AAA Spotlight: Rehab Start Edition 4/25/2008
We started this blog right at the end of the season last year, so we didn’t have a lot of posts before we went into hibernation. But one that did attract attention was a post about the new Lehigh...
View ArticleSpotlight on AAA Ball – 5/2/2008
Five games with the Nashville Sounds (Brewers). You’d think Mike Cameron had been sentenced to a decade of hard labor, the way he talks. [ESPN.com] Check this out: Wolf Blitzer loves AAA Ball....
View ArticleIn the Bus Leagues, Winning Isn’t Everything
There are many reasons to love the minor leagues. I hope, for most, that the chance to see skilled players compete in one’s own back yard is at the core of the experience. But I cannot, and will not...
View ArticleThe Iron Pigs have Lost their Dog
This was an unusual news item, but if you live in the Allentown, PA area, you might run across Champ roaming your neighborhood or locked up at your local shelter. Here’s the description from the Iron...
View ArticleThe Z-Meter: 6/5/2009
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition...
View ArticleThe Minor Links
More good stuff about the world of minor league baseball. If you read something that belongs in The Minor Links, please do pass it along to onemoredyingquail@gmail.com. Raul Ibanez loves “The Office”?...
View ArticleNow Pitching For The Cleveland Indians…
The Indians are planning to call up top prospect Carlos Carrasco, obtained from the Phillies in a trade deadline deal for Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee, to make his major league debut on Tuesday:...
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