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April 20, 2005
"It's gonna be an extravaganza!": or How an Indian created a baseball league. David Kaval (who once visited all 30 major league ballparks in 38 days) and Amit Patel's new family-oriented independent minor league Golden Baseball League starts play on May 26, with angel investor Pat Sajak throwing out the first pitch.
posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 04:34 PM - 4 comments
I wonder how many serious prospects would be willing to blow off the MLB structure to sign with them. My guess is this would be a place for overlooked prospects to get some exposure. If I were a hard-throwing young pitcher with some command, or maybe a three (true) outcomes type player, this league could be the place to catch a major league club's eye.
posted by rocketman at 03:02 PM on April 21, 2005
screw bb with its steriods controversy shit
posted by defrag3x at 03:43 PM on April 21, 2005
My guess is this would be a place for overlooked prospects to get some exposure. or rickey henderson.
posted by goddam at 03:52 PM on April 21, 2005
Sounds weird to me, although copying the MLS ownership strategy is a good idea. I wonder how many serious prospects would be willing to blow off the MLB structure to sign with them.