South Division still wide open
(8/17/2009) The South remains a jumble with less than two weeks to play...
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Hard-throwing Bello is 'comfortable' with Toros' bullpen role
(8/12/2009) Cibney Bello had been pitching well out of the starting rotation, but the Tucson Toros want to try to take advantage of his velocity and versatility.
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Spiezio hoping to turn back the clock
(8/12/2009) Former Angels slugger playing for OC Flyers in Fullerton.
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Capitals slugger has big following
(8/6/2009) Young was heaviest player in major-league history
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Early blitz helps Seals snap skid
(8/5/2009) The Seals erupted for five in the first inning as Josh Arhart, Brian Rios, Brett Flowers, Terry Mermer and Gabriel Riley all collected RBIs.
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Lima ready to assist Capitals' pennant drive
(8/2/2009) Former big-leaguer starts today vs. Tucson
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Seals win on bizarre night at ballpark
(7/30/2009) Yesterday’s game against the Edmonton Capitals, played under protest by the Seals, provided some of the biggest twists of an interesting year...
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Harris adds depth to Roadrunners
(7/29/2009) Two years ago, Gary Harris suited up for the first-year St. George Roadrunners. Like in any organization, there were many ups and downs throughout that 2007 season...
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Return to Form
(7/28/2009) Jose Rodriguez homers, Diaz goes seven in win
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Hess and hot bats take Victoria Seals to second consecutive victory in Edmonton
(7/12/2009)
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Pitchers excel as Vipers sweep
(7/21/2008) Starting pitchers carried the day for the Calgary Vipers on Sunday...
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Full Moon Fever
(7/18/2008) Former teammate burns Roadrunners in loss
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Team Makes Improvement
(7/17/2008) Roadrunners look for better pitching as second half starts
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Outlaws begin search for a better half
(7/16/2008) A fresh start has finally come back around for a team that has desperately wanted it.
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Nettles has speed to burn
(6/29/2008) When Marcus Nettles starts running, he doesn't want anyone in front of him. Just a clear base path.
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Simply Golden: Flyers in position to take league to new heights
(6/29/2008)
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Boys of Summer
(6/24/2008) When it comes to take me out to the ball game this summer, you have options in the area...
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In the heat of the White
(6/21/2008) Yuma wins behind pitcher's complete game
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Baseball is a family affair for Sox's Crespi
(6/21/2008) Crespi has stolen 11 stolen bases, which puts him one behind teammate Gary Harris for the Golden Baseball League lead.
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Walk-off Stinger: Scorpions erase three-run hole in ninth
(5/22/2008) The Yuma Scorpions wasted no time putting some drama into their 2008 season, but made sure they ended Game 1 in style.
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Kaval: State of the GBL is strong - and getting stronger
(5/22/2008) With the expansion of the Golden Baseball League into Canada this year...
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Scorpions lend a hand to China quake victims
(5/22/2008) Before Wednesday's exhibition between the Yuma Scorpions and the Chinese Olympic team at Desert Sun Stadium, there was a moment of silence to honor the victims of the earthquake that struck central China last week
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Bierbrodt Sharp for Armada
(5/19/2008) He strikes out five to help Long Beach split the series with the Chinese national team...
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Businessmen fulfill fantasy: buying their own pro baseball team
(5/16/2008) Investors in the OC Flyers independent baseball team are in it for love AND money
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Chinese Press Exctied About Game in Long Beach
(5/15/2008) The Chinese Press is buzzing over the upcoming game between the Chinese Olympic team and the Long Beach Armada. The fact that the game will function as a fundraiser for the recent earthquake relief effort has sparked a lot of interest on the West Coast, as well as overseas in China.
