Posts Tagged ‘grant field’

FSL Jays at Home in Clearwater

CLEARWATER, FLA.–The Jack Russell Memorial Stadium in Clearwater, Florida will be returning to professional baseball on April 7th this year when the Florida State League Dunedin Blue Jays take over as tenants. The Dunedin team is being displaced by the construction that will be taking place at Dunedin Stadium at Grant Field in Dunedin.    […]

Parking Fee?

Well for about the past three years this vehicle in the center of the picture has been sitting at the Englebert Complex off Solon Ave. in Dunedin.  This early spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays and it’s minor leagues is also home of the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.  Now as you look […]

The Ageless Biback Plays at them All

Blue Jays Fantasy Camper Steve Biback kept his string intact for the 2015 camp having been to them all.  Biback, who doesn’t list his age came to Dunedin for the first camps held from 1993 through 1998 then again when they resumed again this year.  He is the only camper to make them all.  During […]

Double Duty Ump

The umpires do it all during the Men’s Senior Baseball League Fall Classic.  During the Cincy Braves/Cleveland Steve’s Sports game at Grant Field in Dunedin a mid inning pitching change was made.  At the same time the Braves were changing hurlers the team’s catcher needed a quick break so who stepped in the unnamed plate […]

Unsafe and Uncomfortable and You Pay to be There

    With the first spring training game at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium just about three weeks away those fans attending the Toronto Blue Jays games there might just feel a bit unsafe and uncomfortable. You see fans just holding a hand rail entering or leaving the seating area might be just be a bit […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) April 2012

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) April 2012

Eddie Michels wraps up another spring in Dunedin…

Bautista: It’s all About the Fans

Bautista: It’s all About the Fans

DUNEDIN, Fla.–(RSE) Even when you win the major league home run title you still take time to sign for the fans who pay your salary.  Especially if a player has just signed a $64-million, five year contract.      Those fans at Grant Field in Dunedin who gathered to watch a six inning intra-squad game on […]

Mustangs Enjoy Blue Jays Game in Dunedin

Mustangs Enjoy Blue Jays Game in Dunedin

Dunedin, Fla.  — (RSE)  The University of Western Ontario women’s softball team spends Thursday afternoon, February 24th, at the field  formerly know as Grant Field watching the Toronto Blue Jays take on the, well Toronto Blue Jays.  It was a beautiful day in Dunedin for the Jays inner-squad game. The Mustangs are using their spring […]

BLUE JAYS OPEN 35TH SPRING TRAINING

DUNEDIN, Fla.—(RSE) The Toronto Blue Jays opened their 35th spring training Monday with their first official workout for pitchers and catchers at the Englebert Complex in Dunedin.      As a new way of doing things the team bused the 3.7-miles from their clubhouse at the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium AKA Grant Field to the Englebert […]

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) 10-4-2010

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPORTS (TOO) 10-4-2010

[media-credit attachment_id=3254 id=10 align=”alignleft” width=”190″][/media-credit]CLEARWATER, Fl. (RSE)–In case anyone is interested, I’M BACK!  Just a little eye opener for this issue.      In case you hadn’t noticed the 2010 MLB regular season is over with about 10 of the 30-teams scheduled to have new managers when spring training rolls around.      One manager in particular, […]