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	Minor league baseball - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Minor leagues are baseball leagues which are at a lower pay level and play in smaller cities and towns than do Major League Baseball.
		The first league recognized as minor was the Northwestern League, which in 1883 entered into an agreement with the two major leagues at the time (the National League and the American Association), under which it would have a lower salary limit than the other two leagues.
		For this reason, AAA is often thought of as the Major 'minor league' and its teams are usually in the biggest cities in the U.S. and Canada not served by Major League Baseball.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /minor_league_baseball.htm (844 words)

	Minor league baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minor league baseball also goes by the nickname the "farm system," "farm club," or "farm team(s)," because of a joke passed around by major league players in the 1930s when St.
		Minor league players not on the 40 Man Roster are under contract to their parent major league baseball club, but have no union.
		Leagues in the NA would not be truly called "minor" until Branch Rickey developed the first modern "farm system" in the 1930s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minor_league_baseball (3399 words)

	Minor League Ball :: Minor Leagues blog featuring John Sickels
		He pitched well in the minors (6-4, 3.24 in 16 starts) but was hit VERY hard in major league action: 2-7, 6.75 in 13 starts.
		This is much more in line with his past minor league performance.
		Statistically, his performance this year does not appear fluke-like to me; rather, it was his previous major league struggles that were out of context with the rest of his career.
	www.minorleagueball.com (3229 words)

	Minor League Contract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The term "Minor League shall refer to any domestic or foreign professional baseball league that either directly or through membership in an association or other entity, is party to an agreement with the Major Leagues and that recognizes the authority of the Commissioner.
		The term "Minor League Association" shall refer to any association of Minor League Clubs and/or Minor Leagues that is party to an agreement with the Major Leagues and that recognizes the authority of the Commissioner.
		Additionally, this Minor league Uniform Player Contract is subject to the authority of the Commissioner to suspend the operation of this Minor League Uniform Player Contract, including the payment of compensation to Player, during any national emergency or any cessation or suspension of play in the Major Leagues.
	monstermac.princeton.edu /proguide/minorleaguecontract.html (4884 words)

	Business: Minor-league mogul
		Minor League Baseball, which has headquarters in St. Petersburg, oversees 160 teams in the United States and Canada that are farm teams of Major League Baseball and operate as businesses.
		League spokesman Jim Ferguson won't talk about Hersh because his application to buy the Rainiers is still pending even though the deal has been approved by both buyer and seller.
		After the game, Hersh found out the head official doubled as president of the Midwest minor baseball league and was trying to offer him a job as general manager of a Class B baseball team in Burlington, Iowa.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/10/27/Business/Minor_league_mogul.shtml (2284 words)

	The Minor League Golf Tour, a low cost alternative to the Grey Goose Gateway and Golden Bear Tour in southeast Florida
		The goal of the Minor League Golf Tour is to provide an affordable training ground for aspiring players to hone their game.
		The Minor League Golf Tour is a low cost alternative to the developmental-mini tours like the NGA-Hooters, Golden Bear, and Grey Goose Tours.
		To play on The Minor League Golf Tour you must be a professional golfer or a skilled amateur with a USGA Handicap of 6.0 or less.
	www.minorleaguegolf.com (860 words)

	Mets Minor League Report
		It doesn’t look like BAM was ready for the minors because only a select few box scores are available, and they haven’t made their way to team or league sites.
		Met minor leaguers are also easy to root for because we all want to see them in the show and their success will only help the big club.
		However, one of the things that scares me about minor league scouting reports from people outside the business is that they tend to make every prospect seem like a future All-Star, -- an outcome only possible in the magical land of erehwon.
	metsminors.blogspot.com (2444 words)

	Minor League Football News
		The leagues that are participating this years are: Mason-Dixon Football League, Southern Football League, South Atlantic Minor League, United League and Colonial League.
		Although it only had three teams this first year, the league is headed for expansion as the appeal to players to play this fast action, high scoring brand of football has caught the attention of potential new teams.
		The Minor League Football "Hall of Fame" is inducting its second class on Thursday, December 8th, in Mesquite, Nevada, at the Oasis Resort/Casino, 60 miles north of downtown Las Vegas.
	www.minorleaguefootballnews.com (14477 words)