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Vipers Step into Circuit Steeped in Celebrity
(5/10/2008) Gary Carter, Steve Yeager among skippers
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Ohlone Baseball May Be On The Move
(4/28/2008) The Golden Baseball League is involved with the City of Newark to build a new minor league ballpark
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Torcato joins the Armada
(3/21/2008) Woodlander will play in Golden Baseball League this season
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From Worst To First
(3/1/2008) After 0-5 start, Blythe Heat win Arizona Winter League Championship
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Attractions aplenty at AWL opener
(2/1/2008) The second season of the Arizona Winter League was off and running Friday night, but the Yuma Scorpions couldn't give the home team a season-opening victory in a 5-4 loss to the Canada Miners, who also had a fair share of maple leaf flag-touting supporters in the stands.
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Parkers seek ball club in Victoria
(1/29/2008) It could be hot dogs, Cracker Jacks and the crack of bats as a group from Calgary is looking at bringing pro baseball back to Greater Victoria.
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Ex-Giant all-star Leonard to manage Reno Silver Sox
(1/9/2008) Jeffrey Leonard, a two-time all star during a 14-year career in the majors and former manager of minor league teams in the Oakland Athletics' organization, was hired Tuesday as the new manager of the Reno Silver Sox in the independent Golden Baseball League.
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Edmonton Joins GBL
(10/24/2007) The Edmonton Cracker Cats become the second western Canada ball club to join the Golden Baseball League effective immediately.
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Calgary Joins GBL
(10/22/2007) The Calgary Vipers, formerly of the Northern League, today announced that they have joined the Golden Baseball League effective immediately...
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Baseball golden in Tri-Valley
(6/8/2007) The Golden Baseball League opens its third season June 7, an independent upstart league striving to get in on a $500 million industry.
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Minor League Baseball PA announcer ejected in Reno
(6/8/2007) A public address announcer who was ejected for inciting criticism of an umpire at a minor league baseball game served his league-sanctioned sentence Friday night by spending an inning in the ump's shoes...
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Armada play the name game
(6/5/2007) Official name of L.B.'s team stretches to Barrow, Alaska.
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Reno's McTamney to Phillies
(2/26/2007) RHP Mike McTamney becomes the 8th 2006 Reno Silver Sox to be acquired by a major league organization as the Philiadelphia Phillies sign the phenom...
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Chico's Garcia to Rockies
(2/26/2007) Chico's Gold Glove outfielder Lino Garcia is acquired by the Colorado Rockies and is slated for AA Tulsa of the Texas League...
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Shanks to Brewers!
(1/31/2007) San Diego Surf Dawg relief pitcher EJ Shanks has been acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers and will report to Peoria, AZ for spring training.
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Kennard Jones to Orioles!
(1/26/2007) Reno Silver Sox centerfielder, Kennard Jones, is acquired by the Baltimore Orioles while playing in the Arizona Winter League.
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CJ Lang To The White Sox!
(10/31/2006) Reno Silver Sox infielder CJ Lang has his contract purchased by the Chicago White Sox. This sets a single season independent league record for player sales by a single team...
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Umpire is still a pro in the GBL
(8/12/2006) Now, Barnes finds himself back in the Golden Baseball League. Barnes worked during the season's first year in 2005
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The Golden Experience
(7/27/2006) The crack of the bat. The smell of hot dogs. The sight of people - young and old - acting like children for a few hours of family fun.
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Minor deals in major area
(7/18/2006) Rickey Henderson and Jose Canseco.
Two names synonymous with baseball in the Bay Area also happen to be the marquee players that have been signed by the Golden Baseball League, an independent league founded by a pair of Stanford MBAs and headquartered in Pleasanton.
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A look back at drama-filled first half
(7/16/2006) The first half of the Golden Baseball League season brought some wild baseball and intriguing stories.
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New York Times Article
(7/9/2006) On Sunday, July 9th the New York Times published a feature article in their business section detailing the start-up and success of the GBL. Click here for the link to the article...
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Canseco goes to bat for his tell-all film
(7/5/2006) Jose Canseco walked off the field as patriotic music and historic quotes from famous Americans were broadcast throughout the tiny ballpark. Fireworks exploding overhead illuminated his features in a multicolored slide show.
