Dre Diaz's Blog – September 2009 Archive (5)

PENNANT CHASE MEMORIES

For many of us, we are approaching the most exciting part of the season. And like me, I'm sure many of you have plenty of stories to tell of past exciting pennant chases. And with the Dodgers closing in on their 4th playoff appearance in the last 6 seasons, it's easy to understand why many of us here in L.A. are filled with Blue Fever. Of course, we all know that the excitemet in many cases starts before the season even ends, with teams still vying for that ever so elusive playoff spot. One of… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 28, 2009 at 5:36pm — No Comments

DREI'S AAA TRIP.....PGE PARK, PORTLAND OR

My final stop on my ballpark tour of the Pacific Northwest from 9/2 to 9/4 I would find myself in PGE Park, home to the Portland Beavers, the Padres AAA affilliate.



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PGE Park , in the way it's incorporated, is, if there could be such a thing, Dodger Stadium and Wrigley combined. How you may ask ? Well, as for the… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 26, 2009 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment

DREI'S AAA TRIP..... CHENEY FIELD, TACOMA

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Cheney Field has been a springboard for many MLB players in it's 50 years of service. Players such as Gaylord Perry, Juan Marichal, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, to name a few, once honed their skills here before the bigs. Cheney Field is currently housed by the Seattle Mariners AAA affiliate Tacoma Rainiers. If you walk… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 26, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

DREI'S AAA TRIP......RALEY FIELD 4/25-4/26/09

One of the things I planned to do this season was to visit some minor league parks. I had the opportunity to visit 3 AAA parks this season, and every year, I make it out to a few Rancho Cucamunga Quakes game with my dad, who is an avid fan of Minor League ball and a partial season ticket holder of the Quakes. The 3 AAA Parks I would venture to this season would be Raley Field in Sacramento ( Parent Club....A's ) , Cheney Field in Tacoma ( Parent Club....Mariners's ), and PGE Park in Portland (… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 24, 2009 at 5:29pm — 1 Comment

BASEBALL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST

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Hey all, I hope you've all had a great summer. My summer ballpark journey would take me through the Pacific Northwest, taking in a Mariners game at Safeco, and then a couple of Minor League Parks as well. My Visits to the Minor's I'll do in my next blog, since I had the chance to visit 3 AAA Parks this season,… Continue

Added by Dre Diaz on September 22, 2009 at 9:54pm — 3 Comments

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