Transactions
Atlantic League Baseball.com is reporting two transactions in the league today. The Atlantic City Surf sold the contract of Outfielder Chad Alexander to Detroit, Alexander will report to AAA Toldeo....
View ArticlePaul Ottavini Retires
The Somerset Patriots are announcing today that first baseman Paul Ottavini has retired from baseball to attend the Mt. Olive Police Academy. Ottavini had 4 homeruns and 25 RBI's for the Patriots this...
View ArticlePride News
The Nashua Pride have signed former Major League All Star Henry Rodriguez. Rodriguez will join the team Monday to finish their series in Long Island. The Nashua Telegraph is also reporting the Carlos...
View ArticleLast Night's Action / Tonight's Starters
Long Island held off the Patriots in the conclusion of Thursday's game with a 4-2 win. Bill Simas picked up the save on Bryan Rekar's first win of the season. In the regularly scheduled game, Ducks'...
View ArticlePatriots Shine infront of Record Crowd, Last Night Round-up
The Patriots and Ducks went ten innings infront of an Atlantic League record crowd of 8,048 at Commerce Bank Ballpark last night. Long Island closer Bill Simas gave up an RBI single to Manny Santana...
View ArticleNortheast League?
Very few people have seen this site (and I'm already considering visual changes). But I really enjoy writing this site. I think I will be adding the Northeast League to the site. I'm also looking for...
View ArticleJuly 4th Action
Atlantic City celebrated the 4th in style, taking both halves of a double header against Camden and taking a two game lead in the South Division. The Surf's 2 games is the biggest lead any team has...
View ArticleNew Look, New News.
I spent the better part of the night working on this design. It doesn't look much different than the old. Just a new color scheme, and a new sidebar. But trust me when I tell you, it took close to six...
View ArticleAtlantic League Scores
Newark posted five runs in the first inning off Patriots starter Mike Spiegel, but that's all the Bears would get as Somerset rallied for a 10-5 win. Chris Jones cranked a 3-run homer for Newark to...
View ArticleAces Upset Rocks, Other NEL Action
The Aces - remnants of the Allentown Ambassadors' preseason scuttling - proved that you "can't lose 'em all." The traveling team, using a name and logo borrowed from Miles Wolff's Central League,...
View ArticleLinks a go-go
Want to thank David from Baseball Musings and Bill from NLfan.com for linking to Atlantic Baseball Blog. Both know much more about baseball than I do. Bill also corrected some information from an...
View ArticleCentral PA Stadium News
This is a bit off topic, but baseball fans are baseball fans. I stopped by Ballpark Digest, and they had several interesting articles that could affect Atlantic League fans and fans in Pennsylvania....
View ArticleQuestion of the Day: New Haven County, Better than Berkshire?
I work third shift, so it's very late for me. The regular daily update will come this afternoon. But until then, think about this. The New Haven County Cutters replaced the Berkshire Black Bears in...
View ArticleAtlantic League Scores
Jerson Perez went 4-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI's to lead the Bears back from a six-love deficit to beat the Patriots 12-6. Somerset batted around in the first hanging their six-spot on Bears...
View ArticleInternet Hiccups
I've been without a computer, much less internet access for about a week. So apologies to those few who actually come here to find news. But I am back and bad as I want to be. Regular updates will...
View ArticleYesterday's Lack of Action
Due to inclement weather conditions, the game between the Bridgeport Bluefish and Long Island Ducks on Monday night has been postponed following a one hour and thirty-six minute delay. Atlantic League...
View ArticleHelp Promote the Atlantic Baseball Blog
So, you're one of the dedicated few who read the Atlantic Baseball Blog. You love indie baseball, and you want to help. Here's your chance. If you run a baseball blog, you can add this to your site:...
View ArticleI am Not a Stathead
I've noticed, as I've traversed the baseball-blogerati, that an overwhelming number of baseball bloggers are statheads. I am not. My mind is not geared for positive math interaction. Infact, I would...
View ArticleMore, More and More.
Atlanticleaguebaseball.com is reporting that two AtL players have signed on with MLB franchises. Julio Mosquera (C) from Newark signed with Texas and was assigned to AA Frisco. Ryan Minor (3B) from...
View ArticleAtlantic League at the Break
The Atlantic League All Star game is scheduled for tonight, and the league is in the middle of the obligatory three day break. This leaves us with a shortage of Atlantic League stories, but gives us a...
View ArticleJersey Forces Playoff with Cutters
Brad Whitworth and Aaron Myers both pitched complete game shut-outs for New Jersey taking both halves of a double header with the Pioneers to force a one game do-or-die playoff with the New Haven...
View ArticleTotally Off Topic
Ballpark Digest has become one of my daily vists, and it's a great site for all baseball fans. Editor Kevin Reichard points us to this article (reg. req.) from KnoxNews.com on one "writer's" opinion...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened in the NEL Yesterday
I passed along bad information yesterday. The Jackals not only swept Elmira in one doubleheader. But they took 4 games in 2 days from the Pioneers. Yesterday the Jackals earned a North Division tie...
View ArticlePride Add 4
The Nashua Pride added three pitchers and a catcher to their roster today. The signings include former major leaguer Rusty Meacham who's returning to the Pride for his second season. They also...
View ArticleHomer Says: D'oh!
Yeah, I'm stupid. I lost my logins. But that's ok. I have them back. But more importantly, I've got big plans. I'm sitting down right now working on the layout for a page that will be the Atlantic...
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