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Prospect of the Day
Josh Fields

As Oklahoma State's starting quarterback in 2002 and 2003 Josh Fields upset Oklahoma twice. As one of the Chicago White Sox top prospects, Fields is looking to continue to perform under pressure on the baseball field. After two solid if not spectacular seasons as a pro, Fields, the White Sox first round pick in the 2004 draft, has gone off at Triple-A Charlotte batting .305 with 19 homeruns and 70 rbi's to go along with 28 stolen bases. The White Sox rewarded him over the weekend with his first big league call-up. With Joe Crede eligible for free agency after the 2007 season, Fields is expected to be the heir apparent to the third base throne in Chicago, and has the potential to be an future All-Star.

9-11-06
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Luke Hochevar · Justin Upton

9-11-06
Zack Hample Has Over 2900 Baseballs From Major League Games
--NYTimes.com

9-11-06
Story On The Cincinnati Reds Hall Of Fame & Museum
--GwinnettDailyPost.com

9-11-06
Darin Erstad Talks About His Veteran Role On The Anaheim Angels
--DailyNews.com

9-11-06
A Look At Rookie Phenoms Who Flop After Their First Season
--LowellSun.com

9-11-06
An In-Depth Look At The Potential Sale Of The West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx
--JacksonSun.com

9-11-06
Interesting Story On The Tigers Release Of Dmitri Young
--SunTimes.com

9-11-06
Vermont Lake Monsters May Have A New Affiliation For 2007
--BurlingtonFreePress.com

9-11-06
White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams' Son Talks About His College Baseball Career
--Kansas.com

9-11-06
Marlins Prospect Tanner Rodgers Talks About The Columbine Shootings
--Post-Journal.com

9-11-06
Justin Upton Baseball Card Selling For $1,000's
--Ebay.com

9-11-06
Yesterday's September Call-ups
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Josh Fields · Sean Tracy
TEXAS RANGERS
Alvin Colina

9-10-06
Prospect of the Day
Nick Adenhart

While Tommy John Surgery may have hurt his draft status, it apparently has not hurt the stuff of Anaheim Angels prospect Nick Adenhart. Projected as one of the top high school picks in the 2004 draft until his injury, Adenhart has had a breakout 2006 season. After going 10-2 with a 1.95 ERA for Cedar Rapids, Adenhart received a late season promotion Rancho Cucamonga. While not quite as successful in the ERA column, Adenhart is still winning posting a 5-2 record at High-A. Combined he has struck out 145 batters in 158.2 innings pitched while walking just 42. Look for Adenhart, who just turned 20 to be back at Rancho to begin next season or possibly start the year at Double-A Arkansas should he have a strong spring.

9-10-06
Red Sox To Honor Negro League Player Burchard Marshall
--NorwichBulletin.com

9-10-06
Online Journal By San Francsico Giants Prospect Travis Ishikawa
--BaseballDigestDaily.com

9-10-06
Story On Blue Jays Rookie John Hatting
--Slam.Canoe.Ca

9-10-06
Matsui-Mania Hits Maine
--MaineToday.com

9-10-06
Story On The Second Generation Baseball Players In The Milwaukee Brewers Organization
--ONMilwaukee.com

9-10-06
George Kottaras Is Fitting In Well In The Boston Red Sox Organization
--MaineToday.com

9-10-06
Guillermo Mota Is Happy To Be A New York Met
--TheJournalNews.com

9-10-06
Jason Johnson Talks About Being Traded Or Release A Ton Of Times This Season
--Cincinnati.com

9-10-06
1945 All-Star Game Scored Scorecard
--Ebay.com

9-9-06
Prospect of the Day
Chris Valaika

After his First Team Freshman All American performance at UC Santa Barbara in 2004, expectations were high on Chris Valaika, however after being plagued by injuries during the 2005 and 2006 collegiate seasons, few knew what to expect from Valaika as a pro. He has answered many of those questions with a Pioneer League MVP season. Among the highlights this season for the Cincinnati Reds third round pick was a Pioneer League record 32 game hitting streak. Overall Valaika is batting .324 with 8 homeruns and 60 rbi's. Expect Valaika to get a test at High-A to start the year in 2007 with a mid-season promotion to Chattanooga if things go well.

