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I received this email from the father of a player who attended BAWS last June.  If you are in the South Bay area and like pizza, take some time and help out a family. Hi Blaine, I am writing to practically everyone I know in the baseball community to help spread the word about a…

Get your spikes out, start tossing the ball around and get ready for your shot at pro baseball! Earlier in the fall I had a chance to sit and talk with the GM of the new independent team, the San Rafael Pacifics. Hopefully it all goes well because I think an independent team in San…

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As the college season is about to get underway, today I bring you some tough news about a former great college pitcher from SJSU, Ryan Shopshire.  I got a call today from SJSU asst coach Jeff Pritchard, who I consider a friend, outside of our involvement in baseball.  He is aware of this blog and…

First of all, let me apologize for going dark for so long.  I travelled to Arizona to scout a Prospectwire.com tournament and the USA Baseball 16U Championships.  I then got home, had one day before Bay Area World Series started, then after BAWS ended, I was back on a plane two days later for the…

UPDATE 6/5/10: Giant’s GM Brian Sabean did reach out to Scott Cousins recently and has backtracked from his comments, at the urging from his own organization, from the MLB commisioner’s office and pressure from the MLB baseball community in general.  Seems his comments were made from an emotional perspective and his emotions got the best…

By my unofficial count, there were 118 players drafted this year who had some connection to Northern California.  Either they grew up here and went to high school here, or they are from another area of the country but attended a four college or a junior college here in the region.  I define the region…

By Matt BomeislDirector, Prospectwire.com TAMPA – As high school season’s across the country have kicked off, some warm weather states season’s are hitting the backend of the schedule.  Some talented players still find themselves unsigned at this stage in the game – and the uncertainty of their playing days beyond this year can cause stress….

Sent to me by Matt Lisle, director of Bay Area Baseball.  I guess this is an adverstisement for this group but I know Matt and figured I would post it for him.  I am not affiliate with this club, so if you have questions, they are not for me. ————————- Bay Area Baseball Summer Ball…