Anyone who has read Bus Leagues since the beginning knows of our fascination with Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce. He was named the top prospect in the game by Baseball America and USA Today shortly after Eric and I started pretending we knew something about minor league baseball, and so we have followed his career arc more closely than that of just about any other player. With Bruce firmly entrenched in the Reds lineup,...
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Q&A: Writer and Independent Scout Dave Gershman
Dave Gershman is a writer for such baseball web sites as Beyond the Box Score, Marlins Daily, and Penn League Report. He was kind enough to answer a few questions this week (via email) about his dream job, the best players he’s seen in action, and how his age impacts his coverage of the game. When and how did you become interested in baseball in general and prospects in particular? First and foremost, thanks...
Q&A: Sportswriter Kevin Gray
For most of the past two seasons, I’ve meant to approach Kevin Gray, sports reporter at The Union Leader and a good guy to follow around the ballpark while you figure out what the heck you’re supposed to be doing, about an interview. The recent Yu Darvish situation, where Gray erroneously reported that the Blue Jays had won the rights to negotiate with the Japanese superstar, prompted me to get in touch with him,...
Q&A: Sportswriter Jessica Quiroli
One of the most consistent supporters of Bus Leagues Baseball, sportswriter Jessica Quiroli frequently writes about Minor League Baseball in general and the Eastern League in particular for a number of media outlets, including her blog (High Heels on the Field), Baseball Digest, Twitter, and Junior Baseball magazine. Jessica joined us via email last weekend for a long overdue interview. We covered a number of topics, including the best game she’s covered live, the...
Q&A Part Three: Dirk Hayhurst – Free Agent Pitcher/Best Selling Author
In the last part of my interview with former Rays & Blue Jays pitcher/author Dirk Hayhurst we discuss baseball prospects and get an insight on how the club dynamic changes when there is a guy who is highly touted playing for a team. We also discuss Dirk’s plans for the 2012 season, as well as possible book ideas for the future. CF: As a writer and a player do you view prospect differently when...
Q&A Part Two: Dirk Hayhurst – Free Agent Pitcher/Best Selling Author
In part two of my interview with former Rays pitcher/author Dirk Hayhurst, we talk about the effects of social media, not only in his own career but also in baseball as a whole, he gives us an inside look at how other players/organziations feel about Twitter and the open connections with fans. CF: Can you talk about social media a bit; do you feel that it has changed the game for better or for...
Q&A Part One:Dirk Hayhurst – Free Agent Pitcher/Best Selling Author
Dirk Hayhurst is a minor league pitcher who is currently a free agent, he is the author of the New York Times best selling book, “The Bullpen Gospels”, and has another book coming out next year entitled, “Out of my League”. Both books give people a great look at what the day to day life of a minor league pitcher involves, as well as telling some funny and sad stories about his life as...
Q&A with Miami Minor League Baseball Historian Kurt Schweizer – Part 3
This Part 3 of our extensive interview with Miami-based baseball historian Kurt Schweizer. Part 1 and Part 2 are available here. You can find more of Kurt’s efforts on his Original Miami Marlins Facebook page, his feature story on growing up on Miami baseball, and his photo essay of Miami Stadium. Bus Leagues Baseball: Have you heard whether or not the Marlins will recognize any of the extensive history of Miami baseball or the...
Q&A with Miami Minor League Baseball Historian Kurt Schweizer – Part 2
This is Part 2 of our interview with Kurt Schweizer. You can find Part 1 here. Bus Leagues Baseball: When did you start documenting the end of Miami Stadium? KS: Well, I knew, going back to about the early-90s, that its days were really numbered. There was a fight to save it from demolition, that was led by a couple of the producers of the documentary and I was involved with that. But, that...
Q&A with Miami Minor League Baseball Historian Kurt Schweizer – Part 1
In an effort to continue exploring the history and impact of Minor League Baseball in Florida, I’ve been corresponding with Kurt Schweizer, unofficial historian of minor league baseball in Miami, especially the original Miami Marlins. With the Florida Marlins renaming themselves the “Miami Marlins” and moving into a new stadium in 2012, I thought it would be great to talk with Kurt and get his opinions of baseball in South Florida, and also learn...
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