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Originally Posted by Mudman
Actually...no. You have to remember that when the Hens returned to Toledo in 1965 they were affiliated with the Yankees for two years. After a spell as Detroits top farm club they were then affiliated for two years with the Phillies, two with the Indians and nine seasons with the Twins (Puckett was a Hen for about 21 games). In some ways, especially during the recent lean years I believe that being so close geographically has harmed more than hurt the team. The convience of being so close made it (too) easy to call up young unproven, unripe and unprepared prospects creating a revolving door between Toledo and Detroit.
Personally, I am a Hens fan-not because of who they are affiliated with-but that they are the closest live baseball to my home base.
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When I was about 11 or 12 I looked at a Puckett card that happened to have his minor league stats and I saw this. For a while, until I learned that the Mud Hens hadn't always been a Tiger-affiliated team, I thought Puckett had spent time in our system. whoops!