22nd Oct 09
adminKudos to the Midwest Sliders (Frontier League) for posting a page which explains to prospective players, their family members, fans, and the sports media some of the differences between “affiliated” minor league baseball and independent professional baseball. Here is the link:
http://www.midwestsliders.com/about/AffVsIndProBaseball.html
Resources for those involved with baseball at any level:
If you, or someone you know, is a youth baseball parent and frustrated with the experience then click here: Youth Baseball Parents
If you, or someone you, want guidance from actual independent minor league baseball executives on how to succeed in the independent minor leagues then click here: Independent Baseball Advice Interviews
If you simply want to find out about independent minor league baseball tryouts then click here: Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts Notification List
If you, or someone you care about, want to improve the mental game of baseball then click here: Improving Your Baseball Mental Game
If you, or someone you know, need to improve your 60 yard dash time then click here: Click Here Click this link if you, or someone you know, need baseball equipment which occasionally is on sale and/or offers free shipping (check the site for any such incentives):
If you, or someone you know, is a youth baseball parent and frustrated with the experience then click here: Youth Baseball Parents
If you, or someone you, want guidance from actual independent minor league baseball executives on how to succeed in the independent minor leagues then click here: Independent Baseball Advice Interviews
If you simply want to find out about independent minor league baseball tryouts then click here: Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts Notification List
If you, or someone you care about, want to improve the mental game of baseball then click here: Improving Your Baseball Mental Game
If you, or someone you know, need to improve your 60 yard dash time then click here: Click Here Click this link if you, or someone you know, need baseball equipment which occasionally is on sale and/or offers free shipping (check the site for any such incentives):
Wooden U. Lykteneau
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:29
Sadly, they did not highlight the primary difference between the indys and the minors: Winning.
One does not see a 3B in the indys batting .150 “because he needs to get his at-bats” or a pitcher sporting a 9.00 ERA “because he needs to log some innings” — you don’t produce, you’re cut.
This also leads to REAL pennant races, where the teams care about making the playoffs because the players get paid for another two weeks and the owners get as many as four more home dates.