How? Minor League team scores 10 runs on 1 hit -- 8 before the hit! -- in one inning Sometimes, a couple of well-timed hits is all it takes to start a big inning. Every once in a while, you don't even need that. On a chilly Tuesday evening in Maine \-\- 35 degrees at first pitch -- th...

Our Portland Bureau Chief(TM) @joshjacksonmilb.bsky.social has more on the wild, wacky home opener in Portland:

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A podcast for your Minor League Opening Day(s):

@tylermaun.com, @bensbiz.bsky.social and I were joined by MiLB experts @joshjacksonmilb.bsky.social and @kelsieheneghan.bsky.social as we built our dream Minor League clubs through a draft.

A fun episode to get the season going:

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Puff Piece Or, The Case of the Clouded—er, Crowded—Marketplace

What keeps six recreational marijuana dispensaries on one #Portland #Maine street in business? How high does the conspiracy go?

It’s this private detective’s dizziest, daffiest case yet:
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Just finished editing the 500th (!) episode (!!!) of the Minor League Baseball podcast (!!!!!). When we kicked off The Show Before The Show in 2015, we had no idea what it would be or how long it would last, and it's been pretty surreal this week to think about how much we've put into it.

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The Show Before the Show is up.

Talking prospect assignments, first-week promotions and more with @tylermaun.bsky.social and Ben Hill. Also, Harrisburg broadcaster Terry Byrom joins us, and @joshjacksonmilb.bsky.social has an enigmatic edition of Ghosts.

Listen: MiLB.com/fans/podcast

Or are there?

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Roman Anthony, Nick Sogard, Marcelo Mayer listen to the national anthem during Opening Day in Worcester. The logo for The Show Before the Show appears in the top-left corner.

The MiLB podcast is up!

@tylermaun.bsky.social, @joshjacksonmilb.bsky.social, @kelsieheneghan.bsky.social, Ben Hill and I gathered to make prospect and Minor League predictions for the year.

Perfect for the first weekend of Triple-A play: milb.com/fans/podcast

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The latest MiLB podcast is live!

A lot of fun to be back with @tylermaun.bsky.social, @joshjacksonmilb.bsky.social and Ben this week, sharing my knowledge of candlepin bowling. The newest episode also features an interview with Nationals prospect Seaver King.

Tune in: milb.com/fans/podcast

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Hopefully not for long.

Hello. I have a Substack (free, typically about anything, or often nothing) with new posts on the last day of each month.

You may read and subscribe, if you please.

Here is this month’s:
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