MiLB Winter Meetings 2008 - Takes & Opinion from MLN SportsMiLB Winter Meetings 2008http://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008-12-24T06:17:46ZSquarespaceWhy Women in Baseball is MIAhttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/19/why-women-in-baseball-is-mia.htmlBrian Ross2008-12-19T02:36:08Z2008-12-19T02:36:08ZMAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - OPINION - This is the slot where the nice story on the "Women in Baseball" meeting, a new event for MiLB, should have gone.

I say "should have gone," because coverage of the event was

]]>Why Las Vegas Was a Bust for the MLB Baseball Winter Meetings 2008http://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/16/why-las-vegas-was-a-bust-for-the-mlb-baseball-winter-meeting.htmlBrian Ross2008-12-16T02:44:19Z2008-12-16T02:44:19ZMAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, Nev. - OPINION - MLB took a roll on Las Vegas and came up snake eyes with its selection of a host city for the Baseball Winter Meetings. Unfortunately, the dice split on to two tables twenty minutes apart, which caused all kinds of problems.

Each year, the owners of both

]]>Dayton Moore, Kansas City Royals GM, Tells Baseball Chapel Breakfast "Your Team Isn't Home"http://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/11/dayton-moore-kansas-city-royals-gm-tells-baseball-chapel-bre.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-11T15:22:41Z2008-12-11T15:22:41Z

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Kansas City Royals general manager Dayton Moore spoke about family and baseball, and knowing the difference between the two yesterday morning at the Baseball Chapel Breakfast.

"God is not impressed with your stats here on Earth," Moore told the crowd of 200 minor league executives and front office staffers gathered in the Las Vegas Convention Center meeting room. He shared his decision to

]]>Omaha Royals Head for the Suburbs in Triple-A/Double-A Flex-Sized Parkhttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/10/omaha-royals-head-for-the-suburbs-in-triple-adouble-a-flex-s.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-10T21:17:30Z2008-12-10T21:17:30Z

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, Nev - The Omaha Royals are on the move, getting the blessing from the Pacific Coast League at their annual Winter Meetings to pursue a move to the suburbs of Sarpy County and to downsize to a new "flex" park set for an estimated 6,700

]]>Fowler leaves an impression on Hurdlehttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/10/fowler-leaves-an-impression-on-hurdle.htmlChristopher Hadorn2008-12-10T07:18:49Z2008-12-10T07:18:49ZAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, Nev. - Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was there at both the beginning and the culmination of Dexter Fowler's journey to the big leagues.  

"It's fun to watch young players develop, and I watched Dexter's first game with us in the

]]>Hanson wins 2008 AFL MVPhttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/10/hanson-wins-2008-afl-mvp.htmlChristopher Hadorn2008-12-10T06:48:21Z2008-12-10T06:48:21ZMAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, NV - Tommy Hanson, featured in MLN's recent AFL piece, was named the 2008 recipient of the Arizona Fall League's Joe Black MVP Award. Pitching for the Mesa Solar Sox, the right-hander led the AFL in victories (5), ERA (0.63) and strikeouts (49).

Hanson, an Atlanta Braves farmhand, is the first pitcher in Fall League history to take home the MVP honors.

During the 2008 regular season, the 22-year-old hurler recorded an 11-5 record and a 2.41 ERA pitching for the high-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans and the Double-A Mississippi Braves.

 

]]>Ryan-Sanders to Sign on To Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO)http://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/9/ryan-sanders-to-sign-on-to-baseball-internet-rights-company.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-09T16:40:58Z2008-12-09T16:40:58Z MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, NV - EXCLUSIVE TO MLN Sports - Reid Ryan, President and CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball has told MLN Sports this morning that his company will sign on to the Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO). Ryan-Sanders had been one of the biggest organizations that had decided not to particpate in BIRCO during the mid-September voting held by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (the NA).]]>International League Ends 43 Years in Richmond, Begins in Gwinnetthttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/9/international-league-ends-43-years-in-richmond-begins-in-gwi.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-09T09:21:54Z2008-12-09T09:21:54ZBIRCO - O'Conner, NAPBL Push to Seal Deal at Baseball Winter Meetings 2008http://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/9/birco-oconner-napbl-push-to-seal-deal-at-baseball-winter-mee.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-09T09:12:09Z2008-12-09T09:12:09Z

MAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - Las Vegas, Nev. - 12.09.08 - National Association of Professional Baseball Leagus (NA) president Pat O’Conner announced that the organization had finally reached an agreement with Baseball Advanced Media (BAM) to become the exclusive provider of individual team websites under a collective entity called the Baseball Internet Rights Company (BIRCO) today at the opening session of the Minor League Baseball Winter Meetings.

O’Conner’s announcement may have been premature. There were still more tha

]]>O'Conner Suggests Bailout of MiLB Clubs Available; Drop in Spending by Banks, Beer & Big Three Likelyhttp://www.majorblogs.net/milb-winter-meetings-2008/2008/12/9/oconner-suggests-bailout-of-milb-clubs-available-drop-in-spe.htmlBlog Admin2008-12-09T01:38:34Z2008-12-09T01:38:34ZPat O'Conner, President, NAPBLMAJOR BLOGS - www.majorblogs.net - LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The buzz around the opening day of the MiLB side of the Baseball Winter Meetings was not about the latest player scheduled to sign, or even about steroids. The primary buzz this morning was about one thing very dear to minor league baseball, sponsorship money, that comes to MiLB clubs from three key businesses that are all in economic hot water and/or major reorganization: The Big Three, banks and beer. At a time of economic tension around the country, no one is apt to feel the pinch more than minor league sports.]]>