Tim Tebow Exhibits That Old NFL Accuracy, Hits Fan In Dick And Balls With Throw

Tim Tebow, former football player and current brand/alleged baseball player, is hanging out with the Single-A Columbia fireflies before he inevitably goes on TV full-time. He’s done some productive baseball stuff with the Fireflies and might even get moved up at some point this season. Tebow is hitting .211 with an…

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The Braves' Brief Ryan Howard Experiment Is Over

Last week, former Phillies superstar Ryan Howard insisted that his wretched play with the Braves’ AAA affiliate did not signal the rapidly approaching end of his playing career. Howard joined the Braves minor league system this year after 13 seasons with the Phillies, and while he was a world-class masher for a good…

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Brewers Minor Leaguer Stays Patient, Gets Baserunner With Hidden-Ball Trick

Third baseman Lucas Erceg of the Class-A Carolina Mudcats took his sweet time to get the Buies Creek Astros’ Kyle Tucker off the bag after Tucker and teammate Dexture McCall executed a double steal. There’s a moment where it seems everyone in the stadium, including Tucker, should know that Erceg still has the ball.…

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If At First You Don't Succeed, Try Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again And Again

If baseball is inherently a game of failure, the slog through the minor leagues can sometimes seem like a study in ignominious repetition. The long bus rides, bad hotels, and sparsely-attended games in forgettable towns: I imagine it can all start to feel like throwing a beach ball into the wind.

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Tim Tebow Kills Baseball In First At-Bat; Ball Passes Over Outfielders' Heads For Home Run

Tim Tebow, author and former college football quarterback, kicked off his time with the class-A Columbia Fireflies this evening with a bang. The motivational speaker stepped up to the plate against the Augusta Greenjackets and socked a dinger in his very first at-bat.

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The FBI Is Now Investigating Hartford's Disaster Of A Minor-League Stadium Deal

The Rockies’ Double-A affiliate in Hartford, Conn. has run into plenty of problems since deciding to build a taxpayer-funded ballpark two years ago, including but not limited to lawsuits and construction delays. Here’s a new one: an FBI probe into how public money has been spent on the new park.

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