We’ve mentioned before that 2005 BlueClaws pitcher JA Happ will be at the Winter Tour in two weeks (where you can get your picture taken with the World Series trophy). This begs the question, actually it doesn’t, but play along…What is JA Happ doing tonight? Happ, along with 2006 BlueClaws pitcher Dan Brauer, will probably be watching their school, Northwestern, in tonight’s Alamo Bowl against Missouri.

We’ve built a small database of former BlueClaws and their schools and we’ll follow along during the bowl season. There are a couple of more tomorrow. We’ll check in tomorrow morning with some stuff for the Phillies Top Ten prospect list that Baseball America releases next week along with those names (hint: Maryland, Oklahoma State, pitcher, catcher)

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The tremendous video that was our Video of the Week, posted Sunday, was from the 1949 movie “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” and yes, that was Frank Sinatra singing along with Gene Kelly.

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This has nothing to do with the BlueClaws or Phillies but I thought it was great and wanted to share it here. I saw this on ESPN’s Outside the Lines last Sunday. Two young men in India won a contest, similar to American Idol, where they got the opportunity to come to the US and train with the goal of signing a professional baseball contract as pitchers here in the States. Sure enough, they made it, signing with the Pirates, despite neither one having ever seen a baseball game prior to entering. Pittsburgh has a SAL affiliate in West Virginia, and who knows, maybe they make it up to the SAL this year, though more likely, if they’re good enough, it would be next year. Either way it’s a great, and fascinating story. Enjoy.

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