Ten-Man Baseball

March 17, 2011 by Daniel Hirsch · 1 Comment

I just finished reading Leigh Montville’s biography on the Babe “The Big Bam“. I’m ashamed to say that this was the first Babe Ruth biography that I have read, especially after reading a ton of bio’s about much more obscure players. One of the many factoids that stood out to me was this…. In December […]

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Major Shakeup Taking Place in Independent Baseball

October 7, 2010 by Bob Wirz · 3 Comments

This may be the most important period for Independent Baseball since it started in 1993.Â Make it the most important ever since not all that much was really expected when the first two professional leagues of non-major league-affiliation formed 18 years ago. Thatâ€™s a bold statement, to be sure, but this is what seems to […]

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