Pacific Coast League - Library - 2004 Articles on MLN Sports Zone, A Minor League News Magazine™

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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, vision, and ability to execute 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]

PCL Undergoes Earthquake of Realignments for 2005
The addition of the Round Rock Express closes the Canada chapter of the Pacific Coast League and sets up a new system that is much more geographically well-tuned. [RawFeed™ Release ]

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.

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Who are the best players in minor league baseball? The players on the fast track?

The PCL features seven of the best in baseball, including the Sky Sox' Jeff Francis.

Minor League News (MLN)'s annual FAB50 Baseball survey of tomorrow's major league stars appearing at your home ballpark today will give you the lowdown on the cream of the crop for 2004. 50 articles on baseball's best, plus other features on the star machine that grinds out the major leaguers. [Full Feature] [PCL Only]

Rockies on the Rise
Francis smokin' in AAA debut; pair of Visalia Oaks now pair of Tulsa Drillers. [Article]

Bozied's Blunder
Dramatic Beavers victory diminished by injury; Portland slugger out for season with ruptured patella tendon in left knee. [Article]

Little Red Corvette
Is Royals pitching phenom Zack Greinke on the fast track or the test track? After burning up the turf in the Carolina and the Texas leagues, the Royals are tuning up the hurler for his debut in Royal blue in KC. [Article]

Update: Greinke Called Up
Kansas City prospect Zack Greinke is promoted from Omaha and will make Major League debut at Oakland A's on Saturday. [Article]

Pacific Coast League (PCL) 2004 Hall of Fame

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) Hall of Fame inducts its second class since its reopening in 2003. In the days before MLB found its way to the West Coast, the PCL ruled the West. The greats, the characters, and "The Brawl of the Century" are all tales of the dynamic dozen admitted this year. [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]

Top Ten Ballparks 2004
Isotopes Park enters the MLN Top Ten list of the best ballparks in the minors. Baseballpark.com's Joe Mock takes MLN for our annual tour of the most fun stadiums, the great vintage parks, and the shrines of baseball. Oklahoma's SBC Bricktown Ballpark rated number one in the survey! [April Cover Story ]

New Ballparks in 2004 and Beyond
The minor league facelift continues into 2005 as more cities vie to either snatch a team from another berg, or keep their ballclub happy, and local. [Article]

Like Father, Like Son(s)
Omaha Royals coach Dave LaRoche will miss the first game of the season to watch his boys play ball. [Article]

Unbalanced Schedule
Travel concerns are forcing PCL teams to play more games within their own conference; fans pay the price as not every team visits each city. [Article]

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