The Ultimate Minor League Baseball Road Trip: A Fan's Guide to AAA, AA, A, and Independent League Stadiums
Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Among the many reasons to visit your local minor-league ballpark (the charm, the ridiculously cheap seats behind home plate, etc.) is the possibility of witnessing future greatness. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to catch several big-league stars in action before most people had heard of them: Jay Buhner, Jake Peavy, Carlos Quentin, [...]
MLB (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A's Lieppman wins 'Chief' Bender Award
Redleg Nation (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
From Baseball America: Top-10 Prospects: 1. Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b 2. Yonder Alonso, 1b 3. Mike Leake, rhp 4. Chris Heisey, of 5. Juan Francisco, 3b 6. Yorman Rodriguez, of 7. Travis Wood, lhp 8. Matt Maloney, lhp 9. Brad Boxberger, rhp 10. Zack Cozart, ss My only problem with this list is that Leake and Boxberger’s professional experience is a total of 28 1/3 innings. I wouldn’t [...]...
The Triangle Business Journal (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Duke University’s baseball team has struck a deal to play its Atlantic Coast Conference home games and some non-conference series in the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, says George Habel, vice president of Capitol Broadcasting Co.
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Rent It THE FILM A mild character drama, "The Open Road" pairs the established, celebrated, legendary acting chops of Jeff Bridges with the pipsqueak stance of Justin Timberlake. The match-up isn't as hilariously one-sided as feared, but "Open Road" isn't the most convincing domestic drama on the market, only truly enlivened by Bridges and his direct hit of foggy parental reluctance....
Reality TV Magazine (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Just when I thought TLC was really stretching, tonight they hit rock bottom. The two episodes of Jon & Kate Plus 8 featured yet more previously unaired footage. It all started when Kate took the eight kids shopping for gymnastics. Before they got there, Kate promised a surprise if they were well behaved. Their surprise was [...] Related posts: Jon & Kate: Boarding The Battleship Jon & Kate:...
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
ET has a sneak peek at tonight's " Jon & Kate Plus 8," including never-before-seen footage. In the new episode titled "Gymnastics & Baseball," the adorable Gosselin kids prepare for sports season. Kate enrolls all the kids in gymnastics classes and the tumbling begins, while Jon takes the kids to a local minor league baseball game. Also featured in the episode, Kate reviews...
Electronic Cerebrectomy (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
The best thing about this book right now is that it almost feels like we're stampeding towards a climax. This is a long, pointless book, and it's made even longer by the fact that I'm reading it at the pace of a chapter a week instead of in the two or so hours it might take on a slow afternoon. This whole thing is drivel. All that happens in this chapter is that the Cullens rally together to protect...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Bryon Russell wasn't joking when he challenged Michael Jordan to a game of one-on-one after being called out in Jordan's Hall of Fame induction speech. But Russell is beginning to think that Jordan was kidding when he agreed to play.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Bryon Russell wasn't joking when he challenged Michael Jordan to a game of one-on-one after being called out in Jordan's Hall of Fame induction speech. But Russell is beginning to think that Jordan was kidding when he agreed to play.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Walla Walla has landed a minor league baseball team.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Walla Walla has landed a minor league baseball team.
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The City of New York inked a $95.6-million deal to buy 6.9-acres of Coney Island property along the boardwalk to create a massive year-round 27-acre amusement and entertainment district, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday. The city has been in tumultous negotiatons with developer Joe Sitt of Thor Equities who bought much of the property in recent years and kicked out many tenants, including...
MLB (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Escobar named Triple-A All-Star
MLB (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Russo, Duncan named Triple-A All-Stars
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