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Derek is new to the field of journalism, but is very passionate for his love of all things baseball, even down to umpiring, which he does several days a week. He can be found on Twitter @crawdoggs or via email at [email protected]

Should Brad Ausmus be worried?

Derek Crawford
Nov 30, 2015
Detroit Tigers, Features, Opinions & Predictions
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Brad Ausmus enters the upcoming season, the final year of his contract, essentially a lame duck manager. The Detroit Tigers manager enters the 2016 season trying to improve on a lackluster 2015 season, after ma...

Lloyd McClendon to manage Toledo Mud Hens

Derek Crawford
Nov 30, 2015
American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball
The Detroit Tigers have named Lloyd McClendon as the manager of their Triple-A squad, the Toledo Mud Hens. McClendon, who was let go from the Seattle Mariners on October 9, replaces Larry Parrish, who spent 12 ...

Vintage Base Ball: A Gentleman’s Game

Derek Crawford
Nov 27, 2015
Features
The setting is an open field, often times played on historic grounds. There are no vendors taking $20 to park, $60 ticket prices, or multi-million dollar ballplayers on the field. It's what baseball once was, w...

Carolina Mudcats team bus flips, injuring players and staff

Derek Crawford
May 12, 2015
Headlines, Minor League Baseball
The Class A Advanced Carolina Mudcats were traveling from Salem, Virginia, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, overnight, when their charter bus suddenly flipped over on to its side in North Carolina. The crash oc...

Biloxi Shuckers Finally Ready to Open New Stadium

Derek Crawford
May 11, 2015
Minor League Baseball
The Minor League Season started back in the beginning of April. But, for the Double A Southern League Biloxi Shuckers, they have been staying in hotel rooms since Spring Training started back in February all be...

Could the Angels be flying out of Anaheim?

Derek Crawford
May 11, 2015
American League, American League West, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball
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If a Chinese development company gets their wish, a near $500-million development will be built right next door to Angel Stadium. The Angels haven't been happy with their current situation and have been in talk...

I See You Awards – Week ending May 3

Derek Crawford
May 4, 2015
American League East, American League West, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
I SEE YOU … Double A Biloxi Shuckers (Milwaukee Brewers). The team that rushed to get out of Huntsville so fast after the 2014 season, that their new stadium in Biloxi still isn’t finished yet, and finds them b...

Switch-Pitching Pat Venditte Impressing

Derek Crawford
Apr 21, 2015
American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions
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After seven years in the minors, ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte is still trying to get his call up to the majors. And if his start at this year in Nashville is any indication, that call could come very soon ...

I See You – Weekly Awards

Derek Crawford
Apr 20, 2015
American League, American League Central, American League West, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Seattle Mariners
A new weekly column that is designed to be a little serious, as well as a little sarcastic.  The idea for the column is based on the Luke Bryan country song "I See You," as well as the Nationally Syndicated DJ ...

Previewing the Tigers/White Sox Series

Derek Crawford
Apr 17, 2015
American League, American League Central, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions
We've come to expect the offensive production in recent years, but one thing we haven't been used to seeing from the American League Central-leading Detroit Tigers is a pitching staff that compliments the offen...
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