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Eight Former Lakewood BlueClaws are Top Phillies Prospects

Melissa Martinez — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:47:59 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- LAKEWOOD, NJ - Eight former BlueClaws are among the top ten Phillies prospects, as ranked by Baseball America, in a list released on Monday. Domonic Brown, a BlueClaws OF in 2008, topped the list for the second straight year ...

Three Bowling Green Hot Rods Appear on Baseball America Top 20 SAL Prospects List

Melissa Martinez — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:37:03 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- (Bowling Green, KY) – The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, announced that the respected baseball publication Baseball America placed three Hot Rods on its post-season South Atlantic League Top 20 Prospects list ...

Pittsburgh Pirates Name Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year

Bob Matuszak — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:40:09 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -The Pittsburgh Pirates today named third baseman Pedro Alvarez their minor league Player-of-the- Year and Rudy Owens their minor league Pitcher-of-the-Year for the 2009 season. The announcement...

Bud Selig Allows Steroid Suspension-Shaving, Breaks MLB Rules; Dozens of Players' Seasons Potentially in Jeopardy

Brian Ross — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:44:07 +0000

The September, 2009 cover of SZ, celebrating its 10th anniversary as the first digital sports magazine, dedicated to minor league and alternative professional baseeball, hockey, basketball, football, lacrosse and auto racing.Commissioner Bud Selig Allows Steroid Suspension-Shaving, Breaks MLB Rules; Dozens of Players' Seasons Potentially in Jeopardy

MLN Newswire - 09.20.09 - SZ SPECIAL INVESTIGATION - Did you know that there is no rule against drug or Performance-Enhancing Substance (PES) usage in either MLB or Minor League Baseball (MiLB)?

There never has been, in the history of the game.

How, then, did Commissioner Allan (Bud) Selig issue 50 game 'suspensions' for positive PES tests under the rules of the game as they now stand?

Lakewood BlueClaws Unable To Put Away Greenville Drive, Lose 3-2 In Game 3

Bob Matuszak — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:40:04 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -GREENVILLE, SC - The Lakewood BlueClaws championship in 2009 is going to have to wait another day at least as they could not get the big hit, which they had...

Greenville Drive Stave Off Elimination With 3-2 Win Over Lakewood BlueClaws

Bob Matuszak — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:36:46 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Greenville, SC – With their backs against the walls and facing elimination, the Drive forced a Game 4 of the South Atlantic League Championship series, following a 3-2 victory on Thursday night at Fluor Field...

Lakewood BlueClaws Blank Greenville Drive 3-0 - SALLY

James Scott — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:34 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Lakewood, NJ – The Drive will have to conjure up some of that clutch hitting that got them to the South Atlantic Championship Series when they return home. Following a 3-0 loss to the Lakewood BlueClaws on Tuesday, Greenville trails . . .

Lakewood BlueClaws Take Commanding Lead in Series with the Greenville Drive

Melissa Martinez — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:02:00 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- LAKEWOOD, NJ - Jesus Sanchez, Austin Hyatt and Santo Hernandez combined to pitch a shutout and the Lakewood BlueClaws bats came alive at the right time in a 3-0 victory in game two of the South Atlantic League Championship Series. The win gives the BlueClaws a 2-0 series lead in a best-of-five series ...

Greenville Drive Doubled Up By Lakewood BlueClaws, 6-3, in Game 1 of Sally League Championship Series

Bob Matuszak — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:10:45 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Lakewood, NJ – The Drive’s magic to come from behind in the playoffs was offset Monday at FirstEnergy Park. The Lakewood BlueClaws, representing the Northern Division, used six different pitchers to neutralize Greenville’s offense for a 6-3 victory in Game 1...

Lakewood BlueClaws Win 6-3, Lead 1-0 in SAL Championship Series Against Greenville Drive

Bob Matuszak — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:08:05 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -LAKEWOOD, NJ - In a contest which had both emotional highs and lows it was the Lakewood BlueClaws who came up with clutch hitting and clutch situational...

Greenville Drive Defeat Asheville Tourists to Advance to SAL Championship Series

Kerri Mandelaro — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:53:39 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - Greenville, SC – It’s been two straight games of dramatic finishes for the Drive. A night after winning on back-to-back ninth inning homers in Asheville, the Drive returned home and punched their ticket to the South Atlantic League Championship with another final inning bomb...

Lakewood BlueClaws Advance To Final Round With 9-0 Win Over Kannapolis Intimidators

Bob Matuszak — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:07:59 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -LAKEWOOD, NJ - For the second time in team history, the Lakewood BlueClaws are champions of the South Atlantic League Northern Division and headed to the...

Kannapolis Intimidators Eliminated By Lakewood BlueClaws After 9-0 Drubbing

Bob Matuszak — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:05:50 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -LAKEWOOD, NJ – Kannapolis saw their 2009 season come to a disappointing end on Friday night at FirstEnergy Park as Lakewood routed the Intimidators, 9-0...

Derek Norris Named Minor League Player of the Year by the Washington Nationals

Melissa Martinez — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:37:32 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- HAGERSTOWN, MD -- Derek Norris, who recently wrapped up an enormously successful season as the catcher and No. 3 hitter for the Hagerstown Suns, was named Minor League Player of the Year by the Washington Nationals on Tuesday ...

Greenville Drive rally For 3-2 Win Over Asheville Tourists

Bob Matuszak — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:18:15 +0000

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com -Asheville, NC The Asheville Tourists thought they had the Drive right where they wanted them in the first game of the Southern Division Championship Series at McCormick Field...