Posts Tagged With: Atlantic League
Somerset Patriots honor Randolph, post 1st victory of 2012
Corey Mansfield of the ATL Baseball Blog invited me to go see the Long Island Ducks take on the Somerset Patriots at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday. With the New York Mets and Trenton Thunder both on the road this weekend, it seemed like a good opportunity to watch some baseball. I also saw Freddy [...]
A Paddy Matera sighting
For those wondering about where former Newark Bear Paddy Matera would be playing in 2012, it’s time to start following the Camden Riversharks. Jose writes: I just saw Paddy Matera playing today [Saturday] with the Camden Riversharks against the Lancaster Barnstormers. He started at short, and think he went 2 for 3 today. Matera joins [...]
Minor League Monday: 2003 Somerset Patriots
In 2003, the Somerset Patriots won their second Atlantic League title. The independent team finished the season with a 67-59 record under manager Sparky Lyle. Outfielder Ryan Radmanovich, who had a cup of coffee with the Seattle Mariners in 1998, played his first season with the Patriots and led the team with 21 home runs. [...]
Minor League Monday: 2001 Somerset Patriots
In 2001, the Somerset Patriots won their first Atlantic League championship. Manager Sparky Lyle led his team to an 83-43 record. Outfielder Mike Warner was the team’s leading hitter, with a .351 batting average, 17 home runs, 103 RBI and 30 stolen bases. Infielder Billy Hall stole 72 bases, and outfielder DaRond Stovall hit 22 [...]
More old Newark Bears pocket schedules
Earlier this year, I showed you some of the Newark Bears pocket schedules I’ve picked up over the years. This weekend, I was able to acquire a few that I didn’t have from 2003 and 2004 – including one that shows Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson from his days as a Bear.
Minor League Mondays: 2005 Bridgeport Bluefish
I first started following the Atlantic League in 2005, so all of the teams were pretty new to me. I remember a few things about the Bridgeport Bluefish that year: They had a player named Rolo Avila who apparently wanted to copy Johnny Damon’s Red Sox-era look. Former Mets pitcher Robert Person played for them [...]
Newark Bears tickets: 2008-2011
I was cleaning out my desk, and I came across a bunch of old baseball ticket stubs from the past few years. In terms of overall quantity and variety of different designs, I had more Newark Bears tickets than anything else. Here are some of the different designs: 2008
Camden Riversharks name 2012 coaching staff
Good morning and happy Sunday. I’m catching up with a few things from Thursday that no longer seemed so important by the time I had time to write about them that evening. The Camden Riversharks have announced their 2012 coaching staff, and it will have a familiar face to Newark Bears fans. Ron Karkovice will [...]
Minor League Mondays: 1999 Newark Bears
Fifty years after the original Newark Bears team left the city in 1949, the modern day Bears franchise returned to Newark in 1999 as a member of the Atlantic League. After spending their first season playing home games in Bridgeport, the 1999 Newark Bears started the season with Skylands Park in Augusta as their home [...]
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