In his final minor league report, Adam Rubin writes about the ascension of Dillon Gee and the pitchers of the 2007 draft class. Rubin explains that Gee expanded his arsenal this year:

Gee asked permission to add a curveball to his repertoire this season, then worked with St. Lucie pitching coach Dan Murray to develop [...]

The Brooklyn Cyclones website has a cute story about Cyclones righthander Pedro P. Martinez (P.P.) to his teammates, going to Shea to meet the Pedro Martinez.
P.P. said of Pedro: “I am proud and honored to carry the same name as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, and to be playing [...]

Tom Friend in dramatic prose tells the stories of Danny Almonte and Matt Cerda, two opponents in the 2001 Little League World Series who have gone very different ways in the world of baseball. It’s an excellent story.

Bob Fortus writes about Brandon Knight joining the Olympic team in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
PJ Harmer, who covers the Oneonta Tigers for the Daily Star, focuses on the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones, 64-year old Warner Fusselle.
C Mike Nickeas was promoted to New Orleans after Saturday’s game.