Fifth Third Field made its debut in downtown Toledo in 2002 after nearly fifty years in the suburb of Maumee. It was a huge success as it breathe life in downtown. Next summer in 2006--Toledo will be hosting the All-Stars International League Baseball festivities for the first time in history. I posted an article (down below) from our local paper in regards to ball game attendances. I like to see all of you (if you can) post your local minor league stadium pictures so we can see various kinds throughout the midwest region.

Here some pictures of the ball field and our two mascots Muddy and Muddonna:
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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/Decker9999/Aerial.jpg
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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/Decker9999/HotAirBalloon.jpg
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http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/Decker9999/Muddonna.jpg


International League notebook: After 250 games, fans still flocking to Fifth Third Field

By JOHN WAGNER
BLADE SPORTS WRITER


Monday's game against Indianapolis was the 250th game in the history of Fifth Third Field, which gave Mud Hens general manager Joe Napoli a chance to reflect on the successes of the ballpark.


"Fifth Third Field has exceeded our expectations on so many levels, one story could not cover all of them," Napoli said.

A total of 1,876,617 fans came to Fifth Third Field in those first 250 games. In the last 250 games at Skeldon Stadium, the Hen's previous home, the total attendance was 1,126,590. What's more, the three largest single-season attendance figures in Toledo's pro baseball history are the three full seasons the Hens have played at their current downtown home; in each of those first three seasons the Hens exceeded 500,000 in total attendance.

"Based on the community's size, we should draw [400,000] to 450,000 on an annual basis, " Napoli said. "The community's acceptance and enthusiastic support of a downtown Toledo ballpark has been exceptional."

In terms of single-game sellouts, the Hens hosted crowds of 8,943 (Fifth Third Field's listed seating capacity) 89 times in those first 250 games, or in 35.6 percent of their games. The Hens have had crowds of 10,300 or more (the "unofficial" capacity of the ballpark, which includes standing room) 57 times (22.8 percent).

Skeldon Stadium hosted crowds of 8,943 or greater just 27 times in its last five seasons and had just 15 crowds in excess of 10,025 (Skeldon's capacity) in those five years.

"Our ticket sales and service departments have been outstanding," Napoli said. "But our catering and concessions have been beyond our expectations, too. Those are two areas fans experience every time they come to the ballpark, and I would suggest we 'get it right' in those areas most of the time."

Napoli said that one advantage the Mud Hens had in the creation of Fifth Third Field was that, coming later in the ballpark building cycle, there was plenty of information to be gathered from other cities where new ballparks already had been built.

"The beauty of being the 90th new ballpark is that it allows our staff to do extreme research [on other ballparks]," Napoli said. "We noticed that the [honeymoon period] is typically two seasons, or at best three.

"The beauty of our business is that people are willing to tell us what we need to do to improve."

That has helped the Mud Hens avoid any type of attendance drop in this, their fourth season. Through the team's first 40 dates the Hens drew 282,109 fans, an average of 7,052 fans per opening; that's ahead of the 6,988 in 2002, when the team set the single-season attendance record for a Toledo team by drawing 547,204.

By the time the current homestand ends tonight, the team should climb over the 300,000 attendance mark for the season, earning a spot among the top 10 single-season attendance totals with 28 dates remaining.

Nice looking stadium there in Toledo, and I've always heard good things about the place.

Here's Des Moines' Prinicipal Park (formerly Sec Taylor Field) in downtown, at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. It was constructed in 1992, and is getting ready to undergo more renovations later this year. The stadium seats 11,500 people, but can be crowded to standing room only with 13,500 fans in the event that a Chicago Cubs player is doing a rehab stint in Des Moines. It is the home of the AAA Iowa Cubs.

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Minor Leauge Stadium for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, affiliate for the Seattle Mariners. Before they were the Rattlers, the team was the Foxes. And a player on that team... Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod).

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Lansing's Oldsmobile Park, home of the Lansing Lugnuts - capacity 11,000. Completed in 1996. Affiliate: Toronto Blue Jays.

http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/visitlan/oldpkair.jpg

http://www.small-parks.com/Olds6.JPG

http://www.ericshotwell.net/oldspark.jpg

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http://www.ballparkreviews.com/lansing/lansing2.jpg

http://www.attheyard.com/artman/uploads/lansing1.jpg

Sorry about leaving out an important information as Toledo Mud Hens is affiliated with Detroit Tigers which is about 50 miles north. Many of the Detroit Tigers fans come down to see the Mud Hens game quite a bit.

