Through the decades minor league clubs have been moving from one town to another. But it appears to me that teams are (still) moving rather easily when other towns try to lure them with public funded stadiums. Often other public funded stadiums are left behind and so is the community. Sometimes independent leagues jump in to fill…
The Dixie Association was a cooperation between the Southern League and the Texas League in 1971. As both leagues lost a team after the 1970 season, both leagues were left with an uneven number of teams. To overcome this problem the leagues decided to join forces and to have an interlocking schedule. The problems arose…
The website of the Mariners has not put on the message yet but according to a Twitter account, former Softbank Hawks slugger/DH/1B Dae Ho Lee has signed a one year deal worth a reportedly $4 million with the team from Seattle. The Japanese baseball website yakyubaka.com announced on January 30, that Lee extended his stay…
The Binghamton Mets, AA affiliate of the New York Mets in the Eastern League, tweeted a promotion the other day. The intention was to advertise a nice promotion on a game day but the term they used for it has a kind of inappropriate meaning. The B-Mets wanted to invite their fans to a nice…
This is very old news, but I must have totally missed it. I bumped into an article that the new stadium, that will be built on the old location of Tiger Stadium/Navin Field, will have an artificial turf field. In December 2014, the city of Detroit gave the green light for the project….. This makes me very…
After posts about my favorite MLB caps, MiLB caps and MLB jersey, it is time to post my ten favorite Minor League jerseys (past and present). 10. Spokane Indians alternate jersey The Spokane Indians are the A Short Season affiliation of the Texas Rangers. The club honors the local Salish tribe with a jersey that…
With an already injury riddled first baseman, the Yankees were hit by a big setback as the Yankees’ future 1B torn the labrum of his right shoulder. Bird will undergo season ending surgery. A major setback as current first baseman Mark Teixeira missed substantial parts of the last few seasons due to injuries as well. Bird…
Today a league that I have never heard of before. The Delta League was founded in 1904 and had a class D rating. The league operated in the state of Mississippi. The league started as a four team league but after one week into the season, two teams were added: Hattiesburg and Canton. There are…
Andruw Jones attended the Atlanta Braves FanFest this weekend. To reporters he unveiled that he will likely announce his retirement soon. In October 2015, Jones participated with team Kingdom of the Netherlands in the WBSC’s Premier 12 tournament in an attempt to showcase himself for a roster spot with any MLB club. The 38-year old…
Today my contribution to the Blogathon against cancer was posted on www.baseballcontinuum.com. This Blogathon is organized by blog owner Dan J. Glickman to raise money for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Former Red Sox farmhand gives a hand in battle against cancer For this first Blogathon for charity it seemed a good idea to me to…
