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4-11-2005
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Top Prospect Alert Archive 4-19-2005 / 4-28-2005

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4-28-05
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Craig Brazell · Cody Clark · Trevor Crowe ·
Luke Hughes · Brian McFall · Trevor Plouffe ·
Jay Rainville · Alexander Smit ·
Miguel Vega · Kyle Waldrop ·
--TopProspectAlert.com Original Content

4-28-05
Missouri Tigers Baseball Player Michael Cole Arrested After Stabbing A Dude Who Tried To Retrieve Two Bottles Of Liquor And Some Beer That Cole Stole From His Party
--ColumbiaTribune.com

4-28-05
Fan Ejected From Binghamton Mets Game For Hitting Jared Sandberg In The Head With A Cotton Baseball
--PressConnects.com

4-28-05
Story On One Handed JUCO Player Daniel Wheat
--Sun News Of The Northland

4-28-05
Indians Reliever Paul Shuey Retires From Baseball After His First Rehab Appearance
--Indians.com

4-28-05
Lady Hit By The Chair Thrown By Frank Francisco Last Year Plans To Sue Him
--MercuryNews.com

4-28-05
Former Diamondbacks Suit Jerry Colangelo To Operate All US National Team Basketball Operations
--WashingtonPost.com

4-28-05
Red Sox To Give World Series Rings To Three Raffle Winners
--RedSox.com

4-28-05
Former Phillies Farmhand Trey McCall Gets Head Coaching Job At Emory & Henry College
--TriCities.com

4-28-05
My Old High School Coach Takes A Line Drive To The Face While Throwing BP
--CommercialAppeal.com

4-28-05
Filmmaker Tom Mireles Talks About His All Access Documentary "On Deck" Featuring A Season With The Helena Brewers
--BrewerFan.net

4-27-05
Diamondbacks Pitching Prospect Kellen Raab Talks About His Team's Recent Struggles & Striking Out Last Year's Top Pick Matt Bush
--TopProspectAlert.com Original Content

4-27-05
Prize Indians Prospect Jeremy Sowers Pitches Five Perfect Innings Before Rain Ends His Night
--Kinston.com

4-27-05
High School Coach Fired For Drinking On The Team's Spring Trip
--NBC4I.com

4-27-05
Bob Uecker Talks About 50 Years In Baseball
--STLToday.com

4-27-05
Nook Logan Talks About The Art Of Stealing Bases
--DetroitTigers.com

4-27-05
Augustin Montero Becomes The First Steroid Suspended Player To File A Grievance With Major League Baseball
--Philly.com

4-27-05
Fay Vincent Sounds Off Against Lenny Dykstra
--Macon.com

4-27-05
John Kruk Claims Lenny Dykstra Did Not Use Steroids
--Macon.com

4-27-05
Three Minor Leaguers From Idaho Talk About Playing Pro Ball
--IdahoStateJournal.com

4-27-05
Little League Coach Arrested In Police Sting
--BucyrusTelegraphForum.com

4-27-05
Dumb Independent League Owner To Refund Season Ticket Holders $300 If Team Has A Losing Record For The Season
--Missourinet.com

4-26-05
Who's COLD In Minor League Baseball
Through Games of 4-25-05
Ryan Raburn .167 3HR 3RBI
Joe Borchard .172 1HR 4RBI
Ryan Garko .192 1HR 6RBI
Casey Kotchman .172 0HR 6RBI
Sergio Santos .181 3HR 11RBI
Larry Broadway .182 0HR 5RBI
Miguel Negron .152 0HR 2RBI
Eric Duncan .200 1HR 7RBI
Gregor Blanco .170 0HR 2RBI
Luis Hernandez .196 0HR 5RBI
Mike Nickeas .146 1HR 2RBI
Joaquin Arias .196 1HR 6RBI
Jayson Nix .197 0HR 6RBI
Chris Lubanski .179 2HR 6RBI
Adam Seuss .178 1HR 3RBI Steroid Suspension
Jamar Hill .125 0HR 2RBI
Alhaji Turay .132 1HR 2RBI
Reggie Abercrombe .190 3HR 7RBI
Lastings Millidge .216 1HR 5RBI
Trevor Plouffe .073 1HR 3RBI
Sam Fuld .182 0HR 3RBI
Matt Bush .206 1HR 4RBI
Cole Loadenthal .152 0HR 4RBI
Ambiorix Concepcion .180 1HR 6RBI
Chris Nelson .111 0HR 2RBI

4-26-05
Add Jamal Strong of the Mariners To The Steroid Suspension List
--MercuryNews.com

4-26-05
Nationals Farmhand Josh Whitesell Talks About Coming Back From A Broken Back
--Washington Times

