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Registrace 16. 09. 2012
Indy ball news and analysis in-season and throughout the off-season!
Time to Double Down
Ignore how trash the lighting is. I recorded this at like 3:00 AM.
Let's not overthink an obvious solution to an issue here, y'all. Wishing both Evan Alexander and Josh Rehwaldt the best today. Also, shoutout to the training staff at the game yesterday who immediately recognized the severity of the injury and quickly got to Evan.
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Intro/Outro: "Redneck Reasons" by Bryce Hensley
Let's not overthink an obvious solution to an issue here, y'all. Wishing both Evan Alexander and Josh Rehwaldt the best today. Also, shoutout to the training staff at the game yesterday who immediately recognized the severity of the injury and quickly got to Evan.
In addition to CZcams, Indy Ball Nation is available in podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, Player FM, Podchaser, and most other major platforms.
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Intro/Outro: "Redneck Reasons" by Bryce Hensley
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Pioneer League & Frontier League Early-Season Assessments
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It's not quite a preview of the Pioneer and Frontier Leagues, but it's really a...preview review? Yea, we'll go with that. 1:43-3:45 American Association & Atlantic League Standings 4:20-26:23 Pioneer League 26:45-46:29 Frontier League In addition to CZcams, Indy Ball Nation is available in podcast form on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean, Amazon Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, Pl...
American Association Preview + Series Recaps!
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We're hitting the series recaps with a lightning round of all lightning rounds because we have a big ol' preview episode to get to! 1:36-6:54 Atlantic League talk 6:55-10:10 Frontier League blitz 12:45-16:04 Gary SouthShore RailCats preview 16:05-19:43 Sioux Falls Canaries preview 19:44-22:56 Lake Country DockHounds preview 22:57-25:38 Winnipeg Goldeyes preview 25:39-29:44 Fargo Moorhead RedHaw...
(Soft) Opening Victories: May 7 Weekend Recap
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Hagerstown protects their brand new home field in front of a limited capacity crowd. Meanwhile, Charleston makes their 2nd big statement in a week! We've got a quick trip through the weekend's action and a take a moment to look ahead at a VERY busy week around indy ball! 0:04-1:39 Episode Schedule 2:05-3:54 Gastonia Baseball Club @ Charleston Dirty Birds 3:55-5:10 Long Island Ducks @ Hagerstown...
May 3 Series Recap + PJ Phillips
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Staten Island and Charleston make BIG early season statements. We're diving deep into this week's Atlantic League series while there is still just one league to focus on! Later, we catch up with Dirty Birds Manager PJ Phillips as his team rides home from an impressive series win. 0:01-5:44 Around the Atlantic League 5:55-8:52 York Revolution @ Gastonia Baseball Club 8:53-12:7 Long Island Ducks ...
Flying Boxcars No-Hit History & Season Previews!
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The 2024 Indy Ball season is underway with Atlantic League Opening Weekend! We had no-hit history from Hagerstown, a weekend of positives & negatives in Lexington, and we have season previews to discuss! 0:32-8:12 Hagerstown & York 8:13-12:38 Lancaster & Long Island 12:39-16:36 High Point & Lexington 16:37-22:20 Staten Island & Charleston 22:21-26:17 Southern Maryland & Gastonia 26:18-31:35 Sta...
Jack Kelly Interview
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Take a tour of the fantastic FLsavant.com with its creator Jack Kelly! To hear more from Jack, check out his recent appearance with Nick Firestone and myself on the Indy Ball Report podcast (Episode 250: Crunch the Numbers)! Stay tuned for new offseason and preseason content coming to Indy Ball Nation as we kick-off 2024! Indy Ball Nation and Indy Ball Report are both available in podcast form ...
Reviewing Every Atlantic League Test Rule! Keep, Change, or TRASH?!?
