Do I have this straight? The Amarillo Sod Poodles were on the ropes, ready to get decked by Midland’s Texas League AA baseball team. Then the Sod Poodles came back to win the fifth and final game of the South Division playoff. So, now the Sod Poodles — in their first year playing in Amarillo … Continue reading Sod Poodles playing for the Texas League pennant!
I need not wax too gloriously about this next item, so I’ll keep it brief. That Texas League baseball team that calls Amarillo home has drawn more than 400,000 fans to its Hodgetown ballpark in its initial season in the Texas Panhandle. They won another game Friday night at the downtown Amarillo ballpark. The Sod … Continue reading Sod Poodles still packin’ ’em in
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — We’re on the road, visiting briefly a city with a curious link to the Amarillo Sod Poodles, a AA minor-league baseball franchise that is completing its initial season. You see, Colorado Springs used to be home to a AAA baseball franchise, but that franchise has moved to San Antonio; therefore, that … Continue reading First season winding down; looks like Sod Poodles will stick
Let’s face it. Winning is a wonderful inducement for sports fans. It brings out those who might otherwise decide to stay home rather than go to the ballpark for an afternoon (or evening) of entertainment. I present to you the Amarillo Sod Poodles, who entered the Texas League this year and — in some instances … Continue reading Sod Poodles’ winning ways become infectious lure
I enjoy offering tidbits of commentary on Amarillo’s AA minor-league baseball team, the Sod Poodles. However, it is time for an acknowledgement. It is that given my current place of residence, I’ll be unable to attend any Sod Poodles games this year at Hodgetown, the team’s brand new home venue in the middle of downtown … Continue reading Sod Poodles will have to carry on without me
I just read something in the Amarillo Globe-News online edition that blows my mind. The Amarillo Sod Poodles are on a 20-game sellout streak at Hodgetown, the baseball team’s shiny new ballpark in the middle of downtown Amarillo. Twenty straight sellouts! Wow, man! I won’t repeat in detail what I’ve noted already, which is that … Continue reading Sod Poodles on quite a streak
Baseball isn’t a yearlong sport. The Amarillo Sod Poodles are still playing hardball in front of healthy crowds at Hodgetown. Eventually, though, the umps will call the final out for this season at the downtown Amarillo ballpark. There will be a playoff and I’m pretty sure the Sod Poodles will be playing in the Texas … Continue reading What happens when Sod Poodles’ season ends?
I have just made a command decision, which is easy to do, given that I am the only one who follows my own orders. My wife and I are heading to Amarillo in a few weeks. We’ll spend a couple of nights there before shoving off on one of those bucket-list sojourns in our fifth … Continue reading Heading to the Sod Poodles souvernir shop
Retirement sometimes allows my noggin to fill with ideas, some of which are nutty, some are far-fetched, some actually might make a modicum of sense. Let’s try this one just for giggles: What might happen in Amarillo, Texas, if the city’s AA minor-league baseball team’s fans get really serious about the Sod Poodles? By that … Continue reading What happens if Sod Poodles fans get seriously crazy about team?
You perhaps recall that when the minor-league baseball franchise announced it was moving to Amarillo that it would leave the team-naming task to the fans. The team released a list of five finalist names. Sod Poodles was one of the five names. My first reaction? I hated it! I mean, really hated the name. Then … Continue reading Sod Poodles become the Soddies?