MLN Vote4TheBest 2009

The balloting is over. The results have been tabulated. Which ballpark or arena is the best in the country? To go there, you would have to visit Corpus Christi, Texas.

The best ballpark. The best food, features, and fun!

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Affiliation Monopoly

Minor league clubs affiliate with major league teams who send them players for development. During the off-season, the map changes. Why do clubs change affiliation? Who made the switches? Does it help, or does it hurt?

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Spark Plug

Can Sarasota Reds outfielder Jay Bruce reignite the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati the way that he's lighting up the Florida State League? [Article]

Minor League Baseball
Winter Meetings
from
Walt Disney World

MLN brings you the interesting tidbits from the minor league side of the 2006 Winter Meetings.

A Tale of Two Hotels at the Major League Baseball (MLB) Winter Meetings
The Swan and Dolphin hotels host different sides of the event. MLN Sr. Editor Brian Ross checks in from the 'media bench' on the minor side at the Swan. [MAJOR BLOGS]

The Details are in the Devil Rays
Vero Beach Will Host the Return of the Devil Rays to the Florida State League, but will they be the Port Charlotte D-Rays in 2009? [Article]

Fishwrap Pyschoses - The Season is Lost if the Big Dollar Players Don't Get Signed
If you want to know why MLB owners spend insane amounts of money on players that aren't worth it, meet the press that drive them to do it. [MAJOR BLOGS]