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Bucs Dugout (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Jose Tabata , Chase D'Arnaud and Daniel Moskos will be in the AFL's Rising Stars Showcase here soon (at 8:15 EST), and it'll be free to watch at MLB.com. Since I've been sick all week I've rented about nine movies, which is nine more than I did in the past three months or so before that. I stumbled into one called Sugar that I was shocked I didn't know about. Maybe most of you are familiar with it...
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Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
This is now the very definition of “fantasy baseball.” In case any new onlookers sees this for the first time, I want to clearly state that none of the following is true, factual or even remotely going to happen. This is purely a “what if”/hypothetical case study of what the birth of a new Minor League Baseball team could be like leading up to Opening Day 2010…. FOR...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Dillard won't return as River Bandits manager The Quad-Cities River Bandits will have a new manager in 2010. Steve Dillard, the manager of the River Bandits the past two years, said he has been informed by the Cardinals that his contract is not being renewed. "They didn't really tell me much other than they were letting me go," said Dillard, who became the Midwest League franchise's career...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
No real surprises in the MWL awards . Larry MacPhail Promotional Trophy: Dayton Dragons John H. Johnson President's Trophy: Fort Wayne TinCaps Rawlings Woman Executive of the Year: Stefanie Brown, Quad Cities River Bandits Midwest League Executive of the Year: Mike Nutter, Fort Wayne TinCaps Surprise! The TinCaps have a release . Following a season in which the Fort Wayne TinCaps’ players won...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
This is the best news to come out of the Quad Cities since...I don't know, since, Tom Hanks' mustache in Road to Perdition *? Bandits to do yard work in outfield It had rained earlier in the day, but blue skies and an appearance by NFL great Gale Sayers attracted a crowd of more than 3,000 to the Davenport riverfront for a Quad-Cities River Bandits game July 10. The grounds crew worked well beyond...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Some of it is on field. Some of it is off field. Dayton Individual talent was there at Fifth Third Field By the end of the season, the Dragons had some players to watch if not a team to win. “You really can’t judge the success of a team until two, three years down the road,” Dragons manager Todd Benzinger said as Dayton failed to make the Midwest League playoffs for the fifth time...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The Timber Rattlers lost 19-8 at Beloit. Ozzie Lewis drove in five runs and the Snappers pounded out 16 hits on the way to the win. The loss was the fourth straight for the Timber Rattlers. THE MOST: The 19 runs allowed by the Timber Rattlers was the most allowed this season. The previous high was 17 in a 17-7 loss in the second game of a doubleheader against the Quad Cities River...
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Pitchers Hit Eighth (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
The Cardinals’ top draft pick this season, Shelby Miller, is making his first start as a professional in the Cards minor league system tonight for the Quad Cities River Bandits versus the Beloit Snappers. Ok, so Miller will only throw one inning, but the buzz is loud. The hype is fervent. Minor League radio broadcasts are still [...]
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Complete scoreboard Wisconsin @ Burlington: Rained out Clinton @ Cedar Rapids doubleheader: Rained out @South Bend 4, Dayton 2: South Bend completed a four-game sweep of the Dayton Dragons, 4-2, in minor-league baseball action Thursday. Dayton entered the series one game ahead of South Bend in the chase for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Division. The Silver Hawks now own a three-game lead...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Complete scoreboard @Burlington 5, Wisconsin 1: There was not much offensive production between the Burlington Bees and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Monday night. What there was, though, was powerful and enough to keep the Bees in front of the Midwest League's Western Division wild-card race. @South Bend 7, Dayton 3: Throwing strikes from the mound isn't unusual at Coveleski Stadium. Former Notre Dame...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
via swipelife.com View full size photo uploaded August 24, 2009 Every baseball fan should see "Sugar". After a limited theatrical release this spring, the DVD will be out on September 1 and I was lucky enough to get sent an advance copy for review. Written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who did "Half Nelson" in 2006, this film is well worth your time. The basic story...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 08/23/2009
Complete scoreboard Cedar Rapids 11 @Wisconsin 2: MiLB version | Rattlers version Great Lakes 6 @South Bend 0: Great Lakes pitcher Aaron Miller was tough enough. Add a steady rain and South Bend hitters didn't have much of a chance Saturday night. @Dayton 7, West Michigan 5: Dragons manager Todd Benzinger watched the bottom of the West Michigan lineup come to bat and was happy he had much higher batting...
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
With the game postponed, I thought all the dumb hicks here at ACB could use a minor league update. This is for the games that were played tonight. Iowa Cubs 4, Tacoma Rainers 0 James Russell got the win with 5 scoreless innings, raising his record on the year to 3-1. Russell struck out 5, walked 2, and gave up 4 hits. His season ERA sits at 3.72. Jeff Stevens threw 2 scoreless innings, giving up 1...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Complete scoreboard Wisconsin 13 @ Cedar Rapids 8: There’s a joke in here somewhere about the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Pat McGrath Chevyland Used Car Night Friday night at Memorial Stadium. Something to do with the word “clunker.” @South Bend 7, Lansing 2: Given zero run support in his last two outings, Miley (5-8) benefited from a 15-hit attack, including three apiece from Reynaldo...
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