Virtual Postcard from Maryland: The Mascot of the Frederick Keys

Maryland is home to the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, the grave of Peley, the Little Rascals' dog in the D.C. 'bur b of Silver Spring, and a statue of Testudo the Terrapin who has left the ACC for the Big Ten (editorial comment: BOO!) in College Park.

But, our choice for this virtual postcard is of Keyote, a coyote, which is curious because we imagine there aren't many coyotes in Maryland, who is the mascot of the Frederick Keys in Frederick, a medium-sized city about 45 miles west of Washington, D.C.

The Frederick Keys split a double-header at home with our hometown team the Salem Red Sox, from Salem, Va., in Carolina League play; here is the complete scoreboard from Wednesday night's games. The home team is marked with an (*).

*Frederick 3 Salem 1 (game one)

Salem 5 *Frederick 4 (game two)

Potomac 3 *Wilmington (Del.) 0 (game one)

Potomac 3 Wilmington 0 (game two)

Lynchburg 6 *Carolina 2

*Myrtle Beach 16 Winston-Salem 5

http://www.visitfrederick.org

http://www.roadsideamerica.com

Silly Photo to Fill Space- the Late Wally the Warthog

Alas, when The Winston-Salem Warthogs (1995-2008) because The Winston-Salem Dash, the beloved Wally the Warthog was sent to a pork processing plant in Tarheel, NC, and Bolt became the Winston-Salem, NC, minor league baseball team's new mascot.

In all seriousness, we miss Wally the Warthog but perhaps he will come back to the ballpark for a cameo one day.

We are, oh btw, continuing our summer jobs series with a focus on Winston-Salem, also known as Camel City and for being the home of Krispy-Kreme Doughnuts.

While college students who are coming back home from schools like Wake Forest or East Carolina can't dress up like Wally, perhaps they can dress up like Bolt. Well, actually they may have to apply for the job for next summer, but they can perhaps work the concession stand. Hey, I did it for the Salem Avalanche (now the Salem Red Sox) in Salem, Va.

There is also a new baseball stadium issue in Camel City which has reportedly been causing Mayor Allen Jones headaches, well we don't mean that literally.

The Dash won their game last night in Lynchburg, Va., against the Lynchburg Hillcats by a 5-3 score. Tonight, they return home to face the Myrtle Beach Pelicans at 7:00 p.m.

Winston-Salem is also the home of UBU the Band (well they were based in nearby Jamestown, and are now in Charlotte), a dinner band which hit the Top 40 in 1991 with "Right Here, Right Now" (oh that was pop singer Jesus Jones). UBU the Band is performing at High Point University in High Point, NC, on July 18.

Silly Photo to Fill Space- Hey Bartender

Today, we continue our special look at summer jobs through our Silly Photo to Fill Space series by focusing on the world of bartending, which supposedly pays fairly well (we had no time to research verify this, but apparently one can make great tips at Roxy's, a night-club in L.A.).

Apparently, from an internet article by some guy who is an 'expert' at such things, the St. Clement Beach Bar and Grill is the very best bar in Myrtle Beach, SC, a place we have been featuring since we started this look at summer jobs.

The establishment is located at 202 70th Ave North.

As for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans baseball team that we have also talked about in earlier entries, we learned that they were clobbered in Kinston, NC, by the Kinston Indians 10-2 on Sunday. But, it was 104 degrees on the field.......yes, we think many fans probably left by the seventh inning stretch too!

Silly Photo to Fill Space- Summer Jobs (Baseball Mascots)

So, you want to go down to Myrtle Beach, SC, for the summer and check out babes, take in a few rays and drink cheap beer at Mother Fletcher's (presuming the landmark night club is still around), well you got get a summer job right?

And, someone is going to dressing up in this attire here as they become Splash (pictured here) the mascot of the minor league baseball team The Myrtle Beach Pelicans who are getting ready to face the visiting Winston-Salem Dash from Winston-Salem, NC, in a little over an hour at 7:05 p.m.

According to the team's web site, Splash got an official 'makeover' in 2007 by supposedly 'pumping iron at the gym.'

The new version of Splash made his first appearance on April 5, 2007, in front of a crowd of 6,074 baseball fans which included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (aka Hizoner) who was hoping the visit to the dugout would help him win the Palmetto State Republican Primary, which ultimatley went to his political rival John McCain.

Splash has reportedly been ejected from two Pelicans games and the team web site advised fans to 'keep an eye on their hot dogs, so Splash doesn't try to eat them."

My own hometown team the Salem RedSox from Salem, Va., (I actually worked for them in the concession stand one summer when they were the Salem Avalanche) visit the Pelicans over the Fourth of July weekend.