bring you the HOTTEST T-SHIRT IN BAYSOX HISTORY! Pre-order yours NOW!
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All of the Minor League teams that won championships in 2019 will forever be the reigning champions of the league they won.
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Reid Detmers was the first Trash Panda to reach the Majors, and now the first Trash Panda to pitch a no-hitter in the Majors.
This, given away last month, is now even more of a collectors item:
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Looking forward to “Salute to Unwritten Rules” theme nights on 2021 MiLB team promo calendars.
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No one was talking about IHOP until IHOP did something ridiculous. This is the operating principle of Minor League Baseball. It works, doesn’t it?
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AFFILIATED MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Triple-A:
International
Pacific Coast
Double-A:
Eastern
Southern
Texas
Class A Advanced:
California
Carolina
Florida State
Class A:
Midwest
South Atlantic
Class A Short Season:
NY-Penn
Northwest
Rookie:
Appalachian
Pioneer
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In 2012, I visited Minor League Baseball's St. Pete headquarters for the first time.
Here's what the hat wall looked like then. Much has changed.
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When the
@IowaCubs
played as the Caucuses on August 30, it took just two hours and fifty-nine minutes to determine a winner.
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If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably attended a Minor League Baseball game in 2019.
What was your favorite memory of attending a game this season, and why?
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Programming note:
Starting today, I am utilizing my parental leave on a part-time basis. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays are now dedicated to taking care of this dude.
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Peg Johnston has been keeping score at baseball games for 60 years. She has no patience for men who are surprised by this fact.
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The entirety of the
@swbrailriders
All-Time Team bobblehead series connects to form a playing field.
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Incredible gesture by an outgoing ownership group with a well-established record of generosity and kindness
Iowa Cubs owners shared profits from sale of the team with all 23 staff members — from janitor to VPs — based on # of years worked. Total given was $600,000. Most tenured staffer got $70,000.
Thank you Michael Gartner, Mike C. Gartner, Michael Giudicessi, Sam Bernabe, Doug Dorner
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The last kid to run the bases has crossed home plate. My ballpark road trip season is done. Thanks to everyone who followed along with me, who cares about I do. I really appreciate it.
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No one else is saying this, so I guess I will:
National High Five Day, scheduled for April 16, should be cancelled.
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@Sgf_Cardinals
'90s Night jerseys, which they're wearing Saturday, bear a certain resemblance to a certain iconic item.
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Anyone have plans to see some Minor League Baseball this weekend?
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Who among you once spent time at this now-defunct Minor League ballpark?
(Photo circa 2014)
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Do not adjust your caps lock:
This is HODGETOWN, home of the
@sodpoodles
. My 176th career
@MiLB
ballpark. I’ll be here through Friday, so there’ll be MUCH more to come from Amarillo.
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@VisaliaRawhide
announce Jill Gearin as the new voice of the team. She'll join the Rawhide in January, after completing an internship in the Boston Red Sox broadcast booth.
The Rawhide now have both a female GM (Jennifer Reynolds) and a female broadcaster.
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Gonna take a little break from this social media platform and MiLB matters in general.
See you next week, friends
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This is Grace Phillips, who was only 99 when I met her at a
@BeloitSnappers
game in 2013.
She turns 105 on September 2.
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Lowrider hopping contest at tonight’s
@FresnoGrizzlies
game!
One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at a
@MiLB
ballpark.
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I don’t collect
@MiLB
hats so much as randomly accumulate them.
Here’s my current stash. Maybe share yours?
#MiLBAtHomeOpener
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Road trip to the MiLB at Field of Dreams Game in Dyersville, Iowa, with
@SamDykstraMiLB
and
@Kelsie_Heneghan
We met up at Citi Field, home of the New York Metropolitans of the National Baseball League.
Why? Why not?
Many miles to go, many stops along the way.
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Time for a Minor League team to award a fan $70, but they only get $2 now and the rest is deferred until 2034.
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Tomorrow, I will begin unveiling my 2018 Minor League ballpark road trip itineraries.
By the end of the season, I will have visited every active Minor League stadium.
#impressive
#amazing
#groundbreaking
#AvailableForInterviews
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@EbonySapphire
@john71105
@craigcalcaterra
@BTS_twt
@Lollardfish
Refreshing is definitely the word for it. I enjoyed that article as well.
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Kodak moment
Good Morning. I was ejected from a minor league baseball game last night.
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Remember that time in 2007 when Hank Steinbrenner was having issues with A-Rod and he rhetorically asked the press: “Does he want to go into the Hall of Fame as a Yankee or a Toledo Mud Hen?”
And then the
@mudhens
were like "That'd be awesome!" and made a plaque mock-up? Anyone?
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One team store, two show-referencing t-shirts.
Which shirt/show is better?
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The Blue Wahoos will not furlough any staff members, even if the 2020 MiLB season is cancelled.
"Investing in our staff now will make us stronger when baseball returns."
This stance is not feasible for every team, but kudos to the Blue Wahoos for establishing the precedent.
Fans,
We know you have a lot of questions about the 2020 season. While we don't have answers to all of those questions, many have asked what will happen to our staff if the season is canceled. We can answer that.
Please see below for the latest.
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Average sold ticket price to
@MiLB
playoff games: $8 or thereabouts
Average sold ticket prices on StubHub to World Series:
Game 1: $1,348
Game 2: $1,208
Game 3: $1,278
Game 4: $1,361
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We did it! (A thread)
After nearly two years, involving the work of dozens of people, the Minor League Ballpark Guide project is complete!
An interactive road trip planning tool featuring searchable maps and in-depth write-ups of every MiLB park:
🏟️
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Toys R Us closing is a sad occurrence, especially for Geoffrey. He really stuck his neck out for that company.
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I can't stand it when people shamelessly solicit happy birthday messages on social media.
You won't see any of that from me today. I'm not going to go out of my way to let people know that it's my birthday. That would be lame. I'm above it.
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