There are so many moving parts to the minor league experience, and we try to delve into all of them. From time to time we come across something we haven’t covered yet. This week, we look into the lives of host parents, who ease the transition for prospects as they begin their professional careers. Heather Wright is the author of Nothing But Baseball and Apple Pie, a new blog that will chronicle her experience...
I’ll be taking a weekly look at the top performers in Class A ball, and today seems like as good a day as any. The Netherlands has not been a traditional baseball hotbed. Sure, we’ve had our share here and there – who could forget Sir Sidney Ponson? But there’s one Dutchman in particular who is burning up the Midwest league right now. Check out his line: AVG .409, 4 R, 3 HR, 8...
While we’re sure you’ve grown to love and cherish our higgledy-piggledy random posting style, this year we got together and decided to present minor-league baseball with a certain regard for structure. That means each guy got a classification or two to focus on throughout the season. That’s in addition to whatever higgledy-piggledy stuff each of us does, because we value our freedom. My focus will be on Low-A and Short-Season A ball. For starters,...
Sunday was a very good day for Red Sox minor league pitchers. Five of the organization’s six minor league teams saw an impressive performance from either rotation or the bullpen: Pawtucket (AAA): Michael Bowden – 5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 BB, 5 SO (73 pitches) Portland (AA): Ryne Lawson – 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 4 SO Greenville (A): Nick Hagadone – 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2...
Legendary sports blogger Texas Gal celebrated the first birthday of her Red-Sox centric blog Center Field a few days ago, and OMDQ and I decided we wanted to get her something special. Or, at least, something unique. So here it is: OMDQ’s walk down memory lane, remembering Sox prospects past Extra P’s dissection of the potential of the current top 10 Sox prospects Happy, happy, Texy!
2012 05 14 Scranton Wilks Barre/ Empire State Yankees vs Pawtucket Red Sox
