When I was moving to the area from Florida, one thing I was looking forward to was eventually watching a Fort Wayne TinCaps game. I never been to a minor league game and I was always told its a lot of fun.
The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a high a affiliate to the San Diego Padres. The TinCaps had previous names but per the wiki in the 2008 season it was changed to the TinCaps. This is "alluding to John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed (1774-1845). The Tin Cap refers to the story (dating back to the 19th century), that Johnny Appleseed wore a tin cooking pot as a hat, though this depiction has been disputed by historians. Chapman spent his final years in Fort Wayne and is buried in the city." I think that is pretty cool.
My family and I finally got to go to a game on July 4th 2023... after all whats more American than watching a baseball game!
The game was dramatic as their opponent, the West Michigan Whitecaps and them would continue to constantly battle it out throughout the game for the lead, changing who was in the lead several times throughout the game. The game was not decided until the 9th inning, with two outs when Nerwilian Cedeno of the TinCaps scored a game winning single that brought in runs to win the game... Epic!
Loved the game! I am not a TinCaps fan for life! read more