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 […]
How Is This as Handsome Reward for 19 Indy Grads? They Are on Pace to Top $37 Million in Majors
April 4, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Does it pay for an aspiring major leaguer who goes undrafted or needs to re-energize his career to play in an Independent league? And how! Think about earning salaries totaling more than $37 million for the regular 2013 season. Pay is prorated for most everyone, of course, so if a player is only in the […]
Independents May Have Most Major Leaguers Ever in ’11
Well-Traveled Hurler DeLaRosa Helps Independents Edge Closer to All-Time High for Most Major Leaguers The door has swung completely open for Independent Baseball to claim perhaps its most important achievement before the season ends. This could go down as the summer when the greatest number of players made it to the major leagues. After all, […]
Independent Baseball Crowds Back Above Eight Million
September 23, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
Strengthened by the addition of two more teams in the Northern League and with gains reported in three other leagues, Independent Baseball attendance climbed back above eight million fans for the 2010 regular season. It is the third time in four years the non-affiliated clubs have drawn above that level, this time finishing at 8,130,646. […]