:banana2:

Loved the view of the State Capitol Building in Des Moines. I think the capitol building is one the most beautiful government building in the country.

Midway Stadium (St. Paul Saints)
https://134.84.189.33/imagebank/images/800x600/dc030000-dc034999/dc030523.jpg
capacity 6,069
built in 1982

Victory Field, home of the AAA Indianapolis Indians.

http://members.iquest.net/~tjc/indy2.jpg

http://imaps.indygov.org/ed_portal/images/why/victory_field2.jpg

sioux falls canaries, northern league. 4,461 (+ SRO)
http://www.siouxfalls.com/images/photos/60.jpg

http://www.nlfan.com/siouxfalls/photos/main_entrance.jpg

http://www.nlfan.com/siouxfalls/photos/right_field_view.jpg

This is the biggest stadium in the Minor Leagues, Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium. It seats around 24,000 (crammed 27,000 this year for the College World Series.) The stadium doesn't have much of a DT view but it is right by the Henry Doorly Zoo.

The Pacific Coast League and the Royals want a new smaller stadium DT in the 10,000-15,000 range since Rosenblatt is to big. (It's that big for the CWS.) The Royals only draw about 3,500-4,000 a game with some big ones like tonight for the 4th of July Fireworks (sold out inside and another 150,000 outside the stadium). They are hoping to have any new stadium done by 2007-2008.

Rosenblatt.
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http://necoyote.com/images/FNB/FNB5.jpg


Any new stadium would be in the foreground of this picture.
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The empty spots are where the stadium would go.
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A little better look at the "Johnny"...

http://www.eomaha.com/gallery/royals/1/pic2a.jpg

More photos (http://www.eomaha.com/gallery/royals)

This is the biggest stadium in the Minor Leagues, Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium. It seats around 24,000 (crammed 27,000 this year for the College World Series.) The stadium doesn't have much of a DT view but it is right by the Henry Doorly Zoo.


Rosenblatt.
http://eomaha.com/gallery/rosenblatt/pic42.jpg


no... this is the largest minor league stadium in the midwest...
:eek2:
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/chc/images/ballpark/wrigley_lead_581x225.jpg
joking just joking.... . i kid, i kid...

http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/ph/joliet1.jpg
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Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Wichita, Kansas
Home to the Wranglers. The AA team for the Royals
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Warner Park in Madison is a joke, but it's all we've got, and though it no longer hosts a minor league team, it has hosted two A-ball teams, and an independant Northern League team. The Muskies (The A's), the Mad Hatters (the Cards) and the Black Wolf (indy). It is now the home of the Mallards (college wood bat league - "Northwoods"). It seats 7,500, and the draw is amazing more for it's party atmosphere than the baseball at hand...

http://www.madisonmallards.com/current/images/ballpark/warner04_5.jpg

Lincoln: Hawks Field at Haymarket Park

Home to Lincoln Salt Dogs AA baseball club and the University of Nebraska

Permanent seating for 4,500... holds up to 10,000 when including the fan friendly grassy areas (which the University of Nebraska baseball team regularly drew on their way to the College World Series).

http://www.saltdogs.com/photo/aeriallg.jpg

http://www.saltdogs.com/photo/allstar_fieldlg.jpg

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http://www.huskers.com/pics/800/NUPAKCUMZJHWBOB.20020919222259.jpg

Eww. I can't stand the Huskers.

Jon Hendricks a famous jazz musician was on hand to give National Anthem at the game on the same weekend Toledo hosted the Art Tatum Jazz festivities on the waterfront. These photos was taken by a local (Daniel Miller) and it has some cool skyline shot:

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Louisville Slugger Field, home of the Louisville Bats.

This was taken from Waterfront Park Place condo and aptmnt tower across the street-
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http://www.floodcontrolam.com/images/louisville1-1.jpg
http://www.sypher.org/photos/68/3154.aspx
http://www.sypher.org/photos/68/3153.aspx

Sunset at Fifth Third Field awhile back in Toledo:

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Toledo’s in the Top Ten! The Glass City is ranked # 9 out of 230 markets nationwide for being a Top Ten Minor League Market according to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal magazine.

