Bakersfield, CA – January 11, 2030 “Now you listen here, boys! You Kentucky bastards had every opportunity to renew your bid and the best I got was a cold DoorDash delivery of six pounds of taco-like mush! I’m old and I’m tired of shoveling food that should only be consumed after 2 AM into the […]
January 11, 2030 – Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Bears right fielder Antonio Figueroa introduced several new nicknames to Bears fans this weekend in a series of tweets. Among the honored Bears are star catcher Steve McDonald, standout newcomer and closer Hsin-ta Lian, and touted second base prospect Ramon Guzman. When reached for comment, Manager Wayne Kedsch […]
Shin Seiki, Japan – 18 October, 2029 “I’ll kill him. I’ll do it myself. We’re in a foreign country. Japan won’t care if an aging American baseball manager goes missing. Probably happens all the time.” Bears GM Dan Vail spoke in an agitated but measured tone. With the season on the line and the Bears […]
Bakersfield, CA – 3 September, 2029 Kings of the Dusty Hill A flurry of trades May and June trades preceded a quiet deadline in Bakersfield, and the on the results so far on the field have been more of the same: a never-ending Royal Rumble for the Desert Hills crown. The season started in […]
Bakersfield – May 15, 2029 With one foot on the dugout rail and one fist clenching a crushed Gatorade cup, Wayne Kedsch stared at the scoreboard. More accurately, he stared toward the scoreboard. All he could really see, though, besides the flickering lights dancing around his central vision – likely a product of his chronically […]
Aurora, CO – 19 April, 2029 For eight long years, a shadow cast high in the mountains of the Desert Hills has kept the hopes and dreams of the Bakersfield Bears veiled in darkness. After a false dawn in 2028 and a torrent of offseason changes, the first chance for the Bakersfield faithful to see […]
Bakersfield, CA – 10 February, 2029 Bears GM Dan Vail set the ancient hard-line telephone receiver down into its seat with a careful but exhausted clink and sighed reflexively. The final piece of the puzzle that brought his target into the Bakersfield organization was set into place, and a pair of trades that may be […]
Bakersfield, 26 December 2028 – In a 2028 season rife with turnover, the Bears are looking to the past to provide fans a sense of continuity. Bears GM Dan Vail today announced the hiring of two former players as part of their developmental machine: future Hall of Fame starter Markus Hancock and the lesser known […]
