Twittered Baseball Roadtrip #8: The International League of Major League Baseball

Dates: June 10, 2010, July 29, 2010, and August 15, 2010

Primary Destinations: Day trips to Allentown, PA, Moosic, PA, and Pawtucket, MA

Twitter Address: http://twitter.com/Wtriebel

Games Attended:

Game 1: Toledo Mud Hens vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs, June 10^th, 6:05PM (1st game of DH), Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA

Game 2: Norfolk Tides vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, July 29^th, 7:05PM, PNC Field, Moosic, PA

Game 3: Buffalo Bisons vs. Pawtucket Red Sox, August 15^th, 1:00PM , McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, RI

Summary:

The International League is one of Major League Baseballs (MLB) affiliated Minor Leagues. Players on the teams of the International League are at the highest level of the minor league system, which is known as triple A (AAA). They are just one step away from the major leagues. In fact, many of them have been up and down from the majors a number of times. Some of the players on International League team rosters are on the associated major league team’s 40-man roster.

This league has fourteen teams, which are organized into three divisions: the North Division, South Division, and West Division. Unlike the Eastern League, who’s teams are more concentrated primarily in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, the teams of the International League are located farther apart. The south most team of the South Division is the Gwinnett Braves in Lawrenceville, Georgia, who are the Atlanta Braves AAA team. The Pittsburgh Pirates AAA team, the Indianapolis Indians, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the west most team. The Indians are a member of the West Division. Finally, North Division teams form the northern and eastern bounds for the International league. The Rochester Red Wings (Minnesota Twins) in Rochester, New York is the north most located team and the Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox), located in Rhode Island, represents the east most team.

"The International League of MLB Roadtrip" is planned as a series of day trips to attend games of three International League teams at their home stadiums. Since the day trips originate from either the metropolitan New York City or Boston areas, the teams chosen were the following:

• Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Allentown, PA: AAA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies
• Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, Moosic, PA: AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees
• Pawtucket Red Sox, Pawtucket, RI: AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox

Three other International League teams were seen as visiting teams during the roadtrip. The Toledo Mud Hens, which is the AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, was the opposing team of the IronPigs in Allentown. The Mud Hens are a member of the West Division of the International League. In game 2, the Baltimore Orioles AAA team, the Norfolk Tides, was the opponent of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. The Tides are a South Division team. Finally, the Buffalo Bisons played the Red Sox in Pawtucket. The Bisons are in the North Division and the triple-A team of the New York Mets.

I attended the first game, Lehigh Valley vs. Toledo alone, but was joined on the trips to both Scranton Wilkes-Barre and Pawtucket by my brother, Bob.

Summary of International League Roadtrip Games:

Game 1: 6/10/2010

Toledo 4 R 6 H 0 E

WP: Ryan Ketchner (3W:2L)

SV: Jay Sborz (13)

HR: Scott Sizemore, Ryan Stiebly

Lehigh Valley 3 R 3 H 0 E

LP: Joe Savery (1W:6L)

HR: Cody Ransom

Game 2: 7/29/2010

Norfolk 1 R 6 H 0 E

LP: Chris Tillman (8W:6L)

HR: None

Scranton/WB 7 R 12 H 0 E

WP: Jason Hirsh (6W:7L)

SV: None

HR: Jesus Montero (11)

Game 3: 8/15/2010

Buffalo 1 R 4 H 0 E

WP: Rich Hill (2W:0L)

SV: Fernando Cabrera (15)

HR: Val Pascucci (14)

Pawtucket 3 R 2 H 1 E

LP: Raul Valdes (1W:1L)

HR: Gil Velazquez (1)

Attending these International League games enabled us to see some of the top prospects of the affiliated major league teams, a number of major leaguers on the comeback path, and even current major leaguers making rehab starts. For instance, in the Toledo/Lehigh Valley game, I saw Cody Ransom (a former New York Yankee) play third base for the IronPigs and hit a home run in his first at bat of the game. Soon after that game Cody was called up to the majors by the Phillies. While in game 2, Norfolk vs. Scranton/WB we saw the Yankees top catching prospect, Jesus Montero catch the game and hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 5^th. Jesus was the subject of much trade talks in the days coming up to the trading deadline. In the Pawtucket/Buffalo game the sell out crowd of more than 12,000 PawSox fans cheered as Dustin Pedrioa was announced as the designated hitter. Pedrioa, who had been on the DL, was making his final rehab start before returning to play in Boston.

