Well, the New York Penn League minor league baseball season came to an end last night, with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers besting the Tri-City ValleyCats to take the title, Tri-City having knocked our beloved Brooklyn Cyclones out in the first round of the playoffs. In their honor, I've done some research on the question of where in hell is this Mahoning Valley and why are they so scrappy there? Mahoning Valley is the name of the greater Youngstown, Ohio metro area, and was chosen as the name of the city's team after the Murder City Mafiosos was rejected for only highlighting one aspect of the area culture, a fate which also befell the Youngstown Chronically Unemployed. To get a real sense of the place, I suggest traveling here to listen to It's The Spirit (4th song down, all are great) while you look over a few of the valley's scenic highlights. With the love that they're feeling for one another and the way that they really care for each other it is no great surprise that they ended up winning it all.