9-9-06
Mike Bacsik Talks About Representing The United States On The Olympic Qualifying Team
--AZStar.net

9-9-06
Former Nebraska Cornhusker Star Joba Chamberlain Talks About Signing With The New York Yankees
--HuskerExtra.com

9-9-06
Former St. Louis Cardinal Stan Royer To Be Inducted Into The Eastern Illinois Hall Of Fame
--JG-TC.com

9-9-06
Former Minor League Umpire Bill Rodgers Is Now A Pastor & Missionary
--FultonSun.com

9-9-06
Roy Halladay & Alfonso Soriano Latest Inductees Into Arizona Fall League Hall Of Fame
--MLB.com

9-9-06
Hawaii Winter League Baseball Is Back After Nearly A Decade Hiatus
--HonoluluAdveriser.com

9-9-06
West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx Franchise May Be Relocated To Orlando
--OrlandoSentinal.com

9-9-06
Story On Mariners Prospect Ronnie Prettyman
--DailyBulletin.com

9-9-06
Vintage 1908 Boston Baseball Program Scorecard
--Ebay.com

9-9-06
Yesterday's September Call-ups
BOSTON RED SOX
Ken Huckaby
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Jason Windsor
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Jon Knott
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
T.J. Bohn · Travis Chick · Francisco Cruceta · Greg Dobbs
Ryan Feierabend · Cesar Jimenez · Adam Jones · Oswaldo Navarro

9-8-06
Rocco Baldelli Is Happy To Be Healthy And Back In Baseball
--TBO.com

9-8-06
Peoria Chiefs Struggle To Draw Fans Despite Playoff Team And Recently Built Stadium
--HOINews.com

9-8-06
Milton Bradley Enjoying His Time In Oakland
--The-Dispatch.com

9-8-06
Columbus Georgia Little League World Series Champions Visit President Bush
--WTVM.com

9-8-06
Frank White Talks About His Inability To Make The Big Leagues As A Manager
--Kansas.com

9-8-06
Check Out This Actual 1932 Olympic Silver Medal
--Ebay.com

9-8-06
Yesterday's September Call-ups
COLORADO ROCKIES
Jeff Baker · Denny Bautista · Justin Hampton
Jeff Salazar · Mike Venafro
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Michael Bourn

9-7-06
Prospect of the Day
Jacoby Ellsbury

Ever since the Boston Red Sox made him the 23rd overall pick in the 2005 draft, Jacoby Ellsbury has been on the fast track. The Pac-10 Player of the Year while at Oregon State, Ellsbury is putting up a good case to be Red Sox organization Minor League Player of the Year. Between High-A and Double-A this season, Ellsbury is batting a combined .303 with 7 homeruns, and 53 RBI's while stealing 41 bases. Defensively Ellsbury is a daredevil outfielder and has made some eye popping plays, drawing comparisons defensively to former Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon. While he possesses a ton of speed, Ellsbury is still learning on the bases, he has been caught stealing 17 times this year. Expect Ellsbury to spend a good bit of time in Pawtucket next season, however expect him to be one of the Red Sox first options should anyone in the outfield get hurt during the season.

9-7-06
Cal Ripken Expresses Interest In Possibly Buying The Baltimore Orioles Franchise
--BaltimoreSun.com

9-7-06
Anibal Sanchez Items On Ebay Go Bonkers After His No-Hitter
--Ebay.com

9-7-06
Allentown Pennsylvania Breaks Ground On New Triple-A Stadium
--WFMZ.com

9-7-06
Update On The Assult Of A Niagara University Baseball Pitcher
--CrushingDaily.com

9-7-06
Story On Former Milwaukee Brewer & Current Chattanooga Lookouts Skipper Don Money
--Chattanoogan.com

9-7-06
Ozzie Guillen Talks About The White Sox Teacher's Pet Ryan Sweeney
--MercuryNews.com

9-7-06
Los Angeles Dodgers Ink Double-A Affiliate Jacksonville For Two More Seasons
--Jacksonville.Bizjournals.com

9-7-06
Yesterday's September Call-ups
CINCINNATI REDS
Jason Johnson
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Tom Gradoville
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Carlos Maldanado · Juan Perez · Shane Youman

9-6-06
Prospect of the Day
Will Inman

To this point in his minor league career the Milwaukee Brewers 19 year old pitching prospect Will Inman has been nearly unbeatable. The 6’1” righthander who was taken as the 85th overall pick in the 2005 draft has only lost twice in his professional career. In a season and a half of professional baseball, Inman is 16-2 with an ERA under 2.00 while striking out more than a batter per inning and walking less than two per nine innings. This season for the West Virginia Power, Inman is 10-2 with a 1.71 ERA, and 134 strikeouts in 110.2 innings pitched. He has only given up three home runs and walked just 24 batters this season and opposing hitters are batting just .190 against him. Inman should be tested in the Florida State League next year and if things go well there, I would expect a mid-season call-up to Huntsville. Look for big league arrival late in the 2008 season.

