semipro

• “Several of the short stories were published in semipro and pro markets, and one of the novels got me an agent.”

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• “But more than the first game I saw at Ebbets Field, I somehow remember what was called semipro baseball games that my dad used to take me to.”

  Simon & Schuster: It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts

• “In the South’s strata of black baseball, community teams like the Fair-field Gray Sox were sometimes called semipro, even though compensation wasn’t offered.”

  Simon & Schuster: WILLIE MAYS

• “I also remember Aboriginal SF, which was what you'd call a semipro zine.”

  Short fiction markets

• “Both my grandfathers played baseball at a high amateur or "semipro" level.”

  DailyHerald.com > News

• “Away from work, Mr. Nesbitt, a semipro hockey player, shifted at 40 to polo at a friend's suggestion.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Minus Pony, Hotelier Fends Off Wily Rival

• “A national nonprofit program launched in 2003 by Oprah chef Art Smith, Common Threads pairs kids from Title 1 schools with fancy pro chefs like Jamie Oliver and James Beard Award-winning Bernstein and semipro-to-impassioned-amateur cooks like me.”

  The Huffington Post: Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Discovering Common Threads

• “Drew, who also grew up in Georgia, had originally been drafted by the Phillies but refused to sign for the amount of money they were offering; instead he played semipro ball for a year, reentered the draft in 1998, and ended going in the first round to the St. Louis Cardinals.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Time of Bobby Cox

• “He coaches Frederick's semipro men's football team, the Outlaws, and has taken them to a 24-2 record over the past two seasons.”

  The Washington Post: Baltimore Charm, a new Lingerie Football League team, plays up sheer talent

• “Chances are your semipro sale was to one of those -- I haven't checked -- and so none of the people you're upset with would have the least problem with it.”

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