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 […]
Fox’s 3 Consecutive Walk-Offs May Be a First, But Albers’ Brilliant Debut Shares Top Billing
August 8, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
It does not happen this way often when two ultra-heroic events divide attention about deadline time. When it does, one deals. Jake Fox made the first bid for attention when the Somerset, NJ (Atlantic League) designated hitter collected walk-off hits in three consecutive games. We do not know if it has ever been done before, […]
Who Will Be Next to Majors? Lindsey Stays Hot, Weber Warming Up
May 14, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Michael Ryan had not been in the majors since 2005 until joining the Angels last weekend, and Cuban-born Raul Valdez had never been there until the New York Mets added the onetime Can-Am Leaguer (New Jersey Jackals and Nashua, NH) a few weeks ago. And, it is anyone’s guess on where lightning will strike next, […]