We have personnel news to report today from the Hickory Crawdads (Low Class A; Sally League), the Rockford Aviators (independent; Frontier League) and the Madison Mallards and Eau Claire Express (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). The Crawdads made several staff announcements today: Newcomers to Hickory include Promotions Director Pete Subsara, Head Groundskeeper Zach Van Voorhees, Group […]
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Celebrating all the pioneers during Black History Month
Jackie Robinson is rightly revered as a pioneering figure in baseball’s integration. But he was not alone and, as Jesse Goldberg-Strassler notes, pioneers like Buck O’Neil and Emmett Ashford deserve recognition from baseball fans during Black History Month. In an AP story from March 18, 1962, titled innocently “Cubs Assign Coaches for Farm Clubs,” the […]
Personnel moves in Pensacola, MiLB and Forest City
We have some personnel news to report today from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League), MiLB and the Forest City Owls (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League). In Pensacola, Chuck Arnold is the new Sales Manager for the Blue Wahoos, with Michael Taylor the new Group Sales Executive and Courtney Griffith of Lawson Consulting […]
Elsewhere on August Publications: Feb. 6
At August Publications, we have more going on that just Ballpark Digest. Here’s your occasional summary of what’s going on at our other Websites, including Arena Digest and Yellowstone Insider. Arena Digest: Arizona Coyotes rebranding hits trademark issueThe rebranding of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes has been hit with what will probably be a small road […]
Personnel moves in Frisco, Lincoln and Wisconsin Rapids
We have personnel news to report from the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League), Lincoln SaltDogs (independent; American Association) and Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). New on the RoughRiders broadcast team this season: Chris Vosters, joining Alex Vispoli, the Voice of the RoughRiders, in delivering the play-by-play of Frisco games throughout the season, […]
Personnel moves in Winston-Salem
Some personnel news to report: The Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) and their sister company Rhino Sports & Entertainment Services have announced four moves within their front-office teams. Within the club’s sales department, Darren Hill is now the Director of Business Development, and Russell Parmele has become the Director of Group Sales. Corey […]
Puppy pictures propel BPD page views
Geez, if we had known puppy pictures were so popular, we’d run then every day. Thanks to you, Ballpark Digest set a record for monthly page views on Tuesday and generated tons more yesterday. By tons, we mean over 90,000 page views, as Google News prominently linked to the story of the addition of Rookie […]
New addition to Thunder front office: Rookie
We have a name for the newest member of the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League): Rookie, son of team bat dog Derby and grandson of original bat dog Chase. Thunder fans submitted 1,164 different names during a 10-day submission period, then thousands of fans voted for one of eight finalists during a week long […]
Personnel moves in Florence, San Rafael
Some personnel news to note: Aaron Morse is the new voice of the Florence Freedom (independent; Frontier League), while Jennifer Clark joins the San Rafael Pacifics (independent; Pacific Association) front office. Morse joins the Freedom as Director of Broadcasting & Media Relations. “I’m excited for this opportunity,” Morse said. “I will bring a high level […]
Thanks to you: Another good month for Ballpark Digest
Sometime yesterday afternoon Ballpark Digest surpassed a million page views for the month, and we should set a record for monthly page views Tuesday. We’re pretty happy about the numbers. Last year was our best year ever, we’ve exceeded 910,000 page views monthly since August 2013, and we’re expecting even bigger things for 2014. Thanks […]
Hemmen, Kappes new Hot Rods hires
Some personnel news to report from the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Low Class A; Midwest League): Ben Hemmen is new assistant GM and Andrew Kappes the new voice of the team. The moves were announced by new GM and COO Adam Nuse. “We as a staff are dedicated to revving up the fun and entertainment […]
Personnel moves in Gary, Acadiana
Some personnel news to report in the front offices of the Gary-SouthShore RailCats (independent; American Association) and the Acadiana Csne Cutters (summer collegiate; Texas Collegiate League). David Kay joins the RailCats as Assistant General Manager and Director of Tickets for the 2014 season. This will be David’s 9th season working in professional baseball. He most […]
Kalt leaves Tampa Bay Rays for Manhattan
Michael Kalt, who oversaw new-ballpark efforts for the Tampa Bay Rays, is leaving the team and will be opening an investment office in Manhattan for team investors. The move seems more for lifestyle choices than anything to do with the Rays situation; with prospects seemingly bright for a new Rays ballpark somewhere in Tampa Bay, […]