Some of the criteria in ranking cities: franchise tenure in the city, total attendance, overall seats filled, and others.

The Top Ten include:

1 Rochester, NY
2 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA
3 Hershey/Harrisburg, PA
4 Providence/Pawtucket, RI
5 San Bernadino County, CA
6 Oklahoma City, OK
7 Fort Wayne, IN
8 Dayton, OH
9 Toledo, OH
10 Fresno, CA


Toledo Mud Hens Vice President/General Manager, Joseph Napoli said, “We are pleased to be ranked number nine out of 230. Our goal, however, is to continue to work our way up the list to number one.”

The Hens are in the process of becoming number one in the International League –the team only needs to win five games to clinch a playoff spot. Tickets for the playoffs are on sale now for $10 each. The Hens have made the International League playoffs just twice in the last two decades.

Total Attendance report as of 8/23/05:

International League: Attendance (Unofficial - Based On Game Report Information)

Club Total
Pawtucket 604,257
Louisville 617,279
Buffalo 525,527
Indianapolis 508,394
Toledo 501,161
Durham 472,111
Columbus 419,393
Norfolk 444,347
Rochester 387,701
Scranton/WB 365,353
Syracuse 328,867
Richmond 321,571
Charlotte 246,769
Ottawa 139,567

Where's Lansing on the attendence list? It averages nearly 400,000 a year after slumping into the mid 300,000's.

Where's Lansing on the attendence list? It averages nearly 400,000 a year after slumping into the mid 300,000's.

I googled to find out the answer--and I came up with that Lansing Lugnuts is part of the Midwest League as I only posted the teams from the International Baseball League.

Toledo Mud Hens just clinched a spot in the playoffs tonight by beating the Louisville RiverBats 10-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rock:

The Mud Hens clinched the IL West Division Championship last night against the Louisville RiverBats 6-2 even though they also clinched a playoff spot this past Saturday. Now they are on the road against Columbus and Indianapolis before the playoff series begin. Currently they have the best winning record in all of the International League. GO HENS!

:cheer:

well at least one team in our organization can win

why must they start winning when i leave the city?

http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cle/ballpark/cle_ballpark_history.jsp

I think the SBC Bricktown Ballpark takes center stage b/c of it's prime location in OKC's most famous neighborhood.

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Stadium is behind that tree.

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Hens Heading to the Governors' Cup Championship Series!

Home Games on Tuesday and Wednesday Nights!The Toledo Mud Hens are heading to the International League Championship Series! Despite recording just five singles, Toledo managed to score enough runs to claim a 5-3 victory in the game-five clincher.

Sunday night’s win gives the Hens their first post-season series win since 1980 when they defeated Rochester in four games. Toledo will play Indianapolis in the Governors’ Cup Final beginning Tuesday and Wednesday at Fifth Third Field.

The Toledo Mud Hens has swept the IL Championship series game against Indianapolis Indians 3-0 by beating last night in Indy 8-3. The Mud Hens won their first championship game in 38 years!!! The Governor's Cup is now in Toledo and GO HENS! GO HENS! GO HENS! Proud Moment here in Toledo.

:grouphug: :nocrook: :rock: :tyty: :banana: :righton: :cheer: :carrot: :applause: :pepper: :cheers1: :banana2:

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Damn you Mudhens! The Indians got hammered.

I was surprised at how many Toledo fans came to Indy. Good fans.

Louisville Slugger Field, home of the Louisville Bats.

This was taken from Waterfront Park Place condo and aptmnt tower across the street-
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http://www.floodcontrolam.com/images/louisville1-1.jpg
http://www.sypher.org/photos/68/3154.aspx
http://www.sypher.org/photos/68/3153.aspx

Dude for the last time stop taggin "Loovul" along with these midwestern threads. Dawnit WE ARE NOT MIDWESTERN how hard is that for you to concept.

Dawnit Louisville was built over a dawn swamp.

Hammons Field; Springfield, MO
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http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/ph/hammons1.jpg

Price Cutter Park; Ozark, MO
http://www.flhistory.0catch.com/Ozark/Ozarkballpark.jpg

CommunityAmerica Ballpark; Kansas City, KS (also temporary home to Major League Soccer)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/2795401104_b1f5590920.jpg

I like louisvilles and Joliets fields.... I have seen both in person but never attended games at either place...... BTW the Hens won back to back titles in 06-06 if there was anyone who was wonderin.....