	Open Directory - Sports: Baseball: Minor League
		Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues - Descriptions and photographs of North American minor league ballparks.
		Also spotlighting minor league prospects of today destined to be the big league stars of tomorrow.
		ESPN: Minor League Baseball - Coverage of minor league baseball from ESPN.
	dmoz.org /Sports/Baseball/Minor_League (298 words)

	New Jersey Jackals
		The 15-year minor league veteran broke into baseball with the Dodgers in 1991, also playing with the Indians and White Sox before beginning an extensive independent league career with stops in the Northern and Northeast (now the Can-Am) Leagues.
		They were the 2002 and 2003 league champions, and they had just returned from Lynn, Massachusetts, home to the North Shore Spirit, as the victors of the 2004 championship.
		As a team, the Jackals finished second in the league in ERA (4.03) and led the league in batting average (.295).
	www.jackals.com (1109 words)

	Ballpark Digest -- Chronicling the Culture of Baseball
		Two more cities are expected to join soon, and the league could have as many as eight teams by the start of the 2006 season.
		There's a minor brouhaha about a letter included by Jackson County Sports Authority Chairman Mike Smith in his group's bid for a state development grant for a complex in Lee's Summit, Missouri (a suburban area near Kansas City), that at one point included a minor-league ballpark.
		Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee says a letter purporting to be from him is not authentic; Smith says the letter was dictated by Lee.
	www.ballparkwatch.com (2458 words)

	Minor League Braves Blog
		He's 2nd in the league in both average (.520) and OBP (.571), and he should be in the top 10 or so in SLG (.720).
		Davies is tenth in the league with a 2.93 ERA and second in strikeouts (1546).
		It was his 10th triple of the year (easily the best total in his career) and put him 2nd in the league in three-baggers.
	minorbraves.blogspot.com (11258 words)

	The Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Former Pelican Adam Stern made his Major League debut this season with the Boston Red Sox.
		Forty-four former Pelicans have made a big league roster in the seven-year history of the ballclub.
		Former Pelican Jonathan Schuerholz is batting.400 for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League.
	www.myrtlebeachpelicans.com (323 words)

	Central League Baseball - Official Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		He was named the Central League’s 2005 Manager of the Year after leading the Cats to a franchise-best 60 wins.
		Quebec third baseman Eddie Lantigua, the independent leagues’ leader in slugging percentage and RBIs, has been named the 2005 Baseball America Independent Leagues Player of the Year.
		Twenty-three of them are on major league rosters now although three of those are disabled.
	www.centralleaguebaseball.com (448 words)

	The Ledger: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida
		Report: Minor league players' union threatens to file lawsuit against NHL
		TORONTO (AP) - A union representing 1,300 minor league hockey players threatened to file an antitrust lawsuit against the NHL over a provision in the league's new collective bargaining agreement, the Toronto Sun reported Thursday.
		At issue is the provision in the CBA that calls for players making more than $75,000 in the minors to be subject to NHL waivers when they are recalled.
	www.theledger.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051013/APS/510130606 (180 words)

	AT THE YARD: Minor League Baseball Magazine
		ATY took a look around minor league baseball and found these interesting young men.
		The Elder Statesmen of the minor leagues and why they still play.
		For a comprehensive list of minor league features with downloadable versions complete with pictures.
	www.attheyard.com (77 words)

	Eastern League Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Eastern League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announced that its member clubs raised a total of $77,660.89 for the victims of Hurricane Katrina during the final days of the regular season and the playoffs.
		A total of 3,944,195 fans passed through the gates of the 12 Eastern League ballparks this season, breaking the previous record of 3,914,027, which was set during the 2004 season.
		The Eastern League of Professional Baseball has announced the selections for the 2005 Eastern League All-Star Team, as voted on by respective Eastern League radio and television broadcast personnel, sportswriters, team managers and coaching staffs and other members of the media.
	www.easternleague.com (410 words)

	Harrisburg Senators
		A day after the major league season ends, a Harrisburg pitcher moves to the major league roster.
		Ryan Zimmerman is officially in the major leagues as the Washington Nationals call him up.
		The Eastern League announces a new attendance record for the 2005 season.
	www.senatorsbaseball.com (323 words)