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There's been plenty of talk about the potential MLB rules being tested in the Atlantic League. Indy Ball Report's Nick Firestone joins Ryan for a game of Keep, Change, or Trash while we review all 12 of the league's experimental rules! 1:25-3:36 Robo-Umps (automated balls/strikes system) 3:37-5:31 No Mound Visits 5:32-6:48 3-Batter Minimum 6:49-7:51 Bigger Bases 7:52-11:38 Shift Limits 11:39-12...
Rating Indy Ball Logos with Nick from Indy Ball Report
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After our recent attempt to rank every recent indy ball rebrand, Nick and I (foolishly) decided to attempt to rate every team logo from the "Core 4" indy ball leagues! Disagree with our ranking? Rate and rank the logos yourself at tiermaker.com/create/indy-ball-logo-tier-list-16029130 and let us know what you think! Indy Ball Nation and Indy Ball Report are both available in podcast form on mos...
Indy Ball Reviews, Previews, Predictions and More!
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Not only are we reviewing AND previewing every series around indy ball as playoff races develop, but I'll even predict some playoff out comes based on how the standings look today! Feel free to comment how wrong I am - I don't expect this to age well. 0:22-6:24 Atlantic League 6:26-16:05 Frontier League 16:06-12:55 American Association 23:56-27:35 Pioneer League 27:36-28:00 Brief Pecos League N...
Indy Ball Playoff Races are HEATING UP! August 1st Daily Recap
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This Daily Recap has everything. Ben Aklinski's SALAMI talk. Frontier League playoff race updates. WILD back-and-forths in the Pioneer League. Blowouts AND late drama in the American. And ALL THAT CHAOS that comes with Pecos League Playoffs! 0:21-2:40 Atlantic League 2:41-6:57 Frontier League 6:58-8:43 Pioneer League 8:44-11:36 American Association 11:37-13:13 Pecos League Indy Ball Nation is a...
A Cycle, Knockouts, & Playoff Races - It’s a FULL WEEK Recap!
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We're back to talking baseball today and the vibes are high. We've got a lot to cover from a cycle in the American Association to Knockout Rounds in the Pioneer with playoff races all across the board! I even sign-off as Indy Ball Report instead of Indy Ball Nation, which is a milestone, but one that felt inevitable. 1:14-5:09 Atlantic League 5:10-9:31 American Association 9:32-14:52 Frontier L...
INDEBTED: How Does A Pro Team Run Out Of Money Mid-Season?
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After stumbling into the story of the Gastonia Honey Hunters failing to pay their players and staff, I spend the weekend digging into how this could possibly have happened to a once promising organization in one of the top professional baseball leagues in the country. Follow me as I try my best to lead you through a web of sources, drama, accusations, and NDAs in a special episode of Indy Ball ...
Another Knockout Night In The Pioneer League!
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Daily Recap 7/20/23 A late night recording with Indy Ball Report plus no American Association action means we are flying through today's Daily Recap. So fasten those seatbelts and get ready to kick the obnoxiously reclined chair of the guy in front of you, because we've got a potential series of the year to discuss in the Pioneer League as well as another chapter in the Atlantic League's battle...
Recapping a HUGE 24 Hours Around Indy Ball!
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We've got a ton to discuss from the last 24 hours of indy ball action! Rob Stock throws the Atlantic League's 1st individual no-hitter in over a decade, Eric Krupa steps down as Frontier League President, the American Association All-Star Game goes off in Milwaukee, and the Pioneer League delivered us TWO Knockout Rounds in one night! Take a deep breath and dive into today's daily recap! 0:17-3...
Baseball Champions League, Skills Comps, & Playoff Berths!
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Baseball Champions League, Skills Comps, & Playoff Berths!
