Business World |
May 2015
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It’s officially springtime, and in Pomona,
New York, fans are ready to cheer on their
Rockland Boulders. Looking to repeat as
Can-Am Champions, the Rockland Boul-
ders are a shining example of the resurgence
of independent baseball across America and
internationally.
At one point, independent baseball leagues
such as the Canadian-American Association
of Professional Baseball used to be known
as outlaw leagues because of their operation
outside of affiliated baseball. Affiliated base-
ball, of course, encompasses the 30 MLB
teams and their Triple-A, Double-A and
Single A affiliates which are used to source
and develop new talent. In the golden age of
baseball, there used to be many more affili-
