It Is the Same Five Teams Who Lead in Attendance Although Kansas City, KS Makes a Nice Jump

July 25, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

The deck has been shuffled, moving Winnipeg, Manitoba, ahead of 2012 newcomer Sugar Land, TX and Kansas City, KS has jumped two spots to third, but the same five teams that led Independent Baseball in per-opening attendance one year ago remain the same past the halfway mark in the ’13 season. Winnipeg, pacing four American […]

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‘Extra Outfielder’ Now a Hitting Star

June 23, 2011 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

Â Â Â Â In forging their way to the best record in the Atlantic League, the Long Island (NY) Ducks have relied on the talents of such established players at this level of play as John Rodriguez, Lew Ford, J. R. House, Ray Navarrete and Javier Colina.Â It is a substantial group.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â And they have Kraig […]

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“Jews and Baseball, An American Love Story”

December 6, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 8 Comments

“Jews and Baseball, An American Love Story” is a new documentary film written by long-time and Pulitzer prize-winningÂ New York Times sports writer, Ira Berkow, and directed by Peter Miller. Â It was featured Sunday night to a packed house at the American Film Institute theater in Silver Spring, MD. It is not just any movie house, […]

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At Least One Wild Card Likely for Atlantic League Playoffs

August 3, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment

It is getting close to â€œwild cardâ€ time.Â Some newspapers have been listing the major league wild card data in their standings for weeks now, but this subject also carries importance in the Atlantic League since it seems very real that Southern Maryland and York could capture both first and second half divisional titles. The […]

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