9-6-06
Blue Jays Farmhand Drew Taylor Talks About Growing Up In A Baseball Family
--TownCrierOnline.com

9-6-06
Aaron Guiel Talks About How Great It Is To Be A New York Yankee
--TheJournalNews.com

9-6-06
Todd Dunwoody Talks About Making The Transition From Player To Coach
--JCOnline.com

9-6-06
Major League Baseball Hall Of Famer Willie McCovey Joins In The Grand Opening Festivites Of A 80 Baseball Complex In Ripon California
--MantecaBulletin.com

9-6-06
Ryan Howard Meets With A Boy Who Caught One Of His Home Run Balls
--DelawareOnline.com

9-6-06
Story On Phillies Pitcher Brian Mazone
--Macon.com

9-6-06
Independence League Player Sandy DeLeon Retiring To Spend More Time With His Son Who Has Down's Syndrome
--NHRegister.com

9-6-06
Real Cool Autographed Rodney McCray Fence Crash Bobblehead
--Ebay.com

9-6-06
Yesterday's September Call-ups
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Raul Chavez
BOSTON RED SOX
Kason Gabbard · Craig Hansen
CHICAGO CUBS
Jose Reyes · Jae Kuk Ryu
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Fausto Carmona · Franklin Gutierrez · Jeremy Guthrie ·
Juan Lara · Rafael Perez · Brian Slocum
DETROIT TIGERS
Brent Clevlen
FLORIDA MARLINS
Chris Aguila · Paul Hoover ·
Eric Reed · Jason Wood
NEW YORK METS
Brian Bannister · Philip Humber · Ricky Ledee ·
Lastings Milledge · Kelly Stinnett · Dave Williams
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
D'Angelo Jimenez
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Danny Sandoval
SAN DIEGO PADRES
Jack Cust · Ben Johnson ·
Paul McAnulty · Mike Thompson
ST LOUIS CARDINALS
Josh Kinney · Chris Naverson · John Nelson
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Mike O'Connor

9-5-06
Prospect of the Day
Sean Rodriguez

Drafted by the Angels out of a Miami high school in 2003, Sean Rodriguez did little to impress during his first three professional seasons. This year however Rodriguez went off batting .301 with 24 homeruns and 77rbi's while stealing 15 bases for Rancho Cucamonga in the California League. Following a late season promotion to Double-A, Rodriguez has only gotten better, batting .354 with 5 home runs in 18 games for Arkansas. Expect at least one more full season in the minors for Rodriguez before he cracks a big league roster.

9-5-06
Fidel Castro's Baseball Past Is Examined
--AZCentral.com

9-5-06
Minor League Sports Struggle For Success In San Diego
--VoiceOfSanDiego.org

9-5-06
Kevin Kouzmanoff Talks About His Big League Debut Heroics
--CantonRep.com

9-5-06
Golfer Mike Weir Takes Batting Practice With The Toronto Blue Jays
--MikeWeir.com

9-5-06
Boston Red Sox Sign North Carolina Standout Daniel Bard
--RedSox.com

9-5-06
Traverse City Named Frontier League Franchise Of The Year
--LundingtonDailyNews.com

9-5-06
Charlotte Knights Continue To Lobby For New Ballpark
--News14Charlotte.com

9-5-06
Former White Sox Pitcher Joe Dahlke Dead At Age 77
--WAOW.com

9-5-06
Red Sox Farmhand Mike Chambers Talks About His First Summer Of Professional Baseball
--EagleTribune.com

9-5-06
Hall of Famer Tony Perez Talks About A Number Of Baseball Topics
--MySA.com

9-5-06
You Can Own Your Very Own ESPY Award
--Ebay.com

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