Joe Altobelli's long career includes the year that he skippered the Orioles to their last World Series title. His career Kodak moment? You have to go back to his adopted home town, Rochester, New York. [Article]
Pride of Pawtucket Pawtucket Red Sox owner Ben Mondor retires (again) after more than twenty years in which he turned the Pawsox from salvage job to sensation. [Article]
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Is the Twins' Jason Kubel the resurrection of Roger? The Minnesota Maris is magic for the Rochester Redwings, and MLN's 2004 Player of the Year. [Article]
The Love of the Game With 28 Major League at-bats spanning a 13-year professional career, it is what keeps Pedro Swann coming back to the park. [Article]
Good Times, Bad Times Jim Chamblee has had his share during a decade in pro baseball. [Article]
Hall's Heroics A member of the Louisville Bats for only one day, Noah Hall waited nearly three years to exact some revenge on his former team. [Article]
Keep ‘Em Honest Journeyman Jason Tyner may not make an appearance at a home run derby, but he will try to make every appearance at the plate a pitcher’s worst nightmare. [Article]
A Rival Revered
Pawsox fans cheering a Triple-A prospect from the hated Yankees? Somewhere up there, the Babe must be smiling... The 2004 edition of the Triple-A (AAA) All-Star classic goes into the record books with other miracles, too. Our man Dan Hickling takes you to Beantown South for a night of the rising stars.
B.J.Upton of the Tampa Bay organization and most recently the Durham Bulls, was named the top player in affiliated minor league baseball by Minor League News in its annual MLN Fab50 Baseball 2004 survey of the best and brightest stars in the minor leagues.
Pot Luck Clubhouse commode creates chaos causing the i-Tribe's Liefer to turn tiger. [Article]
Red Barons Skipper Makes 1500 Club Manager Marc Bombard Knows What It Takes To Drive Excellence. Will Anyone Looking To Win in the Majors Take Notice in an Age of Celeb Skips? [Article]
The Crow and The Eagle: A True Fable Book Review: Is this the soaring tale of Yankee great Bob Turley, or a bird-brained fable? You decide. [Article]
Make It or Break It The Milwaukee Brewers are hopeful that an influx of prospects to Indianapolis will result in a winning season on the farm. Their AAA affiliation with the Indians could depend on it. [Article]
Indian Winter The top prospects in the Cleveland Indians organization spend their offseason working on making the transition from minor to major-leaguers. [Article]
