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Eugene Church · 08-31-2014, 09:01 PM

SUGAR VALLEY RATTLERS

Owner: The Manny Earl Estate and Enterprises
General Manager: Hal Stevenson
Manager: Bobby Gamble

Sugar Valley is an agricultural town of 84,000 in the Southern Lowlands on the banks of the great Green River, which splits Ruthlandia in half and runs from Far Mountain in the north near the Appian Mountains, all the way south to Belair Beach on Belair Bay and the Southern Sea.

Sugar Valley is famous as a lush farming region, that specializes in sugar cane, rice, citrus fruits and vegetables.

It is also the home of the Sugar Valley Rattlers, a team in the Ruthlandian Baseball Union (South Division) of the Islandian Pro Alliance. The Rattlers play at Farmers Memorial Stadium, named in honor of the area's most respected profession. They get their nickname from the ever-present cane rattlesnakes, commonly found in the Southern Lowlands.

It is a traditional for the Rattler fans, especially the kids, to try and rally the team with a chorus or two of the song "Sneaky Snake", led, of course, by the Sugar Valley mascot, Sneaky Snake:

Boys and girls take warning, if you go near the lake
Keep your eyes wide open, and look for sneaky snake
Now maybe you won’t see him, maybe you won’t hear
But he’ll sneak up behind you, and drink all your root beer.

And then sneaky snake goes dancin’, wigglin’ and a-hissin’
Sneaky snake goes dancin’, gigglin’ and a-kissin’
I don’t like old sneaky snake; he laughs too much you see
When he goes wigglin’ through the grass, it tickles his underneath.

(Thanks to Country Hall-of-Famer,Tom T. Hall, a wonderful country singer and songwriter for those lyrics)

The sound of mechanical rattlers and noisemakers are a tradition and also pervade the ballpark as Sugar Valley hardcore fans create quite a racket and try to ignite their team. They also do prolonged "hissing", whenever the Rattler opponents do something good or should the umpires make any decisions detrimental to their beloved ballclub.

At the concession stands you'll get the regular hot dogs, cokes and hamburgers, but also mouthwatering, made-from-scratch, country biscuits, topped with sugar cane molasses and "to die for" homemade ice cream.

The architect in charge of all of this was one of baseball's premier and most creative owners and general managers, Manny Earl. Nobody out promoted Manny Earl. He was an important cog in the IPA organization along with Jorge Trujillo of Belair Beach, Jock Ewing of Waleska, John Banson (league commissioner) and Rob Jackson of Forest City. Manny retired in 2020 and his descendants have run the Lumberjacks since.

The Sugar Valley General Manager is former player Hal Stevenson, a Hall of Fame catcher for the Rattlers from 2001 to 2023. Stevenson was elected to the IPA Hall of Fame in 2027. He made the All-Star team 12 times, won 8 Golden Gloves and captured the Ruthlandian Golden Bat Award in 2013. Stevenson hit a solid .287 with 567 homers, 2503 hits and 1758 RBIs in his fabulous career, all but two with the Rattlers. He played from 2001 to 2024. Stevenson retired at age 40.

The Rattlers' player-manager is Bobby Gamble, a legend in IPA play. Now in his 16th season with the club took over from iconic skipper Gibby Bobkins in 2047. Bobkins guided the club for its first 46 seasons, took them to 14 postseasons and won one Pro Cup in 2045. Gamble is an 11-time All-Star with a career .317 BA and 527 homers. Five times he has been named Ruthlandian Batter of the Year and Gamble has won the Most Valuable Player honor on four occasions. He is still a star player at age 35.

Farmers Memorial Stadium (1967)

Capacity: 11,655

Dimensions:

Left Field Line - 310
Left Field - 340
Left Center - 370
Center Field - 385
Right Center - 370
Right Field - 340
Right Field Line - 310

08-31-2014, 09:01 PM	#4353
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,085	SUGAR VALLEY RATTLERS Owner: The Manny Earl Estate and Enterprises General Manager: Hal Stevenson Manager: Bobby Gamble Sugar Valley is an agricultural town of 84,000 in the Southern Lowlands on the banks of the great Green River, which splits Ruthlandia in half and runs from Far Mountain in the north near the Appian Mountains, all the way south to Belair Beach on Belair Bay and the Southern Sea. Sugar Valley is famous as a lush farming region, that specializes in sugar cane, rice, citrus fruits and vegetables. It is also the home of the Sugar Valley Rattlers, a team in the Ruthlandian Baseball Union (South Division) of the Islandian Pro Alliance. The Rattlers play at Farmers Memorial Stadium, named in honor of the area's most respected profession. They get their nickname from the ever-present cane rattlesnakes, commonly found in the Southern Lowlands. It is a traditional for the Rattler fans, especially the kids, to try and rally the team with a chorus or two of the song "Sneaky Snake", led, of course, by the Sugar Valley mascot, Sneaky Snake: Boys and girls take warning, if you go near the lake Keep your eyes wide open, and look for sneaky snake Now maybe you won’t see him, maybe you won’t hear But he’ll sneak up behind you, and drink all your root beer. And then sneaky snake goes dancin’, wigglin’ and a-hissin’ Sneaky snake goes dancin’, gigglin’ and a-kissin’ I don’t like old sneaky snake; he laughs too much you see When he goes wigglin’ through the grass, it tickles his underneath. (Thanks to Country Hall-of-Famer,Tom T. Hall, a wonderful country singer and songwriter for those lyrics) The sound of mechanical rattlers and noisemakers are a tradition and also pervade the ballpark as Sugar Valley hardcore fans create quite a racket and try to ignite their team. They also do prolonged "hissing", whenever the Rattler opponents do something good or should the umpires make any decisions detrimental to their beloved ballclub. At the concession stands you'll get the regular hot dogs, cokes and hamburgers, but also mouthwatering, made-from-scratch, country biscuits, topped with sugar cane molasses and "to die for" homemade ice cream. The architect in charge of all of this was one of baseball's premier and most creative owners and general managers, Manny Earl. Nobody out promoted Manny Earl. He was an important cog in the IPA organization along with Jorge Trujillo of Belair Beach, Jock Ewing of Waleska, John Banson (league commissioner) and Rob Jackson of Forest City. Manny retired in 2020 and his descendants have run the Lumberjacks since. The Sugar Valley General Manager is former player Hal Stevenson, a Hall of Fame catcher for the Rattlers from 2001 to 2023. Stevenson was elected to the IPA Hall of Fame in 2027. He made the All-Star team 12 times, won 8 Golden Gloves and captured the Ruthlandian Golden Bat Award in 2013. Stevenson hit a solid .287 with 567 homers, 2503 hits and 1758 RBIs in his fabulous career, all but two with the Rattlers. He played from 2001 to 2024. Stevenson retired at age 40. The Rattlers' player-manager is Bobby Gamble, a legend in IPA play. Now in his 16th season with the club took over from iconic skipper Gibby Bobkins in 2047. Bobkins guided the club for its first 46 seasons, took them to 14 postseasons and won one Pro Cup in 2045. Gamble is an 11-time All-Star with a career .317 BA and 527 homers. Five times he has been named Ruthlandian Batter of the Year and Gamble has won the Most Valuable Player honor on four occasions. He is still a star player at age 35. Farmers Memorial Stadium (1967) Capacity: 11,655 Dimensions: Left Field Line - 310 Left Field - 340 Left Center - 370 Center Field - 385 Right Center - 370 Right Field - 340 Right Field Line - 310 Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 08-31-2014 at 09:04 PM.