The Brooklyn Trolley Blogger: Road Trips 2017 Part IV: Tri-City Valley Cats

Part I - Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Part II: Forbes Field, Philadelphia
Part II - Baltimore Orioles, Wilmington Blue Rocks
Part III - Hartford Yard Goats

I'm glad to finally present you with Road Trips, Part IV. This chronicles my Labor Day weekend adventure through my home state of New York. The wife and I made stops in Hudson Valley/Fishkill, Troy/Tri-City, Cooperstown, and Binghamton. I took 1,062 pictures, so it took some time for me to get them properly filed way.

We fled the city and headed straight for Dutchess Stadium where we watched the Hudson Valley Renegades defeat the Vermont Lake Monsters. We then continued our drive up to Cooperstown and finally checked-in ending day one. After spending the next half day touring the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, it was off to Troy where I first stopped to visit the monument commemorating the 19th century Troy Haymakers BBC, and Troy baseball history. We capped off the night a few miles up the road watching the Tri-City Valley Cats hosting the Aberdeen Ironbirds, followed by an easy drive back to Cooperstown ending day two.

NOTE: I'm leaving Cooperstown for last. Lots-o-stuff to cover.

But let me tell you something about Joseph Bruno Stadium. They have great freakin food! Lots of different kinds of great food, and it's a nice place too. A good crowd on hand also made for a lively night at the ballpark. Excellent job by them!

Part IV - Hudson Valley Renegades, Troy Haymakers

TRI-CITY VALLEY CATS

AFFILIATE of the HOUSTON ASTROS

New York-Penn League

Established in Troy 2002

The Valley Cats were originally founded in 1977 as the Little Falls Mets, and remained affiliated with the New York Mets for their first 24 years of existence until relocating to Troy. The Mets established the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2001, and the Valley Cats have been affiliated with the Houston Astros ever since.