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Canseco's return to baseball a big whiff
(7/3/2006) Jose Canseco wrote the book that helped persuade baseball to toughen its steroids policy, and he insists there’s much more damaging information to come.
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Questions Come When Uniforms Are Selling Point
(6/25/2006) Corporate sponsorship and baseball tradition have collided in, of all places, an obscure second-year independent baseball league with two local franchises.
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Inside the Bay Area
(5/29/2006) The Golden Baseball League opens its second season Thursday, and while the ambitious independent league has yet to fill its first pot of gold, the end of the rainbow already may be in sight.
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LA Times - These 1,440 Buds Are for Nigel
(5/19/2006)
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Contra Costa Times - Top 25 Athletes of the East Bay
(5/15/2006) No. 5: Rickey Henderson
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Indian Life and Style - Play Ball!
(5/1/2006) With a graduate degree from Stanford and a love for baseball, 26-year-old Amit Patel decided to strike out in the hard-hitting world of baseball, co-founding the Golden Baseball League in the San Francisco Bay Area. Richard Springer talks to this young entrepreneur about how he first pitched his venture and the giant steps he has taken thus far.
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SF Business Journal - Swinging for the Fences
(4/24/2006)
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FIRST IN A SERIES
(4/20/2006) In the first of a series, Indy Baseball Expert Bob Wirz discusses the Golden Baseball League's approach to getting players signed by Major League organizations.
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Santa Cruz Sentinel - MLB needs to stop cheating on its fans
(4/3/2006)
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LA Times - Expansion Team Dreams of Field
(3/28/2006)
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SF Chronicle - Scoring after football, Athletes eager to learn how to play the business game
(3/9/2006) GBL founders participate in NFL program at Stanford Graduate School of Busines
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News Press - Their quest remains of major proportions
(1/24/2006)
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Yuma Sun - Year 1: A stinging success
(10/31/2005)
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Tulsa World - Alive and Pitching
(10/3/2005)
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Daily Breeze - Uncommon Strength
(8/28/2005)
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CNNMoney.com - From field to the owner's box
(8/19/2005) Former and current players finding new way to win in baseball -- owning minor league teams.
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ESPN.com - Surprise! Wilson holds on for 2,000 hits
(8/11/2005)
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San Francisco Business Times - New league hits, scores fans, sponsors - and Rickey
(8/9/2005)
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Creativesports.com - Outside the Batters Box- Baseball is Truly Golden
(8/3/2005)
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LA Times - Whole New Ballgame
(7/28/2005)
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San Diego City Beat - The Dawgs of Summer
(7/6/2005)
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SF Chronicle - He's top Dawg
(7/3/2005)
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Wall Street Journal - Now at Bat: Financiers
(6/10/2005) Bill Shea will never be mistaken for George Steinbrenner. His new ball club, the Lexington Legends, is a lowly Single-A franchise in Kentucky where the players are pimply kids, box seats cost $7, hot dogs can be had for as little as a nickel and a crowd of 6,000 is a banner night.
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SD Union Tribune - Hardball love comes easily on and off Dawgs' field
(5/30/2005)
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SD Union Tribune - 'Dawgs are tale of opener
(5/27/2005) Sellout crowd enjoys franchise's debut win
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Associated Press - Golden years begin for upstart baseball league
(5/27/2005)
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AZ Republic - Golden League just that to fans
(5/27/2005)
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MLB.com - Fred Claire: A Golden opportunity
(5/26/2005) Two former students start their own league on West Coast
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AZ Republic - Golden boys of summer hope to leave a mark
(5/26/2005)
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NY Times - Players From Over There Find Opportunity Over Here
(5/18/2005)
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Baseball America - Upstart League Mines For Gold
(5/18/2005)
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USA Today - Buying a lot more than a vowel
(5/16/2005) Wheel of Fortune host invests in baseball league
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SF Chronicle - Rickey at 46 -- not done yet
(5/16/2005)
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MLB.com - Run, Rickey, run
(5/13/2005)
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Spoting Box - New Dawg in Town
(5/12/2005) Golden Baseball League (GBL) is a new, independent, eight-team, class-A baseball league with a franchise in San Diego. The league reminds me of what a friend said when talking about her favorite restaurant. "I like to get there at opening time, 5:00 p.m., while the cooks and waiters still have hope."
