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While the team has been using an all-blue version of the SWB logo on certain promotional materials and web pages since the Yankees announcement, note that there has still been no formal announcement regarding this change, and no mention whatsoever of the team colors changing. In particular, GM Jeremy Ruby has recently stated, well after the all-blue logo first appeared, that the team name and colors were still under consideration. He also said that they haven't counted out keeping "Red Barons", which, if chosen, would imply that red would remain in the team colors. In light of this, I think that we should at least avoid jumping the gun on team colors until a formal announcement about the matter is made, which should probably be fairly soon, anyway. Srecd 23:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I propose that the SWB Red Barons have an article of their own in line with most team name changes. ccwaters 13:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
They're NOT the same team. All the players that were on the Red Barons went to ottawa for a year (while their new Stadium was being built) and then went to Allentown. The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs are the SAME TEAM as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. Not the Yankees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.93.32 ( talk) 23:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
The article states that the team is owned by Lackawanna County, but, as I remember it, both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties have an equal stake in the team, though Luzerne County is basically just a silent partner, with no input on decisions. I didn't turn anything up in Google either way. Does anybody have a citation that spells the team's owner(s) out? Brad E. Williams 21:22, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Thought I should add here that as of April 26, 2012, Lackawanna County Stadium Authority no longer owns the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Ownership of the team is now with SWB Yankees, LLC, which is a joint venture between the New York Yankees and Mandalay. With this, though, Mandalay still technically manages the team. Information on this can be found here: http://citizensvoice.com/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-yankees-triple-a-franchise-sold-1.1306149 Beltrana ( talk) 21:16, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
I added a section on uniform design; if anybody can describe the uniforms better, please feel free to do so. Also, I haven't seen the away uniforms yet, so there is no description of those.
Something that I can't put in the article because it's OR, but is interesting nonetheless - the primary and alternate home jerseys were supposed to be the other way around. I talked to Michael Cummings, the team's PR director, and he told me that the players liked the jersey with the "Y" and Uncle Sam hat/bat combo better than the other ones, so they made that the primary home jersey. That explains why it's so easy to buy an alternate home jersey but not the primary one. Brad E. Williams 23:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
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I'm a little concerned that the Yankees section of "notable alumni" is turning into more of a list of any player who's been called up to the Yankees. For example, are Chris Basak or Matt DeSalvo really notable? Guys like Hughes, Chamberlain, and Duncan are, sure, but we might want to be a little stricter about what constitutes "notable." In my opinion, Basak, Clippard, and DeSalvo should definitely be taken off, and possily Ramirez (whom I love) as well. Opinions? Brad E. Williams 18:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I think we need to come to a consensus on Tyler Clippard. Frankly, I don't see how he's notable enough to be mentioned in the alumni section. He's a decent prospect, sure, but as he's not on the Hughes/Chamberlain level, and is currently in AA, I don't think he belongs. My vote is for removal. Brad E. Williams 14:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Should guys who played at SWB on rehab assignments really be included in the "alumni" section? I think no, but I wouldn't object to a separate section listing guys who fall into that category. Brad E. Williams ( talk) 01:58, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
I did a little digging and learned that the franchise has been around since at least 1937, and has been in the IL since 1955. If anybody has any info indicating that the franchise existed prior to 1937, I'd appreciate it if it could be added with the appropriate references. I have to say, Minor League franchise histories are pretty interesting. Brad E. Williams 00:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
There is a MAJOR history problem dating to the Charlies, The Charlies played in the International League from 1971-76 as the relocated Columbus Jets franchise. That franchise died there, and from 1977-83 as the former Memphis Blues, when the Memphis Blues moved. the charlies from 1971-76 is a whole different franchise and the real franchise related to the yankees is the one that arrived from Memphis which was known as the peninsula whips, winnipeg whips, and buffalo bisons. -- Daniel ( talk) 03:42, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I was able to trace the roots of the International League Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise back to 1886. The franchise started in Buffalo and went to Winnipeg-Peninsula-Memphis-Charleston-Maine-Scranton/WB. I also added more in depth info about the team history as well as a yearly table showing team records, etc. Please don't delete these changes as I spent all day working on them. -- Redzone72 ( talk) 17:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
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This article seems to be somewhere between a C and B level right now, I rated it as a C. Needs more on the older history of the franchise (notable players in the early 20th century?), some basic info on the stadium, and any other interesting details. Aaron north ( talk) 01:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Information from this article should also be used in regards to their potential relocation: http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/09/izenberg_mets_blocked_yankees_plan.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.184.111 ( talk) 17:47, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the SWB Yankees were established as the Reading Coal Barons. See Talk:International_League#Team_history_issues-_Scranton_Wilkes-Barrie_and_Columbus_franchises. Helix3255 ( talk) 23:05, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
