#Lansing Lugnuts Baseball

[pokemonwearingsportsmerch]

[johnschneiderblog]

Eyes on the prize

A brand new official, professional-grade baseball bought in a store: about 10 bucks.

A used one (grass-stained and scuffed up) snagged at a real baseball game: priceless.

On Saturday six of us went to a game between the Lansing (Michigan) Lugnuts (a Minor League affiliate of the Oakland Athletics) and the Lake County Captains.

The final score ...? Who cares ...? The primary mission of the assembled multitude (everybody under, say, 15, anyway) was to take home a ball, by any means necessary.

Consider, for example, the four boys in this photo, camped out at the visiting team's dugout. They begged, cajoled, flattered and hustled. And by the end of the game, they were four for four.

As for my two grandsons .... they caught on quickly. They figured out where to position themselves. They had their mitts ready. They said "Please." They, too, took home the prize.

And if you wonder what serendipity looks like, watch the face of a kid when the ball lands in his glove. Notice how he examines every scar, then, with the slightest reluctance, passes it around.

[goalhofer]

Thank you, Nate Furman.

[viewfromthelake]

Cedar Rapids Kernels vs. Lansing Lugnuts

August 4, 2023

Veterans Memorial Stadium

Cedar Rapids, IA

Had a chance to get out to a minor league ball game last night. We had some nice summer weather with some very photogenic clouds. There was a free baseball cap promotion, and I'm a sucker for that sort of thing.

[yourpalharvey]

[gaitwae]

Where do you think all of the star trek captains would take their students on a field trip?

Hoooooo boy. What a question. I haven't seen LD, yet, and I'm not touching Discovery. Here we go!

Jonathan Archer: He would take his kids* to the aquarium. He's notoriously known as the "cool" field tripper. He seems to have the kids figured out, but somehow, there's always an accident or a kid missing and he swears he's never going to do it ever again. Someone hits their head on the glass or gets lost in the jellyfish section. 4/10 field tripper.

Christopher Pike: He would take his students to an art or history museum and make a big, scary speech upfront about how there would absolutely be NO messing around and if anyone breaks anything, they're going to get in big trouble, mister! He ends up the one screwing around with students, though, but nothing is harmed and no one is lost. Una keeps him on track so they can see the whole museum. 8/10 field tripper.

Jim Kirk: This guy is a Lugnuts** game field tripper. He wanted to go and there was a discount. He'd say there were math benefits or something and give them all a worksheet to fill out about statistics or safety or etc on the bus. No one is lost, but there might be a fight or two after sitting the wrong kids together in the stands. 7/10 field tripper.

Jean-Luc Picard: 100% to an art museum, no if ands or buts. He'd keep strict attendance and yell at anyone who dares touch any of the exhibits. I think there would be tears at one point but overall an excellent field trip. He'd know some obscure knowledge about every piece and it would be soothing to hear, and he's also really having a fun time with the kids. Tight leash on his students, no fights, no missing kids. 10/10 field tripper.

Benjamin Sisko: Lugnuts gamer as well, but also maybe a capital building or botanical grounds and gardens. Most of his field trips have educational value and he wants his kids to learn something that will stick with them the rest of their lives. He lets them have free reign and usually no one ends up missing. They'd all meet up for lunch halfway through and everyone appreciates how he treats them as if they have their own minds. 10/10 field tripper.

Kathryn Janeway: Also known as the "mom" field tripper, she'll probably take you through a city you've never seen before or the zoo. She's got simple field trips but always always always a dead-set purpose. She's got wiggle room for just-in-cases and lets the kids split into groups with chaperones. She'll yell if you get out of line. Sometimes people go missing but she always gets them back within half an hour. 9.5/10 field tripper. (Would go higher but there was someone crying... so...)

*I'm assuming this is a school-friendly field trip setting, so think average school institution budget kind of field trips. **The Lansing Lugnuts are a minor league baseball team in the American Midwest.

[bahrlee]

I keep a sounvenier bat I got at a baseball game when I was 9 by my bed. Its small but made of solid wood like any bat so it's painful to get hit with and I'm very tempted to start carrying it around regularly now. Don't mess with me and my *checks logo on it* Lansing Lugnuts bat from 2012 that I got directly from the Cooley Law School stadium gift shop. It's pink!

[sports-teller]

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List of Lansing Lugnuts 2024 Fireworks Shows

What Days Will the Lugnuts Show Fireworks for Summer 2024? List of Lansing Lugnuts 2024 Fireworks Shows at Jackson® Field™! Hello Everyone! Welcome to Sports Teller! Today, we will be going over the List of Lansing Lugnuts 2024 Fireworks Shows! Without further adieu, let’s begin! List of Lansing Lugnuts 2024 Fireworks Shows Going to the Lugnuts Baseball Game This Season? Looking to Catch the Fireworks at Jackson® Field™ in 2024? Now that the upcoming season is upon us, you might be thinking “Will they show fireworks this year?” Well, you’re in luck! In 2024, the Lansing Lugnuts (High-A Farm Team … Read more

[chipthekeeper]

As only a few people (including the honestly scary @e-the-village-cryptid who can read my mind) guessed, the correct answer is...

The Fresno Flying Pigs are the fake baseball team.

The rest of these are completely real:

I left out may other weird ones....the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Modesto Nuts, the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Fort Meyers Mighty Muscles, the Biloxi Shuckers, the Lansing Lugnuts, the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Lakeland Flying Tigers, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, the Wilmington Blue Rocks...we could really be here all day

But shoutout to the incomparable Savannah Bananas, who are not a minor league team but nonetheless deserve recognition:

playing mlb the show and toiling away in the minor leagues got me thinkin'

goes without saying but please god share this and reach a larger audience for me

[aroundfortwayne]

TinCaps recap: Fort Wayne 3, Lansing 1

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TinCaps recap: Fort Wayne 3, Lansing 1

The Fort Wayne TinCaps downed the Lansing Lugnuts, 3-1, at Jackson Field in Lansing, Michigan, on Tuesday night.

[pokemonwearingsportsmerch]

[johnschneiderblog]

Undercover work

Can you cavort ...? Can you spend hours in a stifling dinosaur costume on a hot day and still interact well with children ...? Is purple your color ...? Can you keep a secret ...?

If you answered “yes” to all those questions, this may be the job for you.

The Lansing Lugnuts - the Class-A minor league baseball affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays - is looking to hire a new human who has what it takes to step into the skin of The Big Lug.

Click on the photo to get the full story.

[charleymckelvy]

STU

[spartanguard]

If you live anywhere near mid-Michigan, I highly recommend taking in a Lansing Lugnuts game. All the fun of baseball but at a fraction of the price of the MLB. (But wear sunscreen.)

[sports-teller]

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List of Lansing Lugnuts 2023 Fan Giveaways

Lugnuts Announce 2023 Bobblehead, Giveaway & Promotional Schedule at Jackson® Field™! List of Lansing Lugnuts 2023 Fan Giveaways! Hello Everyone! Welcome to Sports Teller! Today, we will be going over the List of Lansing Lugnuts 2023 Fan Giveaways! Without further adieu, let’s begin! List of Lansing Lugnuts 2023 Fan Giveaways Going to the Lugnuts Baseball […]