Manti Te'o and Independent baseball. Very interesting.

The Florence Freedom of the Independent Frontier League is offering their first 1,000 fans a genuine Manti Te'o Girlfriend Bobblehead this Thursday night. On May 20, when initially announced, their website included information on the additional giveaways and festivities;

Anyone would play the game they love if they could. Dontrelle Willis is one of those players.

In early April (originally reported by the Long Island Ducks), Willis signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Independent Atlantic League with the hope of regaining the form that once made him one of the best pitchers in the National League.

Vidal Nuno was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 48th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Baker University.

He has spent five years in the minors until making his first start for the New York Yankees May 13 against the team that originally drafted him. Nuno pitched five scoreless innings and struck out three in the 7-0 shutout. In two appearances so far for the Yankees, he has failed to relinquish a single run in eight innings.

The York College Panthers are on a historic run that is taking them to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, May 24-31.

In the Joliet bracket of the opening qualifying rounds, the Panthers were in the driver's seat as the No.1 seed.