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Hey, everyone! Sorry this wasn't posted earlier this morning...I've been a little under-the-weather the last few days, and I slept in later than I anticipated...but better late than never, I hope! ...

Hey, everyone! I get to do a big league diary! Thank you all for the amazing amount of support you’ve shown since I was called up to Oakland last week. It’s been an absolute whirlwind of a...

Hey, everyone! It’s good to be back up and running on AN! I’ve had a little extended period of time without much Internet access, and now it looks as if I’ll be good to go for virtually the...

The end of spring training is FINALLY in sight for those us still at minor league camp! The grind of repetitious drills and mostly-meaningless games is nearly over, and opening day is...

Hey, everyone! The 2008 season has arrived (for the players, anyway), and I couldn’t be more excited! It was a very eventful off-season, and I’m excited to be back on-board for another season...

I just wanted to drop a quick note and let everyone know that I chatted with Brad Ziegler this evening and he is doing perfectly fine.  He should be ready to go at the start of spring training....

She's finally here!!! Kaylin Brooke Ziegler was born on Wednesday, October 24th, at 4:58 PM. She weighed 5 lbs, 7 oz. (yes, she's TINY!!) and was 18 and 1/2 inches long. Both Kaylin and her mama...

RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS! AAA Champions! It has a nice ring to it. Even though I don’t believe you can determine a champion in baseball by a 1-game playoff, the t-shirts we got after winning the...

RIVER CATS WIN THE PCL!!! That’s right, we did it! We came back from an 0-2 deficit against Salt Lake City to win the opening series in 5 games. Then we carried that momentum to a 3-game sweep...

Hello again! Our regular season has come to an end, and we are preparing to open up the playoffs tonight in Salt Lake City in the first game of a best-of-5 series. The last couple of weeks, we had...