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The 40-Man Roster: What Does It Mean? | Making The Majors
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A blog about the minor leagues and becoming baseball's next star. The 40-Man Roster: What Does It Mean? Dellin Betances of the Trenton Thunder is on the New York Yankees 40-man roster. If you look back at my last post. You’ll notice that several players on the Trenton Thunder roster are part of the New York Yankees’ 40-man roster . Besides having some sort of special designation, what does that mean for those guys? Are they major-leaguers or not? Minimum salary varies depending on how many years a player...
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Q&A: Jennifer Pendergraft, Assistant GM of the Visalia Rawhides | Making The Majors
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A blog about the minor leagues and becoming baseball's next star. Q&A: Jennifer Pendergraft, Assistant GM of the Visalia Rawhides. As mentioned earlier, one of the biggest hardships for minor leaguers is finances. This especially holds true for lower-level players, who earn as little as $850/month in their first season in professional baseball. Why would a player want to opt into a host-family program (versus, say, splitting the cost of an apartment with teammates)? All of my host families are just reall...
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Maruszak, Suttle Power Trenton Thunder To 4-1 Win Over Fisher Cats | Making The Majors
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A blog about the minor leagues and becoming baseball's next star. Maruszak, Suttle Power Trenton Thunder To 4-1 Win Over Fisher Cats. The Trenton Thunder offense exploded on Fireworks Night. Addison Maruszak hit a two-run homerun in the 5th inning, and Bradley Suttle added a solo blast of his own as the Thunder (10-12) defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (11-9) by a score of 4-1 Saturday at Waterfront Park. Kei Igawa earned the victory after pitching two-and-a-third innings and allowing no runs, one h...
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Trenton Thunder Reveal 2011 Roster | Making The Majors
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A blog about the minor leagues and becoming baseball's next star. Trenton Thunder Reveal 2011 Roster. Expect young prospect Manny Banuelos to hone his craft with the Thunder this season. Earlier this week, the Trenton Thunder released their final roster. Below is the complete list, followed by my reactions and thoughts as the Eastern League season gets underway:. Myron Leslie , Austin Romine. David Adams* , Corban Joseph, Addison Maruzak, Yadil Mujica, Jose Pirela, Jack Rye, Bradley Suttle. Prestigious T...
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Tech Appeal | "Makin' It" Pop
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Makin' It Pop. A look at the relationship between the pursuit of fame and everyone's favorite music genre. 8216;Making It’ Pop: The ingredients for sweet success in the most addictive music genre. June 11, 2011. This piece was written in Spring 2010.). The girl next door has left the building. In her place, we have the pop star from outer space, who references the future with edgy stage wear and robots. Christina Aguilera, Bionic (2010). Such sleek, metallic stage wear is possibly meant to evoke the digi...
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Q&A: Garrett Broshuis, Former Minor League Pitcher | Making The Majors
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A blog about the minor leagues and becoming baseball's next star. Q&A: Garrett Broshuis, Former Minor League Pitcher. Garrett Broshuis (Credit: Tom Clifton/Flickr.com). I recently had the chance to talk to former minor-league pitcher Garrett Broshuis. Broshuis spent five years in the San Francisco Giants’ farm system, making it up to AAA before calling it quits in 2009. Now age 29, Broshuis is studying at Saint Louis University School of Law. He also runs a blog called Life In The Minors. There’s a...
