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GOING OFF!
In the ballet of pitcher and batter, an explosive crescendo is the intentional hit, followed by the dance-du-brawl on the mound. Catcher John Nathans caught Offerman's now famous faux-pas in the head, for which Offerman, and professional baseball may be eternally grateful. [Article]*
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The Best Minor League Movie... EVER.
What is the best minor league, indepdendent, or alternate sports movie ever made? Vote now, and we'll tell you in the September 15th issue!
[VOTE NOW!]
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The Doryfication of Baseball
How does Barry Bonds get away with 200+ (allegedly) juiced home runs? Do baseball fans have Dory-like attention spans? What about the tough minor league drug policy? Brian Ross takes us to task for not being 'mad as hell.' [MAJOR BLOGS]
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MLB Draft 2007
Join us as we go round by round through the draft, LIVE on MLN! No big Luke Hochevar surprises this year, as day one is closed, and catchers and shortstops fell from the sky like rain.
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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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New Section!
Behind the Cage
MLN debuts the tips and news tidbits from around minor league and indy baseball with a special video performance that left Mississippi burning...
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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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The VIP Room
The VIP Room, a guest blog for leaders in the minor league sports biz and players with a take, makes its debut. [MAJOR BLOGS]
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Mutt's Edge
Sent into the Saint Paul Saints as a character assassin by Rolling Stone Magazine, gunning for Bill Murray and Darryl Strawberry, author Neal Karlin finds a bit of his own character in the characters of indy baseball's most unique Saint Paul Saints. [Article] |
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Game Card
An air tragedy brings a Major League baseball scout back to a spring evening in 1997. A rememberance of pitcher John Hooker.
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Have Gun - Will Travel
Who is the guy with the radar gun sitting behind home plate? The most important person in the game. [Article]
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A Minor League Momento
Jon Hooker pitched for the indy Fargo-Moorhead and the Joliet Jackhammers and died in a tragic airplane crash on Sunday August 27th. Joe Thurston spent this weekend breaking into the Philadelphia Phillies lineup. Stephen Drew breezes through the Diamondbacks organization. What do these three players all share in common? [MAJOR BLOGS]
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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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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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Hall of Fame
Billy Hall may not make an impact on the majors, but he has made a major impact on the minors. [Article]
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A Baseball Thanksgiving
The Tornadoes deliver something for which Worcester fans can be truly thankful... Championship baseball is back. [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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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.
[Opinion]
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Hobson's Choice
Nashua Pride skipper and former Boston Red Sox great Butch Hobson loves coaching, independent baseball, and his adopted town of Nashua, New Hampshire enough that only one man was right to replace the retiring manager. [Article]
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MLN Top Ten Minor League Ballpark Guide 2005
MLN and Baseballparks.com take you on a tour of the best places inthe minor leagues to watch a ballgame. Check out the Camden RiverSharks digs, the indy entry to the list! [Article]
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Band of Brothers
When the National League and the American League entered into a turf war, the smaller leagues banded together into an association that would become Minor League Baseball [Article]
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A new Independent League Homesteads in the Desert Southwest and Mexico.
Will it flourish, or find itself in the crosshairs of the barons of affiliated baseball who control the turf? [Article]
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