Here is a quick look at the latest happenings on the farm, Blue Jays style!
Good news for Canadians heading to Buffalo Bisons games at Coca-Field. WIVB in Buffalo says Canadian cash money will be accepted at par for tickets and merchandise during the month of April. That will help with the loonie struggling to get to the 80-cent level!
Switching to Dunedin, The Globe And Mail says the Jays and city officials are trying to hammer out a deal to continue their spring training marriage.
Good news for Canadians heading to Buffalo Bisons games at Coca-Field. WIVB in Buffalo says Canadian cash money will be accepted at par for tickets and merchandise during the month of April. That will help with the loonie struggling to get to the 80-cent level!
Treating Canadian spenders as if they were paying with U.S. currency is expected to help bring in residents during a typically less active month for fans.Ballpark Digest says the Star Wars uniform craze will continue in the minors with the Bisons and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats among the teams taking part.
This year marks the sixth consecutive year the Bisons players will have their own Star Wars Nights Jerseys. This season’s Jedi Robe Jerseys are brown and tan, resembling the classic Jedi outfit. The robe is opened slightly on the jersey to reveal the Knight’s primary weapon, a holstered lightsaber. The Bisons Star Wars Night logo is featured on the jersey’s left chest.If that's not enough, Ballpark Digest says the Fisher Cats will also wear Back to the Future jerseys to celebrate the movie's 30th anniversary July 17.
Also participating in the Star Wars frenzy: the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) with a June 20 Star Wars promo, with the team wearing custom Darth Vader-inspired jerseys.
Switching to Dunedin, The Globe And Mail says the Jays and city officials are trying to hammer out a deal to continue their spring training marriage.
Although things are far from finalized, it appears the Blue Jays and Dunedin are working on an agreement to develop a new training complex that will keep the team in town for another 30 years. The new facility – with a bigger ballpark and updated amenities – could cost anywhere from $50- to $80-million, according to various projections...In exchange, the baseball team will sign a long-term lease to play there.The Toronto Observer says B.C. native Justin Atkinson is now donning the ignorant tools.
It hasn’t been announced, but the Blue Jays have already held discussions with the Philadelphia Phillies about sharing Bright House Field in neighbouring Clearwater should construction prevent Toronto from playing spring games in Dunedin.
‘At first I thought they were just adding it to my utility,” said Atkinson. “I’ve asked them and I don’t think they’ve given me a definite answer if I’m going to be behind the plate 100-percent, but it seems to look that way and I’ve taken it upon myself to change and to adapt into that position.”The T.O. Observer also has stories on lefthander Scott Silverstein, infielder Richard Urena, catcher Dan Jansen and southpaw Evan Smith.
