The Cove
Posted on 25. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
Below are pictures of Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium, home to the South Bend Silverhawks. The Silverhawks are in the Midwest League and the Single A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This stadium is located just minutes from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Campus and has been opened for about 20 years.
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Deep Thoughts…
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
“Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.” – Bob Feller
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Call to the ‘pen
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
There are many glaring differences between the 30 Major League Baseball Stadiums, and the hundreds of Minor League ones throughout professional baseball. The capacities are nowhere near the same, the video boards are half the size, and the product on the field usually is not as talented. But one major difference goes unnoticed by most [...]
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More Than Just a Marker
Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
After being hired in 2008 as a head clubhouse and equipment manager, I was immediately sent to Sarasota, Florida to work spring training, mainly looking over players and staff in minor league camp. Having very little background in baseball, I was eager to soak up as much information as I could to get ready for [...]
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Parkview Field in Pictures
Posted on 17. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
The Fort Wayne TinCaps, minor league team for the San Diego Padres, opened a brand new downtown stadium on Thursday night in front of 8,208 fans. This ballpark is beautiful and state of the art. I took tons of pictures, and am going to share a bunch with you in no particular order. Any big [...]
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Peoria Chiefs at O’Brien Field
Posted on 16. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
Just finished a three game series in Peoria, Illinois against the Peoria Chiefs, minor league affiliate for the Chicago Cubs. The Chiefs play all their home games at O’Brien Field, and I wanted to share some pictures of the place with you. – The Chiefs have a few similarities to Wrigley Field in Chicago. – [...]
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Chernick’s Visit San Francisco Giants Stadium (or whatever it is called this week)
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
My friends Dan and Sara Jane Chernick just returned from a vacation to San Francisco, California. While there, they took in a game at my favorite stadium, and saw the Giants play the Milwaukee Brewers. The Chernick’s were kind enough to send me a few pictures and I wanted to share them with you. Anyone [...]
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Reds-Pirates from GABP
Posted on 12. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Aaron Harang got all the offensive support he needed in the first when second baseman Brandon Phillips connected for a two run homer. Harang would scatter three hits and walk no one as the Reds won the finale of the homestand 2-0 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harang’s complete game shutout evened [...]
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Dragons drop rubber game to impressive Martin and Loons
Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
Sorry, but going to keep this short since I have to pack for a seven day road trip for the Dragons and have an hour drive home to Cincinnati. Dayton is off tomorrow before leaving for Peoria Monday morning. Dayton dropped the rubber game of the series 2-0 to Great Lakes on Saturday night. Curtis [...]
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Dragons win first game of season with heavy hearts
Posted on 11. Apr, 2009 by Corey.
The baseball world was shocked early Thursday morning when they lost a family member, 22-year old Los Angeles Angels rookie starting pitcher Nick Adenhart. He was killed hours after his first start of the season when a minivan ran a red light and smashed into the car he was a passenger in. Just three years [...]
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