Link of the Week (or Whenever): Media Links
June 10th, 2009
June 10, 2009 — Once your fave ballplayer makes it to The Show, it’s pretty easy to keep tabs on how he’s doing. As friends and family will tell you, though, trying to follow someone’s progress as he works his way through the minor league system can be a challenge. Benjamin Hill notes the community of minor league baseball followers often can provide tidbits of info determined to be not-revenue-worthy by the mainstream media outlets. Between the two sources, you can get some pretty decent coverage.
The tricky part is gleaning out the category of information you want. For example, some websites focus on trades and/or fantasy; others offer stats, trends and forecasts; still others provide debate and discussion. So, in an effort to guide you through the maze, or perhaps just to sort them out for myself, I offer this short list, with a word of warning. Per usual, my choices might be on the eccentric side. Of course, you knew this already, yes?. . .Your friend in baseball.
The Show
| L.A. Times (news) | Angels News (MLB website) |
| O.C. Register (news) | Angels Press Pass (MLB website) |
| Riverside P.E. (news) | Rally Monkeys Blog (MLB website) |
| Daylife (news) |
Triple-A
| Salt Lake Tribune (news) | Bees News (Team/MiLB website) |
| Deseret News (news) | Beeswax Blog (Team/MiLB website) |
| Our Sports Central (news) | MLN The Raw Feed (news) |
| KSL (news) | Pacific Coast League Newsfeed |
Double-A
| Arkansas Democratic-Gazette (news) Buyer beware. . .paid subscription required. |
Travelers (Team/MiLB website) |
| Texas League Newsfeed |
Advanced-A
| Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (news) | Quakes News (MiLB/Team website) |
| California League Newsfeed |
Single-A
| Cedar Rapids Gazette (news) | Kernels News (Team website) |
| GazLink Blog (news) | Kernels News (MiLB website) |
| Midwest League Newsfeed |
Rookie
| Provo Daily Herald (news) | Owlz News (Team/MiLB website) |
| Pioneer League Newsfeed |
Independent Leagues
| OurSportsCentral | Baseball America |
| MLN The Raw Feed | The Baseball Cube |
| Indy Baseball Chatter |
A random assortment of stuff
A handful of blogs by players and their better halves
| Ashley Thompson | Chris Rosenbaum |
| Torii Hunter | |
| John Lackey (inactive) | Barrett Browning (inactive) |
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
| Bees | Travelers | Quakes | Kernels | Owlz |
| YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube |
Entry Filed under: Arkansas Travelers,Cedar Rapids Kernels,Minor Leagues,Orem Owlz,Rancho Cucamoga Quakes,Salt Lake Bees
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