Latest tweets from @MWLtraveler
- MT @CMehring Others with 3 triples in a single Midwest League game: Oscar Flores (Quincy, 8/18/60) and Andrew Smith (Mattoon, 5/14/50) 5 hours ago
- Per @CMehring, the last player to hit three triples in a Midwest League game was Rockford's Jason Smith on Sept. 2, 1998. 5 hours ago
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers scored 7 runs in the 11th inning to beat Quad Cities River Bandits 12-5. Michael Reed tied MWL record w/ 3 triples 5 hours ago
Categories
- 2011 All-Star Futures Game
- 2012 All-Star Futures Game
- Appalachian League
- Arizona Fall League
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- California League
- Carolina League
- Eastern League
- Florida State League
- Frontier League
- Gold Glove Awards
- International League
- Midwest League
- 2011 All-Star Game
- 2011 Playoffs
- 2012 All-Star Game
- 2012 Playoffs
- 2013 All-Star Game
- Beloit Snappers
- Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Burlington Bees
- Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Clinton LumberKings
- Dayton Dragons
- Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Great Lakes Loons
- Kane County Cougars
- Lake County Captains
- Lansing Lugnuts
- Peoria Chiefs
- Quad Cities River Bandits
- South Bend Silver Hawks
- West Michigan Whitecaps
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- New York-Penn League
- Northwest League
- Northwoods League
- Pacific Coast League
- Pioneer League
- snowbound stadiums
- South Atlantic League
- Southern League
- Texas League
- Uncategorized
- World Baseball Classic
Category Archives: snowbound stadiums
Grounds crews getting fields ready for new season
With one week left before the start of the Midwest League season, grounds crews at all 16 ballparks are busy getting their fields ready for game action. Some are contending with standing water from melted snow (as seen in the … Continue reading
Former Snapper Hicks named Twins starting centerfielder
Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire told reporters today that rookie Aaron Hicks will be the team’s starting centerfielder. Hicks, one of Minnesota’s top prospects, played 182 games with the Beloit Snappers in 2009-10. Cumulatively, he hit .269 with 12 HR, … Continue reading
Cedar Rapids Kernels unveil new scoreboard
The Cedar Rapids Kernels unveiled their new scoreboard/video board Thursday night. It is almost four times the size of the old board, which measured 16 feet by 24 feet. The new one is 30 feet by 48 feet and is … Continue reading
The All-Time Quad Cities Team first baseman candidates
Voting began yesterday to determine who fans think should be the first baseman on the All-Time Quad Cities Baseball Team. Here are the candidates, along with their statistics from when they played in Davenport: Don Mincher (.330, 23 HR in … Continue reading
Snowbound Midwest League stadiums in Illinois
Winter Storm Rocky has been dumping various amounts of snow throughout the Midwest, setting up these photos of snowbound Midwest League stadiums in Illinois. Here is a photo of Peoria Chiefs Stadium at about 4:15 p.m. today … … and … Continue reading
Former Cougar Josh Booty wins ‘Next Knuckler’ contest
Former Kane County Cougars 3B Josh Booty was named “The Next Knuckler” by MLB Network, earning the 37-year-old ex-Florida Marlins farmhand a non-roster invitation to Arizona Diamondbacks spring training camp. Booty will work with former major-league knuckleballer Tom Candiotti, now a Diamondbacks radio broadcaster, … Continue reading
Snowbound Midwest League stadiums in Michigan
Two of the three Midwest League teams in Michigan shared photos of their ballparks looking extra white after the big snowstorm that made its way through the Mitten State earlier this week. Above is Cooley Law School Stadium, home of … Continue reading
Babe Ruth’s big blow in Fort Wayne
Have you heard the one about Babe Ruth hitting his longest-ever home run during a barnstorming game in Fort Wayne? The story is apocryphal — that is, there really is no way to verify the actual distance the home run … Continue reading
Two former MWL players involved in Lowrie trade
The Oakland Athletics acquired INF Jed Lowrie and RHP Fernando Rodriguez from the Houston Astros today for 1B Chris Carter, RHP Brad Peacock and C Max Stassi. Rodriguez and Stassi played in the Midwest League. Rodriguez pitched for the 2005 Cedar Rapids Kernels, posting an 8-10 … Continue reading
