True story.
This actually happened on a Northeast Regional Amtrak train, around noon on Friday. It was, as usual, stalled in Bridgeport—right next to the torn-up playing field of the now-defunct, Bridgeport Bluefish, an independent minor league team.
The conductor came on the P.A. and announced:
"On your left is the home of the former Bridgeport Bluefish, ladies and gentlemen. They went out of business after losing too many ballgames. I understand the Red Sox are going to be moving a farm team in here."
Beat.
"They're gonna be called the Bridgeport Yankees."
Yes, folks, it's come to this.
Monday, November 12, 2018
We Have Become a Punchline
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Bridgeport has a ring to it.
About a half mile south of where the Bluefish played, on the opposite side of the road is Newfield Park where minor leaguers have played since the turn of the twentieth century on various Bridgeport "B" named teams. Quite a few made it to the majors including Leo Durocher.
The Bluefish teams were horrible comprised of marginal MLB talent at best and over-the-hill MLB players like Willy Mo Pena, Joey Gathright and some locals Jonathan Albaladejo and Edgar Alphonso. And Adam Greenberg who became notable for having an MLB career last one pitch(also having the highest lifetime OBP of .1000) because he got beaned so badly that it ended his career.
CT has been home to many AA teams featuring a numerous amount of MLB and even HOF players.
West Haven was home to most of the Yankees of the early 70's to early 80's. And the Norwich Navigators was where the Albany-Colonie Yankees relocated to in 1995 (until 2005). They played in one of the nicest minor league ball parks ever built.
Of course, CT was also home to the Bristol and then New Britain Red Sox where that scumbag Curt Schilling became a star and also has the worst named baseball team ever: The Hartford Yard Goats. So there is some shame involved here.
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