West Michigan Whitecaps
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Oct 9, 2026
Lou GamelinHOST
Now, with that, they're talking about, you know, potentially doing it like the minor leagues do.
Lou GamelinHOST
Like here locally, um, in Michigan, like with, uh, the single-high A with the Whitecaps and the Lugnuts, their, their league, the, uh, Midwest League, they don't play on Mondays.
Lou GamelinHOST
It's all Tuesday through Sunday.
Lou GamelinHOST
Now obviously they can't do it like they do where they do a six-game home stand or whatever with the same team.
Marcy LarsonGUEST
Um, we had a work event actually at a minor league baseball game.
Marcy LarsonGUEST
So my whole office had rented a, a deck for the Single-A baseball team here in town, the West Michigan Whitecaps, and we were going to watch and get to eat as much food as we wanted, right? It's unlimited food.
Marcy LarsonGUEST
And my boys had actually, like, fasted, I think, most of the day because-
May HindmarshHOST
Of course [laughs]
Clay ImooHOST
No rush to name a captain.
Clay ImooHOST
Henrik's son did sign with the Whitecaps, which is pretty cool.
Clay ImooHOST
All right.
Clay ImooHOST
I'm going to get to my Mitchell sponsor read.
Brandon DayHOST
That's five straight times they've been to the postseason, but as we were discussing before we got on the air, like it's just funny how the, uh, uh, in fact, most of the minor league affiliates kind of, you know, went with the Tigers this year.
Brandon DayHOST
Like, you know, the Whitecaps were a disaster in May, just like the Tigers were, and Erie, you know, has a, had a pretty good like position player roster, you know, not stacked with prospects, but y- a couple, and a lot of decent older players.
Brandon DayHOST
But they just never really had that much of a rotation.
Brandon DayHOST
They've got a lot of veteran guys and there's just not that much, um, you know, in terms of relief prospects available.
Brandon DayHOST
But as we were discussing before we got on the air, like, it's just funny how the in fact, most of the minor league affiliates kind of, you know, went with the Tigers this year.
Brandon DayHOST
Like, you know, the Whitecaps were a disaster in May, just like the Tigers were.
Brandon DayHOST
And Erie, you know, has had a pretty good like position player roster, you know, not stacked with prospects, but a couple and a lot of decent older players.
Brandon DayHOST
But they just never really had that much of a rotation.
Jordan ShustermanHOST
So this does not register with me, especially because this is what the Dayton Dragons ballpark used to be named.
Jordan ShustermanHOST
This is what the West Michigan Whitecaps used to be named.
Jordan ShustermanHOST
This is what the current AAA affiliate for the Detroit Tigers, the Toledo Mudhens, have played at Fifth Third Field since it opened in 2002.
Jordan ShustermanHOST
So, is this a silly combination of words? 100%.
Scott BentleyHOST
My dream was that it's like, you know, it's fifth, third field at, new tiger stadium or or at you know if if you don't even want to you know you're a a traditionalist and there's only one tiger stadium you don't want it to be that then fine pick something else cool right motor city park or like some sort of ode to the city and the organization make it actually a part of the city fifth third park like i mean i mean shocking yeah great great name The Mudhens already play at fifth, third field.
Scott BentleyHOST
And the Whitecaps, what, five years ago? Yeah, probably about four or five years ago, renamed theirs to what it is now.
Scott BentleyHOST
But before then, that was fifth, third field.
Scott BentleyHOST
We already have plenty of fifth, third fields in the organization now.
Josh LiebmanHOST
Take Me Out to the Ballgame also comes up.
Josh LiebmanHOST
Yesterday, I was dancing to the Cotton Eye Joe here at the West Michigan Whitecaps ballpark, which I've also done at Yankee Stadium as well, too.
Josh LiebmanHOST
However, another one That I did also hear yesterday, that I hear very often at many games, usually later on in the game, is, of course, YMCA.
Matt HellerHOST
Ah, OK. OK, I see where you're going with this.
RyanHOST
There is actually another Fifth Third Park in Spartansburg, South Carolina for a minor league team there.
RyanHOST
Um, there was the Tigers single A affiliate, the West Michigan Whitecaps, their stadium was originally called Fifth Third Field.
RyanHOST
Uh, and there was a park in Dayton, Ohio that actually did the menu boards for back in the day called Fifth Third.
RyanHOST
I think it was Fifth Third Ballpark, I believe is how they named it, but.
CoachHOST
It was either Erie or high A.
CoachHOST
Because where's Rainier? Is Bryce still in double A? Whitecaps.
CoachHOST
Whitecaps.
CoachHOST
Okay.
CoachHOST
So that could have been the Whitecaps team because he's had a hell of a year.
CoachHOST
But yeah.
B FosterHOST
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