The “Baseball America” website http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/ provides team by team listings of the “Top 10 Prospects” for the 2010 season. For example, the New York Mets listing

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269121.html includes pitchers Jonathon Niese, catcher Josh Thole, 1^st baseman Ike Davis, 2^nd baseman Ruben Tejeda, and outfielder Fernando Martinez, who all currently on the New York Mets Major League Roster. To be considered for the top 10 prospect listing, a played must still be considered a “Rookie” by MLB. The criteria for remaining a rookie is that the player must not have more than 150 at bats or pitched more than 50 innings at the major league level.

A number of other players we saw in International League games had spent time with their major league clubs during the 2010 season. They include::

• Kevin Russo, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (New York Yankees)
• Chad Huffman, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (New York Yankees)
• Jesus Feliciano, Buffalo Bisons (New York Mets)
• Daniel Nava, Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
• Josh Reddick, Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
• Gustavo Molina, Pawtucket Red Sox (Boston Red Sox)
• Dane Sardinha, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies)
• Nolan Reimold, Tidewater Tides (Baltimore Orioles)
• Craig Tatum, Tidewater Tides (Baltimore Orioles)
• Rhyne Hughes, Tidewater Tides (Baltimore Orioles)
• Scott Sizemore, Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)
• Will Rhymes, Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)
• Jeff Frazier, Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)
• Casper Wells, Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers)

Though in most cases, their stay with the parent major league team was short. All of them have made a big step in fulfilling their life long dream of playing on the biggest stage of Major League Baseball. For some of them, this is just the beginning and they will return to stay. But for all of them, this is an achievement that has only been attained by a few.

Also, during these games we saw a number of other players that are on their major league team’s 40-man roster, but had not yet been call up to the majors this season. For example, Nick Evans (3B), Justin Turner (SS), Jesus Feliciano (LF), and starting pitcher Raul Valdes, who are all on the Mets 2010 40-man roster, played for the Bisons against the PawSox.

Recently Eduardo Nunez, who batted 3^rd in the order and played shortstop the night we attended the Norfolk Tides-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game, was called up by the New York Yankees. On that night Nunez play a prominent role in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s victory. He went 2 for 3 with two singles, reached base on a walk in a 4^th at bat, stole a base, and scored two runs.

This is Nunez’s first stint in the majors. He has subbed at third base for injured Alex Rodriguez and at shortstop for Derek Jeter. Eduardo played in his first game as a New York Yankee on 8/19/10 vs. the Detroit Tigers and got his first career hit, a single to right, in the 8/21/10 game against the Seattle Mariners. This hit knocked in the go ahead run for the Yankees and accounted for Nunez’s first RBI at the major league level. On 8/28/10 Eduardo hit his first home run, a two run shot, in Chicago off White Sox starter John Danks.

We made two stops en-route to Pawtucket. After participating is sports on the weekend when young, we frequently went to Bonds Ice Cream Parlor in Elizabeth, NJ for a special milk shake, known as an Awful Awful. An Awful Awful was extra large, extra thick and could hardly be consumed through a straw. In recent years while visiting Newport, RI, I discovered that the Newport Creamery was selling Awful Awful milk shakes that were quite similar to those we enjoyed when young. In fact, the design of the glass they served them in (which had vertical ribs and Awful Awful written at the top in red letters) was similar to the one used at Bonds, except plastic instead of glass.

