The Bowie Baysox play their games at Prince George’s Stadium, which can actually hold up to 10,000 fans, making it the largest Minor League ballpark in all of Maryland. The BaySox have been around since 1993 as an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Before the team settled on the name “BaySox”, there was a naming contest where fans suggested what the team should be called. Some of those suggestions included the P’Tooies, Cosmic Crabs, Bugtussels, Bulldozers or Bureaucrats. How did Bugtussels not make the cut? Hard to believe. Did you know that when the BaySox are on the road, the Baysox operate a drive-in theater in the stadium’s left-field parking lot. The ballpark also plays host to Allen Iverson’s annual charity softball game, and during 2004 it also served as the home for the professional cricket team, the D.C. Forward. Now that is what you call a multi-use facility.

On Friday the Tour headed to Salisbury, MD to see the Delmarva Shorebirds. The name “Delmarva” is derived from the three states that are east of the Chesapeake Bay: DELaware, MARyland, and VirginiA (source: Wikipedia). We couldn’t really have a raffle because all of the Shorebirds players were wearing special jerseys that were being auctioned off during the game, essentially dwarfing our raffle for a team signed baseball. The Shorebirds play their games at Arthur Perdue Stadium, which features a rare picnic area right behind home plate. The land was donated by the Perdue family, and Arthur Perdue was the father of the famous chicken seller, Frank Perdue.