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Comment on My AL MVP pick: Jacoby Ellsbury by Boston Red Sox Update

Boston Red Sox Update — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:57:01 +0000

Great post. Jacoby should have gotten the MVP, considering Verlander got the Cy Young. Oh well, hopefully he can rebound when he gets back in 2012.

Comment on ABL alumni in MLB by Michael W. Horvatin

Michael W. Horvatin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:40:30 +0000

Here’s a few I’ve located:

Player ABL Team Level Team(MLB Organization)
Jeff Francis 2001 Bucs AAA Louisville (Cincinnati)
Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2007 Fire MLB NY Mets
Drew Heid 2009 Pilots A Inland Empire (LA AL)
Nick Ciolli 2008 Panners A Winston-Salem (Chi AL)
Kevin Jacob 2009 Bucs A Quad City (St. Louis)
Tobias Streich 2008 Fire A Beloit (Minnesota)
Austin Barnes 2009 Bucs A Greensboro (Miami)

Comment on ABL alumni in MLB by jjack

jjack — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:56:49 +0000

I appreciate it. I am more or less aware of all the major league guys but any tips make the job easier, especially if there’s any trades/FA signings…or anyone I haven’t added to the list yet. The minor league guys — especially independent ones — are also hard to track sometimes. I have a method of finding everyone but it’s time consuming. But yeah if you feel like dropping me a comment by all means go ahead.

I’ve worked a little bit on making the process easier by writing some software so I just have to type the info in boxes and hit submit. So I’m hoping once I get a chunk of spare time I can just blaze through them all at once.

Comment on ABL alumni in MLB by Michael W. Horvatin

Michael W. Horvatin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:41:39 +0000

Fair enough. Your college comes first. If you want, I can send you updates as I recognize them. C. J. is pitching for LAA right now.

Comment on ABL alumni in MLB by jjack

jjack — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:36:26 +0000

Hey Michael! Right on about CJ.

Anyway, the short answer is that I will do a 100% update sometime in May.

The long answer: I’m about a year and a month away from completing my bachelor’s degree and working at the same time. It really monopolizes my time from August-April. I mostly just try and post whenever I get some free time during the off-season (which is nearly never) and go full-bore during the summer. So after finals week, the first week of May, I’m going to do a LOT of catching-up on this blog in anticipation of the 2012 season. The Alumni list is a high priority since it hasn’t had a full update since the end of last season (I’ve made a few updates to it here and there but not gone through the whole list at once). Sorry it’s so out of date, I’m just trying to pass all my classes and hold down my job so I can enjoy the summer at the ballpark.

Also about that time I’ll be pumping out articles related to the upcoming MLB draft, so if you want to get an idea of who the next CJ Wilson might be, stay tuned for that.

Comment on ABL alumni in MLB by Michael W. Horvatin

Michael W. Horvatin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:07:03 +0000

When will we see this list updated for the 2012 season? I was watching C. J. Wilson pitch today for the Angels and didn’t realize he was ABL alumni until I looked at the names/teams more closely. Also, is there a list of former Major League players that are ABL alumni, other than just notable players?

Comment on WAC honors ABLers in preseason poll by jjack

jjack — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:28:30 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. You know, when I looked for photos to post on here I had that one tagged as Aaron. At first I thought to myself, that wasn’t the face that I remembered. But I trusted the tag I had put on the photo last summer better than my own memory. Maybe I shouldn’t have! Thanks again.

Comment on Game Report: Miners at Fire, 7/5/2011 by cssobe

cssobe — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:11:00 +0000

lol…Good ‘ol Coach Flow. He’s got some rage goin’ on. And it’s hot.

Comment on WAC honors ABLers in preseason poll by Wayne Judge

Wayne Judge — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:18:06 +0000

Great article about the players but the picture of Aaron Judge I am sorry to say is not Aaron! Thanks for all the great coverage. Wayne Judge (Aaron’s Dad)

Comment on Words of support for Dennis Mattingly by Gary L.

Gary L. — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:59:56 +0000

JJack, The Bucs wish to thank you for your very kind and true words. Dennis Mattingly has fought this battle with cancer a very long time. He has won in the past. Unfortunately, this time it will be very difficult to put in the Win column. I know the family, friends, Bucs, and the ABL will greatly miss this man.He is an insiration on and off the field. Thank all for your prayers and kind words. The Bucs will continue to post updates on our facebook page.