If you want a resource to keep up to date with the managers in the independent professional baseball leagues then be sure to visit and bookmark this site: http://www.independentbaseball.net/managers/ The link for each team also will tell you the names of any hitting coaches, pitching coaches, and other independent baseball team coaching staff members.
Here is a news article about an independent minor league player having to live at an assisted care/seniors facility as his “host family” for the summer in the Frontier League:
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
You have to give credit to the Tucson Toros for their originality:
http://baseballdigest.com/featured/2009/small-ball-podcast-3-the-lake-erie-crushers/
Here is an interview with the producer for the documentary, “Playing For Peanuts” which chronicled life in the 2007 South Coast League: http://busleagues.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/bus-leagues-qa-with-baseball-documentarian-john-fitzgerald/
With many independent baseball teams hosting fireworks for tonight’s 4th of July games, feel free to leave links to your photos and videos taken with players, in the stands, tailgating, etc. If you post your photos or videos on sites like YouTube or Flickr then you may leave the link(s) with a comment about which team you were watching.
Since this blog is intended for all ages, please keep your comments clean and your links only directing to photos and videos for all ages. Thank you for understanding!
Video about Cisco Systems and the Grand Prairie Airhogs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djbqOe6gq6g
Here is a story on independent baseball host families: http://www.bnd.com/sports/story/777050.html
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