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The Masters of Minor League Media
The 2006 MLN Ralphie Awards™
The movies have Oscar®. Television has Emmy®. Broadway has its Tony®. For media relations people in sports, there is only one coveted honor: The Ralphie™. MLN presents to you the top five out of more than 800 minor and major league media relations people in baseball, hockey, basketball and football who make their corners of sports shine. [Feature]
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218 Flavors of Vanilla - To BAM or Not to BAM - That is the Question of the Minor League (MiLB) Winter Meetings
The biggest buzz at the Minor League Winter Meetings was about Baseball Advanced Media (BAM), the folks behind MiLB.com. Are they helping prop the minors, or promote MLB? [MAJOR BLOGS]
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MLB Rule V Draft 2006
Results from the Major League Baseball Rule 5 Draft that concludes business at the Winter Meetings. Round by round and (exclusive) by minor league club. [Chart]
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Pacific Coast League
Hall of Fame 2006
MLN, in concert with the PCL, brings you the expanded Hall of Fame, with first-hand interviews by author Jim Mandelaro with Pacific Coast League legends Dom DiMaggio and Tommy Lasorda, expanded stories on the players, improved photos and more! [Feature Section]
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Minor League Baseball
Winter Meetings
from
Walt Disney World
MLN brings you the interesting tidbits from the minor league side of the 2006 Winter Meetings.
A Tale of Two Hotels at the Major League Baseball (MLB) Winter Meetings
The Swan and Dolphin hotels host different sides of the event. MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross checks in from the 'media bench' on the minor side at the Swan. [MAJOR BLOGS]
The Details are in the Devil Rays
Vero Beach Will Host the Return of the Devil Rays to the Florida State League, but will they be the Port Charlotte D-Rays in 2009? [Article]
Fishwrap Pyschoses - The Season is Lost if the Big Dollar Players Don't Get Signed
If you want to know why MLB owners spend insane amounts of money on players that aren't worth it, meet the press that drive them to do it. [MAJOR BLOGS]
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Minor League News
MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006
The most powerful list in baseball presents top performers to mid-season with the means, motivation, and opportunity to make their moves to the majors. Now with Ones2Watch™ up-and-comers and even bigger photos!
[Feature Section]
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The Futures Is Now
Is the Major League Showcase for Minor League Talent Killing Off the Minor League All-Star Game? [Article] |
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The Doubleday Code
So Dark the Con of MLB
Luke Hochevar's No. 1 pick in the June MLB Draft 2006 exposes an old, dark secret of Major League Baseball. If the independent pro leagues outside the MLB system can be home to the draft's top pick for a season and a half, who is a pro, and who is an amateur? Will there be more? [Article] |
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The Dead Brain Era
For future historians seeking a name for this whacked-out period in baseball history, MLN's senior editor Brian Ross has come up with the perfect moniker: The Dead Brain Era. [Blog]
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MLB Draft 2006
Kansas City has the first pick. From there, it's 50 rounds of fun. Once the big pubs have left behind the first few rounds, MLN and our draft analysts dig down into the lower depths of the draft to show you the interesting picks for this year and years to come that may spark as tomorrow's MLB superstars. [Article]
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Over Friggin' Nickels
In a world of $3.00 gas and $10.00 burgers, can minor league umpires live on $25.00 a day? While the Minors burn, with stats dropping and fights causing teams to be pulled from the field, Minor League Baseball and the AMLU try to make a line call on what's a living wage.
[Article]
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MLN Top Ten Minor League Ballparks
The PCL tops the top ten parks with three of the top four in the rankings. Which stadium is the Taj Mahal of the Minors? MLN takes you to 10 great places to watch a ballgame, along with places to stay and eat while in town. Pack your bags! [Article]
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The longest game in baseball history featured rising stars Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr., and one for the record books that the Rochester Red Wings' Dallas Williams wishes wasn't in his name. [Article]
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The Green Cap
What screws up Major League Baseball most? It's not steroids. It's not the "dilution of talent" because major league baseball has more teams. It's the officially licensed product of moneyball... Sr. Editor Brian Ross examines how the Green Cap keeps mediocre players in the majors, and traps talented newcomers in the minors.
[Blog]
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Nomah.
Nomar Garciaparra kicks off our new photo section of big glossy MAJOR MOMENTS from the 2006 season.
[Photos]
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MLN Spring Training Report 2006
As Spring Training draws to a close, MLN begins a series of reports from around baseball on the players to watch both on the fast track to the majors, and the developing talent on their way to new home towns in the minors. [Feature]
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When the Message Owns the Media
Leagues and teams that cover themselves are often covering themselves in ways that protect them from an independent media. Is it money, spin control, or something more? [Blog]
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Fleeing Fish
Where will the Florida Marlins go? If they leave South Florida, they will go to a minor league market. While the major league media spouts off about Vegas and Portland, MLN takes you on a real-deal tour of the towns that could make the list. Our best bet? It's in the PCL! [Article]
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2005 Ralphie Awards
They're the Masters of Minor League Media. Five who represent the best media relations people and broadcasters chosen from more than 600 minor league teams and 100 major league clubs. Who won the coveted annual "Ralphie"? [Article]
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My Ngst About Moneyball
Baseball or Moneyball? As the World Series curtain rings down, and the Winter Meetings approach, is baseball a sport or an industry? [Opinion]
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Punked by Baseball America: An MLN Anniversary Tribute
As we celebrate our 5th anniversary, Baseball America punks our prowess at list making. Sr. Editor Brian Ross has a few choice words for them about the FAB50 and the future of sports publishing.
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