FINAL UPDATE: Wednesday April 20 Welcome to the 2022 IronPigs, where if you don’t like the roster, just wait, because it will change. My annual roster preview post is woefully late as I (and others) await clarity regarding the minor… Read More ›
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IronPigs Preview: “RailRiders vs A Team in Flux” 6/22-6/27/2021
The IronPigs have returned from their first voyage to Worcester. They will face off against the Yankees affiliate next, at Coca Cola Park. How are they doing this season? The 2021 IronPigs are 19-23 in fourth place in the AAA… Read More ›
IronPigs Update: Worcester Series Continues with Doubleheader Saturday
The rain should stop in time for a double-dip today at Coca Cola Park, as the series versus the Red Sox affiliate continues. Read on for important details. After the IronPigs took the first two games of the now-standard six-game… Read More ›
Taxi Ball: What’s Going On at the Alternate Site? [Phillies, IronPigs]
What is “Taxi Ball” Anyway? The Phillies, as with the other Major League teams, have a pool of extra players stashed at “alternate sites” from which they can pull or send to, as their 28-man MLB active roster demands. They’ve… Read More ›
Guest Post: “115-L” by Cheryl Pursell
[Editor’s Note: Cheryl is hardly a guest around here. Her images (along with those of Jack Mitroka and Steven Kiebach) are as much of why this site continues to exist, as my words. However, this time it’s her words–and her… Read More ›
KramsKorner: IronRail Preview; Pigs Still Fun
“I guess I don’t know what I’m thinking Coming off a hard night of drinking … It coulda been done in a different kinda way But that ain’t you, you play tough when you play…” -Billy Mernit, Carly Simon When You… Read More ›
KramsKorner: New Look Pigs Return For The Holiday Weekends
“Baseball is a lot like life. It’s a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities in baseball as you do in life.” -Ernie Harwell The Boys are back in town following an eight-day… Read More ›