4-26-05
Blue Jays Rookie Gustavo Chacin Talks About Becoming A Celebrity
--London Free Press

4-26-05
Story on Mets Farmhand Andy Wilson
--Daytona Beach News

4-26-05
Interview With A's Farmhand Connor Rogers
--OaklandAthletics.com

4-26-05
Blue Jays Fire Hitting Coach Mike Barnett
--BlueJays.com

4-26-05
Story on Twins Prospect Colby Miller
--TwinsBaseball.com

4-26-05
Two Juco Baseball Players At Linn-Benton Community College Hurt In Car Wreck
--DHOnline.com

4-26-05
Story on Pirates Catching Prospect Neil Walker
--Hickory Daily Record

4-26-05
Joe Buck To Host Big Celebrity Softball Game On May 14th
--STLToday.com

4-26-05
East Carolina Baseball Brings About A Minor League Promotional Image
--WDNWeb.com

4-25-05
74 Year Old Man Buys The Rights To The Albuquerque Dukes Name And Logos
--ABQJournal.com

4-25-05
Adrian Gonzalez Claims Former Coach Dean Treanor Ordered One Of His Players To Bean Gonzalez During Minor League Game Because He And Treanor Did Not Get Along
--Albuqurque Tribune

4-25-05
Canseco Brothers To Pay $700,000 To Dude They Beat Up
--KansasCity.com

4-25-05
Former Yankee Chad Curtis Is Now A Gym Teacher
--MLive.com

4-25-05
Story on the Sidney Ponson Canadian Work Visa Saga
--SLAM Sports

4-25-05
Former Big Leaguer Chad Fonville Talks About Coaching High School Baseball
--JDNews.com

4-25-05
Florida May Test High School Athletes For Steroids
--FloridaToday.com

4-25-05
Japanese Player Atsuya Furuta Collects His 2000th Hit
--The Japan Times

4-25-05
Tigers Pitcher Andrew Good Talks About Playing For His Idol Alan Trammell
--Detroit News

4-25-05
Story on the Mid-Missouri Mavericks Of The Independent Frontier League
--Columbia Missourian

4-25-05
Former Expos Farmhand Mark LaRosa Is Attempting A Comeback After Being Clocked At 84MPH Despite Not Having Thrown A Ball In Eight Years
--Nashua Telegraph

4-25-05
College Stats of 2003 & 2004 USA Team Players

4-24-05
Astros Outfielder Luke Scott Talks About Wanting To Be A Baseball Player All His Life
--OrlandoSentinel.com

4-24-05
Story on Players Who Use The Atlantic League As A Springboard Back To The Bigs
--MercuryNews.com

4-24-05
Former Red Sox Player Bob Zupcic Is Now A Manager At Tim Marburger Dodge In Concord North Carolina
--PhillyBurbs.com

4-24-05
Add Darnell McDonald To The List Of Positive Steroid Tests
--BuffaloNews.com

4-24-05
Umpire Tom Hallion Talks About Umpiring In Single-A Last Season
--STLToday.com

4-24-05
There Will Be No Willie Mays Blvd In Hagerstown Maryland
--MSNBC.com

4-24-05
Lenny Dykstra Accused Of Steroid Use & Betting
--LA Times

4-24-05
Tony Torcato Rips On And Wants Out Of Giants Organization After Being Designated For Assignment
--InsideBayArea.com

4-24-05
Jimmy Journell Talks About Getting The Call To The Big Leagues
--Hannibal.net

4-23-05
Former Mets Pitcher Grant Roberts Among Nine New Steroid Suspensions
--ESPN.com

4-22-05
Ryan Doumit NEW Top Prospect Alert
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4-22-05
Top Prospect Alert Prospect Photo Gallery
Brian Anderson · Homer Bailey · Kenny Baugh ·
Billy Butler · Brad Davis · Jino Gonzalez ·
Curtis Granderson · Kila Kaaihue · Brad McCann ·
Ryan Raburn · Travis Schliching ·
Chris Shelton · Jason Vargas ·
--TopProspectAlert.com Original Content

4-22-05
Astros Prospect Ben Zobrist Talks About Being A Servent To The Lord Through Baseball
--Kentucky.com

4-22-05
Padres Pitching Prospect Brad Baker Talks About Playing Baseball And Getting Married
--Portland Tribune

4-22-05
Minor League Journeyman Andy Dominique Returns To Pawtucket
--WoonsocketCall.com

4-22-05
Top Prep Player Cameron Maybin Committs To Southern University
--Citizen-Times.com

4-22-05
Former Big Leaguer Kent Bottenfield Is Now A Christian Recording Artist
--IndieHeaven.com

