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Cats Roster Grows
Press Release courtesy Thunder Bay Border Cats
The Thunder Bay Border Cats roster continues to take shape as they get ready for their opening game of the 2013 Northwoods League season on Wednesday, May, 29th, in Willmar against the Stingers.
The Cats are proud to announce the signing of catcher Anthony Azar of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. The 5'11...
Former Athletic Lenny DiNardo tosses no-no
Unless you are a die-hard baseball fan, the name Lenny DiNardo won't mean much. DiNardo played parts of six years in the bigs with his best season coming in 2007 for the Oakland Athletics. He appeared in 35 games, made 20 starts and went 8-11 wiht a 4.11 ERA in 131 innings. Never was he the most imposing pitcher or intimidating, DiNardo relied on keeping batters off-balance...
Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead Night at Freedom game
Manti Te'o and Independent baseball. Very interesting.
The Florence Freedom of the Independent Frontier League is offering their first 1,000 fans a genuine Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead this Thursday night. On May 20, when initially announced, their website included information on the additional giveaways and festivities;
"Thursday night’s promotions will also...
D-Train payng his dues in the Indy game
It doesn't matter how long you've played, or where you've played, if there is an opportunity to play the game, you will.
Dontrelle Willis is one of those players. In early April (originally reported by the Long Island Ducks), Willis signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League with the hope of regaining the form that once made him of the...
Yankees' Vidal Nuno making NAIA alumni proud
Vidal Nuno was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Baker University. He has spent five years in the minors until making his first start for the New York Yankees May 13 against the team that originally drafted him. Nuno pitched five scoreless innings and struck out three in the 7-0 shutout. In two appearances so far for the...
NAIA World Series: York Panthers make historic first appearance
The York College Panthers are on a historic run that is taking them to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, May 24-31.
In the Joliet bracket of the opening qualifying rounds, the Panthers were in the driver's seat as the No.1 seed.
In game one, they faced No. 4 Mayville State (N.D.) (35-6-1). The Panthers won 5-1 behind the strong pitching of senior Tom Korn. Korn struck...
Scott Kazmir K's 10, dominates Athletics
When Scott Kazmir made his first start of the season against the Houston Astros it wasn't pretty.
Staked to a huge lead, he coughed up six runs in just over three innings, walked three and struck out four. Not exactly what you'd expect after posting some great numbers in spring training.
Since that start, the Scott Kazmir everyone has been waiting for has finally shown...
NAIA Championship Brackets announced, York Panthers attain No.1 seed
While the NCAA and the Road to Omaha get all the collegiate baseball press, the NAIA is top notch baseball with a tournament of their own that begins Thursday May 9. Lewiston, who is hosting the event for the 22nd time, has seen 777,904 people come through the turnstile for an average of 1,984 per game.
The tournament begins Thursday and the 2013 NAIA Baseball National Championship...
Toronto Blue Jays: Aberration or Reality
As of May 1, the Toronto Blue Jays are 9.5 games out of first place. At a quick glance this may not be the worst thing you’ve ever seen, but considering the hype surrounding this team, it might as well be.
The addition of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, R.A. Dickey and Melky Cabrera were supposed to be the final pieces to the ultra-competitive AL East puzzle.
Reyes...
Kazmir looks to improve results, takes mound against Royals
Last Saturday we saw Scott Kazmir take the mound in an MLB game for the first time since 2011. And what we saw was nothing short of scary.
For me to sit back and criticize is not right. I’ve endured brutal experiences on the mound and completely understand the feeling you get when you work so hard for something have nothing to show for it.
I have documented Kazmir’s...
Atlantic League modifies rules, results in strikeout wonderland
The Independent Atlantic League has made some adjustments to the rules to speed up the game and boy did it work out.
According to Penn Live, the changes include;
Expanding the strike zone
limiting non-pitching change visits to the mound for players and member of the coaching staff
90 seconds between innings and only 12 seconds between pitches ...
Husker no-no highlights NCAA statistics eye opener
No-hitters and perfect games have to be the most difficult feat to accomplish in the game of baseball. And when a big-time NCAA Division 1 school has tossed eight (four combined) in their history and none in the last 20 years, you know its something special.
On Tuesday, a trio of Nebraska Cornhusker pitchers-Kyle Kubat, Tyler Niederklein and Dylan Vogt- shut down the Arkansas...
Tony Davis’ road to Toronto goes through Dunedin
In early March I interviewed Tony Davis, only a few months after he was signed to a minor league contract by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The signing of a left-handed specialist doesn’t get much press in the grand scheme of things, but these are the type of transactions that every team needs to make to become successful.