NO Stats : Just VIBES - Way Too Early Play Predictions
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NO Stats : Just VIBES - Way Too Early Play Predictions
A NEW Indy Ball Commissioner and Playoff Races! - Indy Ball Daily Recap 7/5/23
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A NEW Indy Ball Commissioner and Playoff Races! - Indy Ball Daily Recap 7/5/23
Division Leaders STUCK In Place! - Indy Ball Daily Recap 7/4/23
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Division Leaders STUCK In Place! - Indy Ball Daily Recap 7/4/23
Rubber Matches & Salvage Games! Daily Recap of 6/29/2023
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Rubber Matches & Salvage Games! Daily Recap of 6/29/2023
Jalen Miller DELIVERS; Monarchs Take 1st! Daily Recap 6/28/2023
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Jalen Miller DELIVERS; Monarchs Take 1st! Daily Recap 6/28/2023
Honey Hunters Strike 1st; Lead ALPB South! - 6/27/23 Recaps
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Honey Hunters Strike 1st; Lead ALPB South! - 6/27/23 Recaps
Indy Ball Nation: Episode 9 - Emergency(ish) ALPB Recap
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Indy Ball Nation: Episode 9 - Emergency(ish) ALPB Recap
Indy Ball Nation Episode 8: Atlantic League Preview!
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Indy Ball Nation Episode 8: Atlantic League Preview!
Indy Ball Nation Episode # 4 (Part 2, Nick Firestone Interview)
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Indy Ball Nation Episode # 4 (Part 2, Nick Firestone Interview)
Indy Ball Nation Episode # 4 (Part 1, Robozone and News)
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Indy Ball Nation Episode # 4 (Part 1, Robozone and News)
the new baseball: it’s softball…but with dudes.
I don’t think you’d have the same opinion if you were on the receiving end of that collision. Possibly taking away someone’s career and future wellbeing because you think you’re too cool for “softball rules” isn’t tough
Sports fan not a baseball fan, I am fascinated with Banana Ball and Jesse Cole and that he was able to do something else very few have found success in and that's reimaging a popular sport. Look at Deestroying with his $10,000 tournaments. People are tired of old and boring and in an Instagram/Tick Tock/CZcams world slow and boring will lose to fast and exciting every time. I'd love to see those $20 Million MLB players catch a backflip fly ball to win a game like Coach RAC. There is some REALLY good baseball mixed in with the fun. All inclusive food and drink, if MLB did it they would sell out every game. I am nothing but inspired and excited to see where it goes.
I can confirm all of this is correct. Played professionally in the Frontier league for the WC Thunderbolts. Talent wise is equivalent to High A , Low AA ball. Guys who would get called up would go to AA, and even though these leagues are unaffiliated, there’s very much a partnership with professional clubs
Go Ballers!
Go Otters! #Otterball 🦦 ⚾️ Frontier League
Hagerstown PBP here. Great show!
Thank you! Great work down there in the early going. Looking forward to visiting asap!
How to search Atlantic league data in savant this year? It seems like a new website would not provide the game id for savant.
Hey, you’re right! That’s because the league’s partnership with MLB ended for a few different things. Many good, but some not good. The league now uses PointStreak, which is okay, but it doesn’t allow for nearly the tracking that the prior arrangement did. I’ll be looking for ways to find data throughout the season and sharing what I find!
Hagerstown native/resident and new subscriber here! I appreciate your content here and on IG. Go Boxcars!
Thanks for the support! Y’all have a good looking team coming together 👍
Wow, a diversity hire that failed?! Seriously, nobody saw this coming? The LLC was named "Gas House Gang". Gas as in "GASLIT" and "GANG" as in mug you and take your money. It was all in their name. They told Gastonia from the start what they were going to do to them. I guarantee that the diverse owner of the Gas House Gang LLC isn't broke. They probably bought a mansion next to the BLM founders with the money they extorted. I feel sorry for the taxpayers who were forced to pay for it, and I hope the new team turns it around for the community.
Ummm......Somerset is in Jersey.
Well now the Atlantic league has terminated the contract with the Honey Hunters over unpaid debts and the city says the stadium is falling into disrepair. It sure sounds like the Honey Hunters in their current form are finished. I attended games in all three seasons and every year it seemed like there were fewer and fewer concession options and outside of the addition of the play ground at the stadium there really weren’t any improvements that I saw and the crowds seemed to reflect that. All that being said I was still looking forward to next season particularly after the success of the last two years, but now I’m just hopeful that this hasn’t poisoned the well for baseball (or any other sport for that matter) at the stadium and that we can find a tenant.
