#Erie Seawolves

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THE MINOR THINGS

A couple of weeks ago, the admirable John Oliver devoted a segment of his HBO show Last Week Tonight to the wonderful weirdness that is Minor League Baseball.

Alas, I can't find a YouTube link to the full segment, but it's hilarious and worth watching if you can (Season 12; Episode 10). It comes at the end of a horrifying, blood-boiling main segment about the current deportation crisis, and it's a heart-lifting cool breeze of American decency by contrast.

In that segment Oliver's only criticism is that some minor league teams aren't pulling their weight with regard to eccentricity and creativity in their branding, merch and promotional stunts. He offered to put the efforts of his staff to the task for one team, provided that the team agreed in advance to have no input into the rebrand, and to do whatever they come up with. In a follow-up on last Sunday's show, also worth watching, he announced which of the 47 teams that applied--about 40% of the league, he gleefully noted--the LWT group would work to rebrand.

After dismissing several teams for being so strange already that LWT couldn't do better, he finally told us which lucky team they had settled on. Sure enough, it was the Erie Seawolves, the AA affiliate of the Detroit Tigers from my beloved hometown of Erie, PA.

Among the problems which they plan to fix with the rebrand is the fact that dear Erie, though an important port on the Great Lakes, is nowhere near the sea. The name and the mascot, piratical lupine C. Wolf, date to the team's earlier affiliation with my father's beloved Pittsburgh Pirates.

Anyway, I was thrilled by this news because, of course, I've been a Seawolves fan for decades. My family and I go to the games at UPMC Park (formerly Jerry Uht Park) whenever we can get back to Erie in season. I've worn the shirts and hats...

The Kid has canoodled with C. Wolf...

...and other canines at "Bark at the Park" night.

We've been witness to a fireworks show at the park that sounded like a full-scale artillery bombardment...

A Seawolves magnet adorns our fridge...

...and The Kid has accumulated a couple of autographed game balls...

But most memorably, I myself was featured in the pre-game festivities at a Seawolves game. Back in 2005, I wrote a sonnet inspired by a wild, field-flooding rainout I saw at the park. The poem was published in 2008 in the baseball literary journal Elysian Fields Quarterly (sadly since defunct).

On the off chance that you don't have your back issue lying around, here the masterpiece is:

In 2009, through the intercession of my friends Tom Maggio and Lory Varo, I was invited to read it before a game, which I proudly did (you can watch it here)...

I was feeling quite triumphant when I returned to my seat after a round of polite but pleasant applause and, you know, nothing flung at me from the stands. But I found The Wife scowling furiously. A guy down the row from us had yelled "GET A LIFE!" at the conclusion of my reading.

Not bad advice, but after getting a look at the guy...

...I'm not sure I thought he was in a position to offer it.

Anyway, I can't wait to see what Oliver and Company come up with for the Seawolves. Maybe the Erie Kleps (after Eddie Klep, an Erie native and the first white player in the Negro Leagues)? The Erie Pepperoni Balls? The Erie Misery Bay Sox? The Erie Blue Pike? The Erie Lampreys? The Erie Hellbenders? The Erie Pizza Bombers? 

The Wife, more of a stodgy baseball purist than I am--she's offended, for instance, by the Globetrotters-esque antics of the Savannah Bananas--is uneasy about the rebrand, and she tells me the internet is full of indignation at the prospect. But the whole thing is likely to be very temporary anyway, of course, and should raise the team's and the town's profile nicely, if fleetingly.  

Maybe rename them, after my poetry fan, the Erie Heckling Philistines? Just a thought...

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Erie SeaWolves at Altoona Curve

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Peoples Natural Gas Field, Altoona, PA

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Erie Seawolves Detroit Tigers

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List of Erie SeaWolves Fireworks 2025 at UPMC Park

Welcome to the Erie SeaWolves 2025 MiLB season! The SeaWolves are the back-to-back Eastern League Champions after defeating Somerset in last year’s finals. In addition, the organization became the first Double-A repeat winner since the Trenton Thunder in 2007 and 2008. Also to keep in mind is that the team has now played in the Eastern League Finals for the third straight season, dating back to 2023. Now that the Minor League baseball season is officially underway, the Erie SeaWolves have some exciting stadium giveaways for fans to take home.  Going to the SeaWolves Baseball Game This Season? Looking to … Read more

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Erie SeaWolves BR Queta Affiliate Of The Detroit Tigers MLB Baseball 202...

