Oneonta Tigers move to Norwich, CT

[dgwphotography]

On one hand, it's good for me, because I have a shorter drive to see the Cyclones, but it's sad that yet another small town is losing a NY/Penn league team...

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100128&content_id=7989132&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp

[Guest Swan Swan H]

We've been to little Damaschke Field in Oneonta three times. We planned our first three visits to Cooperstown to coincide with Oneonta home games.

Back in 1982 we watched a strapping young right fielder for the Oneonta Yankees who went on to have a Hall of Fame career. Fella name of Elway.

[Valadius]

The Norwich Navigators moved? I went to one of their games once against the Red Sox AA team. Hanley Ramirez hit a home run and made an error in the field.

[seawolf17]

The Gators weren't the Gators any more... they became the Connecticut Defenders (owing to the area's submarine heritage) a few years ago. I hope the O-Tigers take the Defender name and keep the logo, because I need to buy a new CD hat.

[Fman99]

Sad for upstate NY. This happened when I lived in Watertown, they lost a rookie league Indians affiliate. It sucks for those folks who are local and were regulars.

[Guest Kong76]

Leaves Brook's Chicken the only reason to go to Oneonta (I
ain't googlin' it but I guess they got a soccer hof there or
something too).

I'd go to Norwich to watch the Cyclones for a weekend game.
Got friends in Westerly RI which is pretty close to impose on
for accommodations.

We should think about mini forum outings ... Brooklyn, Renegades,
and Norwich now.

[Valadius]

If I recall, Oneonta is where I had the best burger of my life, something like 15 years ago when I went to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time.

[dgwphotography]

Leaves Brook's Chicken the only reason to go to Oneonta (I
ain't googlin' it but I guess they got a soccer hof there or
something too).

I'd go to Norwich to watch the Cyclones for a weekend game.
Got friends in Westerly RI which is pretty close to impose on
for accommodations.

We should think about mini forum outings ... Brooklyn, Renegades,
and Norwich now.[/quote:3lc7zi0k]

New Britain is even closer than Norwich, and Binghamton is there for a couple of weekend series...