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SD Union Tribune - Rickey: Old Dawg may be up to old tricks
(5/10/2005)
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SD Union Tribune - Rickey Henderson: "I've been blessed."
(5/9/2005)
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SD Union Tribune - Rickey to Play for Surf Dawgs
(5/9/2005)
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USA Today - Rickey Henderson suiting up again
(5/9/2005)
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Forbes Magazine - Fast Pitch
(5/8/2005)
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Associated Press - Cromartie plans to use Samurai spirit with Bears
(4/29/2005)
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SF Chronicle - All-Japanese team to play in U.S. league
(4/27/2005)
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East Bay Express - Familyball
(4/20/2005) Welcome to "Familyball". No steroids, no $8 beers, no superstars. Lots of enthusiasm.
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Economic Times - How I created a new baseball league
(4/17/2005)
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AZ Republic - Japan team in baseball league
(4/8/2005)
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Chico Enterprise Record - Japanese traveling team joins GBL
(4/8/2005)
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CBS Sportsline.com - Japanese league veteran Cromartie to manage team
(4/7/2005)
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BusinessWeek.com - A League of His Own
(2/4/2005) Dave Kaval fulfilled a lifelong dream when he and a friend co-founded an independent baseball league. Here's a glimpse of one busy day
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San Francisco Business Times - Safeway tosses $1 million to startup Golden Baseball League
(11/15/2004)
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SD Union Tribune - Ex-Padre Kennedy managing new team
(11/11/2004) Terry Kennedy was Baseball America's 1998 Manager of the Year
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Sacramento Business Journal - Safeway signs on with Golden Baseball League
(11/9/2004)
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SD Union-Tribune - Golden Baseball League signs sponsor deal with Safeway
(11/9/2004)
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San Diego Union-Tribune - A golden opportunity
(10/24/2004) Stanford grad and baseball fan is pitching a minor league team for a major league city...San Diego in 2005
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Sports Illustrated - Scorecard: The Beat
(9/13/2004)
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Phoenix Business Journal - Minor league plans 2005 schedule for Arizona, California
(9/10/2004)
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Sacramento Business Journal - Chico to get baseball team in upstart league
(9/9/2004)
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OC Register - Minor-league team will play at CSF
(9/9/2004)
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North County Times - New independent baseball league to have three Southern California franchises
(9/9/2004)
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Independent Baseball Insider - Ambitious Golden Baseball League due to launch
(9/2/2004)
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USA Today - Sajak spins wheel on independent baseball league
(9/2/2004)
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North County Times - New league on tap?
(8/21/2004)
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Yuma Sun - Council paves way for baseball's return
(8/19/2004)
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SF Chronicle - Building a league of their own
(8/15/2004)
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Yuma Sun - Independent baseball may return
(7/28/2004)
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OC Register - Minor-league team might land at CSF
(7/27/2004)
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Chico News & Review - The boys of summer are calling
(7/15/2004)
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Oakland Tribune - Entrepreneur finalizing set-up for new league
(6/15/2004)
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Oakland Tribune - Minors now a major enterprise
(6/13/2004)
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Pleasanton Weekly - Pro-baseball in Pleasanton?
(12/19/2003) Great quotes from local fans
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All-Baseball.com - Interview with Dave Kaval
(12/17/2003) Gives a detailed account of the League's vision and plans
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Oakland Tribune - New league targets Tri-Valley
(11/12/2003)
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SI- Intriguing Athletes
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