Ahead of our next piece for the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, focusing on the Schaumburg Boomers, we attended yesterday's 8-5 loss to the Tri-City Valley Cats at Wintrust Field. We'll be linking that piece next week when it runs. For now, we flash back to our piece that ran in RedEye in 2009, when we got to sit in the dugout for a game. … [Read more...] about Schaumburg Boomers: Experience in the Dugout for Minor League Game
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Spending Game Night Inside a Minor League Dugout
By Paul M. Banks Watching a professional baseball game from the dugout dramatically alters your perception of the sport. The crack of the bat is louder. The smack of ball against mitt is more profound. And the cursing is harsher and more emotionally charged. My day at Alexian Field (a nice, but small park adjacent to a suburban airport) begins with me shadowing … [Read more...] about Spending Game Night Inside a Minor League Dugout