Drafted in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft...
Tommy Bahama showcases MLB legends
There is nothing quite like thinking about the glory days of Major League Baseball. When it was America’s pastime, talked about in the same sentence as apple pie, and names like Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays were already considered two of the best players the game has ever seen. Tommy Bahama on the other hand, one of the most recognizable brands in the clothing industry,...
Dontrelle Willis signs with independent Long Island Ducks
The D-Train is either running out of steam, or is just about to leave the station. I’ll choose the later.
Dontrelle Willis is a former 20-game winner, was the 2003 National League Rookie of the Year, and was one of the most charismatic pitchers the game has ever seen. He had a smile that could light up a room and his excitement could be felt throughout the ballpark.
Within...
Attendance down half in Blue Jays second game
The Toronto Blue Jays home opener drew an impressive 48,857 to Rogers Centre. Sportsnet also drew the highest audience in the network’s history, with nearly 4 million people tuning in at one point or another. Whether their opening night loss to the Cleveland Indians was that upsetting to fans, the second game of the series saw roughly half (24,619) of that attend the game in...
2003 MLB Draft: Who’s who and what’s what
The 2013 MLB Draft is only a few months away and it will be the ten year anniversary of the 2003 picks.
2002 was revisited last week, let’s take a step back and see where this crop of players has ended up.
Delmon Young, Tampa Bay Devil Rays – It’s pretty tough to live up to a No. 1 pick in any sport, but Delmon Young has done an admirable job. Not a ...
Scott Kazmir wins job as Cleveland Indians fifth starter
Finally…Scott Kazmir has returned to the…starting rotation! (In The Rock Voice) Pardon me for The Rock reference line to kick off the article. As I’m watching Monday Night Raw I check ESPN and read that Terry Francona has named Scott Kazmir as the Cleveland Indians No. 5 starter. I had my worries after Kazmir finished his five innings against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday...
Revisiting the 2002 MLB Draft
It has been over 10 years since the 2002 MLB Draft and it’s best known for being the beginning of the Moneyball era (Nick Swisher, Jeremy Brown). It was also a draft where two Canadians; Adam Loewen and Jeff Francis, became two of the highest drafted Canadian born players ever.
With the 2013 draft on the horizon (June 6-8), I thought I would take a look back at one of the...
Chicago White Sox sign Indy speedster Darian Sandford
Darian Sandford, who was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 47th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Park University, signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox.
In all the years baseball has been around and everything that has been read and written, it takes something awe inspiring to impress people today. While this signing will be on the transaction...
New York Mets sign Indy journeyman Andrew Wells: Numbers don’t tell the whole story
In three professional seasons, Andrew Wells has played for six professional Independent teams in four different leagues; Evansville Otters, NYSL Federals, Roswell Invaders, Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings, San Angelo Colts, York Revolution. In those three professional seasons Wells sits with a 2-5 record and a career ERA of 8.17. This definitely would not suggest a minor league...
Scott Kazmir impressive in fourth consecutive scoreless outing, blanks Angels
Scott Kazmir faced his ex-team, the Los Angeles Angels, on Monday afternoon, and even though it’s still spring training he looks as dominant as ever.
In four innings, Kazmir gave up three hits, struck out four and walked one.
His hold on the fifth spot in the Cleveland Indians rotation has gotten tighter as his competition, Daisuke Matsuzaka, pitched a scoreless sixth but...
Scott Kazmir turns to “B” game to continue his comeback
It’s not too often when you read about someone not wanting to be in the spotlight, instead taking the road less taken.
That’s what Scott Kazmir did this past week when he participated in the Cleveland Indians “B” game to work on his breaking pitches against live opponents.
According to Craig Calcaterra of NBC’s HarballTalk, Kazmir threw, and there were plenty of scouts...
Implants set date to release debut album
I heard some great news today!
It’s something I have been waiting for since I interviewed the band last July, and now it’s finally time.
It’s no surprise that I am fascinated by a couple things in this world; Baseball, and Punk music. And I couldn’t have been happier to come across ReverbNation last year and read about this punk band called the Implants, who was what...
Interview with Tony Davis: From Indy ball to a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays
I’m a big advocate of the Independent League baseball and always love to read about when someone works their way through the ranks. Whether it is back to minors or they’re finally getting their opportunity, it shows just how hard it is to even get that chance.
In late December I wrote a piece on Tony Davis, a left-handed reliever for the Independent Quebec Capitales of...
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