Good morning Folks...here's to hoping today is better than yesterday!!!

Good question HB...apparently there are only 3 leagues of AAA minor league ball...the International, Mexican and Pacific Coast leagues...then they, of course, are broken down to their respective divisions...why this is??...I have no idea, but it seems quite odd to me as well...maybe there's an answer out there, but I don't know it off hand...

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		Head banger wrote:
		OK, got to get a rant in here. it was reaching when Calgary had a pacific coast league team.  our waters drain to the atlantic.  now iowa?  how far from the pacific is that.  mind you calgary now has a team in the california golden league.  made it to the finals, against another team from canada.  what the hell?      ronhartsell wrote:   Sorry to post this here folks, but in line with my conversation with Freeze, I will do it this once and not again... CHICAGO -- The Triple-A Iowa Cubs will play the Las Vegas 51s at Wrigley Field on Aug. 9 in an official Pacific Coast League game. "What a fun thing for young kids to get a chance to see guys who are not far away from playing at Wrigley Field," said Cubs player development director Oneri Fleita. "It's a great thing for our players. You can't replicate that atmosphere anywhere but at Wrigley Field." The "Road to Wrigley," presented by National City, will include family-friendly priced tickets, activities for children of all ages and traditional Minor League attractions. The game will start at 1:20 p.m. CT, and tickets are available at cubs.com and start as low as $5. Last July 29, the Class A Peoria Chiefs and Kane County Cougars played in the first "Road to Wrigley," which drew 32,103 fans for a Midwest League game. It was believed to be the only Minor League game ever played at Wrigley Field. Iowa is in its 29th season as a Cubs affiliate. Through Tuesday, the Iowa Cubs were 1 1/2 games out of first place in the Northern Division      Deep Freeze wrote:   Hey joe! Glad to hear you are feeling better!!!! Yo Ron!! Yeah , the 51s are the Vegas franchise. Used to be the Dodger's affiliate but the owner refused to upgrade the ANCIENT facilities we have here so the Dodgers left after last season. They now have the Blue Jays here!! The owner here is a moron but..., well, it is minor league. Still, I do enjoy going to the games. You can ALWAYS get a great seat and the price is unbeatable. Funny thing about ticket prices, I paid over $100 a piece for Dodger seats in LA. Paid $70 a piece for the San Francisco seats (luxury area!) and in San Diego, I got the same field level box seats for $55 a piece!!!!      ronhartsell wrote:   Hi Scorp!!  Good hearing from you!! Freeze...you're Las Vegas AAA club will be at Wrigley in August against our AAA club.  Gonna try to make it.       Deep Freeze wrote:   Ah, Promotions! You may recall that I went to a local 51's game a few weeks ago and was somewhat confused as to why it started at 10 in the morning until I arrived to find that it was ELEMENTARY SCHOOL day!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still, always love a good game! We really enjoyed our trip to AT&T Park in San Francisco! GREAT time in a beautiful park. PETCO park is really nice as well. I have been there a few times and I am really looking forward to this game!!!!      scorpion01 wrote:   THAT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.  I ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE MORE GAVES IN OTHER CITIES. I'VE ONLY BEEN TO BOSTON. BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA ARE ALL WITHIN A 5 HOUR DRIVE. PITTSBURGH AND CINCINNATTI ARE ALSO WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE. I SHOULD TAKE MY SON AND TRY TO DO A TRIP ONCE A YEAR.  BROOKLYN CYCLONES OPEN UP NEXT FRIDAY. I HAVE 3 GAMES IN THE FIRST WEEK. IT'S ALWAY GREAT TO SEE THE FANS THAT SIT IN OUR SECTION THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE SEPTEMBER. THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PROMOTION WHERE THE KIDS GET VERY INVOLVED. OUR LITTLE LEAGUE HAS A NIGHT THERE WHERE THE KIDS IN UNIFORM GET TO TAKE THE FIELD WITH THE PLAYERS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.    (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:48:35 AM)   Deep Freeze wrote:   GREAT news, scorp!! As for me, I am "neck-deep" in baseball these days!! HA!!!!!!!!!!! I really love that baseball package I have from cable. Great stuff! And speaking of baseball, I got tickets to the Dodgers- Padres game for the fourth of July!!! The Princess and I are flying down to San Diego for a week at the end of this month so I grabbed a couple field-box seats for that game!!! Sould be a good time! Edited at: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:04:33 AM

CHICAGO -- The Triple-A Iowa Cubs will play the Las Vegas 51s at Wrigley Field on Aug. 9 in an official Pacific Coast League game.

