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Norfolk Tides
Founded in 1961
Norfolk, Virginia
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Cap InsigniaClass-level - Triple-A (1969-Present)
- High-A (1961-1968)
Minor league affiliations - International League
- South Division
- Carolina League (1963-1968)
- South Atlantic League (1961-1962)
Major league affiliations - Baltimore Orioles (2007-Present)
- New York Mets (1969-2006)
- Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1968)
- Chicago White Sox (1964-1965)
- St. Louis Cardinals (1962)
- Kansas City A's (1961)
Name - Norfolk Tides (1993-Present)
- Tidewater Tides (1963-1992)
- Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides (1961-1962)
Ballpark - Harbor Park (1993-Present)
- Met Park (1969-1992)
- Lawrence Stadium (1961-1968)
Minor league titles Class titles 1983 League titles 1972, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985 Division titles 1969, 1975, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2005 Owner(s)/Operated by: Maryland Baseball Holding, LLC Manager: Gary Allenson General Manager: Dave Rosenfield The Norfolk Tides are a minor league baseball team in the Triple-A International League. They play at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Since 2007 they have been a farm team of the Baltimore Orioles; prior to that, they had a 38-year affiliation with the New York Mets.
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Franchise history
The franchise began its history in the South Atlantic League in 1961 as the Tidewater Tides, playing at Lawrence Stadium in Portsmouth. The main newspaper of South Hampton Roads, The Virginian-Pilot, ran a contest to determine the team name. Although the chosen name was "Mariners," the Pilot′s editor overruled the contest, deciding he liked the alliteration of "Tidewater Tides."
The Tides spent their first year as an "independent" team with no direct major-league affiliation, but became a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate the following season. However, the South Atlantic League decided to pull out of Virginia in 1963, threatening the future of minor-league baseball in the Hampton Roads area. A local group was able to convince the Carolina League to expand by two teams, one of them being the Tides.
In 1969, the New York Mets moved their Triple-A International League affiliate, then known as the Jacksonville Suns, from Jacksonville, Florida to Portsmouth. The team took up the Tides name and the previous owners continued to run the team under the Mets' ownership. Their first year in Triple-A ended with a pennant. At the same time, the Mets and the city of Norfolk cooperated to build the team's next home, Met Park.
The Tides won the Governors' Cup, the International League championship, in 1972, 1975, 1982, 1983, and 1985. They also had the league's best regular-season record in 1987, but lost in the playoffs. In 1992, ground was broken on the club's current home of Harbor Park, and the Tides moved into the new facility in 1993. This period was a time of change in several other ways. First, in 1992, the Mets sold the franchise to a group led by Tampa businessman Ken Young. At the time the Tides moved into Harbor Park, the team also replaced the "Tidewater" in its name with that of Norfolk, partly for marketing reasons and partly for political considerations, as the city of Norfolk had facilitated the financing and building of Harbor Park. Also in 1993, The Tides introduced their mascot Rip Tide.
The Mets and Tides ended their affiliation after the 2006 season. At the time, their 38-year association was the second longest in Triple-A, behind the Atlanta-Richmond partnership, which dated to 1966 (The Braves have since moved the Richmond club to Gwinnett County). The Baltimore Orioles announced their affiliation with the Tides in a press conference on September 25, 2006.[1] Maryland Baseball Holding LLC, which owns the Tides,[2] also owns two other Orioles-affiliated minor-league clubs, the Bowie Baysox and the Frederick Keys.[3]
Titles
The Tides have won the Governors' Cup, the championship of the International League, 5 times, and played in the championship series 9 times.
- 1971 - Lost to Rochester
- 1972 - Defeated Louisville
- 1975 - Defeated Syracuse
- 1982 - Defeated Rochester
- 1983 - Defeated Richmond
- 1985 - Defeated Columbus
- 1987 - Lost to Columbus
- 1988 - Lost to Rochester
- 1995 - Lost to Ottawa
Alumni
- Shane Halter
- Matt Wieters
- Edgardo Alfonzo
- Heath Bell
- Jeromy Burnitz
- 24 Mike Cervenak
- Ron Darling
- Octavio Dotel
- 4 Lenny Dykstra
- Sid Fernandez
- Armando Gabino
- Ron Gardenhire
- John Gibbons
- 16 Dwight Gooden
- 48 Aaron Heilman
- 42 Butch Huskey
- 44 Jason Isringhausen
- Gregg Jefferies
- Bobby Jones
- Terrence Long
- 44 Lastings Milledge
- Melvin Mora
- Rey Ordóñez
- Mike Piazza
- Jay Payton
- 1 Timo Pérez
- Roberto Petagine
- 7 José Reyes
- Pete Schourek
- 34 Mike Scott
- Alfredo Simón
- John Stearns
- 18 Darryl Strawberry
- 1 Mookie Wilson
- Eli Whiteside
- 5 David Wright
- 6 Mike Vail
- Charles F. Yetter
Current roster
Norfolk Tides rosterPlayers Coaches/Other Pitchers
- 24 Mitch Atkins
- 46 Nick Bierbrodt
- 32 Chris George
- 45 Sean Gleason
- -- James Houser
- 40 Steve Johnson
- 33 Cole McCurry
- 38 Wynn Pelzer
- -- Ryohei Tanaka
- 22 Chris Tillman *
- 25 Mark Worrell
Catchers
- 21 Adam Donachie
- 19 John Hester
Infielders
- 52 Zach Booker
- -- Blake Davis
- 16 Brendan Harris
- 9 Rhyne Hughes
- 10 Carlos R Rojas
- 29 Brandon Snyder *
Outfielders
- 4 Tyler Henson
- -- Jacob Julius
- 2 Félix Pie
Manager
Coaches
- 27 Mike Griffin (pitching)
- 49 Brad Komminsk (hitting)
7-day disabled list
* On Baltimore Orioles 40-man roster
∞ Reserve list
§ Suspended list
‡ Restricted list
# Rehab assignment
Roster updated September 18, 2011
Transactions
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- ^ Radford, Rich (2006-09-26). "ORIOLES HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR NORFOLK". The Virginian-Pilot: p. C1.
- ^ http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=59070
- ^ Goldberg, Stan (2007-04-17). "Young is a hands-on owner". The Frederick News-Post. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=59070. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
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