The independent Frontier League will be at 13 teams, plus a travel squad, for 2013, as the circuit releases a schedule for next season. The Frontier League will again consist of 14 total teams with two, seven-team divisions. The East Division consists of the Evansville Otters, Florence Freedom, Frontier Greys (travel team), Lake Erie Crushers, […]
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Pro baseball returns to Schaumburg
The Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League) kicked off their home schedule last night with a 5-2 victory over the Florence Freedom before 6,067 fans. As you’ll recall, there was no pro baseball in Schaumburg last year after the Schaumburg Flyers (independent; Northern League) were evicted and folded under a sea of debt. Now, we’re going to […]
Freedom: We’d welcome locked-out NFL players
In a nice promo, the Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League) have sent an open letter to locked-out Cincinnati Bengals players, inviting them to suit up for baseball during the upcoming season while waiting for labor issues to end. Now, no one expects any Bengals to actually sign with the Freedom. Still, with Chad Ochocinco trying […]
Notable managerial moves: Sandberg to Lehigh Valley, Riordan to Florence
Two notable managerial changes in the minors have been announced: Ryne Sandberg, successful as manager of the Iowa Cubs (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) last season and passed over as Cubs manager, will pilot the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League), while Fran Riordan, the winningest manager in Frontier League history, will lead the […]