Nearly one year ago today, the Biloxi Shuckers were in the exact position the Hartford Yard Goats now find themselves.
The Colorado Rockies' Double-A affiliate Hartford Yard Goats begin a bizarre odyssey on Thursday, kicking off a weeks-long minor league road trip throughout the northeast as they await the finishing touches on their new stadium in Connecticut. As weird as a nearly endless road trip may be, though, they aren't the only team to have done this recently.
Just last year, the Biloxi Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League spent almost 60 games on the road as they awaited news that their brand new home ballpark in southern Mississippi had been completed.