Tri-City ValleyCats
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| Tri-City ValleyCats Founded in 1989 Troy, New York |
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| Owner(s)/Operated by: Bill Gladstone | |||
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The Tri-City ValleyCats are a minor league baseball team based in Troy, New York. (The tri-cities comprise Albany, Schenectady and Troy, which make up New York State's Capital District.) The team, which plays in the New York - Penn League (NYPL), is the short-season Class A affiliate of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club.
The ValleyCats play at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, which opened in 2002 on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College located in Troy. They compete in the Stedler Division with the Vermont Lake Monsters, Oneonta Tigers and Lowell Spinners. In their 2006 season, the ValleyCats registered an attendance of 129,126 in 37 contests, averaging 3,489 fans per game. On July 4, 2006, the ValleyCats set a new all-time home attendance mark as 6,123 people attended a game against the Lowell Spinners.
Prior to their arrival in Troy, the club was based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where they were the Pittsfield Astros in 2001 and the Pittsfield Mets from 1989 to 2000.
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[edit] All-Star Game
On August 14, 2007, when the Renegades hosted the 3rd annual New York-Penn League All-Star Game at Dutchess Stadium, it was announced the the Valley Cats would host the 4th annual New York-Penn League All Star Game at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in 2008.
[edit] Mascots
The Valley Cats have two mascots, Southpaw and Sammie. Southpaw is a traditional mascot, a jersey-wearing cat as in the team name. Sammie is modeled after Uncle Sam, with a younger man with gray beard and patriotic suit revving up the crowd. The real Uncle Sam was from Troy and is buried there.
[edit] Season Results
| Season | Affiliation | Manager | Record |
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| 2002 | Astros | Ivan DeJesus | 27-48, 4th place Stedler |
| 2003 | Astros | Ivan DeJesus | 44-32, 2nd place Stedler |
| 2004 | Astros | Gregg Langbehn | 50-25, 1st place Stedler |
| 2005 | Astros | Gregg Langbehn | 34-42, 3rd place Stedler |
| 2006 | Astros | Gregg Langbehn | 43-31, 1st place Stedler |
| 2007 | Astros | Pete Rancont | 27-47, 4th place Stedler |
[edit] Post-Season Results
- 2004: Defeated Brooklyn Cyclones, 2 games to 1; lost to Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 2 games to 0, in championship round
- 2006: Defeated Auburn Doubledays 2 games to none in first round; lost to Staten Island Yankees 2 games to 1 in championship round (comprising 3 games)
[edit] Fast Facts
- Total Attendance
- Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
- 2002 - 108,409
- 2003 - 103,984
- 2004 - 110,497
- 2005 - 116,674
- 2006 - 129,126
- 2007 - 136,809
- Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
- Season Records (2005-present)
- Doubles
- 2006 - Jordan Parraz (18)
- 2006 - Eric Taylor (18)
- 2005 - Neil Sellers (18)
- Tripples
- 2007 - Colin DeLome (7)
- Home runs
- 2005 - Neil Sellers (11)
- Runs Batted In
- 2005 - Neil Sellers (50)
- Stolen Bases
- 2006 - Jordan Parraz (23)
- Wins
- 2006 - Chris Salamida (10)
- Saves
- 2007 - Jason Dominguez (10)
- Doubles
[edit] 2008 roster
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[edit] Notable Valley Cats
Jailen Peguero (2002, Arizona Diamondbacks)
Jason Hirsh (2003, Colorado Rockies)- Matt Albers (2003, Baltimore Orioles)
- Ben Zobrist (2004, Tampa Bay Rays)
- Hunter Pence (2004)
- Koby Clemens (2005, AA Salem Avalanche)
- Mark McLemore (2005)
- Felipe Paulino (2005)
- Chris Salamida (2006, AA Salem Avalanche)
Devern Hansack (2006, Boston Red Sox)
[edit] Notable Pittsfield Mets
- Alberto Castillo (1989-1990)
- Jeromy Burnitz (1990)
Edgardo Alfonzo (1992, Atlantic League Long Island Ducks)- Benny Agbayani (1993,
Chiba Lotte Marines) - Jason Isringhausen (1993, St. Louis Cardinals)
- Preston Wilson (1993, St. Louis Cardinals)
- Jay Payton (1994, Baltimore Orioles)
- Terrence Long (1995, free agent)
- A.J. Burnett (1997, Toronto Blue Jays)
- Ty Wigginton (1998, Houston Astros)
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