106 Major League Victories This Season; You Bet, and That Is Just for Independent Leaguers

September 12, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

Twenty-one years ago when Kash Beauchamp was signed off the St. Paul (MN) Saints’ roster in the Northern League and assigned to Class AA the naysayers were continuing to pooh-pooh the future of this new thing called Independent Baseball. Those who believed it could succeed likely were in the minority. We have pointed out 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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