If one would drink three Awful Awfuls in one sitting at Bonds Ice Cream Parlor, they were recognized by having their name posted on a plaque on the wall. Well many of us tried, but not many of us succeeded. Though, my brother Bob (accompanying me on this trip) did succeed and was so recognized in the Awful Awful Club. So it was in honor of his feat, we made a small diversion from our route between NJ and Pawtucket, RI to stop at a Newport Creamery Restaurant in Providence, RI (http://www.newportcreamery.com/). We stopped on the drive to Pawtucket and again on our return after the game to enjoy both a pregame and postgame Awful Awful. We both consume a total of 48 ounces of very thick, creamy milk shake. Yum! Yum!

Our other stop had a more somber meanng. When reaching Groton, CT, we visit the “United States Submarine Veterans of World War Two National Submarine Memorial East.” (http://www.submarinehistory.com/WWIISubmarineMemorial-East.html). The memorial has three elements:

1. The Monument, which is formed from the upper part (conning tower, fairwater, and periscopes) of the WWII submarine USS Flasher. The USS Flasher and its crew hold the record for the most tonnage of enemy ships sunk by any submarine in Naval warfare history.

2. A series of Engraved Granite Stones each with a tribute to one of the 52 Submarines lost during WWII. Engraved on each stone is a silhouette of the ship, its name and number, information about where and how it was sunk, and the number of sailors lost.

3. Wall of Honor that lists the names to honor all those sailors that gave their lives in service of their country on these submarines during WWII.

My brother and I were motivated to make this stop because our uncle Walter F. Seidman is one of the submariners that lost his life when his ship the USS Argonaut was sunk during WWII. The Argonaut was on patrol near Rabaul in the South Pacific Ocean when on January 10, 1943 it became engaged in combat, was damaged by depth charges, and was sunk by surface ship fire when it had to surface. At the memorial, we were greeted by William Beaman USN (ret.), an American Patriot, who had done a number of tours of duty aboard the USS Flicker during WWII. Together we found the engraving of our uncle’s name that honored him on the Wall.

Twitter Roadtrip Information:

The tweets posted on Twitter for each of the games includes pre-game tweets with information about the league, each team participating in the games, and probable starting pitchers. In addition, travel information is provided such as the address of the stadium, a link to photos of the stadium, distance, and travel time. After the game, post-game tweets summarized the result, such as winning team, final score and overall team stats, winning and losing pitchers, and scoring highlights of the game.

Total number of Tweets: 128

Game 1: Toledo Mud Hens vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Number of tweets: 47

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 10:20 AM Jun 10th

Time/Date of last Tweet: 11:47 PM Jun 10th

Game 2: Norfolk Tides vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees

Number of tweets: 39

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 11:07 PM Jul 27th

Time/Date of last Tweet: 2:38 AM Jul 30th

Game 3: Buffalo vs. Pawtucket Red Sox

Number of tweets: 42

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 7:31 PM Aug 13th

Time/Date of last Tweet: 11:23 PM Aug 15th

Roadtrip Planning Resources

The following are the web resources used for planning the "International League of MLB Roadtrip.” Official Website of the International League: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=l117 Current Standings of the Teams in the International League: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_sta&lid=117&sid=l117 Official Websites of the Teams: Lehigh Valley IronPigs: http://www.ironpigsbaseball.com/ Toledo Mud Hens: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t512 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t531 Norfolk Tides: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t568 Pawtucket Red Sox: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t533 Buffalo Bisons: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t422 ·

Twittered Baseball Roadtrip #7: The Eastern League of Major League Baseball

Dates: June 17, 2010, July 6, 2010, and July 12, 2010

Primary Destinations: Day trips to Trenton, NJ, New Britain, CT, and Reading, PA

Twitter Address: http://twitter.com/Wtriebel

Games Attended:

Game 1: Altoona Curve vs. Trenton Thunder, June 17^th, 7:05PM, Waterfront Park, Trenton, NJ

Game 2: Reading Phillies vs. New Britain Rock Cats, July 6^th, 12:05PM, New Britain Stadium at Willow Brook Park, New Britain, CT

Game 3: Harrisburg Senators vs. Reading Phillies, July 12^th, 12:05PM, FirstEnergy Stadium, Reading, PA

