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Interview with Peter Kirk: President, Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
The Atlantic League is the preeminent Independent baseball league in North America.
It can lay claim to having over 600 players sign with Major League clubs over the course of its 15-year history.
According to the Atlantic League website, over 40 percent of their players have "Major League Service time". With over 30 million fans that have witnessed their product, there...
Romero solid in victory over Pawtucket
Ricky Romero is certainly facing an uphill battle. The former All-Star is biding his time in Triple A Buffalo trying to prove to everyone he still has what it takes. On Friday, he sure made everyone took notice. Friday night was the second game of the new and improved Ricky Romero. In a recent article by John Lott of the National Post, Romero said he was "ditching" his...
Kansas City Royals sign Lincoln slugger Dennis Raben
Dennis Raben leads the American Association in home runs (10), is second in RBI (25), is second in the league in batting (.409) and has a 1.273 OPS. It's no wonder the Kansas City Royals signed him to a minor league deal on Monday.
Raben, who was a product of the University of Miami, was drafted twice by the Seattle Mariners, once in the 49th round of the 2005 MLB June...
NAIA makes huge impact at MLB Draft
For the second time in the last three years, Major League Baseball has selected a pitcher as the first NAIA selection.
The NAIA, the lesser known of the two collegiate organizations, has again made a definite statement at the 2013 MLB First-Year Player Draft with a total of 37 players drafted by 23 different clubs, according to the NAIA.
The NAIA also reported since 2008, an...
White Sox sign Skeeters' ace Michael Nix
The Sugar Land Skeeters have announced that staff ace Michael Nix has returned to affiliated baseball. Nix was signed to a minor league deal by the Chicago White Sox and will make his first appearance with the Charlotte Knights, their Triple A affiliate. Nix is no stranger to this game. He was an 11th round pick of the Atlanta Braves in 2005 out of Auburn University. Over the course...
Reds stifled by Kazmir of old
Cleveland.com said Scott Kazmir was pitching for his job? I don't agree with that considering Ubaldo Jimenez's numbers are almost identical, and when on, Kamzir's dominant.
Kazmir faced the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday and showed flashes of why he was once one of the most talented left-handed pitchers in the game. Over eight innings, he struck out five, walked one...
Ricky Romero hits rock bottom in Buffalo
The former "Ace" of the Toronto Blue Jays is struggling beyond what anyone could imagine. On Monday-Ricky Romero's fourth Triple A start-against the Durham Bulls, he went 2/3 of an inning surrendering eight runs on five hits. He walked three and didn't strikeout a batter. Overall, Romero has a 13.85 ERA in Buffalo. He has given up 20 earned runs in 13 innings...
Chicago White Sox sign Florence Freedom's Josh Richmond
Florence Freedom outfielder Josh Richmond has signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. While attending the University of Louisville, he garnered a lot of attention despite battling injuries. The Dallas News reported on the 2010 draft, and of the six Cardinal players drafted, Richmond was considered the one with the most potential. Not bad for some who played...
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 ...
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