. a good year for the Traverse City Beach Bums. The baseball franchise was honored today as franchise Organization of the Year... Traverse Rods . (AP) - It's been a good year for the Traverse City Beach Bums. The first-year franchise in the independent Frontier League was honored Monday as franchise Organization of the Year for the Eastern Division. Traverse Rods . teammates packed up and left for home on Tuesday, Steve Young returned to Wuerfel Park to announce that he's sticking around this winter. Traverse Rods