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Why Some Minor League Baseball Teams DON’T Want To Win It All

For most sports leagues, a winning team equates to stronger attendance, corporate sponsorship, better brand perception, and high overall revenue. Winning is the primary reason sports team play. It’s also a very good excuse to raise prices to leverage and monetize that window of success. Minor league baseball is different. Because clubs do not control their […]

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6 Distractions That Can Derail a MLB Prospect’s Entire Career

Playing for an MLB team is a privilege attained after overcoming various barriers and statistical improbabilities. Players are drafted from all over North America, and unlike other sports, there’s a competitive and very lengthy minor league system designed to filter out players who won’t have long, sustainable careers. Once a player is drafted or signed by […]

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Why I Hate Minor League Opening Day

This week marked the beginning of the season for the 22 combined teams of the Northwest and New York-Penn Leagues, both Single A Short Season (SS) levels. For Jays fans, tonight is the home opener for their SS affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians, the seventh season in partnership with each other. As I’ve previously mentioned, Opening Night is […]

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How MiLB Teams Deal With Public Relations Disasters

By now, you’ve probably heard of the Ogden Raptors’ recent PR disaster, in which they attempted to host an Hourglass Appreciation Night. The tagline for the event guaranteed, “gorgeous women whose curves rival those of any stud pitching prospect!” They wanted to push the envelope and appear edgy, but went about it in the wrong way and got […]

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What Keeps a General Manager Awake At Night?

Being a GM is glamorous. There is media attention, peer reverence, people seeking career advice AND you get to drive to a ballpark every day. This piece is NOT about those great aspects, however. It is about the low points, irritations, and the things I’ve had to worry about many, many times. Things like hitting […]