Category Archives: Northwoods League

‘Baco’ edges ‘Bad Joke’ to win Whitecaps food vote

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

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 specially-made bacon shell. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Madison Muskies Turn Back the Clock Night

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

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 because the Madison Mallards were hosting “Madison Muskies … Continue reading →

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Cubs Caravan filled with former Midwest Leaguers

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

As a Cubs fan, I annually look forward to attending the Cubs Caravan, a two-day, multi-community event that spans the upper half of Illinois right before the Cubs Convention. It is designed to give Cubs fans who can’t attend the convention a scaled-down (and … Continue reading →

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MWL ballparks of the past: Battle Creek’s C.O. Brown Stadium

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

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 off-day used for travel between venues, I stopped in Battle Creek to check out C.O. Brown Stadium. … Continue reading →

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With NLCS finally set, MLB playoffs move to next round

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

I’m back home after a weeklong vacation in Wisconsin. While there I visited Warner Park (nicknamed “The Duck Pond”), home of the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League. It hosted Midwest League games from 1982 to 1994, mostly as the … Continue reading →

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