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The team was managed in its final season by Cecil Fielder, the former Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees slugger known as "Big Daddy," but even he failed to draw enough fans to Bernie Robbins Stadium, which was known as The Sandcastle when it first opened.
Former major leaguers who played for the Surf include Giants outfielder Marvin Benard, Phillies shortstop Kim Batiste, Blue Jays pitcher Marty Janzen, Cubs third baseman Ryan Minor and outfielder Ozzie Timmons, and Angels pitcher Ben Weber.
The Surf originally played in the Atlantic League, another independent minor league based largely in New Jersey. The Surf won the league's first championship in 1998 but never really caught on in the gambling mecca, even with cut-price tickets and imaginative promotions.
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