Gagne Headed Back To Dodgers; Raul Valdes and Roger LaFrancois Also In the News
Can you go back home? This is not a reference to Tiger Woods, but rather to onetime unbeatable Los Angeles Dodgers relief ace Eric Gagne. Gagne’s problem seems much simpler of the two. His is more a...
View ArticleTwo-Thirds of Players Who Start in Independent Play And Reach the Majors Are...
Among all players who would like to be the next success story by playing their first professional game in an Independent league and later making it to the major leagues, pitchers Aaron Crow, Pete...
View ArticleFirst Base Offers New Opportunity For Hodges
The beginning of a new season brings new opportunity. For players who had good years the previous season, it presents them with the opportunity to add to the success with another successful season. But...
View ArticleHerrmann Hoping For Big League Chance
Right-handed reliever Frank Herrmann has done what so few in professional baseball do, which is to go from being an undrafted free agent signing to becoming a legitimate big league pitching option....
View Article“That’s the Way Baseball Go” On
The San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers held their season-ending rallies on Wednesday. What’s a baseball fan to do? How about reading about one of the two World Series participants? After an...
View ArticleUmpires Out of Independent Leagues Are Advancing; Adam Hamari Could Get Shot...
It is only natural to focus on players in this column, but two umpires out of Independent leagues are drawing attention in the major league-affiliated ranks and at least one of them likely will be seen...
View ArticleNew Grip Helps Brock Peterson Slug Eight Homers in Nine Games And Climb to...
Brock Peterson remembers one time when he banged out something like 17 consecutive hits. But that was as an American Legion player, and he was using a metal bat. His latest streak was much more vital...
View ArticleOrioles Emphasize Scouting Independent Leagues And It Is So Evident in Their...
The best place for an Independent Baseball fan to hang out this month—at least aside from a major league spring training site where many a hopeful is playing—might be at the Buck O’Neil Baseball...
View ArticleAt 23 and 5-Foot-6, ‘Veteran’ Independent Umpire Takes His Talent to...
Kevin Winn couldn’t be blamed if he popped a few pride buttons these days with three of the umpires he has supervised working major league spring training games and half of the 10-man umpire contingent...
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