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Base Ball Festival July 20-21 in Pennsylvania. While there will be no more Menomonie home games this season, remaining 2024 games will bring the Blue Caps to Whitehall, Boyceville, Cameron, Dallas, and Sand Creek – home of their local rivals, the Sand Creek 9 – as well as to Illinois and Minnesota. (Because there are few vintage teams in this part of Wisconsin, the Blue Caps frequently play against Minnesota squads.) While Dubuque acknowledges he’s become a better hitter over the years, what he’s come to love most

about the game is the camaraderie, which is shared with teammates as well as opponents: Players from competing teams have been known to fill out rosters in a pinch, and oc casionally someone will come out of a crowd at a game to join the team. “I think we have really hard core adopted that the fun aspect outweighs everything else,” he said. “If we’re not having fun, what are we doing?” Learn more about the team and its schedule at dunnhistory.org/ menomonie-blue-caps or facebook. com/MenomonieBlueCaps.

EYES ON THE SKY. Umpire Bob “The Barrister” Rodgers, left, and Blue Cap Steve “Kojack” Nichols.

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