Team history
Aberdeen Arsenal
2000
Stadium: Thomas Run Park at Harford Community College, Bel Air, Md. (2,000)
Atlantic City Surf
1998-2006
Stadium: Bernie Robbins Stadium (formerly The Sandcastle), Atlantic City, N.J (5,900)
(played 2007-08 in Can-Am League before folding)
Bridgeport Bluefish
1998-present
Stadium: The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Conn. (5,500)
Camden Riversharks
1998-present
Stadium: Campbell’s Field, Camden, N.J. (6,450)
Lancaster Barnstormers
2005-present
Stadium: Clipper Magazine Stadium, Lancaster, Pa. (6,200)
Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds
1999-2001
(all-travel team)
Long Island Ducks
2000-present
Stadium: Bethpage Ballpark (formerly Suffolk County Sports Park/Citibank Park/EAB Park), Central Islip, N.Y. (6,002)
Nashua Pride
1998-2005
Stadium: Holman Stadium, Nashua, N.H. (4,375)
(played 2006-08 in Can-Am League before changing name to American Defenders of N.H.)
Newark Bears
1998-2010
Stadium: Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, Newark, N.J. (6,200)
(played 2011 in Can-Am League)
Newburgh Black Diamonds
1998
Stadium: Delano-Hitch Stadium, Newburgh, N.Y. (3,100)
Pennsylvania Road Warriors
2002-2004
(all-travel team)
Road Warriors
2006-07, 2011
(all-travel team)
Somerset Patriots
1998-present
Stadium: TD Bank Ballpark (formerly Commerce Bank Ballpark/Somerset Ballpark), Bridgewater, N.J. (6,100)
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
2008-present
Stadium: Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, Md. (4,200)
Sugar Land Skeeters
2012
Stadium: Constellation Field (formerly StarTex Power Field), Sugar Land, Texas (7,500)
York Revolution
2007-present
Stadium: Sovereign Bank Stadium, York, Pa. (6,000)
York Daily Record/Sunday News Sportswriter Jim Seip has covered minor league baseball since 2001. He's covered the York Revolution since the franchise's first game in 2007.
Assuming what was written about the Black Diamonds was true in the 2001 ESPN article (http://espn.go.com/page2/s/caple/lehigh/010806.html) then those guys showed toughness not often found in most minor league players and coaches. Do you have any more information on the unique “human interest stories” of those who played for the Black Diamonds & Road Warriors?