Minor League Baseball is rarely boring. Mostly because of the entertainment in between innings at ballparks around the country. But fans at the Durham Bulls game on August 29 were treated to an unbelievable show during the third inning as Fernando Perez eluded a tag by the Charlotte Knights catcher not once, but twice before diving to reach the plate and called safe. It’s a video you have to see.
See the video after the jump.

You’ve probably never heard of Mike Prochaska. He’s a minor league baseball player (well, was) for the Montgomery Biscuits. Prochaska was making the final appearance of his career on the mound Monday. In his final appearance, the 28-year-old left-hander unveiled a new pitch. Prochaska threw got the OK from the coaching staff to throw a knuckleball in his career finale.
Prochaska said he used throw the knuckleball back in high school and also said: “The knuckleball was the only way I could get out Josh Hamilton.”
Prochaska isn’t the only pitcher that has struggled to get out Hamilton. …read more

If the season ended today, is there a chance that Cliff Lee, ace of one of the worst teams in the American League, could win the Cy Young Award? Not only could this happen, but it should.
Lee, if you remember, had a horrible blow-up season with the Cleveland Indians in 2007. There was a time when Lee couldn’t find the strike zone and left games early enough to tire out the Indians bullpen with regularity. He was sent down to the minors and eventually left off Cleveland’s playoff roster. Yet, in 2008, Lee is totally different …read more

It’s another preview of some great upcoming promotions in the world of Minor League Baseball. This week Jay Buhner’s Everett AquaSox and the Vero Beach Devil Rays top the list of some of the interesting happenings this week.
Buhner is the co-owner for the AquaSox, so he is bringing back one of the Seattle Mariners promotions from the mid-90’s. One where Buhner will give you a buzz cut before the game on Friday, August 8.
Vero Beach is running an Olympic Night on Thursday, August 7. In between innings, fans can participate in various Olympic-style events, including a warning-track …read more

File this under ‘things you don’t see every day.’ Two men won an Ebay auction to be the play-by-play broadcasters for three innings of a recent Auburn Doubledays game. Well – apparently the two men didn’t want to do it the normal way, so they wore masks.
The description on the YouTube video reads: “It may be the first time in baseball history that a professional baseball game history which a game was telecast by two masked broadcasters on local radio and worldwide on milb.com.”
Check out the video for yourself.

Minor League Baseball games are still one of the best places to catch some very interesting acts and characters. Here’s another one for you. A few weeks ago, Dancing Christopher (from Las Vegas) performed at the Northwest Arkansas Naturals game in Springdale.
This is one video that you just have to see. Why? Because this guy plays all parts of the Village People in the act… Check it out

If you were brought in by the title it really says it all. In Thursday night’s Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Staten Island Yankees game something happen that I have never seen before. A switch hitter steps up against a pitcher that is ambidextrous. You have to see the video below.
The hitter for the Cyclones is Ralph Enriquez and the pitcher for the Yankees is Pat Venditte. It’s a crazy sequence of events and the video is something that needs to be watched just to believe it took place.

It’s another great week for Minor League Baseball promotions. This week, I’ve come across three that are outstanding to say the least. If you happen to attend one of these great events, I’d love to hear how it went. Here are the top three MiLB promotions for this week.
You know it’s going to be a great night when you come to the ballpark and it’s David Hasselhoff night. At least that’s what the Class A Wilmington Blue Rocks are hoping. Tonight (Tuesday, June 17), the Blue Rocks are celebrating the legend with various events, such …read more

The dizzy bat race is one of the greatest staples that Minor League Baseball teams have at their disposal for in-game promotions. Check out the video from Sunday’s Class AA Arkansas Travelers game in Little Rock where two lucky participants competed in the dizzy bat race.
The winner of the race rolls across the finish line after taking a tumble near the first-base line. It’s always a great promotion to get everyone at the game laughing, even the umpires and players.

You will notice that I am intrigued by some of the promotions that these Minor League Baseball clubs can come up with and pull off. So why not just bring you a post every week dedicated to the top promotions of the week. And you really can’t make this stuff up… these promotions are all real and happening soon.
The Class A Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League are hosting a ‘Speed Dating Night’ on June 5. For $29, you can take a chance a meeting Mr. or Mrs. Right while the Tourists take on the Hickory …read more