"What a fun thing for young kids to get a chance to see guys who are not far away from playing at Wrigley Field," said Cubs player development director Oneri Fleita. "It's a great thing for our players. You can't replicate that atmosphere anywhere but at Wrigley Field."

The "Road to Wrigley," presented by National City, will include family-friendly priced tickets, activities for children of all ages and traditional Minor League attractions. The game will start at 1:20 p.m. CT, and tickets are available at cubs.com and start as low as $5.

Last July 29, the Class A Peoria Chiefs and Kane County Cougars played in the first "Road to Wrigley," which drew 32,103 fans for a Midwest League game. It was believed to be the only Minor League game ever played at Wrigley Field.

Iowa is in its 29th season as a Cubs affiliate. Through Tuesday, the Iowa Cubs were 1 1/2 games out of first place in the Northern Division

		Deep Freeze wrote:
		Hey joe! Glad to hear you are feeling better!!!! Yo Ron!! Yeah , the 51s are the Vegas franchise. Used to be the Dodger's affiliate but the owner refused to upgrade the ANCIENT facilities we have here so the Dodgers left after last season. They now have the Blue Jays here!! The owner here is a moron but..., well, it is minor league. Still, I do enjoy going to the games. You can ALWAYS get a great seat and the price is unbeatable. Funny thing about ticket prices, I paid over $100 a piece for Dodger seats in LA. Paid $70 a piece for the San Francisco seats (luxury area!) and in San Diego, I got the same field level box seats for $55 a piece!!!!      ronhartsell wrote:   Hi Scorp!!  Good hearing from you!! Freeze...you're Las Vegas AAA club will be at Wrigley in August against our AAA club.  Gonna try to make it.       Deep Freeze wrote:   Ah, Promotions! You may recall that I went to a local 51's game a few weeks ago and was somewhat confused as to why it started at 10 in the morning until I arrived to find that it was ELEMENTARY SCHOOL day!!! HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still, always love a good game! We really enjoyed our trip to AT&T Park in San Francisco! GREAT time in a beautiful park. PETCO park is really nice as well. I have been there a few times and I am really looking forward to this game!!!!      scorpion01 wrote:   THAT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.  I ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE MORE GAVES IN OTHER CITIES. I'VE ONLY BEEN TO BOSTON. BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON, PHILADELPHIA ARE ALL WITHIN A 5 HOUR DRIVE. PITTSBURGH AND CINCINNATTI ARE ALSO WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE. I SHOULD TAKE MY SON AND TRY TO DO A TRIP ONCE A YEAR.  BROOKLYN CYCLONES OPEN UP NEXT FRIDAY. I HAVE 3 GAMES IN THE FIRST WEEK. IT'S ALWAY GREAT TO SEE THE FANS THAT SIT IN OUR SECTION THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE SEPTEMBER. THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT PROMOTION WHERE THE KIDS GET VERY INVOLVED. OUR LITTLE LEAGUE HAS A NIGHT THERE WHERE THE KIDS IN UNIFORM GET TO TAKE THE FIELD WITH THE PLAYERS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.    (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:48:35 AM)   Deep Freeze wrote:   GREAT news, scorp!! As for me, I am "neck-deep" in baseball these days!! HA!!!!!!!!!!! I really love that baseball package I have from cable. Great stuff! And speaking of baseball, I got tickets to the Dodgers- Padres game for the fourth of July!!! The Princess and I are flying down to San Diego for a week at the end of this month so I grabbed a couple field-box seats for that game!!! Sould be a good time! Edited at: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 10:04:33 AM