Is the International League Hall Too Crowded?

The International League (IL) revived its Hall of Fame. Is the Hall a tribute to the greats of this side of the Triple-A, or a back-slapping love-fest of IL executives? Jim Mandelaro, who wrote this month's feature story on the IL Hall in SZ, weighs in at the Writer's Bullpen.

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International League
Hall of Fame 2007

Announced during the off-season, SZ pays special tribute to the revival of the International League Hall of Fame as part of the celebration of its 125th year.

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RUSSIANS ATTACK WICHITA?

A baseball card-inspired memory of Felipe Alou's minor league managerial days, and life in Tornado Alley.

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Pacific Coast League
Hall of Fame 2006

MLN, in concert with the PCL, brings you the expanded Hall of Fame, with first-hand interviews by author Jim Mandelaro with Pacific Coast League legend Tommy Lasorda, a rare interview with former San Francisco Seal and Boston Red Sox star Dom DiMaggio, expanded stories on the players, improved photos and more! [Feature Section]

The Dead Brain Era

For future historians seeking a name for this whacked-out period in baseball history, MLN's senior editor Brian Ross has come up with the perfect moniker: The Dead Brain Era. [Blog]

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The longest game in baseball history featured rising stars Wade Boggs and Cal Ripken Jr., and one for the record books that the Rochester Red Wings' Dallas Williams wishes wasn't in his name. [Article]

MLN Sports Zone - The Year in Covers: 2005

We take a look back at the stories that graced the cover of MLN Sports Zone, in a year of change that saw a major strike, one major league commissioner's visions dashed and another commissioner's blueprint for the future of his sport reborn in the minor leagues. [Article]

Open Source Sports Directory History Focus

Every month at the OSSD, old leagues come back to life as we continue to roll out the first comprehensive, multi-sport exclusively minor league and independent player directory in the world. What's going on this month? [Find out]

Aging With Grace
An MLN 5th Anniversary Article

As we celebrate our 5th anniversary, MLN brings you articles of historic significance from the early days of the publication.

The 2003 Centennial of the Pacific Coast League proves that some things do get better with age.

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Baseball, Heal Thyself.

The 20th century needed a tyrant to bring discipline to the sport of baseball. The 21st century will need a visionary to return it to its place as the national pastime. Can Branch Rickey III, scion of the famed Rickey family, heal baseball's self-inflicted wounds? [Opinion]

History Hook-Up
Frequently we get questions about a player, or someone else from the world of minor league sports. If you know where a film can be found, or a memory is stored, you can help family, friends, and even filmmakers. [Section]

Pacific Coast League
Hall of Fame 2005

This year, MLN rolls out the red carpet for the Pacfic Coast League's new class of inductees with a full photo spread, bios, and links to stories and books on some of the greatest players and personalities to play in the PCL one of the oldest leagues in professional baseball. [Article]

Band of Brothers
When the National League and the American League entered into a turf war, the smaller leagues banded together into an association that would become Minor League Baseball [Article]