Dayton Akron Toledo Columbus All have beautiful new ballparks.... I think Ohio has the best collection of ballparks (when you combind the major and minor leagues together) but I have seen many other new parks in the midwest that id love to take a game in at.....

Nice looking stadium there in Toledo, and I've always heard good things about the place.

Here's Des Moines' Prinicipal Park (formerly Sec Taylor Field) in downtown, at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. It was constructed in 1992, and is getting ready to undergo more renovations later this year. The stadium seats 11,500 people, but can be crowded to standing room only with 13,500 fans in the event that a Chicago Cubs player is doing a rehab stint in Des Moines. It is the home of the AAA Iowa Cubs.

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I'm in a Des Moines motel as I write this, visiting this city for the first time as part of a business trip. First, I am very impressed with Downtown Des Moines! This city is bigger than I imagined, and the skyline is impressive as well for a town of this size. The capitol is beautiful and striking. And the stadium is very cool -- the Iowa Cubs (Chicago's AAA affiliate) were playing while I took some pics from across the river. I will try to post them later.

I was also in Omaha earlier in the day, and made a trip over to see Rosenblatt Stadium where the Kansas City Royals' Triple A team plays. It is more famous as the site of college baseball's annual world series. Also got pictures of that park. I was also surprised at how large Omaha is. Nice town.

I was gonna come to Toledo this year and see a Mud Hens game at Fifth Third Field, but I may have to hold off those plans for now, maybe wait till next year. The ballpark I hear is really nice. These pictures also prove it.

^In terms of urban integration, one can argue Toledo is best in the country. What makes it so unique is the preservation of seven historic buildings right into the ballpark. Most other parks level everything. Toledo took a different approach and it has paid off. Just eat at the Fricker's attached to the ballpark and you'll get what I'm saying. It's a wonderful park with a perfect location which has created more spinoff than a good number of major league stadiums. Honestly, anyone who likes Triple-A baseball should go to a Mud Hens game. It's the creme de creme. Toledoans are proud of it for good reason, and I have never once heard an outsider say it was overrated. It has gotten loads of positive national press, even named best in the country by Newsweek, and it's all well-deserved. Everyone leaves impressed.

Also, few minor league teams have a history like Toledo, which produced the first professional African-American baseball player in the country, Moses Fleetwood Walker. The Mud Hens are entrenched in history, being older than a large majority of the major league teams. When seeing the Hens, you're seeing a piece of American history.

I'm lovin this shit,.. more minor league stdium pix. Ive been to Toledo, DesMoines, Indy, Louisville,Ft. Wayne, Peoria, South Bend. OK City looks impressive so I gotta see it too.

another Hammons Field, Springfield Missouri (this photo is from the first game, you can see the scoreboard isn't complete) They should have faced the field the other way so you could see the skyline from inside the stadium.
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Im with u Weava.... I love the skyline views from stadiums.... one of my favorite things about stadiums is the view...

More Oldsmobile Park and immediate evirons:

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Eridony (http://www.flickr.com/photos/eridony/2545667625/)

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my photo

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Michphotog (http://www.flickr.com/photos/michphotog/3444331628/)

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CedarBendDrive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/cedarbend/2434477164/in/set-72157604679061849/)

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galatichero (http://www.flickr.com/photos/galactichero/2556722713/sizes/l/)

The stadium is rather weird in its layout because it's literally wedged tightly between three major thoroughfares and everything is below grade/street level.

We need some pictures of Fort Wayne's nice new DT stadium. It has been a great success so far.

Victory Field in Indy: This place deserves its own thread but just a few pics for now.


Not bad seats for all of $13
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A pretty typical Saturday night crowd.
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A few guys who played for the franchise

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Great pics IndyFan! I especially like the ones where you can see the JW rising in the background. :cheers:

Great pics IndyFan! I especially like the ones where you can see the JW rising in the background. :cheers:
Thanks Indy Rock. It would be a real treat to see all of these parks some day.

Hey indyfan, I was at that game!! A perfect night for baseball. Not hot and there was nary a cloud in the sky.

^^
Really? Yeah, Victory Field looked spectacular that night. Big crowd, perfect weather, totally awesome atmosphere for minor league baseball. In fact, every time I walk into that place I could swear it is God's gift to Indy.