The Explorers is just an X. That is the worst one.
The Empire State Greys is a travel team.
we still haven’t gotten paid TILL THIS DAY!!!
Many of this saw this coming from the beginning. I really miss Jesse & the Grizzlies!
Call in the SBI and follow the money. You would be surprised who probably got money in their pockets. Heads should roll this is not right at all.
There not even paying they're employees there.
My family and I have been there a few times last season. It really is a beautiful ballpark. Unfortunately, it is on the side of Gastonia that is dead and always has been. The park sits south of what is the worst part of Gastonia on the other side of the Norfolk Southern tracks. I have yet to see anything come to the “FUSE” District. The only entertainment between the ballpark and downtown is a strip club. There are a few restaurants downtown but you have to endure the homeless who wander up and down Main St. This is due to the homeless shelter that sits at the other end of Main St. It’s all about location, location, location. And the area they put this stadium at is famous for killings, shootings, drive-bys and prostitution. Anything west of US 321 is pretty much crap. I don’t know. Hopefully they will figure it out.
Nice article. It should be noted that even the team mascot name was rejected by many Gastonia citizens. Other teams in the league have names that actually relate to their city’s heritage. For example, the High Point “Rockers” pays homage to that city’s furniture manufacturing heritage. Gastonia was founded in 1877 as a textile town. It was known for years as “the city of spindles”. It was the world’s largest producer of combed yarn. “Spinners”, “Strikers” (triple entendre also recalling the 1929 strike, pitchers throwing strikes, and batters striking the ball), “Doffers”, “Weavers”, “Spoolers”, “Carders”, “Sidewinders”-all are textile machines. The old Gastonia High School yearbook was “The Spinner”. No mention of Buddy Lewis, Washington Senators player from here. No mention of Sammy Sosa who played here. Or the great textile mill teams and Gastonia High School championship teams, nothing about a great old baseball heritage in this old baseball town. I donated a Hammond Organ to the city and volunteered to play it when in town-just as a gift to Gastonia. While the organ remains city property, I was told that they wanted a “party atmosphere” and no room for live organ music. I’m part of “old Gastonia”. The management of the team obviously doesn’t know or care about Gastonia heritage. As a result, they failed miserably to connect to the residents who care about-and are proud of-a Gastonia history and heritage.
There seems to be a lot of Gastonia residents commenting here, but nobody is bringing up how Gaston County teachers went unpaid or incorrectly paid FOR OVER A YEAR due to an issue with the payroll company. This isn't just a baseball team problem, so let's make sure to tell what's really going on around here.
One big problem is that with the school system the Dept. of Labor refused to get involved because it is a public agency. The ball team is a private employer and DoL should get involved.
I guess my thinking is if this is happening yet again in Gaston County, somebody needs to be looking at both these payroll companies, and the people selecting them. Payroll companies mistakes seem to be the common denominator here.
@@DGFJR123 No common denominator except incompetence on the employer part. GCS rushed into using a system that was not ready despite being warned not to use it because the ex-superintendent wanted a feather in his cap for state superintendent of the year as being the leading pilot program for the move to Oracle. This whole project was let by state bid, and there were only 2 vendors to choose from. The ball team on the hand is probably lying about it being an issue with the payroll provider. The team used ADP for its first two seasons and had direct deposit. This season it was abruptly switched to Paycom and whether it was their fault or the teams fault, direct deposit was not set up. I believe it was so they could hold back checks is the cash flow was short.
Got an email from the team at 2PM stating checks are not available today. WSOC-TV reported at 5PM that the team is $100K in debt to Gastonia Police and Gaston County EMS for officers and EMT provided to the games. GPD states they will no longer supply officers for security.
