Grand Prairie AirHogs of the American Association
So, today is day three of Friday’s AirHogs – Diablos game, and hopefully, it will get finished this afternoon. Unfortunately, we have the same umpiring crew, so it could be a long afternoon. Friday’s game was under threat of spraying for West Nile virus (actually, against West Nile virus), so there was a hard stop … Read more
Although some of us have known this for a while, the AirHogs finally announced this week that Skipper Ricky VanAsselberg has signed a two-year deal to continue managing the team. So, the skipper will be back from the championship team. Now, we just have to wonder how much of the crew will return. The transaction … Read more
Saw a photo of the ballpark underwater this morning – well, the dugout, anyway. Had a flashback to earlier storms during games, watching players head for higher ground. If the bench is under water, it may be a wee bit wet on the field. Rain delays were always a good time to meet the players … Read more
I realize that’s a silly thing to say when for most people, the baseball playoffs haven’t started, but AirHogs baseball ended a couple of weeks ago, and I’m still going through withdrawals. Three of our players were traded to the Atlantic League, and are all in the playoffs, so there is a chance I’ll know … Read more
It seems like a long time since the 2011 season started, but actually it’s only been four months. Four months and 109 games later, the Grand Prairie AirHogs are the 2011 American Association Champions. After being down 0-2 in the championship series, they won three straight at home to defeat the St Paul Saints and … Read more
The true measure of a team is how is responds when it has its back against the wall. After dropping the first two games of the five-game championship series against the St Paul Saints, the AirHogs were in a must-win situation last night. This was the night all the pieces came together at the same … Read more
It’s almost time for AirHogs baseball again. Since the AirHogs clinched their division series in four games, they got a day off while St Paul finished off Winnipeg. Then, they had a travel day yesterday. Tonight, they start the finals in St Paul. Two games there, three games at home with another travel day in … Read more
The Grand Prairie AirHogs are through to the Championship round, having defeated Wichita three games to one in the division round. Much like the end of the regular season, now they wait to see who’s next, since the other Division series has it’s fifth game later today. They’re either heading to St Paul or Winnipeg … Read more
Are sports fans ever happy? Last year, the AirHogs had a dreadful start to the second half, and everyone was complaining – the players have given up, the manager is panicked, we’ll never win again. This year, they clinched with almost three weeks to go, and people are finding other things wrong – management isn’t … Read more
The AirHogs have the second game of a double-header ahead, and Shreveport dropped the second game of their double-header today, so a win will clinch the Southern Division championship for Grand Prairie. There’s plenty of time left in the season to win, but getting it done this early would be an impressive feat. The two … Read more