| 词条 | Visalia Rawhide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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}}{{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name = Visalia Rawhide | founded = 1946 | city = Visalia, California | misc = | logo = VisaliaRawhide.PNG | uniformlogo = VisaliaRawhidecap.PNG | class level = Class A - Advanced (1990–present) | past class level = Class-A (1975–1989) Class-C (1946–1962) | current league = California League | conference = | division = North Division | past league = | majorleague = {{plainlist|
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}} | pastnames = | ballpark = Recreation Park | pastparks = | mascot = Tipper (2009-present) Chatter (1995-2008) The Chipmunk (1993-1994) | leaguenum = 2 | leaguechamps = {{hlist|1971|1978}} | divnum = 2 | divisionchamps = {{hlist|2015|2018}} | firsthalfnum = 1 | firsthalfchamps = {{hlist|2016}} | owner = Top of the Third, Inc | manager = Shelley Duncan | gm = Jennifer Pendergraft }} The Visalia Rawhide are a Class A - Advanced minor league baseball team in Visalia, California affiliated with the major league Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rawhide play in the California League. The Rawhide have played their home games at Recreation Park since their inception in 1946. The stadium seats approximately 2,700 fans. In 2009, the City of Visalia completed a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion of Recreation Ballpark supported by a 10-year lease with the ball club, the longest lease in franchise history. After two years of fan surveys, polls, focus groups, and direction by players, the team chose the name Visalia Rawhide, representing one of the richest agricultural regions in the world and the top dairy-producing area in the country. The name was adopted beginning with the 2009 season. For the previous fourteen seasons the team had been known as the Oaks. Casey Jones/Casey at the BatThe Visalia Ballclub also keeps alive the tradition of the Mighty Casey, the main folklore hero of "Casey at the Bat" and the "Mudville Nine", even wearing the old-fashioned Mudville Nine uniforms once per season as part of a turn back the clock promotion. Visalia is one of the 4 oldest cities of the Cal League, along with San Jose (the San Jose Giants/Bees); Modesto (the Modesto Nuts/A's) and the previous past in Lodi north of Stockton which goes back 70 years to 1941. MascotThe Visalia Rawhide mascot is a Holstein Bull named Tipper. Tipper was introduced on October 15, 2008. Tipper represents the tens of thousands of Holsteins in Tulare County, the top dairy-producing area in the country. Tipper's home is a ballpark barn - a 40' x 20' red barn which is part of the outfield fence - doubles carom off the side of the barn, and home runs land on the roof, leading to a new twist on the old baseball adage "couldn't hit the broadside of the barn" which now represents weak hitters instead of wild pitchers. The traditional red barn was built as a "community barn raising" to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity and stand as an icon for the agricultural heritage of the valley. Major league affiliatesThe Rawhide has been affiliated with numerous Major League franchises. The most recent are the Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Oakland A's, Tampa Bay Rays, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Radio broadcastThe Rawhide are heard terrestrially on KJUG AM 1270 and over the internet through their website www.rawhidebaseball.com Notable Visalia alumni{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
Notable alumni
Pop cultureAs a minor league affiliate of the Oakland A's at the time, the Visalia Oaks were prominently mentioned in the Michael Lewis Book 'Moneyball', and also featured a few times during the 2011 movie Moneyball (which took place in 2002). In one scene, Billy Beane is driving to see the Visalia Oaks during the A's winning streak, and another shows Billy watching video of Visalia Oaks catcher Jeremy Brown tripping and then diving back to first on a ball that turned out to be a home run. In the 1988 film Bull Durham, Visalia was mentioned as a potential managing job for aging catcher Crash Davis, played by Kevin Costner. In the 1994 film Little Big League, a Visalia Oaks pennant can be seen hanging on the wall in the main characters' bedroom. Roster{{Visalia Rawhide roster}}Alumni
Minor league affiliations{{Main article|List of Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates}}
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15 : Sports clubs established in 1946|Arizona Diamondbacks minor league affiliates|Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league affiliates|Colorado Rockies minor league affiliates|Oakland Athletics minor league affiliates|Minnesota Twins minor league affiliates|New York Mets minor league affiliates|Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates|Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates|Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates|California League teams|Sports in Tulare County, California|Sports in Visalia, California|Professional baseball teams in California|1946 establishments in California |
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