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The Billings Mustangs are a minor league baseball team based in Billings, Montana. The Mustangs are the Pioneer League Rookie affiliate of the Major League Cincinnati Reds.

I go to about 10 games a year, it is stumbling distance from my favorite watering hole.

Dehler Park (opened 2008)
Fixed Seating Capacity: 3,071 (its funner to wonder around)






Entrance




http://www.baseballparks.com/Billings-1.asp
http://billings.mustangs.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t513

Phoenix is blessed with both a MLB team, plus a half dozen rookie level teams, plus spring training for 12 teams.

dbackjon wrote:Phoenix is blessed with both a MLB team, plus a half dozen rookie level teams, plus spring training for 12 teams.

But the coolest thing about being from Missoula AND being a D-Backs fan is that their Rookie League short season team is the Osprey, in lil' ol' Missoula, Montana!

I used to go to Butte to watch the Copper Kings quite often. Still wish they had the team. Because God forbid I go to Helena to watch the Brewers.

We have the Charleston Riverdogs (Yankee Single-A). They share their stadium with The Citadel.

Willie06 wrote:I used to go to Butte to watch the Copper Kings quite often. Still wish they had the team. Because God forbid I go to Helena to watch the Brewers.

Hey man, them's fightin' words!

Round Rock Express - Triple A of Houston Astros

Dell Diamond - capacity 8,638 plus
3000 seating on outfield grass berm

Not exactly Austin, just north. Nothing competes with UT athletics in Austin.

I have only been to one game in nearly a decade and that was a TxSt/UT game. They wouldn't play at our campus, until this year as they will open our new Baseball complex on March 3rd.

The Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m²) of former farmland on the east side of Round Rock, Texas. Nolan Ryan, part owner of the Express, wanted a stadium in Austin, but could not get voter support to approve that city funds be used to help build the structure. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $20 - 25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38 year lease. Dell Computer Corporation (now Dell, Inc.) contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years

Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League....college kids playing in the summer

Waterloo had been familiar with the game of baseball for over ninety years until 1994 when the, then, Waterloo Diamonds packed and left. A year of no baseball in Waterloo went by before the Bucks began play in 1995.

The Bucks moved into historic Riverfront Stadium that had housed five different minor league clubs since its inception in 1946. Seating capacity is 5,000, with the distances being 335 down the left and right field lines, 360 to the gaps and 390 feet to center field.

Success has been the name of the game for the Waterloo Bucks in the Northwoods League. From 1996 to 2002, the Bucks made seven consecutive post-season appearances and won two NWL Titles go along with back-to-back 60,000+ crowds at Riverfront Stadium in 2001 and 2002.

http://www.waterloobucks.com/
http://www.northwoodsleague.com/Home.asp]The Northwoods League is an Summer Collegiate

http://www.northwoodsleague.com/AboutNWL.aspBaseball Association (SCBA) sanctioned summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across the nation and North America. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid (this preserves their NCAA eligibility).

Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.

clenz wrote:Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League....college kids playing in the summer

Waterloo had been familiar with the game of baseball for over ninety years until 1994 when the, then, Waterloo Diamonds packed and left. A year of no baseball in Waterloo went by before the Bucks began play in 1995.

The Bucks moved into historic Riverfront Stadium that had housed five different minor league clubs since its inception in 1946. Seating capacity is 5,000, with the distances being 335 down the left and right field lines, 360 to the gaps and 390 feet to center field.

Success has been the name of the game for the Waterloo Bucks in the Northwoods League. From 1996 to 2002, the Bucks made seven consecutive post-season appearances and won two NWL Titles go along with back-to-back 60,000+ crowds at Riverfront Stadium in 2001 and 2002.

http://www.waterloobucks.com/
http://www.northwoodsleague.com/Home.asp]The Northwoods League is an Summer Collegiate

http://www.northwoodsleague.com/AboutNWL.aspBaseball Association (SCBA) sanctioned summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across the nation and North America. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid (this preserves their NCAA eligibility).

Each team is operated similar to a professional minor league team, providing players an opportunity to play under the same conditions using wooden bats, minor league specification baseballs, experiencing overnight road trips, and playing nightly before fans in a stadium.

Looks a lot like Cobb Field before it was demolished.

The Potomac Nationals are about 5 miles from the house...



The High Single A farm club of the Washington Nationals, they play in the Carolina League...



They play their home games in Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge VA

The Dell Diamond was selected the #1 Minor League Ballpark by Minor League News, in 2006. I can't find a more current list.

CatMom wrote:The Dell Diamond was selected the #1 Minor League Ballpark by Minor League News, in 2006. I can't find a more current list.

Any pics?

hank scorpio wrote:

CatMom wrote:The Dell Diamond was selected the #1 Minor League Ballpark by Minor League News, in 2006. I can't find a more current list.

Any pics?

I lived in Round Rock as it was built...Catmom is spot on...top flight stadium...





In the pic looking out from home plate, the orange thing is over an area where there are basketball hoops and a hot tub...