Summary:

The Eastern League is an affiliated Minor League of Major League Baseball and its teams are at the double-A (AA) level of the MLB minor league organization. This league has 12 teams, which are located in 9 of the Eastern states. North most (and also the most eastern) of the Eastern League teams is the Portland Sea Dogs located in Portland, Maine. The Sea Dogs are the AA team for the Boston Red Sox. The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Richmond, VA, is the most southern team and the west most team is the Akron Aeros, Akron, OH. The Flying Squirrels and Aeros are members of the minor league organizations of the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates, respectively. The 12 teams are organized into two 6 team divisions: the Eastern Division and Western Division.

The intent of the "Eastern League Baseball Roadtrip" was to see 3 of the Eastern League teams play at their home stadiums. It was conducted as a series of daytrips from the metropolitan New York City area. For this reason, teams that reside within approximately a 2 hr drive of NYC where chosen as the destinations. The three teams that I selected were:

• Trenton Thunder, Trenton NJ: affiliate of the New York Yankees
• New Britain Rock Cats, New Britain, CT: affiliate of the Minnesota Twins
• Reading Phillies, Reading, PA: affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

These three teams are all members of the Eastern Division of the Eastern League.

Play of two other Eastern League teams was seen as part of the roadtrip. The Altoona Curve, which is the AA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was the visiting team in Trenton and the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals AA affiliate) was the opponent for the Reading Phillies at their home game. Altoona and Harrisburg are both Western Division teams.

Summary of Eastern League Roadtrip Games:

Game 1: 6/17/2010

Altoona 4 R 7 H 0 E

LP: Bryan Morris (3W:2L)

HR: Gorkys Hernandez, Josh Harrison

Trenton 8 R 11 H 0 E

WP: Lance Pendleton (5W:3L)

SV: none

HR: Luis Nunez

Game 2: 7/6/2010

Reading 3 R 9 H 1 E

WP: Michael Cisco (2W:4L)

SV: Michael Schwimer (11)

HR: None

New Britain 1 R 4 H 0 E

LP: Loek Van Mil (1W:1L)

HR: None

Game 3: 7/12/2010

Harrisburg 5 R 9 H 1 E

WP: Joe Bisenius (3W:0L)

SV: Chuck James (2)

HR: None

Reading 3 R 11 H 0 E

LP: Sergio Escalona (1W:6L)

HR: Matt Rizzotti

Twitter Roadtrip Information:

The twitter for each of the games attended includes pre-game tweets with information about the league, each team participating in the game, and the probable starting pitchers. After the end of the game, post-game tweets summarized the result: winning team, final score and team stats, and additional information, such as the winning and losing pitchers and game highlights.

Total number of Tweets: 117

Game 1: Altoona Curve vs. Trenton Thunder

Number of tweets: 35

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 1:49 PM Jun 16th

Time/Date of Last Tweet: 1:49 AM Jun 18th

Game 2: Reading Phillies vs. New Britain Rock Cats

Number of tweets: 33

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 4:49PM Jul 5th

Time/Date of Last Tweet: 8:03PM Jul 6th

Game 3: Harrisburg Senators vs. Reading Phillies

Number of tweets: 49

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: 1:24 PM Jul 10th

Time/Date of Last Tweet: 8:19 PM Jul 12th

Roadtrip Planning Resources:

The following are the web resources used for planning the "Eastern League of MLB Roadtrip.” Official Website of the Eastern League: http://eastern.league.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=l113 Current Standings of the Teams in the Eastern League: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=l_sta&lid=113&sid=l113 Official Websites of the Teams Altona Curve: http://www.altoonacurve.com/ Trenton Thunder: http://www.trentonthunder.com/ Reading Phillies: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t522 New Britain Rock Cats: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.co/index.jsp?sid=t538 Harrisburg Senators: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t547

Twittered Baseball Roadtrip #6: Independent Leagues of New Jersey 2010 Opening Days-Atlantic League and CanAm League

