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The Next Ted Williams is Not in a Test Tube - Bring Back the Days of Baseball Mysticism

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:47:42 +0000

Where is the next Ted Williams, the next guy who can hit a ball at .400 or better for a season? Nowhere in sight. Professional baseball has swapped intuition for science over the last forty years. It has been an unqualified failure.

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Zach Boychuk - Albany River Rats (Carolina Hurricanes) - FAST FORWARD on SZ

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:07:44 +0000

Albany River Rats center Zach BOYCHUK may be on the fast-track to play for the Carolina Hurricanes, but the kid on the other side of the TV will always be there.

mlnsports posted 12 days ago from mlnsports.com

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Toronto Nationals 2009 MLL Champions Take Lacrosse Out of the Box

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:23:03 +0000

The start-up Nationals win their first title in their first year in part with a phalanx of players from the now defunct champion Rochester club of 2008 and in part because of the fast-paced Canadian box game they bring to pro lacrosse. The full story in a feature on SZ.

mlnsports posted 22 days ago from mlnsports.com

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MLN Sports Debuts Minor League Hoops Weekly Tip Section

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:25:11 +0000

MLN Sports, celebrating its 10th year publishing SZ, the first digital Internet sports magazine, announced today that Sam Amico will write "Behind the Bench," a weekly section with tips on minor league trades, and behind-the-scenes stories about the game on and off the court. Click on the BTB link!

mlnsports posted 10/18/2009 from mlnsports.com

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CBA R.I.P.

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:40:26 +0000

The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), the oldest professional basketball league in North America, is no more, or at least, no more for a long while.

mlnsports posted 10/17/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Wes Whisler - Chicago White Sox - "Switch Pitcher" on SZ

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:01:20 +0000

Some players cover both sides of the plate. Wes Whisler can cover the mound or the plate well. Is all that stands between him and the big leagues a trade?

mlnsports posted 10/13/2009 from mlnsports.com

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John Henry Williams - The Kid's Kid

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:01:34 +0000

The story that you didn't hear about John Henry Williams, son of Ted. He was no ghoul, no opportunist. How SI and his sister manipulated the public perception, and the stirring reason why JHW was playing baseball for no money in Schaumburg Illinois. - An MLN Sports SZ Classic Story Revisited

mlnsports posted 10/11/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Matt Joyce, Jr. - Good to the Last Drop on SZ - MLN Sports Zone - A Minor League News Magazine

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:22:34 +0000

Matt Joyce Jr. got the call, then made a call home to Florida. Could his bed-ridden father make it to Detroit before his first major league cup of coffee finished?

mlnsports posted 10/11/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Kotch - Tom Kotchman Puts Halos on Rookie Los Angeles Angels

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:10:50 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - The Gate Keeper of the Los Angeles Angels Rookie farm team, the Orem Owlz, for most of the last decade, Tom Kotchman is skipper and surrogate parent to the boys of summer who aspire to be men in MLB.

mlnsports posted 10/3/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Bud Selig Allows Steroid Suspension-Shaving, Breaks Major League Rules; Dozens of Players' Seasons Potentially in Jeopardy

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:24:20 +0000

There is no rule against taking steroids in baseball. Period. How did Manny Ramirez, and others draw 50 games? Why were they playing in the minors, which is major league service, while suspended? Bud Selig bent and broke the rules of baseball to protect a labor relations deal. Full story at SZ.

mlnsports posted 9/20/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Matt Maloney - Cincinnati Reds Prospect - 4th Cylinder on SZ

Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:13:27 +0000

Is Louisville Bats hurler Matt Maloney the final piece in the Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect puzzle that can rebuild the Big Red Machine?

mlnsports posted 9/9/2009 from mlnsports.com

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ArenaCup X - arenafootball2 - Good to the Last CUP

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:20:27 +0000

With the parent Arena Football League (AFL) on the ropes, arenafootball2 (af2) crowns an ArenaCup X champion for 2009 and ponders its future.

mlnsports posted 8/30/2009 from mlnsports.com

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King of the Minors August 2009 - on SZ - Jerry King

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:35:42 +0000

See the full-sized cartoon at SZ ( www.mlnsports.com )

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Madison Bumgarner No. 1 in MLN Ones2Watch Ranking of Up-and-Coming Prospects

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Giants prospect Madison Bumgarner was selected as the No. 1 player in the MLN Ones2Watch Baseball 2009. The MLN O2W picks 25 faces from the lower tiers of Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and some of the top Draft Picks to bring you the next generation shaping the minors and their major league clubs!

mlnsports posted 8/18/2009 from mlnsports.com

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Tommy Hanson No. 1 in MLN FAB50 Baseball 2009 - 8th Year of Top Prospects in the Minors

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:35:28 +0000

Atlanta Braves prospect Tommy Hanson topped the selections of the editors of Minor League News in the MLN FAB50 Baseball 2009 rankings. Led by MLN the No. 2 nod, catcher Matt Wieters, the Baltimore Orioles were tapped as the MLN Baseball Farm System of the Year (Really!). Who are the other 48?

mlnsports posted 7/23/2009 from minorleaguenews.com

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Baltimore Orioles Top Player Development System in MLB for 2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:18:42 +0000

Do not rub your eyes in disbelief, or adjust your computer monitor: The Baltimore Orioles are the well-deserving winners of the MLN Baseball Farm System of the Year 2009.

mlnsports posted 7/23/2009 from minorleaguenews.com

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Manny Ramirez K.O.'d by King

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:34:47 +0000

Jerry King in the "King of the Minors" section of the digital magazine SZ took a good shot at Manny, who violated the gentleman's rule on rehab stints where the superstar takes his minor teammates out to dinner on him. Didn't do it in Albuquerque. Didn't do it in San Bernardino. ...

mlnsports posted 7/12/2009 from ballhype.com

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Manny Ramirez 'Rehab' Road Reeks of Rotting Righteousness of Frivolous Fans

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 05:03:21 +0000

Minor league fans have just affirmed what the owners of baseball know: You run your mouths about steroids, but the minute that a fallen major league superstar shows up in your town, your principles go out the window, the ticket window to be exact, in the form of a loud "Ka-CHING" of cash registers.

mlnsports posted 7/5/2009 from majorblogs.net

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Whataburger Field No. 1 Minor League Sports Venue in North America

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:46:20 +0000

They did it again. Convincingly. For the second year in a row fans have picked Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas as the best minor league or alternative pro sports ballpark or arena in North America. MLN's venue expert, Joe Mock of Baseballparks.com, crunches the numbers to tell us what you

mlnsports posted 6/20/2009 from minorleaguenews.com

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Is Casey Kelly, Red Sox Prospect, a Pitcher or Future Short-Stop?

Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:10:09 +0000

He's two, two TWO players in one! Boston Red Sox prospect Casey Kelly would love to platoon at the two toughest positions to land on a major league roster. He is good enough to play both. Will the Red Sox 2008 first-rounder fill in at the cursed shortstop position or join the bullpen?

mlnsports posted 6/7/2009 from minorleaguenews.com

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