diff --git a/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/attribution.txt b/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/attribution.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8614a4c --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/attribution.txt @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +Title of work: Orleans Firebirds +Link to work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_Firebirds +Revision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_Firebirds +License of the work: CC-BY-SA-4.0 +Creator names: Wikipedia Authors diff --git a/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/qna.yaml b/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/qna.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4e246f --- /dev/null +++ b/knowledge/miscellaneous_unknown/sports/baseball/qna.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +created_by: beaumorley +version: 3 +domain: sports +document_outline: >- + The Orleans Firebirds, formerly the Orleans Cardinals, are a collegiate summer + baseball team based in Orleans, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the + Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's East Division. +seed_examples: + - context: >- + The Orleans Firebirds are a collegiate summer baseball team based in + Orleans, Mass. The Firebirds are one of 10 members of the Cape Cod + Baseball League, the nation's top college summer league. + + Formerly known as the Sparklers and Cardinals, the Firebirds are 11-time + CCBL champions. The Birds most recently captured the league title in 2005, + when they defeated the Bourne Braves in two games. + + Baseball has been played at Eldredge Park since 1913, and Orleans + officially entered the CCBL in 1928. The team captured its first titles + following World War II, when it won seven championships from 1947 to 1957. + + The CCBL became a NCAA-recognized league in 1963, bringing collegiate + athletes from across the country to each team. Orleans adopted the + Cardinal as its new mascot and reached the league championship series four + times in the next decade. + + + Orleans won its first modern-era championship in 1986, led by manager John + Castleberry. The Birds captured their next two titles in 1993 with Rolando + Casanova at the helm, and in 2003 under manager Carmen Carcone. + + Current field manager Kelly Nicholson joined the team in 2005 and led the + Birds to a championship in his first season en route to Manager of the + Year honors. + questions_and_answers: + - question: Who are the Orleans Firebirds? + answer: >- + The Orleans Firebirds are a collegiate summer baseball team based in + Orleans, Mass. + - question: What did the Orleans Firebirds used to be called? + answer: >- + The Orleans Firebirds were originally called the Orleans Cardinals. + They changed in their name in 2009 due to licensing restrictions. + - question: When did the Orleans Firebirds begin playing? + answer: >- + The Orleans Firebirds officially entered into the Cape Cod Baseball + League in 1928. + - context: >- + Our home field of Eldredge Park, located next to Nauset Middle School in + Orleans, was named “the best summer collegiate park in the nation” in 2004 + by Baseball America. The picturesque park has served Orleans for more than + 100 years after being originally founded in the early 1900s by local Lewis + Winslow “Win” Eldredge in the interests of young people of Orleans needing + a playground. + + Today, Eldredge Park is a mainstay attraction for the Town of Orleans. + With modern amenities and charms once described by Philadelphia Reporter + Joe Parillo as a “Normal Rockwell painting come to life,” a visit to + Eldredge Park is at the top of all Cape Codders’ summer bucket lists. + Learn more about Eldredge Park’s history here. + questions_and_answers: + - question: Where is Eldredge Park located? + answer: Next to Nauset Middle School in Orleans + - question: Eldredge Park in Orleans. + answer: What is the Orleans Cardinals' home field? + - question: 100 years ago. + answer: When was Eldredge Park been founded? + - context: >- + Eldredge Park — originally constructed in the early 1911, only one year + following the creation of Fenway Park in Boston — became the park we know + and love with major park renovations starting in 1966. Between 1966 and + 1967, the Town of Orleans allocated $30,000 for improvements to the park, + including construction of the bandstand, tennis courts, picnic areas, and + the relocation and reorientation of the baseball diamond. + questions_and_answers: + - question: Eldredge Park was constructed in 1911. + answer: When was Eldredge Park constructed? + - question: Between 1966 and 1967, Orleans spent $30,000 to renovate the park. + answer: How much did Orleans pay to renovate the park? + - question: The park also has a bandstand, tennis courts, and picnic areas. + answer: What are some other amenities of the park? + - context: >- + The CCBL Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame + honoring past players, coaches, and others who have made outstanding + contributions to the CCBL.[142] Below are the inductees who spent all or + part of their time in the Cape League with Orleans. + questions_and_answers: + - question: Who was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame in 2024? + answer: Todd Helton was inducted in 2024. + - question: What is the CCBL Hall of Fame? + answer: The Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame. + - question: What is required to be an inductee? + answer: They spent all or part of their time in the Cape League with Orleans. + - context: >- + The 1967 CCBL All-Star Game was the scene of the dedication of the “New + Eldredge Park”, with Massachusetts Governor John Volpe and dozens of NBL + scouts attending the grand opening of the park. Today, Eldredge Park is + recognized in the Orleans Historical Properties Survey and the + Massachusetts Historical Commission, paying homage to the 106-year journey + that has created one of the most iconic ballparks on Cape Cod and the team + that calls it home. + questions_and_answers: + - question: Who dedicated the new park in 1967? + answer: Massachusetts Governor John Volpe. + - question: Dozens of baseball scouts. + answer: Who else attended the grand opening? + - question: What local organization recognizes Eldredge Park? + answer: >- + The Orleans Historical Properties Survey and the Massachusetts + Historical Commission +document: + repo: https://github.com/beaumorley/firebirds_history/blob/main/firebirds_info.md + commit: ba71a8a4c113d73604b311149f4274b6ea32b3a4 + patterns: + - firebirds_info.md