If You Build It, They Will Come

 This will the eighteenth in series on the minor league managers of the different minor league teams from Iowa.  Today we will break down the Burlington Bees. This team existed from 1924 to 1932, 1954-1981 and 1993-2019.  This post will cover 1993-2019.  Many major leaguers have come through here, including Ugueth Urbina, Mike Sweeney, Shawn Estes, Addison Russell, Jo Adell and Mark Buehrle.   Lorenzo Bundy 1993-94 Bees Manager (Expos affiliate) 32 cards in TCDB As coach Colorado Rockies  ( 1999 ) Arizona Diamondbacks  ( 2004 ;  2009 ) Los Angeles Dodgers  ( 2014 – 2015 ) Miami Marlins  ( 2016 – 2017 ) As manager Burlington Bees  ( 1993 – 1994 ) Brevard County Manatees  ( 1998 ) Las Vegas 51s  ( 2007 – 2008 ) Arizona League Dodgers  ( 2010 ) Albuquerque Isotopes  ( 2011 – 2013 ) Pericos de Puebla  ( 2018 ) Binghamton Rumble Ponies  ( 2020 – 2021 ) Winston-Salem Dash  ( 2022 –present) Mike Hart...

 New additions to the Autograph lineup at the National, and new additions to the Iowa Acquaintances.  Here's the additions: Vida Blue, Burlington Bees, 1968 / Iowa Oaks, 1970 Ok, it's only one addition out of the group, but a fun one as Vida had two minor league stops in Iowa.  Does that mean I'd need two autographs for my mythical collection. Obviously!   Name - Iowa Connection $(auto price) + $(inscription price) Vida Blue, Burlington Bees, 1968 / Iowa Oaks, 1970 $40 + $20 So added to the $750 in the previous post, we are up to $870 now.  Woo!