Clinton Crawdads?

by kmacsm on Dec 16, 2008 12:13 AM CST Comment 21 comments

Get the penalty box ready because I'm sure this is not breaking news to any of you, but it is to me, so deal with it.

Apparently the Texas rangers have stopped using the Clinton Lumberkings as there class A affiliate, and have a new agreement with the 'Hickory Crawdads" and they will become the rangers new Class A affiliate. The Crawdads, who used to be the affiliate for the pirates, The lumber kings will now be the affiliate for the ma,, ma... marin...mariners... ew.

This is sad, because somewhere on the interwebs long long ago, i purchased a clinton lumberkings baseball jersey, and have yet to wear it in public, maybe tomorrow i will just for good measure, because it may have some special powers that would help during finals week

Anyone know about the reasons for this shuffle, or anything else.

Poll

Will you buy any crawdad's merchandise?

Yes, Im a Junkie for merchandise no one else will understand

11 votes

Yes, but once i can get a good deal for my lumberkings jersey, on ebay

3 votes

No, I hate Minor league merchandise

1 votes

No, Why would i wear clothing that supports a team 95% of people around me are oblivious to

27 votes

42 votes | Poll has closed

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Yeah, this happened awhile ago...

I never did hear much about the specifics of the move, just that it happened and that the Dirkatron is happy because Ranger minor leaguers are now within driving distance of him.

"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."

by lonestarJon on Dec 16, 2008 12:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

yeah, i didnt hear anything about it

until today when i was ready BBTiA and they mentioned the “Hickory Crawdads” and i had to do a double take

touchdown... touchdown... and st.micheals takes the lead.

by kmacsm on Dec 16, 2008 12:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And I'm sad

because Rangers minor leaguers are NO LONGER with in driving distance of me.

My loss is dirkatron’s gain, I guess.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
Random woman: "When are you getting married, Micah?"
Me: "Probably never. In fact, at this point, it's tempting to just adopt more cats."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Dec 16, 2008 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's one way to look at it

My loss is dirkatron’s gain, I guess.

He is so NOW, that you are technically doing a service to society, at large.

This is an exciting time in my life.

The LSB CPP's are in full bloom.

by Chase Irwin on Dec 16, 2008 8:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Precisely.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 17, 2008 4:55 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

NO penalty box

hey thanks for the info. I didn’t know this was going down.

I voted for … “Yes, Im a Junkie for merchandise no one else will understand” :)

I’ll sorta miss the Lumberkings. But I’ll love the Clinton Crawdads

by cowpoke on Dec 16, 2008 12:33 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

it's not the clinton crawdads

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2008 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

why not?

I kinda like the Crawdads

by cowpoke on Dec 16, 2008 2:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

mostly because they will be in hickory and not clinton

by ewmvv6 on Dec 16, 2008 7:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And our AA team is no longer in Tulsa.

And we don’t Spring Train in FLA anymore.

And Juan Gonzalez has been traded to the Tigers!!!

I texted my boy DJ about this diary and he texted back that he deems it to be unworthy of a jump throw.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 16, 2008 2:26 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

am i wrong or

is the sally league a little bit more advanced of a league than the one clinton is in? I remember reading when we got andrus that we should expect a little bump in numbers from him changing leagues (to a slightly less advanced level) since the braves have a sally team.

is this right?

how does this effect the rangers approach as far as long term dev. goes and their philosophy?

mormons stole me and held me against my will with Oklahoma beer and 12+ hour work days.

by Jayslick on Dec 16, 2008 3:16 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Minor League caps

I’m a fan of the ridiculous minor league logo. I wear my Salem-Kaizer Volcanoes hat all the time because its a decent looking hat with a burning anthropomorphic baseball flying out of a big V.

I also have a few others including a Savannah Sand Gnats hat, and the most ridiculous of all, a Montgomery Biscuits hat. I’m just a sucker for that stuff. It makes me laugh that somewhere a team is trying to play baseball with a giant freaking googly eyed biscuit for a mascot.

by Bandire on Dec 16, 2008 11:00 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Minor League Teams

One of my favorites that I’ve run across is the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Iowa)…the mascot is a big ear of corn with a baseball for a head called Mr. Shucks.

by fightingengineer on Dec 17, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

And they play...

…at Dale and Thomas Popcorn Field.

"Hold up that (expletive) Cubs (expletive). (Expletive) them." -- Patti Blagojevich.

by Lucas on Dec 17, 2008 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep...been there :-)

They have a gorgeous stadium.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
Random woman: "When are you getting married, Micah?"
Me: "Probably never. In fact, at this point, it's tempting to just adopt more cats."

by baseballismyboyfriend on Dec 17, 2008 11:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the link

in your sig is broken FYI

I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles

by Dirk Diggler on Dec 17, 2008 11:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

September 23rd

That’s when this happened.

The primary factor was getting out of Clinton, not moving to Hickory per se. Just not one of the nicer facilities out there (even after renovations) and in what might be the smallest city with a full-season team. (Bakersfield is worse, but that’s a different story.)

Milwaukee wanted to move to Wisconsin, Pittsburgh wanted West Virginia, and Texas wanted out of Clinton. So Seattle got Clinton by default.

"Hold up that (expletive) Cubs (expletive). (Expletive) them." -- Patti Blagojevich.

by Lucas on Dec 16, 2008 11:19 AM CST reply actions 0 recs