On Friday, my six-year-old son and I attended our first minor-league game of the season in Lynchburg, VA. During the game, Jack said something to me that made me laugh. “Daddy, when I grow up I want to be a minor-league baseball player!” I laughed, because I know that the goal of every minor-league player [...]
Archive for April, 2009
11 Apr
The Iron Pigs have Lost their Dog
This was an unusual news item, but if you live in the Allentown, PA area, you might run across Champ roaming your neighborhood or locked up at your local shelter. Here’s the description from the Iron Pigs: MISSING DOG! PLEASE HELP! Champ (see photo above), a 4-year-old Shepherd Mix and a member of the IronPigs [...]
10 Apr
Vin Scully on Nick Adenhart
Will sent this to me today. Only an iconic broadcaster like Scully could deliver a heartfelt eulogy while still describing the action of the game. It’s a testament to his career that I can hear this in my head even though I missed the original broadcast. Not sure whether this would fit in anywhere at [...]
10 Apr
Now Pitching For The Detroit Tigers…
Like it or not, pitchers and position players are different animals. When a phenomenal talent like Albert Pujols comes along and requires only a single season of minor league seasoning before bringing his destructive talents to The Show, people look on in awe and wait to see what he’ll do next. When a phenomenal talent [...]
9 Apr
Nick Adenhart
Last season, I took it upon myself to become the unofficial toastmaster of Bus Leagues, preparing a “Now Pitching For” or “Now Batting For” post whenever a hot young prospect was called up to The Show. I quickly came to enjoy this aspect of the blog, the act of briefly getting to know a young [...]
6 Apr
Franchise Switcheroos
I spent a little time the other day cleaning up our team affiliations page. Teams switch organizations every year, so it’s a crucial maintenance task. A few have even changed locations. Here are a few of the notable changes. The Gwinnett Braves – Atlanta pulled their triple-A franchise from Richmond, VA and moved it to [...]
6 Apr
Now Batting For The Atlanta Braves…
Atlanta’s Jordan Schafer, a two-time member of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects (25 in 2008, 42 in 2009), made his major league debut for the Braves tonight, batting eighth in the team’s season opener against the Philadelphia Phillies. Schafer kicked his career off in style, homering off Brett Myers in his first at-bat. He is [...]
5 Apr
This Week in Bobbleheads Week 1
Baseball 2009 is finally underway which can only mean one thing in the minds of this blogger..BOBBLEHEADS!!! I am Eric the promo guy, proud to once again bring the weekly bobblehead calendar to the readers of Bus Leagues. This week is lonely with only one bobblehead giveaway. The Wisconsin Timberrattlers on April 9th have come [...]
3 Apr
The Z-Meter Reunion Show
When we discussed what we needed to do to dust off Bus Leagues and get ‘er humming for a second full season, OMDQ asked me to re-visit last year’s Z-Meter standings before I started up our own star-watch metric again for ’09. I’m going to try and do that today. First of all, I should [...]
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