So glad the city dumped money into this 🙄. FUSE was a loser idea the moment it was announced. We've been here nearly a decade and Gastonia has no idea how to bring vibrancy and tenants into the dozens of decaying properties in the "downtown area". Additionally, when reading about the minority owner for the sake of having a minority owner, who had no experience running a sports/entertainment business, the ink on the wall was dried.
The team served its relationship with ADP. Paycom is the payroll provider currently being used. The outfield sign was sponsored not by Toyota, but a local Toyota dealership.
Great job with this style video.
Thank you for your support! I'm glad you enjoyed and I hope it can help get the ball rolling in a positive direction!
A video shitting all over Veronica. I couldn’t be happier. Team had so much potential. PERFECT example of why you don’t let your friends, or lovers run your business…
When David was in charge of everything, things went so much better.
Great job with this Ryan!
Well, the article put out by QC News said staff was paid today, Tuesday, July 25th. Total 🐮💩. Worse, they had the damn gall to call unpaid staff in to work a concert on their day off this Sunday. I work for the Gaston County School system and have dealt with payroll issues for 18 months caused by a switch in payroll systems they were told not to go live with and that state and federal authorities refused to take action on because it is a public agency. Let the team go past 10 days on a paycheck, and I know who will go after a private employer.
This also vibes with what I've heard from sources on my end. Thanks for your support!
@@IndyBallNation Thanks for bringing this to light. I will subscribe for updates.
Employees need to contact Queen City news in Charlotte. Veronica is on there lying through her teeth. We need to get the truth out there!!!!!!
Agreed. Some news sources aren't buying it, but it's going to be disappointing if others allow her to control this narrative.
QC News on Ch. 46 and WSOC-TV on Ch. 9 were both reporting today. Veronica stated it was only a few of the 160 employees who were not paid. I call BS.
I was Bam the beginning of this season, she wanted him out the whole game but barely provided water, I would sit in the suit in 80-90 degree heat making it 110 degree in the suit but she pushed i be out with fans. In the beginning I was out there for almost the whole game, but once she wasn’t paying me I was only out 2 innings. She offered me a full time position after opening weekend and when I came in for my “scheduled” meeting she canceled, then scheduled another one to meet with HR to which I was told “you’ll have to wait for Veronica to approve” never heard back. I loved the team, and the fans but I hated working under her management, she was rude and disrespectful. She used the “minority” card to make you feel bad but truly she was just a negative person and a horrible COO.
Anything on the marketing company that Veronica runs out of the front office? I voiced my opinion several times last year through multiple peoples when I was with the team and the only response I got second hand from Veronica is that “we are a marketing company with a baseball team on the side”. I heard rumors last year of the bus company not being paid on road trips and issues with the clubhouse managers not being properly equipped and not being reimbursed for out of pocket purchases for players/coaches. Very upsetting with this after the opportunities that Brady and the coaching staff opened up for me when I thought my career was over.
Brady is the man. No doubt there. I know I could/should to look into these companies Brandon and Veronica are involved with, particularly hers. Potentially a part 2 here
Would love a part 2
My wife and I visited last year over Labor Day weekend. We caught three games in Charlotte, where I got to throw out the first pitch for attending my 1000th baseball game, and one HoneyHunters game. The stadium is great. But there's really nothing happening right around it. Hopefully that changes. I will say though, that it did feel odd there. But I chalked that up to it being just the second season and that they were still trying to figure things out. I did find it odd that they were playing the unedited versions of songs. We also participated in an on field promotion. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves. They did not have any hats in my size in stock, which I kind of expected since it was late in the season. I have checked their website numerous times this season hoping to order one. Either they just haven't updated their website, or they have not received any new stock because it shows the exact same hats as last season (I checked the website after we got home hoping they might have some in stock that weren't on display. It worked with other teams.) As for what's going on now, after watching this it totally sounds like the team is run by people who have no clue on what it takes to run a professional baseball team. Overall, things do not sound like they're on the up and up across the board. But I won't speculate about that, because it really could be that Veronica is just way in over her head and is afraid, or just doesn't want to tell Brandon what's going on. But I can't imagine that really is the situation. I really hope the situation can be sorted out for the sake of the team, the league, the city, the sponsors and the fans.
