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An ex-player -- 2005-07-30

Hello my name is Josh. I played for the Oneonta Tigers back in 2000. I have to say it was the greatest experience of my life. It was true baseball. The fans and the community were so very supportive of our team, you couldn't help enjoy playing there. My advice to a true baseball fan, go see the Oneonta Tigers. It's an experience of a life time.

Josh

I remember when... -- 2005-03-16

...i was between the ages of 8 and 10 (1990-1992) when my parents and i went on a sweet vacation to Niagra Falls, but more importantly the Baseball HOF, but getting to the point, I remember seeing the Onenota Yankees play! (back when they were affiliated with the yanks)!!!

and wouldn't ya know it, i still have the program!!! Back then i didn't know much about the players ( pirate fan!), but one of the players who started that evening was a young Jorge Posada!!!

Luke

The friendliest people on earth -- 2004-04-15

I had the great pleasure to visit Damashke Field, with a friend, about fifteen years ago. I remember a lovely little ballpark and a spirited ballgame, but most of all I remember the friendliness of the fans. I felt like an invited guest at a large family dinner.

I would like to share one amusing misunderstanding. Fifteen years ago it was still very unusual to meet baseball fans from far away at a minor league game. The ticket-taker did not recognize us, so she asked where we were from and we told her we were visiting from Toronto. Now, I carry a notepad with me when I go to a ballpark (I have visited well over a hundred, and a few quick notes help me remember the impressions from each). Somehow the fans got the idea that we were scouts from the Blue Jays... and all evening people would go by us on their way to the concession stands and furtively glance at us. The fans sitting next to us knew we were just fans like anyone else, but they were as amused as we were about the interest we were attracting.

The truth is, scouts attend games more frequently than most people realize, and often they sit together and talk baseball while they watch the game, but I guess that for some reason we just stuck out in the crowd. And it was a different world back then. I doubt if even a genuine scout would attract much interest today.

I have always been grateful to the Oneonta baseball fans for my brief experience of "secret" celebrity.

Dave Zulis

Study Break -- 2004-03-12

Great place to take a study break. Old school baseball at it's best.

Chris

The Best -- 2003-05-25

No beer or crowds or high prices,but the only place I've been that you can see minor league baseballas it must have been in the 40s and 50s. A must for the true baseball fan.

Damaschke Field: You'll either love it or hate it -- 2002-09-09

I visited Damaschke Field, home of the Oneonta Tigers this past weekend. As one of the oldest ballparks in the country, it lacks the ammenities we've grown accustomed to in newer parks. So,if you need beer, wacky contests, a large selection of food as well as box seats; you probabaly hate it. But, if you can enjoy baseball in a small town atmosphere without all the bells and whistles, you'll love it. You have to give credit to GM Sam Nader for refusing sticking to his guns and keeping the ballpark experience cheap and family orientated. I enjoy visiting ballparks and spending money on souveniers, food and beer and I really had a hard time doing so at Damaschke Field. The bottom line: If you happen to be in the vicinity of Oneonta during; make sure you visit the 0-Tigers!

Jeff

Great old fashioned park -- 2002-07-30

I have been attending games regularly at Damaschke Field (only missing 9 games) since 1997. And everytime I walk into that park it's like the first time. The concessions are very affordable and it will not take a second job to bring a family of 5 or 6 out for a great night of minor league baseball. $5 per ticket can't be beat, $4 for kids and seinors and free parking. True there are no modern convieniences or no beer sold at the park but, if one needs beer to enjoy a game then I guess the game is not that important to you. There are Free Admission promo nights throughout the season and on those nights we get the 2,500 to 4,000 people attending. On non promo nights we have our approx 650+ faithfuls that grace our stands and let our Oneonta Tigers know that we are behind them thick and thin. You can have Brooklyn, Staten Island and any other major city's minorleague facility and pay out the nose for the same entertainment that cities like Oneonta, Auburn, Jamestown, Batavia ect.ect. provide for a fraction of the cost. This is minor league baseball the way our forefathers intended it to be.

John

Small-town baseball -- 2001-09-06

Oneonta is almost the smallest town in professional baseball, so there is no traffic problem getting in or out of the ballpark,, which is one of those charming old (1940) facilities. WE were there on a coolish, damp night, and there were so few people there that the crowd literally doubled when a busload of kids arrived from summer camp nearby. A sense of the down-to-earth character of minor league managment came when the opposing pitcher complained about the dirt on the mound. The Oneonta Tigers club owner got out of his box-seat and went out there and tamped the mound himself.

Jim Turner

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