Tag Archives: independent baseball players

63 Year Old Bill Lee Wins Can-Am League Game

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

Bill Lee, the former Major League pitcher who played from 1969 to 1982, pitched for 5-1/3 innings for the Brockton Rox this weekend.  He got the win, and made the front page of Yahoo.com for his efforts: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-billleewins090510 http://proxy.espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/5903/spaceman-flies-again In … Continue reading →

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Golden League Commissioner Talks About Moving Independent Players

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Here is an article about Daniel Nava, formerly with the Golden League and now with the Boston Red Sox: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/a-look-at-the-path-from-indy-ball-to-the-majors.html In it, GBL Commissioner Kevin Outcalt discusses the types of conversations he gets from affiliated teams when they are looking … Continue reading →

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Interesting Article On MLB.com About Undrafted Players

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

MLB.com had a recent article about undrafted Major Leaguers, and they mention the independent baseball leagues as a part of this process: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100624&content_id=11532374&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb The article talks about George Sherrill and Daniel Nava as primary examples of players who started in … Continue reading →

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Golden League Players With Known Baseball Pasts

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

Here is an interesting breakdown of known baseball names which plan to play in the Golden League this season: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/content/article/names-you-might-know-2010-golden-baseball-league/ As time goes forward, we will include more of these “names in the league” articles.  Please leave us some feedback … Continue reading →

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New York Times Article About Kevin Millar Returning To Independent Baseball

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

Kevin Millar is going to return to play for the St. Paul Saints (American Association), and the New York Times did an article on him recently: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/sports/baseball/07millar.html Hopefully Kevin’s experience between independent baseball in 1993 and 2010 will be recorded … Continue reading →

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Independent Baseball Pitchers Reaching The Majors

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

Here is an excerpt from Bob Wirz’s column covering independent baseball: http://www.seamheads.com/2010/03/05/two-thirds-of-players-who-start-in-independent-play-and-reach-the-majors-are-pitchers/ It discusses independent baseball pitchers who reach the Majors. Bob’s column is available at http://www.wirzandassociates.com

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2009 Independent Baseball League Players From The NYCBL

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Here is a list of independent baseball league players from 2009 with NYCBL experience: http://nycbl.blogspot.com/2010/02/nycbl-independent-baseball-end-2009.html

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Following Independent Baseball Players In The AWL

Posted on February 13, 2010 by

If you want to follow the independent baseball players you know, or follow those out of college who are trying to become independent baseball players, then you can follow the stats of the Arizona Winter League here: Arizona Winter League … Continue reading →

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Independent Baseball Matchup During Offseason

Posted on January 24, 2010 by

Here is one of the reasons why independent baseball is fun:  http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/247607 Charity Nights, combined with some healthy competition, give the teams branding and convey to local residents that the players in uniform are worth following during the season.  Assuming … Continue reading →

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Independent Baseball Players Autograph Cards

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

Here is a unique little blog which shows autographed baseball cards of former Major League players (or affiliated Minor Leagues), but the cards were signed during the players’ times in the independent baseball leagues: http://cardjunk-automatic.blogspot.com/ What is interesting is that, … Continue reading →

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