Tag Archives: independent baseball players

Thank You To Bob Wirz

Bob Wirz runs his independent baseball blog at IndyBaseballChatter.com.  IndependentBaseball.net wants to thank Bob for his hospitality last week in Connecticut when meeting for lunch before the Christmas Holidays.  It is always a great time to get together with those who genuinely … Continue reading

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Reporter’s Day As An Independent Baseball Player

Here is a blog post with a video featuring a reporter from Sioux City on his “day in the life” of a professional independent minor league baseball player: http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/01/15/reporters-day-in-the-life-as-an-independent-professional-baseball-player/ In case you had not seen this before, it shows how … Continue reading

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Blog Post About Nick Belmonte

This is a blog post about independent baseball league scout/tryout supervisor, Nick Belmonte, and having 3 of the players he signed appear in the 2009 Baseball America Indy Top Prospect List: http://nystateleague.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/baseball-america-honors-three-belmonte-choices/

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From Intern To Independent Baseball Player

This was one of the more unique stories in independent baseball during the 2009 season: http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/07/05/pro-baseball-intern-gets-to-play-independent-baseball/ It features a story about a 2008 intern with the Evansville Otters and how he became a pitcher in 2009 with the same team.  … Continue reading

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Questions For Baseball America’s Independent Baseball Editor

J.J. Cooper covers the independent baseball leagues for Baseball America; and Baseball America posted a page featuring his answering fan questions about the independent baseball leagues’ top prospects after the 2009 season: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2009/269020.html

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Baseball America All-Independent Team

Here is Baseball America’s 2009 All-Independent Baseball Team: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2009/268971.html Congratulations to the players and their teams who made the list.

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Nice Story On Retiring Independent Baseball Pitcher

Here is a story about the retirement of an independent pro baseball pitcher from the Traverse City Beach Bums:   http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4678194

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Networking With Independent Baseball Players And Other Alumni

If you have previous independent baseball experience, and want to network with other independent baseball alumni, you can join the free Independent Baseball Alumni membership site.  From there you can join the social networking sites which cater specifically to (or … Continue reading

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Independent Baseball Managers Talk About Why Their Players Are Not With Affiliated Teams

This post links to an article which explores a very emotional topic about independent professional baseball:  why the players, if they are so good, are not with “affiliated” Minor League teams.  The article interviews the managers of the Atlantic League’s 2009 All … Continue reading

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Historical Independent Baseball Statistics

If you are looking for historical independent baseball statistics then you should know that there are a few places which give different types of stats.  Depending on the independent baseball league, there are certain websites which will give you the … Continue reading

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