The food rivals Camden Yards (Baltimore) which has the best cuisine in the majors IMHO

Everything is 1st class....

Brighthouse Networks Field in Clearwater is the Phillies Spring Training home and home to their Class A affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers, during the regular season.







Frenchy's Tiki Bar in left field is my favorite feature of the ballpark.

That's badass!

I love the small parks, they seem to be a lot funner than the gigantic MLB parks.

I do miss the 50' Marlboro Man leaning against the scoreboard in our old stadium.

One thing I forgot to mention about Brighthouse Networks Field - the food and beverages are all about Philly. You can get a good cheese steak, tastycakes, soft pretzels, Yuengling beer, etc. Even during Spring Training, everything is more reasonably priced (though not exactly cheap) than at a regular season MLB game.

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:One thing I forgot to mention about Brighthouse Networks Field - the food and beverages are all about Philly. You can get a good cheese steak, tastycakes, soft pretzels, Yuengling beer, etc. Even during Spring Training, everything is more reasonably priced (though not exactly cheap) than at a regular season MLB game.

Tasty Cakes? I know not of this thing you speak.

hank scorpio wrote:

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:One thing I forgot to mention about Brighthouse Networks Field - the food and beverages are all about Philly. You can get a good cheese steak, tastykakes, soft pretzels, Yuengling beer, etc. Even during Spring Training, everything is more reasonably priced (though not exactly cheap) than at a regular season MLB game.

Tasty Cakes? I know not of this thing you speak.

Tastykake is a Philly area company that makes snack cakes, pies, and other goodies.

Walking Tacos are one of my favorites, or better yet, Indian tacos!

Asheville has the Tourists of the Rockies franchise....play ball in McCormick field....love their old name, the Asheville Moonshiners....

For a mountain town its size, Asheville plays a role in baseball's history usually reserved for the nation's biggest cities. The Tourist's own McCormick Field has hosted some of Baseball's most influential stars: Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson, even Babe Ruth have graced Asheville with their prowess. Perhaps Asheville's the most notorious entry in the annals of baseball has gone down in history as “the bellyache heard 'round the world”. It all began when Babe Ruth and the rest of the Yankees traveled to Asheville to play an exhibition game against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Babe Ruth hospitalized in 1925 The Great Bambino had been plagued with fever and horrible stomach cramps throughout the long, mountain spanning trip to Asheville. As Babe Ruth was one of the world's greatest celebrities, it was little wonder that throngs of fans had gathered at the train station to welcome him, little did they know what was about to transpire. In a valiant effort to greet his fans the afflicted sultan of swat stumbled from the train, took several steps, and promptly collapsed on the hard marble floor. Rumors of his death immediately began to circulate. These rumors quickly reached the international press but were ultimately countered by W.O. McGeehan's now infamous New York Tribune story where the incident was referred to as “the bellyache heard round the world”. Babe Ruth soon returned to New York where he underwent surgery for an intestinal abscess and, after a 7 week recovery, returned to the game.

http://www.ashevillenc.com/area_info/baseball

Also, McCormick Field was featured in Bull Durham as the field where Crash Davis broke the minor league home-run record....

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/ball ... p&sid=t573

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

hank scorpio wrote:
Tasty Cakes? I know not of this thing you speak.

Tastykake is a Philly area company that makes snack cakes, pies, and other goodies.

You haven't had good (rather great!) cupcakes, cakes and pies until you've had Tastykakes. When we go home we purposefully take a half empty suitcase and fill it with Tastykakes before going home. People send us care packages of them but you can order them online at tastykake.com.

My favs - chocolate creamie Juniors, Peanut Butter tandykakes and cream filled chocolate cupcakes. The hubby is partial to butterscotch krimpets.

SunCoastBlueHen wrote:

hank scorpio wrote:
Tasty Cakes? I know not of this thing you speak.

Tastykake is a Philly area company that makes snack cakes, pies, and other goodies.

You haven't had good (rather great!) cupcakes, cakes and pies until you've had Tastykakes. When we go home we purposefully take a half empty suitcase and fill it with Tastykakes before coming back to TX. People send us care packages of them but you can order them online at tastykake.com.

My favs - chocolate creamie Juniors, Peanut Butter kandykakes and cream filled chocolate cupcakes. The hubby is partial to butterscotch krimpets.

Opening night for the Billings Mustangs (Reds)!

Our Rookie League ball may be trivial to most of you from bigger cities, but it is something that Hank looks forward to every year. I have a set of tickets for tonights matchup against the Great Fall Voyagers (White Sox) and can't wait!

The Helena Brewers open the season tonight against Missoula. I'm torn.

hank scorpio wrote:Opening night for the Billings Mustangs (Reds)!

Our Rookie League ball may be trivial to most of you from bigger cities, but it is something that Hank looks forward to every year. I have a set of tickets for tonights matchup against the Great Fall Voyagers (White Sox) and can't wait!

When did they change from the Electrics?