Dates: April 22, 2010, April 30, 2010, May 27, 2010, and June 3, 2010

Primary Destinations: Day trips to Newark, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ, Augusta, NJ, and Montclair, NJ

Twitter Address: http://twitter.com/Wtriebel

Atlantic League

Game 1: Camden Riversharks vs. Newark Bears, April 22nd, 6:35PM, Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, Newark, NJ

Game 2: Bridgeport Bluefish vs. Somerset Patriots, April. 30th, 7:05PM, TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, NJ

CanAm League

Game 1: New Jersey Jackals vs. Sussex Skyhawks, May 27th, 7:05PM, Skylands Park, Augusta, NJ

Game 2: Brockton Rox vs. New Jersey Jackals, June 3rd, 7:05PM, Yogi Berra Stadium, Montclair, NJ

Summary:

The purpose of this baseball roadtrip was to see the opening day game of as many of the independent league baseball teams located in New Jersey as possible. Two independent leagues have teams that reside in NJ: the Atlantic League and the CanAm League.

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which was established in 1998, is comprised of eight baseball teams that are located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States. The focus of its teams is to form their roster with former major and minor league baseball players that are not currently under contract with a MLB team. A few notable former major league or minor league players on the roster of the teams seen on this roadtrip include: Jeff Nettles and Tim Raines, Jr., Somerset Patriots, Jorge Julio and Antonio Alfonseca, Bridgeport Bluefish, and Armando Benitez, Scott Spezio, and Daryle Ward, Newark Bears.

The 2010 baseball season of the Atlantic League opened on April 22, 2010 and all eight teams were in action on the first night. Three of the Atlantic League teams, the Newark Bears, Somerset Patriots, and Camden Riversharks reside in New Jersey. However, the only NJ-based team that played at home that evening was the Newark Bears. Both the Patriots and Riversharks opened the season on the road. In fact, on opening night the Newark Bears played the Camden Riversharks at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, Newark, NJ. This was the first 2010 season “NJ Independent League Opening Night Game” that I attended.

The Patriots and Riversharks both returned from the road to have their opening night game on Friday, April 30, 2010. Since both team’s home opener was the same day and at the same time, I chose to attend Somerset’s opening night game. The Patriots played the Bridgeport Bluefish at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ. The Camden Riversharks played the Newark Bears in their home opener at Campbell’s Field in Camden, NJ.

Each year the contract of many Atlantic League players are purchased by MLB teams to fill open positions on their major league or minor league rosters. For example, this July the contracts of pitcher Derrick Loop of the Camden Riversharks and Long Island Ducks pitcher Joe Esposito were purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Summary of Atlantic League New Jersey Opening Day Games: Games attended marked with an *

Game 1:* 4/22/2010

Camden 9 R 12 H 3 E

LP: Jon Ellis

HR: Val Pascucci, Mike Costanzo, Jason Botts

Newark 10 R 12 H 1 E

WP: Michael Nix

SV: none

HR: Fernando Seguignol, Paddy Matera

Game 2:* 4/30/2010

Bridgeport 1 R 7 H 1 E

LP: Paul Oseguera

HR: None

Somerset 3 R 6 H 0 E

WP: Mike Thompson,

SV: Ryan Houston

HR: Jason Belcher

Game 3: 4/30/2010

Newark 4 R 6 H 3 E

LP:: Mike Loree

HR: None

Camden 11 R 15 H 2 E

WP: Steve Hammond

SV: None

HR::Rene Rivera

The Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball (CanAm League) was founded in 2004 and its inaugural season took place in 2005. Today the league has six teams that are located in New Jersey, Massachusetts, or Quebec, CA. Teams are organized as a single division, but the games of the season are split equally to form a first half season and second half season. The winners and the runners up in each half season face off during the post season to determine the overall CanAm League Champion.

Similar to the Atlantic League, the rosters of the teams in the CanAm league are primarily built around former major league and minor league baseball players, but with more focus on minor leagueers. For example, the closer that received the save for Sussex in their opening night win was Duaner Sanchez, who was a relief pitcher for the Mets and the Dodgers. Also, CanAm League teams often include some non-drafted college players.

