Category Archives: Burlington Bees

Three Midwest League players on April all-MiLB team

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Last week on MiLB.com’s PROSPECTive blog, Ashley Marshall put together a lineup of minor-league players who excelled in April. Three of them currently play in the Midwest League: Bowling Green Hot Rods 2B Tommy Coyle, Cedar Rapids Kernels CF Byron … Continue reading →

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Midwest League players to watch: River Bandits, Kernels, LumberKings and Bees

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

And now, the final installment of my four-part series about players to watch in the Midwest League at the start of this season. Part 4 takes a look at the four Iowa teams: the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Cedar … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian League, Beloit Snappers, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Clinton LumberKings, Elizabethton Twins, Everett AquaSox, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Northwest League, Pioneer League, Quad Cities River Bandits | Leave a comment

Midwest League players to watch: Timber Rattlers, Chiefs, Cougars and Snappers

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

The dawn of a new Midwest League season is upon us, as teams prepare for the first games on Thursday. That means it’s time to take a look at some of the notable players assigned to the MWL at the start of … Continue reading →

Posted in Beloit Snappers, Boise Hawks, Burlington Bees, Kane County Cougars, Midwest League, New York-Penn League, Northwest League, Peoria Chiefs, Quad Cities River Bandits, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Cedar Rapids Kernels unveil new scoreboard

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

The Cedar Rapids Kernels unveiled their new scoreboard/video board Thursday night. It is almost four times the size of the old board, which measured 16 feet by 24 feet. The new one is 30 feet by 48 feet and is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Playoffs, Baseball Hall of Fame, Beloit Snappers, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Midwest League, Peoria Chiefs, snowbound stadiums, South Bend Silver Hawks, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

More snowbound stadiums of the Midwest League

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Continuing the theme of my last post, I present to you two more photos of snowbound Midwest League stadiums that were tweeted by their teams Thursday. The first photo is of Cooley Law School Stadium, home of the Lansing Lugnuts. … Continue reading →

Posted in Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Kane County Cougars, Lake County Captains, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, snowbound stadiums, South Bend Silver Hawks | 1 Comment

MLB’s top 3 OF prospects played in MWL

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

In the run-up to unveiling its 2013 Top 100 Prospects list Tuesday evening, MLB.com has been revealing its top 10 rankings for each position. The top outfielders were the last ones to be announced, and the top three of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Arizona Fall League, Burlington Bees, Dayton Dragons, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Lansing Lugnuts, Midwest League, Quad Cities River Bandits | Leave a comment

Vargas drives in four in Puerto Rican Winter League game

Posted on December 30, 2012 by

Minnesota Twins prospect Kennys Vargas had a big game Saturday for the Indios de Mayaguez of the Puerto Rican Winter League. In an abbreviated, 7-inning game, the first baseman went 3-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI. He fell … Continue reading →

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Snowy Parkview Field; Scales to headline Bees banquet

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

When I last saw Parkview Field, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers had just finished off the Fort Wayne TinCaps to win this year’s Midwest League championship. Fast forward three months to today. The Fort Wayne field definitely has an offseason look … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Playoffs, Burlington Bees, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Fort Wayne TinCaps, Midwest League, snowbound stadiums, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Leave a comment

Royals trade top prospect Myers and others to Rays for Shields, Davis

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

The Kansas City Royals traded top prospect Wil Myers and three other minor-leaguers to the Tampa Bay Rays for major-league pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis. In addition to Myers — rated by many as the top offensive player in … Continue reading →

Posted in Midwest League, Bowling Green Hot Rods, Burlington Bees, Great Lakes Loons, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Pacific Coast League, Appalachian League, Burlington Royals | 2 Comments