Makes me wonder if High Point Rockers method of running as a not-for-profit and proceeds to charity might be one of the better models out there.
It’s interesting…I’m not an expert on how they operate, but roughly half of the industry people I talk to say that’s a terrible model and half say it’s very smart. Still not sure what to make of it!
@@IndyBallNation I don't know either. It seems to be working so far. I am not sure how you make this work for the smaller market teams otherwise. How many New Britians and Gastonias are there vs a Long Island. It isn't isolated to baseball, you see the same thing in the ECHL FPHL in hockey
Yeah it took over a month for me to get my final paycheck once they released me. And then they fedex it to my house when I literally live across town and could have stopped by and gotten it to save the overnight or 2 day shipping cost that was being shipped out of Charlotte. They waste way too much money on certain things and they don’t go out and try to get business to even provide meals and advertise it by saying who is providing the pre and post game meal. Most Indy ball teams thank the company’s that provide stuff and give them a huge shout out about it. But Gastonia doesn’t really do it at all.
I’ll still be at games cause I love baseball and get free tickets. But I refuse to give money to Brandon or Veronica, hopefully this team gets sold after the season to an ownership group that actually cares about it
Maybe your free tickets are a reason the team is in financial hardship
He probably gets tickets from a company that purchased those tickets for their employees.
League I don’t mind, but her. That was weak.
What a joke of a response.
The bank was “hacked” wow!
Absolutely horrible.
Gastonia loves our HoneyHunters. We totally support the coaches and players. They give us a tremendous baseball product, and the drama with ownership doesn’t diminish fan support for the team itself.
That’s awesome. But it stinks for the players and coaches. Not being paid. This isn’t semi-pro, this is supposed to be professional.
This is all so sad :(
100% agree. As a season ticket holder since inception, I just want the team and staff to know they have our support, no matter the final outcome. We have lost many great staff members due to this ineptitude. I hate to say that even our patience is wearing thin… we just want a local ownership group with “actual” interest in our community..
@billcrowder5507 I hope most of the season ticket holders share your attitude. I have spoken to some of you at my gate, and they are not happy with promises made and not kept to them such as free buffets or dedicated parking lot.
We are there to support the team, but I agree, they promised us a lot and did not fulfill those promises. I definitely will not sign again next year if the same owners are here, and many I talk to have said the same. Bobby, we use your gate this year. The first 2 seasons I parked at the church.
We need the Gastonia drop!! People are dying in that city to know what is happening to our team!!
I’m on it! A lot of details coming from a lot of sources and it all needs confirmation. Hoping to not need to redact or correct anything. Video should drop tomorrow night and I’ll post the specific time as soon as I can!
Hahaha you are the man. I was just kidding I want you to get all the facts for us 🙌
Great video. I just discovered Indy Ball. Didn't know it existed until about a week ago. I look forward to learning more about it. Thanks for the explanation. 💯
Welcome to the party! Glad I could help you get an idea of how things work!
MLB is better
Has Indy Ball Nation been shutdown?
So, what I'm hearing is, Josh Sale is going to be with the Round Rock Express for 2 more years before the Rangers give him a shot at their roster. :(
Even if a player moves up to the minors any level (AAA-High A) does the Indy team still receive that $ or?
The teams gets money if the player goes to an MLB organization at any level. Then they get the additional fee if the player makes an MLB roster with the team that acquired them with in 3 years of the date they were acquired
thanks for this interesting and important info! Enjoyed it
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for following and supporting!
Frank Bolton owns most of the ALPB
York and Lancaster used to play a two city double header. So that makes no sense.
Any word or coverage of the Frederick Press Conference?
I’ll have some info from that in tomorrow’s video!