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Independent Baseball Non-Player Promotions

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

Bob Wirz runs the IndyBaseballChatter.com blog and also runs a for-pay column which is delivered throughout the off-season and during the season.  Here is an excerpt from his for-pay column, and this week focuses on promotions for those in independent … Continue reading →

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Interview With Independent Baseball Documentary Filmmaker

Posted on December 3, 2009 by

Here is an interview with the producer of “Playing For Peanuts”, the documentary which chronicled the life of players and managers of the South Georgia Peanuts.  The Peanuts played in the 2007 South Coast League, and they were managed by … Continue reading →

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Wally Backman Managing A New York Mets Farm Team

Posted on November 19, 2009 by

Here are two pages mentioning Wally Backman’s return to the New York Mets as a manager for their Brooklyn farm team: New York Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/sports/baseball/17mets.html?_r=1 ESPN:  http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4659913 The ESPN article shows a photo of Wally during his time as a … Continue reading →

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