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The Z-Meter: Your Votes are In!
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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I recently asked readers to help fill in the last few slots on the Z-Meter, and you obliged. I carry 25 minor-leaguers on the meter at any given time, and keep track of their movements throughout the system, until they finally hit the majors. I kept nineteen names from last year, so I needed six mor... (original story)
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BUSLEAGUES HAS A NEW HOME
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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Hey, everybody. We finally got off our butts and got our own domain so we can post naked pictures and cigarette ads if we want to. We don’t want to, but we could. Anyway, we now live at BusLeaguesBaseball.com, and we love it. Come on over for the beginning of the 2010 season! (original story)
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Falling In Love With Baseball
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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About a week ago, my wife and son and I visited my parents. We used to make the trip over to their house on the New Hampshire Seacoast two or three times a month and stay for the weekend, but since the boy was born, both the regularity and duration has been halved. Just too tough to load up an inf... (original story)
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Twenty Percent of Syracuse Fans Are Excited To See Wang In 2010
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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Just about every team that uses the standard MiLB.com web template has a poll up in the lower right corner of the page. The questions generally ask something like, “What 2010 promotion are you most excited about?” or “Which player are you most excited to see in _____ in 2010?R... (original story)
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Movie Trailer for “The Perfect Game”
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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Bus Leagues Q&A: Northwest Arkansas Naturals GM Eric Edelstein
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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You may not know this, but Bus Leagues has a twitter account: @busleagues. We’ve started a list called Team Tweets where we are gathering all of the official accounts from the hundreds of affiliated and independent teams we cover. One of the cool things about that is that we can get in touch ... (original story)
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Danny Duffy Calls It Quits
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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Danny Duffy’s bio in the Baseball America Prospect Handbook speaks glowingly of the 21-year-old pitcher’s excellence on the mound: his ability to throw off a hitter’s timing, his fearlessness on the inside part of the plate, his willingness to work at improving various aspects of h... (original story)
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Bus Leagues Q&A: Elizabeth Martin, Assistant GM of the Visalia Rawhide
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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When our little cabal of writers gets on gmail and starts talking about what each of us will contribute each week, lots of ideas get thrown out. When the idea of interviewing Elizabeth Martin came up, there was serious concern that none of us was smart enough to hold our own during a Q&A. I’ve... (original story)
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Bret Boone begins Indie coaching career.
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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The Seattle Times is reporting that former Mariners star Bret Boone is taking a managerial job with the Victoria Seals of the Golden League. The team is located in British Columbia, so the 40-year-old Boone may be in a perfect position to draw fans in the Pacific NW to indie baseball this summer. &#... (original story)
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Help us fill the Z-Meter!
Posted from Bus Leagues Baseball 131 days ago
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Spring is here, and it’s time to fire up the Z-Meter again. In case you don’t know what that means, check out the final post from last season. I’ve brought back most of the players from that list, but I have six spots still open. I’ve allowed you to vote as often as you like,... (original story)
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