	Minor League Ballpark Photos
		And ballparks are a big part of the appeal as well, from the historic parks of the 1920s and 1930s on up to today's modern stadia.
		Below are links to photographs of the 146 minor league ballparks I've seen games in, as well as 7 more that I photographed while passing through town or after a rainout.
		Each page also has information about the park, such as when it opened and what leagues have played there over the years, and many have additional photographs illustrating interesting or unique features.
	www.minorleagueballparks.com (468 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In addition to each league's standings, there is also a list that shows each major league team's farm system (From the 1930's on to the present).
		Along with each league standings are lists of league leaders in batting and pitching.
		Standings for independent leagues, (which became popular in the mid 1990s) which aren't always available in other baseball reference books are included here.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/ASIN/0963718983/prorankbaseba-20 (647 words)

	Official Home of the Rome Braves
		I can remember last year at this time, when Brian McCann and I were playing out in the Arizona Fall League and watching all the postseason highlights.
		Growing up a Braves fan, I can remember watching Sid Bream slide in safely with the winning run in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series and when David Justice hit the game-winning home run in Game 6 of the 1995 World Series.
		This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
	www.romebraves.com (468 words)

	Minor League Baseball News
		Minor League Baseball news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		The International League announced Wednesday Toledo Mud Hens General Manager Joe Napoli has been named the 2005 IL Executive of the Year.
		The Midland RockHounds are just one win away from the Texas League championship after beating the Arkansas Travelers 8-7 Tuesday night in a contest that saw Jeremy Brown...
	www.topix.net /minor-league-baseball (793 words)

	Minor League Ratings
		Other than the fact that it's the 2nd biggest barn in the league (and they are close to the top in attendance), there really isn't much to say here.
		Tulsa is definitely not a newcomer to minor league hockey.
		What I have a hard time understanding is this: The minor league team in Nashville averages about 3,000 people per game in an arena that seats about 10,000 (AND they're in 2nd place in their division so it's not like they're in the cellar with no hope of making the playoffs).
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Arena/9968/rating.html (3841 words)

	Central Hockey League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		With new rules in place, the Central Hockey League officiating staff has been finalized for the 2005-2006 season.
		CHL officials attended camps in Dallas, TX and Denver, CO preparing for the upcoming season that is set to begin on Friday, October 21st.
		The main focus of this season’s officiating training camps was the implementation of new rules and standards as well as finalizing the roster to include over 70 officials for the season.
	www.centralhockeyleague.com (171 words)

	Minor League Players
		Always remember to first check the Minor League rosters of any team that you mail to.
		(Minor league first baseman, in 2003 he played for the Oklahoma RedHawks in the Texas Rangers system, he signed my card which was sent last season) rec`d 2-9-04
		(My first minor league success of the season, he is a catcher with the Double A, Altoona Curve in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
	www.angelfire.com /mb/markssigningbonus/minor.html (9537 words)

	GATEWAY GRIZZLIES
		The Grizzlies congratulate the Cardinals on their first round series win over the San Diego Padres.
		Smith picked up a victory in the championship series as he hurled five innings, allowed three hits, three walks, and struck out two.
		With Smith’s departure to the Rangers organization, the Gateway Grizzlies have sent 18 different players to affiliated baseball in the five years of being in the Frontier League.
	www.gatewaygrizzlies.com (257 words)

	Minor League Baseball: Home
		Lastings Milledge talks about being able to have fun with the pressure off in his Journal.
		Minor League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are the property of Minor League Baseball.
		Use of the Website signifies your agreement to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
	www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/index.jsp?id=5 (94 words)

	The NEW Minor League Baseball Webring
		Ed Webbs Wilmington Blue Rocks website.......the Blue Rocks are a carolina league single A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox,they play their home games at Frawley Stadium in Wilmington De.
		MLN is the nation's only all-sport, all-minor league news magazine with original features on players, teams, leagues, business, rivalries and controversies in minor and independent baseball sports news.
		Blog documenting a summer 2005 journey to minor league parks around the country.
	w.webring.com /hub?ring=thenewminorleagu (461 words)

	globegazette.com - Sports Story
		And he hopes one day that passion will carry him to a career in the National Hockey League as a referee.
		"The ultimate goal is the NHL, but I can have a wonderful career in the minor leagues and with college hockey, too," said Stanton, a 1998 Mason City High graduate who was in town Saturday to officiate.
		In 2000, Scott Brand, the director of officials for the USA Hockey Junior Developmental League, invited Stanton to referee minor league hockey games.
	www.globegazette.com /articles/2005/10/13/sports/doc434de423ac115810468487.txt (401 words)

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