One of the things that makes Minor League Baseball so appealing and unique are the team names. Names that usually represent something and give Minor League Baseball its local feel and attachment. For the Minor League Baseball team logo designers of Brandiose, images play just as important of a role. They are the visual representation of not just the team, but the city, town, and community as well. We emailed the design team of...
With Roger Clemens on trial for perjury and Mariano Rivera facing a career ending injury, let’s face it. There haven’t been a lot of warm, fuzzy stories going around the baseball diamond. This kind of inspired me to revisit what should have been a warm fuzzy story, but ultimately wasn’t – the single season home run race of 1961. In other words, I watched the movie *61 … again. Directed by Billy Crystal, produced...
Top stories MiLB recognizes Player of the Week recipients: Every Monday, MiLB acknowledges each league’s Player of the Week. This week includes George Springer, who made the cut thanks to a four home run day in a Lancaster doubleheader. Kevin Pillar took home the honor in the Midwest League with the help of the first six hit game of the season. Other winners include Steve Pearce (IL) Josh Bell (PCL), Darin Ruf (EL), Matt...
Acquired from the San Francisco Giants at last year’s trade deadline, Zack Wheeler was listed as the Mets number one prospect (and baseball’s 35th overall) prior to this season. The sixth overall pick in the 2009 draft has pitched six games at the Double-A level for the Binghamton Mets, compiling a 2-2 record, 2.05 ERA, and 37 strikeouts in 30.2 innings. Wheeler and I spoke after last Thursday’s win over the New Hampshire Fisher...
The Bizarro Hall of Fame was a series I ran on my old blog, One More Dying Quail, in 2007. It consists of players who appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot but did not receive any votes. Mike suggested I bring those old posts over to Bus Leagues. I liked the idea, so for the next few months, we’ll re-run a couple each week in addition to our regular content. For the most...
Top stories Banuelos strong in Empire State loss to Archer, Bulls: Manny Banuelos and Chris Archer both have great stuff, but they have the tendency to get wild. Archer did and Banuelos didn’t, but Archer’s Bulls prevailed. Each starter allowed only an unearned run, and Banuelos was actually probably better. He struck out seven and walked none, and Archer struck out nine and walked four. Durham got to the Empire State bullpen for two...
Top stories Indianapolis tops Norfolk in 14: For what I believe is the first time this season, MiLB saw an extra innings game that featured both teams scoring in the one inning. Norfolk thought they were in great shape when they scored two in the top of the 12th to break a 2-2 tie, but veteran reliever Pat Neshek allowed three consecutive singles after a walk to allow Indianapolis to tie it. The Tides...
I don’t remember exactly how I arrived at this idea, but at some point after Josh Hamilton’s four-homerun game last week I found myself wondering about the pitchers involved in those games – specifically, the performances of the guys who started the game for the four-homerun hitter’s team. There were some decent performances and a few really good pitchers involved, including Bob Tewksbury, Rick Reuschel, Don Newcombe, and Carl Erskine, but the thing I...
Top stories Richmond celebrates one millionth fan: Since relocating from Connecticut and becoming the Flying Squirrels, it’s only taken Richmond a little over two seasons to have one million fans pass through the gates. Friday night, that lucky fan was Ben Young from Mechanicsville. Young won four season tickets for life, reserved parking, a jersey and much more merchandise. Ideally for Ben and his family, they’re able to get a new ballpark built to...
This is Part 2 of the interview that Craig Forde of Beyond Fenway and I recently did with New Hampshire’s Koby Clemens. In this part, we talk about leaving the Astros organization after seven seasons; how he handles professional ups and downs; and his family, including reaction to his father’s ongoing legal issues. CF: Seven years in your hometown Astros system, now this is your first year in another organization. How’s that going for...
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
