Welcome to the Peoria Prairie Dogs baseball team?

August 24, 2006
By Billy Dennis

OK, is someone playing a joke? ‘Cause I’v e never heard of these guys. At least Dusty will have a team to manage next year.

Peoria Praieie Dogs,Meinein Field,Vonachen Stadium

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15 Responses to “ Welcome to the Peoria Prairie Dogs baseball team? ”

  1. C. J. Summers on August 24, 2006 at 2:45 pm

    I’ve never heard of it either, but look at this:

    http://uppermiss.tripod.com/index.html

    and this:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Mississippi_Baseball_League

    Notice especially the WikiDisclaimer: “This article or section contains information about a future sporting event or team. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available.”

  2. Samer Wesley Aldroubi on August 24, 2006 at 3:51 pm

    I question where the Wiki entry says the team will play. There is no more Vonachen Stadium. The stadium was reconfigured for Bradley Soccer and is now Shea Stadium. If they mean Meinen Field, that is now on Bradley’s Campus and is hardley a stadium. It is a field with bleachers. I also doubt that Bradley Intramurals will want to share the field. Just a thought, I could be wrong on all of this.

  3. Cory on August 24, 2006 at 4:23 pm

    From what I hear, independent leagues are a lot like watching high school baseball, only you’re allowed to (legally) drink in the stands. Sounds OK to me.

  4. PeoriaIllinoisan on August 24, 2006 at 4:57 pm

    Here’s their official site:
    http://uppermiss.tripod.com/

    And a blog entry about “Lincoln’s Team”
    http://26thman.com/blog/?p=185

  5. Anon E. Mouse on August 24, 2006 at 6:26 pm

    When I sent you those links, I deliberately left the response I got from the PJS Chiefs beat writer, Kevin Ori in the note. He thinks it is a figment of someone’s imagination.

    1. No one to contact.
    2. No staff – minor sports survive on advertising dollars. Who is seelling the teams/league?
    3. Meinen Field – schYA, Right!
    4. Plans for expansion through 2010? Uhm – maybe get your first pitch thrown before planning that far ahead, first.

    PS: Also, full disclosure – it was Tony who tipped ME off to this, first. Tony asked me about because he doesn’t know squat about sports.

  6. Tony on August 24, 2006 at 7:15 pm

    I think you confuse my lack of knowledge with my lack of caring.

    Man… Did you see that baseball game last night? 4th period, 1st and goal, and the sweeper gets called for double dribble while he was coming out of pit row. It was crazy!

  7. Anon E. Mouse on August 24, 2006 at 7:37 pm

    Tony, you are right. It WAS crazy. I am guessing your prescription pain meds haven’t run out yet.

    (Now go back to polishing your nozzle.)

  8. Cory on August 25, 2006 at 8:47 am

    Tony,
    You forgot about the icing call. It changed the whole pace of the game.

  9. Silence NoGood on August 25, 2006 at 9:13 pm

    There are soo many different teams out there. Beer leagues, restaurant leagues, pastime leagues, Bill- you should start a Peoria Pundit League. And we could all get together and battle enemy bloggers for the world series of baseball bloggeries.

  10. Anon E. Mouse on August 26, 2006 at 4:37 pm

    Whot would a Peoria Pundit League look like?

    1. Every team must change uniform syles every other game.
    2. Every team must change leagues every week or two.
    – Pro’s (trying to make money at it)
    – Eye Candy League (Co-Ed and one team must be ’skins’ every game.)
    – Serious News-only bloggers
    – Just-A-Blog league
    3. Anonymous posters must wear masks. People posting under more than one name must play multiple positions.
    4. Rules of the game:
    – Softball
    – Baseball
    – Tee Ball
    – Bocce Ball
    The actual game itself is subject to the way the wind blows. Past games are no predictor of future games. However, what ever game is being played at the moment, Bill will try to convince all players that this is the game we have ALWAYS played.
    5. We will use the old ballfield for games. It was a great ballfield when Bill was a kid and there is no reason the lot, now overgrown and filled with junk cars, can’t be used for an infinite amount of time.
    6. No umpires. Bill is against umpires except when a play is close and the consenus is he is out. Then he wonders where all the umpires have gone.
    6a. Bill loves umpires who provide free broadband Internet service during the game.
    7. According to Bill, the baseball fields will rake and line themselves at night.

  11. Billy Dennis on August 26, 2006 at 7:22 pm

    Anon: Seriously. You ought to get yourself a blog of your own. It’s not healthy for you to be so fixated on ME. Try to come up with mildy witty things to say about other topics. I mean, I’m flattered by the attention, but I’m worried about your mental health.

  12. Anon E. Mouse on August 28, 2006 at 10:30 am

    Stop making yourself such an easy target, then!

  13. Billy Dennis on August 28, 2006 at 10:38 am

    Start a blog.
    Write about five to 10 posts a day about controversial topics.
    Attract 1,000 readers a day.
    Lets see how much of a target you are.
    ;-)

  14. Anon E. Mouse on August 28, 2006 at 11:41 am

    How about this, Bill (or Billy or is it Reverend?).

    Find a personality and stick with it.
    Start an opinion and stick with it.
    Find a theme and stick with it.

    And for crying out loud, just once, put your money where your mouth is. Instead of complaining about a situation, be part of the solution. Get off your behind and get involved. Going to meetings is easy. Writing an article is easy.
    Volunteer someplace. There are many, many worthy causes. Get your hands dirty. Pick up trash, plant flowers, read a book to a kid, teach an illiterate adult how to read.

  15. Silence NoGood on August 28, 2006 at 5:36 pm

    Anon- you forgot the wi-fi, Tony really wants that to be available at the ball game.