Chris Pettit Signed By Mariners

The Bridgeport Bluefish announced that outfielder Chris Pettit has been signed by the Seattle Mariners organization. Pettit will report to the Mariners Triple-A affiliate Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League.

Chris Pettit was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 19th round (582nd overall) of the 2006 MLB Amateur Draft out of Loyola Marymount University. He played five seasons in the Angels organization, including 11 games in the major leagues from 2009 to 2011. He has a career .286 batting average in the big leagues. Last season, Petitt split time between the Angels, their Double-A affiliate Arkansas, and their Triple-A affiliate Salt Lake. He has a .280 batting average with 49 home runs, 303 RBI, and 77 stolen bases in his minor league career.

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The BrooklynTrolleyBlogger: L.I. Ducks Gearing Up For Another Run at Title

The BrooklynTrolleyBlogger wrote an awesome piece about the Ducks upcoming season! I'm even mentioned in it!

Here's an excerpt from the post:

"Whether hitting lead-off, or lower in the order, Kraig Binick had a tremendous season with the bat, winning the League's batting championship with a .343 mark.  Long time Duck favorite Ray Navarrete set a few more all-time Ducks records last season as well.  After an early season slump, Ray finished strong and ranked second in the circuit with twenty-seven home runs.  The Long Island line-up featured four of the top six RBI producers last season."

Check out the complete post!

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Opening Game at Constellation Field

James Larkin Smith of TheMorningCoffeeMix - KFEE-DB(Digital Radio), did a great review of the Sugar Land Skeeters new stadium Constellation Field.

Here's an excerpt of the post:

"As for the stadium, the field is in excellent shape. What get’s your attention at first is the large Texas sized video screen in center field. In your field box seats, the sight lines are unbelievable. For Houston area fans used to seeing the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, you will feel like you are on the field."

Read the complete review! 

Photo Credit: James Larkin Smith

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Dion Soskin, Atlantic League Autograph Collector

I've met many different people in my blogging over the last year, but no one is better than providing information concerning autograph collecting than Dion Soskin of Dion's IP Auto Only. 

Dion is a collector of autographs of all Atlantic Leagues teams, but primarily does York and Lancaster games. After each autograph outing he gives a nice report of the cards he got signed, and his overall experience.

I highly suggest that all collectors check out his website!

His two latest posts are about the York and Lancaster Fan Fest's!

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2012 Lancaster Barnstormers Pocket Schedule

Here are some pictures of the Lancaster Barnstormers 2012 Pocket schedule. It's hard to read the promotional schedule but the front is a great picture. Pictures provided by Dion Soskin

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Drew Locke On Spring Training And The Upcoming Season

Here's what Sugar Land Skeeters outfielder Drew Locke had to say about spring training and the upcoming season.

"Spring Training is going well. The team is coming together nicely and we will be ready to open up Constellation Field on Thursday. It is going to be a lot of fun hitting in this lineup. Top to bottom, there really isn't an easy out."

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Ryan Dunleavy's Article "What Went Wrong For Somerset Patriots In 2011?"

Ryan Dunleavy of mycentraljersey.com wrote a nice piece on what went wrong for the Somerset Patriots last season.

Here's an excerpt from the piece,

"After several other deceiving valleys, the Patriots finally bottomed out on Aug. 5 when a seventh straight defeat pushed the overall record 21 games under .500 for the first time in franchise history. Following the loss, frustrations boiled over as a shouting match erupted between teammates in the clubhouse."

Check out the complete article!

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