A Goodbye to Muddy and the Mudcats
Friends' nights out, company outings, fun or awkward dates, or just having nothing to do on a muggy July Wednesday—these are a few reasons I spent so many nights at Five County Stadium watching the Carolina Mudcats. The Carolina Mudcats are leaving their home at the corner of Highway 264 and 97 at Wake County's eastern tip. They’re moving a half hour east to Downtown Wilson and will be called the Wilson Warbirds next season. Muddy and the Mudcats will be gone. My first memories of the Mudcats were when they were the Double-A affiliate of my hometown Pittsburgh Pirates. I delivered the afternoon Pittsburgh Press in the early 1990s. On my route, I’d read the sports pages, and the logo immediately caught my eye. Add Tim Wakefield’s 1992 rookie season, and I had my first of many Mudcats ballcaps. A late summer evening with the Mudcats. I was reintroduced to the Mudcats when I moved to Raleigh in 2003. By then, the Mudcats were already second fiddle to the Durham Bulls. Bu...
