Here is the final list of the 2009 independent baseball league champions:
For a list of all historical independent baseball league champions since 1993 then be sure to visit: http://www.independentbaseball.net/champions/
There is a new website which covers everything to do with independent baseball. It has information for fans, links to all independent baseball leagues and teams, lists the social media (Twitter, Facebook) sites for the teams, and much more.
Definitely take a look at http://www.IndependentBaseball.net
On Saturday September 12, 2009, the Calgary Vipers won the 2009 Golden Baseball League Championship. They defeated the Tucson Toros in the best-of-five series 3 games to 1.
Also on Saturday the 12th, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks defeated the Gary Southshore RailCats to win the 2009 Northern League championship. The RedHawks won the best-of-five series 3 games to 1.
Here are the current playoff standings for the 2009 independent professional baseball season:
Be sure to visit this blog over the next couple of days to discover who won the remaining 2009 independent baseball league championships.
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:
Many of the 2009 independent baseball teams have a presence on Facebook.com. Here is a best-efforts list to create an easy-to-use resource where you can find a Facebook presence for every independent professional baseball team.
Note that some of these pages may be “fan” pages, and not officially endorsed or controlled by the actual team. If so, please have a team (or league) representative contact me with the correct Facebook link; and then I will correct the link quickly.
Some pages require to join the “Fan” page, the group, or add a particular team as a “friend” in order to access all of the publicly-available information.
American Association
Atlantic League
Can-Am League
Continental League
Frontier League
Golden League
Northern League
United League
Here is your quick one-stop resource to locate the Twitter pages for every 2009 independent professional baseball team or league. Teams without a Twitter page will be designated with “X”
If you have any corrections, additions, or edits then leave a comment or send an e-mail to info (at) independentminorleaguebaseball.com. This post represents a “best efforts” attempt, and it does not guarantee accuracy.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
CAN-AM LEAGUE
CONTINENTAL LEAGUE
FRONTIER LEAGUE
GOLDEN LEAGUE: http://twitter.com/goldenbaseball
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks http://twitter.com/FMRedHawks
Gary SouthShore RailCats http://twitter.com/railcats
Joliet Jackhammers x
Kansas City T-Bones http://twitter.com/tbonesbaseball
Schaumberg Flyers http://twitter.com/Flyersbaseball
Winnipeg Goldeyes http://twitter.com/Wpg_Goldeyes
UNITED LEAGUE
OTHER
Here is a quick post about a bullpen catcher getting activated to make the roster of an independent baseball team: http://nystateleague.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/quinn-activated-by-ducks/
This may be of further interest for those players who want to have a chance to play independent baseball one day: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1620812,4_1_JO13_SILVERCROSSFIELD_S1-090613.article
If you are a prospective player who has never played professional baseball then get your contact information sent to general managers, managers, and league executives across all of the independent baseball leagues including the developmental ones. Go to Prospective Independent Baseball Players to find out more.
If, instead, you already have experience working or playing for an independent baseball team then sign up for a free report at Independent Baseball Alumni.
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