The Glory Days: How MLB’s First Expansion Unfolded

May 28, 2012 by Thad Mumau · 1 Comment

Major league baseball’s first modern-day expansion did not just happen overnight. It was not simply the result of a shrewd job of blackmailing by William Shea and renowned baseball man Branch Rickey; they did not hold Commissioner Ford Frick and 16 team owners hostage by threatening to start a new league. The shadow of the […]

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Indies Have Banner Day With Five Taken In Draft

December 9, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

While Boston’s apparent signing of Carl Crawford seemed certain to steal the spotlight on the last day of the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Thursday also was a banner day for Independent Baseball. No fewer than five former Indy players, including three who signed during or after the season, were taken by new organizations during the […]

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