Sickels minorleagueball shutting down

[gunnarthor]

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/11/30/18119650/a-note-from-john-sickels

 

Sad to hear. Vox is closing it down. I've always enjoyed Sickels' work and it was nice that a national voice was a Twins fan. Hope he lands on his feet.

[ashbury]

This news stinks.

 

[Mike Sixel]

Sad face, but then, I only went once a month or so.....and I guess most didn't go as often as they go to other sites. 

[nytwinsfan]

big bummer.

[AceWrigley]

We will find John Sickels. We will read John Sickels. And we will be the better for it.

[tarheeltwinsfan]

Hang in there John. Your writing and research is unique and appreciated.

[Thrylos]

Happens.  Sickels had his minorleagueball.com blog for years and then he wanted to monetize it.  It did not work out.  Blogging is a labor of love.  Very few blogs make it when they cross the for profit line...

 

Also, it does not look like it is shutting down...   Just moving to a different self-financed spot.

Edited December 3, 2018 by Thrylos

[diehardtwinsfan]

Wonder where John will go... It's a great site and a must read. Big mistake by Vox.

 

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/11/30/18119650/a-note-from-john-sickels

 

 

[Seth Stohs]

 

Wonder where John will go... It's a great site and a must read. Big mistake by Vox.

 

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/11/30/18119650/a-note-from-john-sickels

 

This is unfortunate, though John Sickels will land on his feet and that's' really the key... I hope so at least. He's always been good to me!

[clutterheart]

Bummer. I learned a lot from him.

 

At least we got the Twins Propsect 2019 prospect list.

[gunnarthor]

Not sure if we updated this but apparently Sickels is writing for the Atlantic.

[Otto von Ballpark]

 

Not sure if we updated this but apparently Sickels is writing for the Atlantic.

I think you mean The Athletic.

 

https://theathletic.com/author/john-sickels/

[ashbury]

The Atherosclerotic, a site devoted to really old prospects.

 

https://theatherosclerotic/for_real/no_really/john-sickels/

[gunnarthor]

 

I think you mean The Athletic.

 

https://theathletic.com/author/john-sickels/

Atlantic/Athletic. What's the difference. :-)

[nicksaviking]

 

I think you mean The Athletic.

 

https://theathletic.com/author/john-sickels/

 

I must admit, when I first heard of The Athletic, I too thought it was The Atlantic. I kept wondering why sports writers kept going to an old Boston publication focusing on current events. And I further kept wondering why I couldn't find them when I tried to search the site.