Just like the Atlantic League, a number of the players under contract with CanAm league teams have their contracts purchased by MLB teams. Recently, the contract of Sussex Skyhawks pitcher Mike McGuire was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies and New Jersey Jackals second baseman Argenis Reyes, who played for the New York Mets in 2008, was acquired by the Boston Red Sox.

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The CanAm League plays a short season that starts the last week of May and ends in early September. Opening day 2010 for the CanAm League was Thursday, May 27^th and only two games took place that evening. Both New Jersey-based teams where in action, but they played each other in the Sussex Skyhawks home opener. This game was the first of two CanAm League Home Openers I attended during this roadtrip. The game took place at Skylands Park, Augusta, NJ.

The New Jersey Jackals returned from a 7 game season opening roadtrip to have their home opening day game on June 3^rd. Their opponent for this game was the Brockton Rox from Brockton, MA. With my attendance of this game, the “Independent Leagues of New Jersey Opening Days Baseball Roadtrip” came to an end.

Summary of CanAm League New Jersey Opening Day Games:

Game 1:* 5/27/2010

New Jersey 3 R 5 H 2 E

LP: Jeff Icenogle

HR: None

Sussex 4 R 8 H 0 E

WP: A. J.Wideman

SV: Duaner Sanchez

HR: None

Game 2:* 6/3/2010

Brockton 0 R 5 H 0 E

LP: Mike Smith

HR: None

New Jersey 1 R 9 H 0 E

WP: Nick Asselin,

SV: Romas Hicks

HR: None

Twitter Roadtrip Information:

The twitter for each of the games attended includes pre-game tweets with information about the league, each team, and the probable starting pitchers. During the game, tweets announced the inning by inning score and gave highlights as runs were scored. At the end of the game, post-game tweets summarized the result: winning team, final score and team stats, and additional information, such as the winning and losing pitchers.

Total number of Tweets: 164

Atlantic League Opening Days:

Newark Bears home opener:

Number of tweets: 53

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: April 21, 2010 4:52 PM

Time/Date of Last Tweet: April 23, 2010 11:17 AM

Somerset Patriots home opener:

Number of tweets: 31

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: April 30, 2010 10:11 AM

Time/Date of Last Tweet: May 01, 2010 12:15 AM

CanAm League Opening Days:

Sussex Skyhawks home opener:

Number of tweets: 48

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: May 25, 2010 5:54 PM

Time/Date of Last Tweet: May 27, 2010 11:11 PM

New Jersey Jackals home opener:

Number of tweets: 32

Time/Date of 1^st Tweet: June 02, 2010 10:15 PM

Time/Date of Last Tweet: June 03, 2010 9:59 PM

Roadtrip Planning Resources:

The following are the web resources used for planning the "Atlantic League" segment of this baseball roadtrip. Official Website of the Atlantic Baseball League: http://www.atlanticleague.com Current Standings of the Teams in the Atlantic League: http://www.atlanticleague.com/scores-standings.php Composite Game Schedules for the Atlantic League: http://www.atlanticleague.com/info-schedule.php Official Websites of the Atlantic League Teams: Newark Bears: http://www.newarkbears.com/ Camden Riversharks: http://www.riversharks.com/ Somerset Patriots: http://www.somersetpatriots.com/ Bridgeport Bluefish: http://www.bridgeportbluefish.com/

And the web resources used for planning the "CanAm League" part of the roadtrip:

Official Website of the CanAm Baseball League: http://www.canamleague.com

• Current Standings of the Teams in the CanAm League: http://www.canamleague.com/standings.php
• Composite Game Schedules for the CanAm League: http://www.canamleague.com/schedules.php

Official Websites of the CanAm League Teams:

• Sussex Skyhawks: http://www.sussexskyhawks.com/
• New Jersey Jackals: http://www.jackals.com/home.asp
• Brockton Rox: http://www.brocktonrox.com