Category Archives: independent baseball leagues

NAL’s Northern Division 2012 Season Rests On Court Decision

Ballpark Digest wrote a significant article, detailing the appeal from a lower-court decision in California which affects all 4 teams of the North American League’s Northern Division for 2012.  What is of interest is the financial impact which could occur … Continue reading

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Nice Article About Independent Baseball

A nice article about why independent pro baseball should be taken more seriously appeared on the “Voices” section of Yahoo! the other day.  Here is the author’s take on what baseball fans should know about these leagues: http://voices.yahoo.com/many-misinformed-independent-league-professional-11226362.html

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Two Pieces Of Interesting News From The Pecos League

Two unrelated, but interesting, pieces of news came out of the Pecos League this week: First, the Alpine Cowboys and Las Cruces Vaqueros are playing a pre-season exhibition game at Cohen Stadium, the home of the current El Paso Diablos … Continue reading

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Orange County Flyers Ownership Control Change

A recent news article crossed the financial wires about Godfather Media, Inc (ticker symbol “GFMD”).  The company is based in Mission Viejo, California and became the owners of the Yuma Panthers several weeks ago.  This week, the company announced that … Continue reading

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Facebook Page For Independent Baseball Trivia

If you like the history and trivia from the various current and folded professional independent baseball leagues and teams, from the 1993 inception of independent baseball through today, then there is a new Facebook page which will contain the same … Continue reading

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Freedom Pro Baseball League Announces 4 Teams For 2012

Last week the newly-announced Freedom Pro Baseball League issued a news article on their website which states that there are 4 planned teams to begin play next month: Arizona Centennials Copper State Prospectors Montezuma Federals Sonoran Explorers http://www.freedomprobaseballleague.com/News.html There is … Continue reading

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Major Shakeup In NAL League Office

BallparkDigest.com this week posted an article quoting different sources that Diamond Sports Entertainment is now severed from the North American League as the management entity which oversees league operations.  This is major news as the NAL does not have an … Continue reading

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Article About NAL CEO

The other day, one of the websites covering the business of baseball indicated that the North American League’s CEO might not be with the NAL any longer due to his name not being on the league website’s staff page anymore: … Continue reading

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North American League North Division Schedule Released

According to BallparkDigest.com, the North American League released a 4-team schedule for the 2012 North Division: http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201203204625/independent-baseball/news/north-american-league-at-10-teams-for-12 The Southern Division (all Texas teams) have had their schedules in place for some time.  This news helps to shore up a lot … Continue reading

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NAL’s South Division Teams To Host Spring Developmental League

The North American League’s South Division (Texas teams in the 2012 NAL) will be running a spring developmental league for prospective players, much like the Arizona Winter League operated a few weeks ago.  It will be a “for pay” developmental … Continue reading

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