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Erie Seawolves vs. Bowie Baysox 4 - 3 (10 innings) Friday 9 August 2024 Prince George's Stadium Bowie, Maryland

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Jun 27 (Thu) - Pride Night with the Erie Seawolves http://dlvr.it/T8myF8

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A pesar de la fuerte competencia, el venezolano no deja de ser el receptor del futuro para los Tigres de Detroit Theoscar Mogollón González Los Tigres de Detroit inician su Spring Training este año sin la presencia de una de sus grandes leyendas como Miguel Cabrera. Sin embargo, el aporte venezolano se mantiene y hasta tres peloteros harán todo lo posible para demostrar que tienen talento suficiente para ser parte del primer equipo más temprano que tarde. Uno de esos nombres es Eliézer Alfonzo Jr. El oriundo de Barcelona arranca estos entrenamientos primaverales con bastante disputa detrás del plato, pero con la confianza de que será cuestión de tiempo para que logre debutar en las Grandes Ligas. Durante la temporada pasada, el receptor de 24 años se tituló campeón de la Liga del Este con los Erie SeaWolves, sucursal Doble-A de Detroit. De hecho, si bien apenas vio acción con ellos en par de juegos, su poder quedó más que demostrado tras conectar un cuadrangular, remolcar dos carreras y anotar una en seis turnos al bate. Su desarrollo en Ligas Menores ha sido motivo de elogios por parte de todos en la organización, y si no está en una sucursal más avanzada es porque evidentemente hay bastante competencia. En su 2023 dejó topes personales respecto a jonrones (9) y anotadas (51), además que se quedó un poco corto con las impulsadas (44) e imparables (96).  Las posibilidades de subir a las Mayores en 2024 Los entrenamientos primaverales de Detroit este año está repleta de receptores, seis en total para ser exactos. Como es de esperarse, el criollo es el más joven de todos esos, pero la edad es lo de menos cuando lo que importa es sobresalir tanto a la ofensiva como a la defensiva. En primera instancia se prevee que el manager A.J. Hinch apueste por Jake Rogers y Carson Kelly en el inicio de temporada, sus dos peloteros de mayor rodaje detrás del plato. Como tercera opción resalta Dillon Dingler, quien de hecho es el mejor perfilado para debutar en las Mayores dentro de pocos meses, ya que sus números en Ligas Menores el año pasado así lo demostraron. Luego están Donny Sands y Anthony Bemboom, dos receptores de mucha experiencia en las Menores, y que además son el primer escalón que tendrá que superar Eliézer en Triple-A antes de dar el salto al primer equipo. Con un camino tan concurrido como ese, el criollo deberá tomarse las cosas con calma e ir paso a paso. El plan de la organización es que comience este 2024 en Doble-A, pero con las grandes posibilidades de que termine cuanto menos en Triple-A siempre y cuando mantenga ese desarrollo que todos han elogiado de él. Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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August 12, 2023

The Altoona Pizzas (Curve) vs. The Erie Seawolves

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Will it be business as usual for Erie SeaWolves with <b>Trump</b> rally at neighboring arena?

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Will it be business as usual for Erie SeaWolves with Trump rally at neighboring arena?

The ‘Wolves host the Akron RubberDucks on Saturday, with first pitch is 6:05 p.m. at UPMC Park. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak …

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Somerset Patriots Ink Ex-Met Farmhand Gustavo Nunez

Gustavo Nunez with the Double-A Erie Seawolves.

The Somerset Patriots yesterday announced the signing of infielder Gustavo Nunez, who was a New York York minor leaguer in 2017, for the 2020 season. 

Nunez enters his first season with Somerset and his first in the Atlantic League. He has 11 seasons of service in minor league baseball, spanning time in the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates,…

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Great weekend vacation to Erie, PA and Cleveland to visit some friends, watch some baseball & splash in a pool!

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Welcome to the Somerset Patriots 2025 MiLB season! The Patriots are seeking to repeat their success from last year when they competed in the 2024 Double-A Finals (lost to Erie). In fact, the franchise is focusing on winning their 2nd AA National Championship since joining the league 2021 (won 2022 title vis. SeaWolves). Most importantly, the team has been thriving in the Double-A level because they claimed three Northeast Division crowns and two AA Finals berths. Now that the Minor League baseball season is officially underway, the Somerset Patriots have some exciting stadium giveaways for fans to take home.  Going … Read more