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While the team has been using an all-blue version of the SWB logo on certain promotional materials and web pages since the Yankees announcement, note that there has still been no formal announcement regarding this change, and no mention whatsoever of the team colors changing. In particular, GM Jeremy Ruby has recently stated, well after the all-blue logo first appeared, that the team name and colors were still under consideration. He also said that they haven't counted out keeping "Red Barons", which, if chosen, would imply that red would remain in the team colors. In light of this, I think that we should at least avoid jumping the gun on team colors until a formal announcement about the matter is made, which should probably be fairly soon, anyway. Srecd 23:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I propose that the SWB Red Barons have an article of their own in line with most team name changes. ccwaters 13:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
They're NOT the same team. All the players that were on the Red Barons went to ottawa for a year (while their new Stadium was being built) and then went to Allentown. The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs are the SAME TEAM as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. Not the Yankees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.93.32 ( talk) 23:12, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
The article states that the team is owned by Lackawanna County, but, as I remember it, both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties have an equal stake in the team, though Luzerne County is basically just a silent partner, with no input on decisions. I didn't turn anything up in Google either way. Does anybody have a citation that spells the team's owner(s) out? Brad E. Williams 21:22, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
Thought I should add here that as of April 26, 2012, Lackawanna County Stadium Authority no longer owns the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees. Ownership of the team is now with SWB Yankees, LLC, which is a joint venture between the New York Yankees and Mandalay. With this, though, Mandalay still technically manages the team. Information on this can be found here: http://citizensvoice.com/news/scranton-wilkes-barre-yankees-triple-a-franchise-sold-1.1306149 Beltrana ( talk) 21:16, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
I added a section on uniform design; if anybody can describe the uniforms better, please feel free to do so. Also, I haven't seen the away uniforms yet, so there is no description of those.
Something that I can't put in the article because it's OR, but is interesting nonetheless - the primary and alternate home jerseys were supposed to be the other way around. I talked to Michael Cummings, the team's PR director, and he told me that the players liked the jersey with the "Y" and Uncle Sam hat/bat combo better than the other ones, so they made that the primary home jersey. That explains why it's so easy to buy an alternate home jersey but not the primary one. Brad E. Williams 23:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
Image:Swb-yanks.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
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BetacommandBot 05:10, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
I'm a little concerned that the Yankees section of "notable alumni" is turning into more of a list of any player who's been called up to the Yankees. For example, are Chris Basak or Matt DeSalvo really notable? Guys like Hughes, Chamberlain, and Duncan are, sure, but we might want to be a little stricter about what constitutes "notable." In my opinion, Basak, Clippard, and DeSalvo should definitely be taken off, and possily Ramirez (whom I love) as well. Opinions? Brad E. Williams 18:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
I think we need to come to a consensus on Tyler Clippard. Frankly, I don't see how he's notable enough to be mentioned in the alumni section. He's a decent prospect, sure, but as he's not on the Hughes/Chamberlain level, and is currently in AA, I don't think he belongs. My vote is for removal. Brad E. Williams 14:17, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
Should guys who played at SWB on rehab assignments really be included in the "alumni" section? I think no, but I wouldn't object to a separate section listing guys who fall into that category. Brad E. Williams ( talk) 01:58, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
I did a little digging and learned that the franchise has been around since at least 1937, and has been in the IL since 1955. If anybody has any info indicating that the franchise existed prior to 1937, I'd appreciate it if it could be added with the appropriate references. I have to say, Minor League franchise histories are pretty interesting. Brad E. Williams 00:57, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
There is a MAJOR history problem dating to the Charlies, The Charlies played in the International League from 1971-76 as the relocated Columbus Jets franchise. That franchise died there, and from 1977-83 as the former Memphis Blues, when the Memphis Blues moved. the charlies from 1971-76 is a whole different franchise and the real franchise related to the yankees is the one that arrived from Memphis which was known as the peninsula whips, winnipeg whips, and buffalo bisons. -- Daniel ( talk) 03:42, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
I was able to trace the roots of the International League Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise back to 1886. The franchise started in Buffalo and went to Winnipeg-Peninsula-Memphis-Charleston-Maine-Scranton/WB. I also added more in depth info about the team history as well as a yearly table showing team records, etc. Please don't delete these changes as I spent all day working on them. -- Redzone72 ( talk) 17:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
References
This article seems to be somewhere between a C and B level right now, I rated it as a C. Needs more on the older history of the franchise (notable players in the early 20th century?), some basic info on the stadium, and any other interesting details. Aaron north ( talk) 01:29, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
Information from this article should also be used in regards to their potential relocation: http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/09/izenberg_mets_blocked_yankees_plan.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.197.184.111 ( talk) 17:47, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the SWB Yankees were established as the Reading Coal Barons. See Talk:International_League#Team_history_issues-_Scranton_Wilkes-Barrie_and_Columbus_franchises. Helix3255 ( talk) 23:05, 8 July 2012 (UTC)