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New Haven Blues
The New Haven Blues were an early minor league baseball team based in New Haven, Connecticut. The New Haven "Blues" teams played as members of the Connecticut State League from 1899 to 1908, winning league championships in 1899 and 1902. Earlier New Haven minor league teams played under various nicknames as members of numerous leagues. New Haven began minor league play in 1878 as members of the International Association for Professional Base Ball Players, International Association. They were followed by minor league teams who played as members of the Southern New England League (1885), Eastern League (1884–1887), Eastern League (1887), Atlantic Association (1889–1890), Eastern Association (baseball), Eastern Association (1891), Eastern League (1892), Connecticut State League (1894), Naugatuck Valley League (baseball), Naugatuck Valley League (1896) and Atlantic League (1896–1900), Atlantic League (1896). New Haven won the 1890 Atlantic Association league championship. The ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Baseball League
An independent baseball league is a professional baseball organization in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball and is outside the Minor League Baseball clubs affiliated to it. The Northern League and Frontier League both started play in 1993, and the Northern League's success paved the way for other independent leagues like the Texas-Louisiana League and Northeast League. The Atlantic League has had more marquee players than any other independent league, including Jose Canseco, Mat Latos, Steve Lombardozzi Jr., Francisco Rodríguez, Chien-Ming Wang, Roger Clemens, Rich Hill, Scott Kazmir, Juan González, John Rocker, and Dontrelle Willis. Two former Atlantic League players are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Tim Raines and Rickey Henderson. Gary Carter, another Hall of Famer, managed in the league. The Atlantic League has had many notable managers and coaches, including Wally Backman, Frank Viola, Tommy John, Sparky L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |