Minor League Baseball life
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Minor league baseball teams like the San Jose Giants are used by the major league teams for rehabilitating injured big league players, particularly pitchers. As players come off the disabled list, they need to regain their skills by with game time playing at a lower level.
Proximity is a key advantage for the San [...]
Our Player, Wayne Foltin, Goes to Georgia Minor League Baseball
Friday, August 10th, 2007It’s time for late season moves….Wayne got called to go to the Augusta Green Jackets in the South Atlantic League for the rest of the season. He’s a closing pitcher, so we didn’t get a chance to see him actually play. Then he had injured his shoulder, so hadn’t gotten much game time. [...]
Booth Talk at the Connecticut Defenders…..
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007From Ask the Baseball Pro:
Martin wrote:
I’ve seen you play this year at Dodd Stadium and you certainly deserved to be a 2007 Eastern League All Star. At the minor league level, how much does a catcher’s calling of the game factor into what the pitcher actually throws… and what is it like dealing with [...]
24 Hour Safeway and Baseball Players……
Friday, July 20th, 2007Getting nutritious meals is problematic for minor league players, particularly with road games which get them back to San Jose late at night. Energy bars and drinks are the best food available on the team bus. Silicon Valley just doesn’t have the 24 hour truck stops common along major interstate highways. There are [...]
Top Ten Bargains includes San Jose Giants Minor League Baseball Team
Saturday, July 7th, 2007A fun article this week this week in the San Jose Mercury News on the top 10 bargains in Silicon Valley listed the San Jose Giants baseball team. “In an era when major league baseball has priced itself beyond many budgets, there’s a cheaper alternative at home: General admission tickets to the A-level Giants [...]
Life with the Connecticut Defenders….
Friday, June 15th, 2007The season is well underway and our team has struggled to win games. We have won a few more games as of late but our record is still far below .500. This is the first time in recent memory that I have been on a team that has struggled so bad. In the beginning we [...]
Signing Age for Minor League Baseball
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007From Ask the Baseball Pro:
Ryan wrote:
How old can you start playing minor league baseball?
From the Baseball Pro:
If you are from outside the US you can sign at the age of 16. If you are in the US you must have a high school diploma. To my knowledge that is the earliest you can [...]
Girlfriends, Family and Friends During the Minor League Baseball Season
Friday, June 1st, 2007From Ask the Baseball Pro:
Jon wrote:
Is it difficult to find girlfriends or maintain relationships while away for so long?
From the Baseball Pro:
It is very difficult to maintain relationships while you are playing. Not only is it tough to have a
girlfriend but it is even more difficult to keep in touch with friends. [...]
Hosting Wayne Foltin, Closing Pitcher, for 2007 San Jose Giants Baseball Season
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Each season we host a new ball player as players move up in the San Francisco Giants farm system. We miss the player from the previous season, but welcome another player. This year our baseball player is Wayne Foltin, who played on the Augusta, Georgia, Green Jackets single A team last summer. Wayne enjoys [...]
Steve Holm, Minor League Baseball Pro at Norwich, Connecticut Defenders
Monday, May 28th, 2007Minor League baseball players work hard to move up the different levels of baseball, with the dream of making the “Majors”. Steve lived with us during the 2006 season, but now he has moved up to the San Francisco Giants AA minor league baseball team on the East Coast at Norwich. Many of [...]
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