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Coolbaugh: 1972-2007
A great life in baseball remembered, Mike Coolbaugh was a professional baseball player, a father, and, until his tragic accident on the field, a new coach for Tulsa. [Article] |
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International League is the Life of the Fiesta
2007 Triple-A All-Star game in Albuquerque was a celebration of Triple-A Talent [Article] |
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The VIP Room
Branch Rickey Weighs In on the Helmet Debate
Is there a practical way to protect base coaches from injrues? Pacific Coast League president Branch Rickey gives us his two cents.
[MAJOR BLOGS]
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The Editor's Raves
The Height of COOL
The tragic death of base coach Mike Coolbaugh reignites the debate over whether the guys on the line deserve a little protection. MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross issues a challenge to the baseball powers-that-be.
[MAJOR BLOGS]
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The Real Deal
MLB Draft 2007
Watch the ESPN-2 coverage on day one? Did they have clue-zero about the inner workings of the Major League Draft? HINT: It's really the minor league draft.
[FEATURE]
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The Results Are In!
MLN Vote4TheBest 2007
This year, we let the fans choose the best venue, arena or baseball stadium. You told us about your favorite features, food, and entertainment too. What is the best minor league sports facility in North America? You chose wisely.
[Feature]
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MLN Sports Spring Baseball Report 2007
As the ravages of this snow-bound spring thaw out, warm your hands over the computer keyboard as you check out our spring reports for the major league farm systems. Minor League News has dispatched reporters to Spring Training to bring you back not only the movers for this year's major league rosters, but the prospects making their way to your home towns to populate your favorite farm franchise.
Some old faces in new places, some exciting new prospects, and why Yankee fans might find going 'organic' will be cool.
[Feature Section]*
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Jason Hirsh & Chris Sampson named to the MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006
Round Rock Express pitchers Jason Hirsch and Chris Sampson were named to the MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006 movement and talent rankings of players on the fast-track to the majors. Hirsch rounds off the top ten at 10, and Chris Sampson made the upper 25 cut-off with a few to spare, at 22nd overall.
[Hirsh Honor/Bio]
[Sampson Honor/Bio]
[Full 55 Page Feature]
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MLN Top Ten Minor League Ballparks
The Dell Diamond is the crown
jewel of the Minors, No. 1 in our annual rankings.
Read about your home stadium, plus 9 other great places
to watch a ballgame, along with places to stay and
eat while in town. Pack your bags! [Article]
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PCL All-Stars End-of Season
Mike Coolbaugh makes both the mid-season,
and end-of season lists. So when are the Astros going
to use this talented veteran?
[Article]
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MLN FAB50 2005 Baseball Rankings
Who are the best players in baseball?
Not the hypotheticals of the scouts and touts of spring.
The guys who are doing it. The guys who have somewhere
to go, and aren't parked behind some multi-million
dollar roadblock to the show. MLN reports midseason
on the Astros' most promising and pragmatic picks
for the season.
[Article]
[Nieve
Story Only]
[Astacio
Story Only]
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Dell Diamond Sparkles at No.
2 in MLN Top 10 Ballparks 2005 Guide
The Dell Diamond moves up to
No. 2 in the top ten guide by MLN and Baseballparks.com.
[Dell
Diamond Story]
[Full
Article]
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MLN
2004 Minor League Business of
the Year
The
Ryan Express
The Next Generation
The Ryan Family, Nolan, Reid,
and Reese bring the fundamentals back to the business
of the game. Nolan's Hall of Fame name opens doors,
but it's Reid and Reese's hard work and vision that
make them one of the best and most savvy organizations
in professional sports. Today the AAA. Tomorrow? Don't
count Austin out as a major league burg someday. [Article]
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Willy
Taveras was named the 37th best player in affliated
minor league baseball in the 2004 MLN FAB50™,
the top fifty players identified by farm directors,
scouts, general managers and skippers as being on the
fast track to the majors.
[Full
Article]
[Taveras
Story]
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Dell
Diamond makes MLN Top 10 List of Ballparks for the 3rd
Straight Year!
The Diamond makes it into the top ten
for the third year in a row in the annual survey by
MLN/Ballparks.com of the best places in the minors to
catch a game! [Article]
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The
MLB Is Coming
Major League Baseball is coming to Central Texas. (Article)
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Carrying
A Big Stick
Outfielder Jason Lane finds the fence. [Article]
The
Bear Who Would Be Cub
Smart and focused, Shortstop
Eric "Bear" Bruntlett Is On The Fast Track
at the Round Express. Will it be with the Astros,
though? [Article]
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