What Life Is Really Like In The Minor Leagues

This extensive article chronicles the lives of minor league players and the often grim realities they face trying to fulfill their dream to be major league baseball players. The article covers every aspect of the tough life in the minor leagues.

It is the flip side of the enthusiastic and often glamorous reporting fed to us on sports blogs of star players with large signing bonuses and the brightness of touted prospects with promising futures.

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the movie Suger

"You dont need long hair to rip off your sleeves and be a badass" - J. Allen

by DAD OF VLAD on Aug 17, 2010 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

good movie

btw, the article linked is pretty damn long. I made it through about 3/4 of it before I started skimming. interesting read, just really long.

Be-cause YOU"RE THE ONE!

by 2pintsofbooze on Aug 17, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Just finished reading the article.

I loved every bit of it. Really insightful. This is the kind of stuff I like learning about- the side of baseball that I would never otherwise know. Thanks for the link.

I meant the OTHER Howard!

by agent_99 on Aug 18, 2010 11:58 AM PDT reply actions

^ ditto ^

"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness." - Annie Savoy

by raskul on Aug 18, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

If you liked/appreciated reading this,

check out Dirk Hayhurst’s “The Bullpen Gospels.” Guy who came up with the Padres (now with the Jays) figures that he’s never going to make a living from baseball, so he might as well write about life in the minors. Kind of the opposite end of the sensationalist spectrum from “Odd Man Out,” I think, though I’ve never read the latter.

Hayhurst’s book occasionally got a little preachy for my tastes (“Gospels” is in its name), but it was a great read.

Going to a Rays’ rookie-league game in the next week. :)

by cath619 on Aug 20, 2010 8:42 AM PDT reply actions