Surprise, Surprise! It Is Early October And Three Indy Leagues Already Seem Set for 2012
October 8, 2011 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Some uncertainties over league makeup often dominate the news this time of year, but at least three of the five primary Independent leagues seem to have their plans in order. One result is that travel teams which the Atlantic and Can-Am Leagues had to endure this season are gone. The Atlantic League is already out […]
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. 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. That’s a bold statement, to be sure, but this is what seems to […]
Sandy DeLeon Has Made Eight Stops in Atlantic League
     Call him the true baseball journeyman. Maybe even a nomad. Just call him.      Sandy DeLeon is not the best baseball player in the Atlantic League, and he recognizes it. But this happy man from New York City by way of the Dominican Republic is ready any time the telephone rings. He brings a […]
Two-Time Batting Champ Victor Rodriguez, Wily Mo Pena Could Add Substantially for Bridgeport
June 4, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
York’s worst-to-first dash can only encourage others to keep striving to improve, and that certainly seems to be the case for Bridgeport. The Bluefish, eager to return to the upper ranks of the Atlantic League since 1999 championship Manager Willie Upshaw was available from Day One (he took over in mid-season last year), were stung […]