4-22-05
Jose Canseco Lawsuit Witness Amber Glick Testifies That Someone Grabbed Her Crotch Thus Igniting The Alleged Brawl In Which Canseco Brothers Are Accused Of Beating The Heck Out Of A Couple Of Dudes (Link Includes Picture of Glick In An Indian Costume)
--Local10.com

4-22-05
Magglio Ordonez and Ozzie Guillen Rip On Each Other In The Media
--Chisox.com

4-22-05
Johnny Damon Talks About Being A Celebrity
--St Petersburg Times

4-22-05
Curt Schilling's Wife To Speak At Farmingham State College Graduation
--DailyNewsTranscript.com

4-22-05
U.S. Military All-Stars To Play Cape Cod Leaguers This Summer
--BarnStablePatriot.com

4-22-05
Doctor Who Removed A Hernia From David Justice Is Being Sued By Some Dude
--MercuryNews.com

4-22-05
Clint Barmes Talks About Hitting Over .400 To Start The Season
--WSOCTV.com

4-21-05
Story on Three Minor Leaguers From Illinois & Their Fight To Reach The Big Leagues
--NewsTrib.com

4-21-05
Oklahoma State Pitcher Scott Richmond Wants A Second Chance At Pro Ball
--OColly.com

4-21-05
Story on the West Virginia Power Diamond Girls
--Charleston Daily Mail

4-21-05
Yankees Prospect Eric Duncan Is Making The Adjustment To Double-A Pitching
--TheDay.com

4-21-05
Pete Rose Jr. Is Back In Baseball
--MSNBC.com

4-21-05
Kelvim Escobar, Matt Hensley and Others Talk About Year Round Training
--Bergen.com

4-21-05
Rangers Farmhand Agustin Montero Gets The Latest Steroid Suspension
--MLive.com

4-21-05
Only One Family Has Signed Up To Be A Host To Golden League Players
--AZCentral.com

4-21-05
Jack Morris' Kid Eric Talks About Catching At Michigan State
--CollegeSports.com

4-20-05
Former Braves Prospect Aaron Herr Talks About Life In Independent Ball
--LancasterOnline.com

4-20-05
Story on Carolina Clubs Bats Used By Ryan Klesko And Other Big Leaguers
--Palm Beach Post

4-20-05
Brewers Farmhand Jerome Gamble Talks About Coming Back From Tommy John Surgery
--AL.com

4-20-05
Chicago High School Has One Player Collapse And Die During Practice, Then Two Days Later Has Another Player Take A Line Drive Off The Head And Is Now In A Coma
--ABC7Chicago.com

4-20-05
Former Big Leaguer Gary Lavelle Is Now A High School Coach
--PilotOnline.com

4-20-05
Lance Niekro Talks About Carrying The Family Name
--SFGiants.com

4-20-05
Julio Franco Talks About Being Old
--BravesNews.com

4-20-05
Frank Robinson Talks About Signing Autographs And Missing Former Teammates' Funerals
--Washington Post

4-20-05
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Are Baseball's Most Profitable Team
--TBO.com

4-20-05
Peter Orr Talks About Being A Big Leaguer
--GalvestonDailyNews.com

4-20-05
The Charlotte Knights Want A New Ballpark Closer To Charlotte
--News14Charlotte.com

4-19-05
Top Prospect Alert Prospect Photo Gallery
Reid Brignac · Matt Bush · Jeff Frazier ·
John Jaso · Fabian Jimenez · Fernando Nieve ·
Yordany Ramirez · Jay Sborz ·
Travis Schliching · Dallas Trahern ·
--TopProspectAlert.com Original Content

4-19-05
Former Pirates Prospect J.R. House Likely To Play Football At West Virginia
--TwinCities.com

4-19-05
Travis Buck Named Pac-10 Player of the Week
--CollegeSports.com

4-19-05
Story on Red Sox Farmhand Conor Brooks
--SouthOfBoston.com

4-19-05
Sandy Alderson Hired As New Padres CEO
--ABCNews.com

4-19-05
Story on the Pitching Strength In The Rangers Farm System
--DFW.com

4-19-05
Braves Catching Prospect Brayan Pena Talks About Defecting From Cuba
--TimesDispatch.com

4-19-05
Former Texas Tech Player Faces 36 Years In Prison
--KCBD.com

4-19-05
Cal Ripken Talks To Eighth Graders
--NewsZap.com

4-19-05
Frank Thomas Tries To Smooth Things Over With Ozzie Guillen
--ChiSox.com

4-19-05
Jose Canseco Is In Court Again
--MercuryNews.com

4-19-05
Story on the History and Popularity of the Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
--NPR.com

4-19-05
Rangers Punish Reliever Juan Dominguez With A Demotion To Double-A
--TexasRangers.com

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