http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog News For Those Who Want To Get Involved Or Who Have Been Involved In Independent Baseball Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:39:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the biggest problems facing prospective professional baseball players is the lack of knowledge of how to transition from the college game to the pro game, especially in the independent minor leagues.  There is a lot of confusion, so a new product was created to help players learn: how to ... http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2010/02/12/help-to-prepare-for-independent-minor-league-baseball-tryouts/ If you are looking for independent minor league baseball tryouts in 2010 then be sure to join the tryout database which offers two things: Sending your information to independent baseball teams across all 8 leagues for open tryouts, private workouts, and other opportunities Sending you updates on independent baseball tryouts throughout 2010 You ... http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/12/20/2010-independent-baseball-tryouts/ If you need a resource with videos giving you some pointers and tips on independent baseball league tryouts then be sure to visit this link: Independent Baseball League Tryouts It has several videos and next steps for you to consider. http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/12/05/videos-on-independent-baseball-league-tryouts/ 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 ... http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/11/07/independent-minor-league-baseball-managers-resource/ Baseball America has two awards relating to the professional independent minor leagues.  Here are the links to the 2009 awards: 1)  End-of-year awards:  http://www.independentbaseball.net/statistics/review-2009-allindependent-baseball-team/ 2)  Top prospects:  http://www.independentbaseball.net/independent-baseball-leagues/questions-baseball-americas-independent-baseball-editor/ http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/11/02/baseball-americas-independent-baseball-league-awards/ The Las Cruces Vaqueros will be a new independent minor league baseball team in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  They will begin play in 2010 and are a franchise in the Continental Baseball League. Here is some more information including a link to the TV news clip: http://www.independentbaseball.net/independent-baseball-teams/independent-baseball-team-las-cruces-mexico/ http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/10/28/new-independent-baseball-team-in-las-cruces-new-mexico/ 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: http://www.independentbaseball.net/independent-baseball-teams/independent-baseball-player-has-assisted-living-facility-as-his-host-family/ http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/10/23/independent-minor-league-baseball-player-has-assisted-living-center-as-his-host-family/ Here is the final list of the 2009 independent baseball league champions: American Association:  Lincoln Saltdogs Atlantic League:  Somerset Patriots Can-Am League:  Quebec Capitales Continental League:  Alexandria Aces Frontier League:  Lake Erie Crushers Golden League:  Calgary Vipers Northern League:  Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks United League:  Amarillo Dillas For a list of all historical independent baseball league champions since 1993 then be ... http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/10/05/all-2009-independent-baseball-league-champions/ Here is the updated list of independent baseball league champions through September 24, 2009: American Association:  Lincoln Saltdogs Atlantic League:  Still to be determined Can-Am League:  Quebec Capitales Continental League:  Alexandria Aces Frontier League:  Lake Erie Crushers Golden League:  Calgary Vipers Northern League:  Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks United League:  Amarillo Dillas For a list of all historical independent baseball league champions ... http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/09/24/updated-2009-independent-baseball-league-champions/ If you, or anyone you know, needs some basic/introductory information on the independent baseball leagues then these new web pages may be of help to them: http://www.squidoo.com/american-association-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/atlantic-league-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/can-am-league-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/continental-baseball-league http://www.squidoo.com/frontier-league-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/golden-baseball-league http://www.squidoo.com/northern-league-baseball http://www.squidoo.com/united-league-baseball http://independentminorleaguebaseball.com/blog/2009/09/17/basic-information-about-independent-baseball-leagues/