By Rodger M. Wood See more Jonathan Crawford images here. While I shot photos of Detroit Tigers 2013 #1 (20th overall) draft pick, Jonathan Crawford, in the Norwich Dodd Stadium bullpen on June 17th, I couldn’t help but remember the Tigers’ old Yankee Killer of the late 1950s and early … Continue reading
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Another Kaline on the Way in Detroit? Nick Castellanos, Erie Sea Wolves
By Rodger Wood Older Tigers fans are praying young Tigers BA #2 minor league prospect, Nick Castellanos will develop into a HOF right fielder just like Al Kaline did back in the 1950s. Tigers brass invited comparisons of the 20-year old to the HOFer, who patrolled right field at old … Continue reading
Top Draft Pick’s Happy To Be A Red Sox: Pat Light – Lowell Spinners
By Rodger M. Wood Even though he was born in Colts Neck, NJ and raised deep in New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies’ territory, Red Sox 2012 MLD 1st round sandwich, and 37th pick overall, Pat Light is overjoyed to be a Boston Red Sox. The 6’6” Monmouth University right … Continue reading
Top White Sox Pick Lights up The Field at Bristol
By Rodger M. Wood #1 White Sox (13th overall) 2012 draft pick Courtney Hawkins has already shown the potential to dominate a baseball game at Rookie A – Bristol. In the game I saw him play, he singled to get on base his first two AB, stole second base each … Continue reading
2011 Hagerstown Suns Legends Card Set
The Suns are offering a limited edition gift 30-card Hagerstown Suns Legends card set to fans, who purchase their 2012 ticket plan by December 22nd. Legend sets will also be offered for sale to collectors in the Suns store. The card set will include vintage cards of these past Hagerstown … Continue reading
More Bryce Harper and Harrisburg Senators Photos Added
We added more Bryce Harper, Brad Peacock, Steve Lombardozzi, Tyler Moore, Derek Norris and other Washington Nationals AA prospects photos to our 2011 Harrisburg Senators photo folder in the featured photo galleries of this web page. You can see all of these new and old 2011 Harrisburg photos by clicking … Continue reading
Hickory’s Loaded with Top Talent!
By Rodger M. Wood Led by All Stars at practically every position in the lineup, Texas Rangers’ Low A affiliate Hickory Crawdads won the 1st Half SALLY Northern Division and are leading White Sox’ Kannopolis Intimidators by a game in the 2nd Half. Alejandro Selen (296 BA, 11 HR, 38 … Continue reading
The Sea Monsters Are NY/Penn Stedler Division Leaders
By Rodger M. Wood Led by shortstop Chih Fang Pan and right hander Seth Frankoff and Brent Powers, Oakland’s Rookie A NY Penn League Vermont Sea Monsters are a game and a half ahead of the Connecticut Tigers in the Stedler Division pennant race. Pan is hitting 343, good for … Continue reading
Greenville’s Still In a Pennant Race
By Rodger M. Wood Even without some top first half performers, the Greenville Drive, with a 26-18 W-L record, are still only a game and a half behind the New York Mets affiliate Savannah Sand Gnats, and battling for a second half SALLY League pennant. After strong first … Continue reading
A Ball Game at Dayton!
By Rodger M. Wood Although shooting photos on minor league fields all over the country the past 28 seasons, anticipating old time fun baseball at Fifth Third Stadium the next three games, my blood pressure rose excitedly when I walked through the Dayton Dragons office door to get my photography … Continue reading