2009 Boston Blazers program from the National Lacrosse League

Boston Blazers (2009-2011)

January 21, 2023

The National Lacrosse League’s Boston Blazers of 2009-2011 were a brand revival of the league’s earlier New England/Boston Blazers that played from 1989 until 1997 in Worcester and Boston. The team was consistently competitive on the carpet and featured top indoor stars such as Dan Dawson, Casey Powell and Anthony Cosmo. But the Blazers were hapless in the playoffs and the team’s on-field exploiuts were eventually overshadowed in popular culture by the NSFW shenanigans of the team’s mascot, Scorch.

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2000 Pittsburgh CrosseFire pocket schedule from the National Lacrosse League

Pittsburgh CrosseFire

January 20, 2023

The Pittsburgh CrosseFire were a One-Year Wonder box lacrosse entry that played in the National Lacrosse League during the 2000 season. Despite a talented roster featuring superstar twins Gary Gait and Paul Gait, the team under-performed and missed the playoffs with a 6-6 record. The team was sold to new owners and moved to Washington, D.C. ahead of the 2001 season. This marked the second time that the league departed the Steel City, following the earlier departure of the Pittsburgh Bulls (1990-1993) after four seasons. The former CrosseFire franchise still exists today in the National Lacrosse League and is now known as the Colorado Mammoth.

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2001 Tennessee ThunderCats Program from the Indoor Professional Football League

Tennessee ThunderCats

January 18, 2023

The Tennessee ThunderCats were a low-budget indoor football team that played two summer seasons at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in 2001 and 2002. The ‘Cats were members of the Indoor Professional Football League in 2001 and the National Indoor Football League in 2002. The franchise changed its name to the Tennessee RiverHawks ahead of the 2003 season and left town a year later.

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1954 Bluefield Blue Grays baseball program from the Appalachian League

Bluefield Blue Grays

January 17, 2023

The Bluefield Blue Grays was the named used by a pair of minor league baseball teams that represented the West Virginia/Virginia border city for the better part of two decades between 1937 and 1955. The most prominent player to take the field for the Blue Grays was 18-year pitcher Bill Monbouquette, who made ten appearances for the club during its final season of 1955. Monbo became a four-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox and hurled a no-hitter for the Major League team on August 1st, 1962.

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Please Stand By. Fun While It Lasted Technical Difficulties Notice

Attendance Charts are Down Temporarily

January 15, 2023

Fun While It Lasted attendance charts are down temporarily due to a Wordpress plug-in conflict between Visualizer (our favorite charts & tables plug-in) and Tabby Responsive Tabs.  We are in contact with the developer to try and resolve the issue so that the 1,000+ historic team & league attendance charts will work again as soon as possible.  Thanks for your patience.

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