Morning Notes, March 1, 2026 - Minor League Ball

Morning Notes, March 1, 2010

by John Sickels on Mar 1, 2026 11:02 AM EST Comment 15 comments

**Today is March 1^st, the beginning of meteorological spring and (in my mind) the official beginning of baseball season. Soon we'll have some spring training numbers to analyze and roster contests to track.

**Cheesecake warning for those of you at work. Take Heed. You have been warned.

**Several people in the "Minor League Ball Apparel" thread commented that the current logo sucks. The logo is five years old and we need to upgrade it; I'm thinking of something more understated, classic-looking, and less cartoony. There are some other significant enhancements for the website in the early planning stages as well. Stay tuned, Minor League Ball is just going to get better.

**I'm hoping to get a trip down to the University of Texas for some baseball around March 12-13^th, but that's not set in stone yet.

**Things I know I will write about soon: Prospect Retros for Albert Pujols and Jason Bay, Not a Rookies for Chris Young, Alex Gordon, Everth Cabrera, and Daniel Murphy.

For your viewing pleasure: Denise Milani

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I like the cartoony logo

guess I’m in the minority.

Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.

by t ball on Mar 1, 2026 11:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

New Logo??

John, What are you looking for in a logo? I do some art in my spare time and would lend assistance if it would be helpful
Peace,
Jimmy

by topjimmy on Mar 1, 2026 12:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

One vote for this logo???

Denise Milani

by topjimmy on Mar 1, 2026 7:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

we need a scouting report on denise milani

please john, tell us her career ceiling and her “major league” potential =)

by loeres on Mar 1, 2026 1:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

She appears to have

very good form and make-up.

by timh815 on Mar 1, 2026 2:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I hear she’s got an amazing curve.

by Lunkwill Fook on Mar 1, 2026 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

supposedly

her change is very deceptive and she keeps it garter, i mean thigh-level.

by daveh33 on Mar 1, 2026 5:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

some wonder how she would perform

against stiff competition

by timh815 on Mar 1, 2026 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Milani

I hear she has a complete rack , err I mean arsenal of pitches to toss out to us distracted hitters.

Lets go get Adrian Gonzalez..... how do you say holy shit! - ~en espanol ?

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Mar 1, 2026 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Distraction

She can distract me anyday she wants….

by guru4u on Mar 1, 2026 5:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

C'mon

They aren’t real. Her stuff is unbelievable.

by Jihan1 on Mar 1, 2026 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

With Liberty and cheesecake for all...

Thank you.

And I like the logo.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Mar 1, 2026 10:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Logo ...

“More understated? Classic? Less cartoony”????

Maybe … but don’t forget … baseball is a game, played by kids of all ages. It’s supposed to be fun. Therefore, it strikes me (little baseball reference there) that your logo ought to be fun. The current one reminds me of Casey at the Bat … and that ain’t all bad.

by squarejaw on Mar 2, 2026 1:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

SXSW

John, the time you’re looking to hit Austin is the beginning of South by Southwest, which means parking, hotels, etc. etc. are all 10x the bear they usually are. You might consider waiting a bit on that trip.

by doctawojo on Mar 2, 2026 8:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Go easy on the logo

I like the logo. ok, ok the player illustrated is freakishly huge a la late 90’s MLB marketing billboard. So maby ole’ Slammin’ Sammy there could stand to trim down a bit. But what’s not lost on me is the fact that he’s actually on the farm! I I love it . . .subtle but effective. Plus like sauarejaw says baseball is about fun & being young (at least at heart). A cartoon embodies all of that. I would vote to maybe tweak the player image a bit if anything, but leave the concept as it is. It’s elegnce is in it’s simplicity.

Also, Ms. Milani might be second only to baseball as the cure for a long cold winter. After all in 50 years baseball will still be beautiful.

"Six of my best friends just walked into the booth . . .and they're all named Bud" -Harry Caray

by stevejeltz on Mar 2, 2026 10:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs