Day 112—Hudson Valley Renegades
July 29th, 2007 by Tim Riley

Whoa! The Renegades fans definitely have the most fun when they come to the ballpark. For a Tuesday night, the place was pretty packed. The team has some of the best promotions and games in between each inning, and the whole crowd gets into it. During the 6th inning, all of the kids formed a huge conga line on the main concourse walkway, which filled up the whole entire walking area. Unfortunately I did not have a chance to get this on video.
Another interesting thing about the ballpark is the announcer. While most stadiums just announce the player’s name and stuff in between innings, the Renegades announcer actually does a running commentary throughout the game during each at bat and play. And for the most part it’s pretty humorous.
And finally, although Dutchess Stadium is primarily used for the Renegades baseball games, it recently it hosted K-Fest with Akon as the main act. He caused a controversy by throwing a fan off of the stage. According to witnesses, after throwing the fan off the stage, Akon made his “sweet escape” through the backstage area and headed into the night apparently screaming WOOO-HOOO, YEEE-OOO!