Pulaski Blue Jays
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The Pulaski Blue Jays are a professional minor league baseball team in the Appalachian League. They are an advanced rookie affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays professional major league team.
Tom Compton acts as both the president and general manager (GM), the assistant GM is Jaimee Marinke. Manager Dave Pano returns in 2006 for a second season as manager, joined by pitching coach Vince Horsman and hitting coach Clayton McCullough.
Hometown
The team’s hometown is Pulaski, Virginia, USA. Pulaski is about 265 mi (425 km) southwest of Washington, DC and 220 mi (350 km) southwest west of Richmond, Virginia. The closest major city to Pulaski is Roanoke, Virginia which is about 50 miles to the northeast.Ballpark
The Pulaski Blue Jays play in Calfee Park. Calfee Park opened in 1935 and has a capacity of 2500 fans. A number of houses that surround the park have good views of games. The director of stadium operations is Dave Hart and the head groundskeeper is Gary Martin. A review of the ballpark with photos is available at: http://www.ballparkreviews.com/pulaski/pulaski.htmThe park had major renovations prior to the 1999 season, with a new grandstand behind the plate and along the first-base side as well as “open-air suites” (railed-in areas with picnic tables) farther down on the first-base line. A new scoreboard was also installed.
Pulaski minor league teams
- Pulaski Counts, 1942, 1946-1950
- Pulaski Phillies, 1952-1955
- Pulaski Cubs, 1957-1958
- Pulaski Phillies, 1969-1977
- Pulaski Braves, 1982-1992
- Pulaski Rangers, 1997-2002
- Pulaski Blue Jays, 2003-
External links
- [Official web page]
- [Minor League Baseball Official site] - contains a page with schedules, scores and statistics
- [Calfee Park, Pulaski, VA] - another review of the park
| Appalachian League | ||
| Eastern Division | Western Division | |
|---|---|---|
| Bluefield Orioles | Burlington Indians | Danville Braves | Princeton Devil Rays | Pulaski Blue Jays | Bristol White Sox | Elizabethton Twins | Greeneville Astros | Johnson City Cardinals | Kingsport Mets | |
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