Minor League Nerd

Today's franchise collection is the Jacksonville Beach Sea Birds.

They played in the Florida State League from 1952 to 1954. We covered them in an episode back in April 2024.

Today's franchise collection is the Deland Red Hats.

They played in the Florida State League between 1936 and 1941 and then again from 1946 to 1954.

We covered them in an episode back in November 2023.

Today's franchise collection is the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

They began playing in the Florida State League in 1980 as the Vero Beach Dodgers. In 2007, they changed their name to the Devil Rays. In 2009 the relocated becoming the Charlotte Stone Crabs.

They folded after the reorganization of MiLB in 2020.

Hey, my fellow Minor League Nerds. Our newest Franchise History Series episode is now available on all podcast platforms. In this episode we look at the history of the Madison Muskies who played in the Midwest League from 1982 though 1993.

Today's franchise collection is the Florida Fire Frogs.

They began in 1994 as the Brevard County Manatees. In 2017, they became the Fire Frogs.

The franchise folded following the reorganization of MiLB in 2020.

Hey, My fellow Minor League Nerds. We'll have a new episode tomorrow. Be sure to check out our current episode that covers the history of professional baseball in Richmond, IN.

Today's franchise collection is the Jackson Generals of the Southern League.

They began as the Memphis Chicks in 1978. When Memphis gained its Triple-A team in 1998, the Chicks became the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. In 2011, they changed their name to the Jackson Generals.

They folded in 2020 after the reorganization of MiLB.

Today's franchise collection is the Miami Beach Flamingos who played in the Florida International League from 1946 to 1952 and again in 1954.

Hey, my fellow Minor League Nerds. We came across these photos of the 1946 Richmond Roses home and away uniforms while researching our episode on the history of Richmond baseball. The episode is available on all podcast platforms.

Today's the day, my fellow Minor League Nerds. If you plan on joining us for this year's Curved Brim Media Meet Up and want to be part of the group tickets send us an email at [email protected].