The Wandering Disciple

Orlando, Florida: Since opening day in 1973, Sea World Orlando has been dedicated to the conservation and education of marine life. This effort is evident through the many animal exhibits that are carefully designed to resemble the animals original habitats. The 200 acres of park is home to hundreds of different species of marine life. The icon of the park is the family of Orcas known commonly as Shamu. The park is home to seven of the famous killer whales. Katina, Tilikum, Kayla, Trua, Nalani, Malia and the newest edition born in October 2010. The breeding program at Sea World Orlando has resulted in sixteen births in its history. When this collection of whales are not performing in front of thousands in Shamu Stadium, they can be viewed from the observation window in the rear of the stadium. One of the most plentiful mammals that live here are the dolphins. Sea World in home to over 40 various breeds of dolphins. The dolphins can be found performing in the shows at the Whale...

Sarasota, Florida: The Sarasota Reds wrapped up the four game series against the Brevard County Manatees with an 8-6 win on Saturday night at Ed Smith Stadium. Both clubs exchanged runs but when the dust settled, the Reds squeezed out a victory. The Manatees jumped out to an early lead in the top of the second. But the Reds answered with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning to lead 2-1. Brevard County battled back to tie the game 2-2 an inning later. The Reds pushed across three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to retake the lead. The big inning gave them a 5-2 lead. The Manatees strung together a big inning of their own in the top of the fifth. They struck for 4 runs to take a 6-5 lead. But the Reds offense pushed another offensive charge in the bottom of the sixth. The Reds pushed across three more runs to take the lead once and for all, 8-6. The bullpens combined to keep further runs off the scoreboard and the Reds walked away with a 8-6 victory to t...

Viera, Florida: The Brevard County Manatees are currently the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They play in the Northern Division of the Florida State League of professional baseball. The Manatees began play in the Florida State League in 1994 as an affiliate of the Florida Marlins. The remained with the Marlins until 2001 when their affiliation switched to the Montreal Expos. The player development contract with the Expos only lasted two years. Then in 2005, the Brewers took over the franchise and has a contract with the Manatees through the 2012 season. The Manatees have one league championship and three division championships in their collection. They shared the league championship in 2001 when the finals were cancelled due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The won the division title in 1994, 2001 and 2007. In 2009, the Manatees picked up the 1,000 franchise win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on August 12. The Manatees play their home schedule at the 8,100 seat...