[Originally published in the Windy City ThunderBolts game program in May, 2017] On June 30, 1993, eight teams began play in the Frontier professional baseball League and a new era of baseball was born. Well, maybe not exactly a new era. In fact, independent baseball is just about as old as baseball itself with leagues existing all over the country for well over a century. … Continue reading 25 years of Frontier Leaguing

[Originally published on wcthunderbolts.com in September, 2015] I confess I’ve seen a lot of baseball in my life. But I don’t remember ever seeing a stretch of games like the first 64 that the ThunderBolts played this year. Exactly two thirds of the way through the season, after watching this team play day after day for more than two months, I still didn’t know what … Continue reading 2015-We hardly kne…you get the idea

[Originally published on wcthunderbolts.com in September, 2013] On August 26 of last year, the ThunderBolts suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the eventual champion Southern Illinois Miners. They lost leads in the seventh and eighth and then dropped the game in the tenth. The loss effectively ended the ThunderBolts’ playoff hopes but it was the type of game, with a week to go … Continue reading 2013-We hardly knew ye