Whats being built out past left field in indy?? how many stories will it be? Any high def shots from the outfield lookin in toward the grandstands behind home??


Anyone know anything about Canal Park in Akron? I had a few questions about it

Whats being built out past left field in indy?? how many stories will it be? Any high def shots from the outfield lookin in toward the grandstands behind home??


Anyone know anything about Canal Park in Akron? I had a few questions about itBeing built is a 34 story Marriot. One of these days I will go back to the park and take some shots in from the outfield into home plate.

Whats being built out past left field in indy?? how many stories will it be? Any high def shots from the outfield lookin in toward the grandstands behind home??


Anyone know anything about Canal Park in Akron? I had a few questions about itShots from the outfield looking in you say. Here you go....

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Just kidding. I have been up at Wrigley this week.:D

great shots of Victory Field!

Whats being built out past left field in indy?? how many stories will it be? Any high def shots from the outfield lookin in toward the grandstands behind home??


Anyone know anything about Canal Park in Akron? I had a few questions about it

Canal Park is a Double-A field that was built in such a way that would allow relatively easy expansion to Triple-A should such a team ever want to move to Akron (which is doubtful given Detroit has Toledo, Cleveland has Columbus, Cincinnati has Louisville, and Pittsburgh hates Ohio). It's a decent urban ballpark. I'd rank it third in the state after Toledo and Columbus.

Akron has been somewhat surprising lately and it's the only downtown in Ohio to have actually added private sector workers during the 2000's. A lot of development has followed and though the downtown and urban core is small compared to Toledo, there are some signs of vitality. Akron is probably Ohio's least "ghetto" city. The economy in Akron is pretty rock solid. Only Cincinnati and Columbus have lower unemployment.

hey victory field does kinda resemble a mini Wrigley!



Ok about Akron's Canal Park..... Theres a big white building just beyond center field..... I have been googling pics of canal park and I see in some of the pics the building isnt there..... SO im assuming this is new construction? How tall is the building, what is it, and when was it built?

Please check the following page out for more pictures: http://www.baseballparks.com/FtWayne-1.asp

http://www.towerbank.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/small-night-shot.jpg

http://www.towerbank.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/night-aerial.jpg

Post Construction

http://www.tincaps.com

http://www.tincaps.com/media/albums/ballpark3/3-31-Appleseed-Pav-01.jpg

http://www.tincaps.com/media/albums/ballpark3/3-31-Field-Boxes.jpg

The best pictures I could find in one place from opening night.

http://www.whatsgoingdowntown.com/2009/04/19/more-from-opening-night/

I waited in line for a half hour to get in tonight before leaving. I'll get some crappy cell pics next Thursday.

fort waynes stadium is awesome cant wait to check it out.... hopefully the housing goes in out past left field.....

WHAT? The FTW park is open? Wasn't it just approved late last year?

Lets keep this post goin! Minor League Parks are helping midwest downtowns thrive! Someone should start a post about mid size arenas in the midwest

Yeah the Triple A season is about to end too. Bummer. ...Some pics I took at another recent game I went to at Victory Field...I took these with a crappier camera than before but quality still isn't too bad.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4153/victoryfield81009006.jpg

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GO COLTS :okay:
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Player Larry Broadway (not Broadway Joe) coaching first. ...one of the little oddities of minor league baseball. Usually one of the players doubles as a coach when his team is up at bat.
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Alfonso Soriano imitation....swings and misses
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Boooo
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YAY
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YAY
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On Monday nights these are a buck--
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BOOOOO
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We need some runs man...
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I love the informality of minor league baseball --
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Who started that game for Columbus, Indy fan? thats not Jeremy Sowers is it?

Love that stadium!


Anyone in the Ohio area catch the All Bets are Off with Bruce Drennan from Packos at the Park near Fifth Third Field on Monday?

Mike Gosling was the starter for Columbus that night.

Just like spring training! Love it!

It's definitely like spring training and that's what I like about it too. Not only that, but players at this level actually run hard to first, know how to hit the cutoff man, and don't loaf after fly balls. Many players seem to forget all that when they get to the big leagues.:ohno:.......oh and some even know how to bunt.

Toledo Mudhens pushing for the playoffs again!!!! 18-5 in there last 23 games 8 straight wins!!!