Cube Notes

+ Working on a baseball project today, I came across the St. Cloud State Huskies logo and was mortified at their lack of originality. A native Montrealer, I grew up with the Montreal Canadiens as religion and it remains that way into their centennial year.

Surprisingly, I cannot find any reference to this similarity on the Internet either because nobody cares or nobody knows who the heck the St. Cloud State Huskies are.

But no worries. I found some comfort when I saw the name of the St. Cloud baseball field.

+ 2008 Minor League Stats are now available on the site. 

+ From the College World Series winning Fresno State University Bulldogs who to the 4-52 Coppin State Eagles, Division I college statistics are now available on The Baseball Cube.

+ Did you play high school baseball in 2008? Is there absolutely no chance of you making the major leagues like about 99.5% of all high school baseball players? Well, you might now be listed on The Baseball Cube.

I've been adding high school records and rosters for teams one conference at a time, in no particular order and about 2400 US high schools will now have their 2008 record and [possibly] their roster. The long-term plan is to not only post yearly high school data but to link players from the roster to their TBC player page [if it exists].

And if you're a player listed and you'd like to have your own player page with your college stats and biographical information, please send $10 through paypal to us and we'll make the effort to create a page for you and include you in the search.

+ I've also enhanced the high school pages with some additional information. I've added more nicknames and links to web sites as well as the school colors for a bunch of teams. The team's yearly record [2008 only] may also appear on the page with a link to the roster or to the conference standings.

Finally, for many schools, I've included a list of notable alumni that attended the school. These lists are usually debated quite heavily as there will be omissions and corrections for all lists as well as what constitutes notable.

Currently, the "Update High School Information" link does not work so use the contact us form for any corrections until I can get it fixed.

I think this will be a fun and nostalgic section for players and fans in the years to come.

+ If you have any ideas for new baseball lists, please don't hesitate to send them my way.

+ The Devil Rays took Tim Beckham #1 overall for their 4th #1 pick since 1999. The years of futility are finally paying off Pittsburgh Penguins style as the Devil Rays find themselves battling for the AL East lead with the Red Sox.

TBC now has draft results and player pages for all 1504 drafted players.

+ So where have all the updates been? As always, big projects are happening behind the scenes and this time, I'm focusing on high school baseball. You should see some results from this section before September.

+ One of the features that sets us apart from other web sites is our inclusion of disabled list data. I have updated the database for players who were active in 2007 so we now have 2001-2007.