Full disclosure first: this book was sent to me by one of my best friends from college, Randy Thorne. He was one of the group of four that accompanied me to many a Royals game in the muggy heat of Kansas City, the guy who would never consent to leave before the last out was [...]
Archive for March, 2009
31 Mar
Minor League Opening Nights
The opening dates for both affiliated and independent minor leagues are listed below. Rest assured that April 9 and May 28, the season openers for New Hampshire’s two professional teams, are already circled on my calendar. March 31 Mexican League April 8 Eastern League April 9 California League Carolina League Florida State League International League [...]
30 Mar
From The Playgrounds To The Pros In Three Months Or Less
Major League Baseball’s 2009 season is set to begin in less than a week, yet one of the biggest stories of the spring has been the future of San Diego State righthander Stephen Strasburg, widely considered one of the greatest pitching prospects in major league history. Were there no draft system in place (a possibility [...]
23 Mar
Jay Bruce Wants To Be “The Deal”
Diamond Hoggers passed along the following video tonight, in which unofficial Bus Leagues patron saint Jay Bruce is notified both of our existence and the nickname we bestowed upon him early last season. Pretty cool, this is. more about "Jay Bruce Wants To Be "The Deal"", posted with vodpod
16 Mar
Mark and Rocco
This offseason, the top two players on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list in 2003 signed contracts that will place them squarely in the middle of basball’s greatest rivalry. The first player, Mark Teixeira, agreed to an eight-year, $180 million deal with the Yankees. His agent, Scott Boras, negotiated a full no-trade clause and an [...]
6 Mar
Life After Baseball
So hey, remember yesterday when I went on a mini-rant about the way old ballplayers have a tendency to fade gently into anonymity without anyone really noticing, and as an example I used the fact that I knew the whereabouts of perhaps one or two of the guys from my time in baseball? Mr. Moynahan, [...]
5 Mar
When Good Stories Go Bad
I don’t think a week went by last season without an exasperated email from me to Eric complaining that I just didn’t have a good feel for the type of content I wanted to post on a weekly basis. We wanted the fan experience, yes, but balancing that with prospect and promotional info and putting [...]
5 Mar
This Week in Bobbleheads – Spring Training Edition
2009 Spring Training couldn’t come soon enough. Along with that comes certain promotional dates which of course include some bobbleheads. I’m going to provide all Spring Promo dates in this edition and will continue to provide our readers with week by week bobblehead coverage as the season progresses. Milwaukee Brewers 2/28/09 Barrelman (Mascot) – First [...]
2 Mar
That Old Stuff in the Basement? That’s Worth Thousands.
As part of my memorabilia column for ESPN the Magazine, I recently interviewed a woman by the name of Delores Knox. Her father, J. Leonard Mitchell, was an outfielder with several Negro League clubs of the 1920s, and later went on to help run a few clubs when his playing days were over. I only [...]
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