Tag Archives: Pacific Coast League

Video: Ball Bounces off Player’s Head and Turns into a Triple Play!

Minor League Baseball provides all sorts of entertainment, particularly when it comes to promotions, but it’s unlikely you’ll ever see a more bizarre legitimate play than the triple play the Nashville Sounds turned Saturday night against the Omaha Storm Chasers. … Continue reading

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Funny Video: Fan Clotheslines Minor League Baseball Mascot

This video captures one of the reasons why I love minor league baseball – stupid human tricks. Fan participation on such a goofy, yet creative way, has been mastered by the marketers of minor league teams.  The Triple-A New Orleans … Continue reading

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Video: Bam! Memphis Redbirds Outfielders Collide

The Iowa Cubs home opener against the Memphis Redbirds Saturday was anything but routine after a horrific collision between two Redbirds outfielders in the bottom of the 1st inning. As you can see from this VIDEO, it is not for the faint of heart. Andrew … Continue reading

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Columbus Clippers Pummel Tacoma Rainiers to Win Triple-A Championship

The International League champion Columbus Clippers ended the Minor League Baseball season by breezing to another easy postseason win in the Triple-A National Championship Game. Leftfielder Jerad Head went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI to lead … Continue reading

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Royals Prospect Moustakas Wins Home Run Award

Kansas City Royals‘ hot prospect Mike Moustakas, who clubbed a combined 36 home runs with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals and Omaha Royals, won the 2010 Joe Bauman Home Run Award. The third baseman finished tied for the Minor League Baseball … Continue reading

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Memphis Redbirds Blow into PCL Finals Behind Lynn’s 16 Ks

Former first-round pick Lance Lynn struck out a career-high 16 batters leading the Memphis Redbirds to a 6-2 victory over the Oklahoma City Redhawks and a 3-0 sweep of their PCL semifinal series. After giving up three consecutive one-out singles in … Continue reading

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Joe Mather’s Double Dingers Lead Redbirds to Victory in Game 1

Joe Mather became the first Redbird to homer twice in a playoff game. The Memphis Redbirds outfielder also knocked in three runs Wednesday, powering the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A team to a 7-5 victory over the Oklahoma City RedHawks in … Continue reading

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Redbirds Storm Back to Steal PCL Division Title from I-Cubs

The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs rivalry even extends to the farm. The Memphis Redbirds needed to win two out of a four-game set in Des Moines to win the PCL North Division from the Iowa Cubs. After coming from … Continue reading

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Ryne Sandberg Named PCL Manager of Year

Iowa Cubs manager Ryne Sandberg was named the Pacific Coast League‘s 2010 manager of the year. Ryno in his first season as a Triple A manager, has sent eight players from Iowa to parent Chicago Cubs. Of course, some of … Continue reading

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