Not much to add on my part, but this story that The Big Lead’s Cousins of Ron Mexico found yesterday is a must-read. The Cliff Notes version: Josh Faiola is a pitcher in the Frontier League. He lives with a “host family”. His host family is an assisted living facility. Faiola seems to be having [...]
Archive for May, 2009
15 May
The Z-Meter: 5/15/2009
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to starring in MLB in one year. Promoted: Jordan Zimmermann: Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) to [...]
14 May
Now Pitching For The Boston Red Sox…
A few weeks ago, my wife’s uncle and I were talking about the Red Sox when he mentioned that Jonathan Papelbon might not stay with the team when he hits free agency. As a fan, the thought of Paps leaving is a little scary – say all you want about closers being a dime a [...]
12 May
Bus Leagues Interview: Mariners Prospect Nick Czyz
A few weeks ago, OMDQ had a brainstorm. We like inside perspectives on what it’s like in the minors. Our internet buddy Darren Heitner manages minor league ballplayers as part of his growing business called Dynasty Athlete Representation. So, we got together, and the Quail kicked it off by discussing the WBC with Australian player [...]
11 May
The Z-Meter: 5/10/2009
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to starring in MLB in one year. Promoted: Jordan Zimmermann: Syracuse Chiefs (AAA) to [...]
11 May
This Week in Bobbleheads – Week 6
What a week this has been! Alex Rodriguez has a dramatic return from his injury with a first pitch homer on 5/8/09 and Manny Ramirez shows his feminine side by being the latest superstar to test positive for PEDs. Still though, bobblehead promos are front and center on my end of this blog. Here’s the [...]
10 May
Bo Jackson, Back In The Day
I wandered around YouTube for a few minutes tonight after finding the vids linked in the Strasburg post, and what should appear within a search for “minor league baseball” but a video of Bo Jackson as a Bus Leaguer. It’s not the most exciting video ever (SPOILER: he draws a walk in the end. Bo [...]
10 May
Something Tells Me We’ll Be Writing A Lot About Stephen Strasburg This Season
Ever since Jay Bruce* left the Bus Leagues for the glory of The Show, we have found ourselves without a focal point for our ramblings. If you remember the early days of this blog, Bruce was the almost constant object of our baseball affections (sometimes, almost disturbingly so). His departure left a void in our [...]
8 May
You Want Mascot Stories? I’ve Got Mascot Stories
Yesterday, Extra P brought us the story of Jacob Osterhout and his audition to be the mascot for the Brooklyn Cyclones. Jacob’s story made me laugh, yeah, but it also caused some seriously scary flashbacks. As I’ve mentioned on here a time or ten, I used to work for a professional baseball team (I think [...]
7 May
Now Pitching For The Toronto Blue Jays…
Don’t ask me how it happened, but at some point last winter I heard that Toronto farmhand Brett Cecil was one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. With that in mind, I took a flyer on the 22-year-old Maryland native in the annual Lozoball draft, figuring it was a keeper league and [...]
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