The Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs were an
independent baseball league
An independent baseball league is a professional baseball league in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball or its affiliated Minor League Baseball system (historically referred to as organized baseball).
Inde ...
team based in
Albany, New York
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from 1995 to 2002. The team played at
Heritage Park in
Colonie. The Diamond Dogs competed in the
Northeast League from 1995 to 1998 and then in the
Northern League when the two leagues merged prior to the 1999 season. The Diamond Dogs won the Northern League Championship in 1999. Their mascot was "Homer the Heritage Hound", a dog named for Heritage Park. Due to financial woes and competition from the new
Tri-City ValleyCats, the Diamond Dogs folded after the 2002 season.
Former affiliates (5 stations)
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WABY/1400:
Albany (2000 season)
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WMVI/1160:
Mechanicville (1996 season)
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WQBK/1300:
Rensselaer (1997–1999 seasons)
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WTRY-FM/98.3:
Rotterdam
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(2001–2002 seasons)
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WTRY/980:
Troy
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(1995 season)
External links
Photographs of Heritage Park, former home of the Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs - ''Rochester Area Ballparks''NL Fan Page
Colonie, New York
Northern League (baseball, 1993–2010) teams
Sports in Albany County, New York
Defunct baseball teams in New York (state)
Baseball teams disestablished in 2002
Defunct independent baseball league teams
Professional baseball teams in New York (state)
Baseball teams established in 1995
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