GERARD HARAN NOW A WILD THING Haran was traded from the Atlantic League Newark Bears to the Frontier League Washington Wild Things GAINESVILLE, FL – August 5, 2008, Gerard Haran’s journey remains anything but dull. Gerard has played in the Golden Baseball League, MLB with the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlantic League, and now embarks on […]
Day: August 5, 2008
Sitting in the fans section and also in the NCAA coach area recently at AAU Nationals in Orlando, I could not help but think how instrumental the AAU coaches must be in shaping their players’ futures. What if an NCAA coach could call Athletes First’s coach his best friend? More importantly to our conversation on […]
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Arroyo Joins Others Overseas
Former Orlando Magic guard, Carlos Arroyo, has just signed a 3-year deal worth $15 million with Israeli basketball giant, Maccabi Tel-Aviv. The contract has an opt-out clause, much like Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress maintain, which would allow them the option to leave each summer for another league (NBA). Since Brandon Jennings (the Arizona recruit) […]
Stan Goldberg of The Frederick News-Post, has some nice things to say about Dan Leatherman after his impressive pitching performance in last night’s game: RELIEF PITCHER Dan Leatherman of Walkersville and catcher Brian Valichka of Urbana continue to do well in Class A baseball. Leatherman is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA and three saves with […]
With training camps now under way, there remains only two 1st round picks yet to sign deals: Jacksonville’s Derrick Harvey who went eighth, and Cincinnati’s Keith Rivers who went ninth. The Jaguars’ displeasure with the Harvey holdout has been made pretty apparent. Harvey’s representatives want money similar to what the 7th pick, Sedrick Ellis received. […]