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Archive for August, 2009
August 26, 2009 at 11:33 pm · Filed under Independent Baseball Leagues, Independent Baseball Teams, Public
Here is the playoff information for the 2009 independent professional baseball season:
August 25, 2009 at 10:03 pm · Filed under Independent Baseball Radio, Miscellaneous, Public
Here is a quick interview with Chad Cooper, broadcaster for the Windy City Thunderbolts of the Frontier League: http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/1732476,082509sptminorQandA.article
August 21, 2009 at 5:53 pm · Filed under Independent Baseball Leagues, Independent Baseball News
If you were to go back and look at the history of independent baseball since 1993, you would notice that there are certain periods when the industry goes through a “musical chairs” phase where teams leave one league to join another league, certain teams talk about defection, leagues talk about merging, and new leagues talk about forming.
Here are some recent news examples of what has been publicly stated and some foreshadowing of what might be yet to come:
August 19, 2009 at 5:51 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
Baseball America posted an interesting story about an independent baseball pitcher who plays with an artificial hip… and dominates as a pitcher in the Golden League: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/independent-audit/2009/268611.html
Here’s hoping that affiliated teams find a way to make it work for all parties to everyone’s benefit.
August 17, 2009 at 10:28 pm · Filed under Independent Baseball Teams, independent baseball players
Here is a good story on the “family guys” who play for the York Revolution independent baseball team: http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_12701402
August 15, 2009 at 4:21 pm · Filed under independent baseball players, independent baseball tryouts
Here is a story of how one player got some advice and ended up going to an independent baseball league when his college career was finished: http://www.jimmyscottshighandtight.com/node/791
Note, however, that for the independent leagues you do not need an agent. While an agent may help, you also can do well for yourself by contacting the individual independent baseball teams and finding out tryout dates.
Also, be sure to have all of your paperwork in order including references, stats, video footage (preferably on a video-sharing site so that you can send a link directly to the manager or director of player operations), and any other documentation such as any evaluations you may have had from a Major League scout.
If you want more information on becoming an independent baseball player then leave a comment on this blog, and I will respond to the questions as they are asked.
August 13, 2009 at 12:16 pm · Filed under Independent Baseball Teams, Miscellaneous, Public, Stories
You have to give credit to the Tucson Toros for their originality:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/298654
August 12, 2009 at 6:15 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
If you are a prospective professional baseball player then here is the first posted set of independent baseball tryouts for the 2009 off-season: http://cblproball.com/cgi-bin/forms/tryouts.pl
The Continental Baseball League (with teams in Texas and Louisiana) is holding instructional tryouts, with the potential to be signed to a spring training contract, throughout the U.S. The first is scheduled for September 12-13 in Greensboro, NC and the next is scheduled for September 20 in Plano, TX (just north of Dallas). Check the link for eligibility requirements, registration fees, and additional date/time/location of other tryouts.
August 11, 2009 at 10:56 pm · Filed under Stories, independent baseball players
Here is an interesting story about a 36 year-old independent baseball player who is still playing: http://www.azstarnet.com/sports/302491
It details some of his odd jobs and careers he has had in order to still stay in the game.
August 8, 2009 at 5:01 pm · Filed under College Baseball Players, Developmental Leagues, Fall Baseball Leagues, Independent Baseball Leagues, Winter Baseball Leagues, independent baseball tryouts
If you are a prospective professional baseball player, or if you have previous independent (or international) professional playing experience, then you may be considering getting instruction and increasing your exposure to professional teams through a fall league or winter league. In the previous post you found out about a Winter league which plays in Arizona. If it is better for you to play in a Fall League then here is information about the Fall league sponsored by the Alexandria Aces of the Continental Baseball League:
http://myacesbaseball.com/lfl/
The league will play its first season starting in September, and it will be called the Louisiana Fall League. If you do not have time to read the information on the link provided then call the Aces at (318) 473-ACES (2237).
If you want to increase your exposure and be notified of other independent baseball tryouts then be sure to join the database which gets your name out to general managers, managers, and league executives across all of the independent baseball leagues. Be sure to click the “I want to play professional baseball link” at:
If you are the former coach or parent of a college baseball player who has finished his eligibility then be sure to click this link for more information: College Baseball Parents And Coaches
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