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TEAM ::: HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES
LOCATION :::
FISHKILL, NEW YORK
MY FIRST GAME ::: JULY 5, 1994
OPPONENT ::: PITTSFIELD METS
LEVEL ::: NEW YORK - PENN LEAGUE 'A'
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RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD ::: C
FOOD
::: B
FACILITIES ::: C
MASCOTS ::: A
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
DUTCHESS STADIUM IN FISHKILL NY, HOME OF THE HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES HAS HOSTED THE NY - PENN LEAGUE TEAM SINCE 1994,
SINCE IT WAS BUILT IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE PLACE! HOWEVER, YOU MAY NOT NOTICE ANY OF THAT BECAUSE WHAT
THE RENEGADES HAVE MANAGED TO DO IS SELL THE PLACE OUT NIGHTLY, MAKING A TICKET TO DUTCHESS STADIUM A VERY TOUGH ITEM.
WHEN PLANNING A TRIP TO DUTCHESS STADIUM THE FIRST THING TO DO IS PLAN EARLY AND CALL THE RENEGADES. THE
RENEGADES ALSO HAVE A GOOD WEB SITE TO PURCHASE TICKETS, THE SEATS DESIRED CAN BE CHOSEN RIGHT ON LINE, BIG FAN OF THAT FEATURE!
ONCE A TICKET IS SECURED, NOTICE THE GAME TIME, SUNDAYS ARE @ 5:15 AND WEEKNIGHTS ARE 7:15, BUT LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET
TO THE PARK DUE TO THE SINGLE LANE APPROACH AND THE AWFUL PARKING LOT. AFTER WAITING SINGLE FILE IN TRAFFIC, THE RENEGADES
GREET YOU WITH A $4 PARKING FEE (THE WEB SITE STATED $5 BUT I PARKED FARTHER AWAY AND WAS ONLY CHARGED $4). $4
TO PARK ISN'T EVEN CHARGED AT SOME TRIPLE A PARKS!! AND THOSE LOTS ARE PAVED! ALSO, BECAUSE THE CLOSER SPOTS ARE TAKEN BY
SEASON TICKET HOLDERS, A LONG WALK THROUGH A DUSTY PARKING LOT IS IN STORE.
ONCE INSIDE THE STADIUM, A SOUVENIR STORE IS SITUATED TO THE LEFT OF THE
ENTRANCE, HOWEVER, THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT SHORT WALK WILL BE A LONG ONE BECAUSE THERE IS GENERALLY A LOT OF CLUTTER AROUND
THE ENTRANCE. THE RENEGADES ARE BIG ON PROMOTIONS, AND THE BIG BOXES WILL BE 4 DEEP WHEN YOU ARRIVE AS WELL AS THE 4 OR 5
CONCESSION STANDS THAT SIT DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE ENTRANCE.
ONCE INTO THE SEATING AREA, DUTCHESS STADIUM'S FIRST VIEW IS THE FIELD WHICH
NEVER DISAPPOINTS. ALWAYS A THICK DARK GREEN FIELD, WITH A LANDSCAPED 'HV' DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD SIDE AND BUSHES AND SHRUBS
DOWN THE RIGHT FIELD SIDE JUST BEYOND THE END OF THE STANDS. BEYOND THE OUTFIELD WALL, NOTHING BUT TREES WHICH GIVE
THE PLACE A REAL 'PARK' FEEL TO IT.
THE GAME HERE HOWEVER, ALWAYS SEEMS SECONDARY TO ALL OF THE PROMOTIONS THAT
ARE RUN BY THE RENEGADES. AND THE RENEGADES SEEM TO KNOW THAT KIDS ARE THE RASON MANY FAMILIES COME OUT, THE RENEGADES NEVER
SEEM TO DISAPPOINT THEM EITHER. WITH MANY BETWEEN INNING PROMOTIONS, WHICH ARE STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE MINOR LEAGUES, TO THE
NOT SO STANDARD "STOMP YOUR FEET AS LOUD AS YOU CAN" ON THE METAL BLEACHERS TO INSPIRE A RALLY. THE P.A. ANNOUNCER IS ALSO PART
OF THE STADIUM WITH COMMENTS MADE DURING THE GAME, MANY OF WHICH ARE PRETTY FUNNY. I WONDER IF THAT IS BECAUSE I ONLY HEAR
THEM ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR?
DUTCHESS STADIUM IS AN OK PLACE TO SEE A GAME. A BETTER PLACE IF YOU
ARE A FAMILY, NOT SO GOOD IF YOU ARE THERE JUST FOR THE GAME. THE WORST PART OF MY LAST TRIP WAS IT APPEARED THAT THERE WAS
A LOT OF NEGLECT GOING ON HERE. THE TOP 5 ROWS OF THE BLEACHERS WERE INFESTED WITH BEES MAKING IT A HORRIBLE NIGHT AT THE
PARK. THE PARKING LOT IS NOT PAVED AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE PLACE WAS DIRTY. STATE COLLEGE, PA WAS LOOKING FOR A NY-PENN
LEAGUE TEAM LAST YEAR AND IT SEEMED THE RENEGADES MAY HAVE BEEN A CANDIADTE, THAT COULD HAVE LED THE TOWN OF FISHKILL
TO IGNORE THE STADIUM. THE RENEGADES ARE TOO GOOD A FRANCHISE TO LET GET AWAY BUT IT JUST MAY HAPPEN IF SOMEBODY IN FISHKILL
DOESN'T START TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE PARK. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO SEE ROOKIE, RENE, AND RASCAL UP THERE WITH NOBODY
TO ENTERTAIN ON A JULY EVENING.
THE LINE UPS
METS MANAGER ::
44 HOWIE FREILING
RENEGADES MANAGER :::
11 DOUG SISSON
PITTSFIELD METS
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1 Yudith Ozorio lf |
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3 Wicho Hernandez 2b |
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29 Jay Payton cf |
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40 Todd Whitehurst 3b |
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19 Ross Ferrier rf |
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25 Vance Wilson c |
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21 Ryan Miller ss |
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47 Bradley Haley 1b |
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24 Rocky Turner dh |
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22 John Kelly p / WP |
HUDSON
VALLEY RENEGADES
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25 Mark Little cf |
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16 Steve Larkin lf |
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31 Kevin Millican dh |
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45 Kevin Brown c |
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30 Michael Hill 1b |
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8 Dom Gatti rf |
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2 Ryan Rutz 2b |
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21 Matt Bokemeier ss |
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9 Erik Sauve 3b |
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34 Reid Ryan p |
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12 Jaime Escamilla LP |
PITTSFIELD METS 021 004 004 11 12 2
H.V.
RENEGADES 020 010 01x 4 9 3
TIME ::: 3:24
ATTENDANCE ::: 4,260
WEATHER
::: WARM
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