Unpaid bills, potential MLB realignment and the unveiling of the world’s most expensive hot dog made headlines this week. We unveil the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest from the past week, as measured by page views. Unpaid players revolt in Lake County: 9 traded, 14 released Astros to AL West: Report Rox to sell […]
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Rox to sell world’s most expensive hot dog
Very clever: the Brockton Rox (independent; Can-Am League) will be selling the world’s most expensive hot dog — an $80 frankfurter complete with truffles and caviar — in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record. The Rox hot dog consists of a half-pound all-beef foot-long hot dog, deep fried and rolled in truffle oil, […]
Boulders open new ballpark with sellout
Nice start for the Rockland Boulders (independent; Can-Am League): despite controversy and lawsuits surrounding the team’s new home, Provident Bank Park opened last night with a sellout crowd, a Boulders win and lots of happy fans. It sounds like a typical opening for the ballpark: almost everything was completed in time for the season opener, […]
Brockton Rox unveil new look for 2011
In honor of the team’s 10th anniversary — has it really been that long? — the Brockton Rox (independent; Can-Am League) unveiled new team logos and colors for the 2011 season. Interestingly, the team went with different designers for different marks. The team’s principal mark (above), designed by Todd Malhoit of Detroit-based Original Design Group, […]
Titans bought by Carminucci; will shift to Futures League
Chris Carminucci, an active businessman in the independent-baseball world, doubles down on the summer-collegiate Futures League with the purchase of the Torrington Titans and its subsequent shift to the start-up circuit. The team was purchased from Our Baseball Heaven, a nonprofit set up to “crowdsource” team finances via $100 memberships that also included a […]
Can-Am League to go with eight teams in ’11
In a gutsy move, the independent Cam-Am League is going with eight teams for the 2011 season, including a Ramapo team that may or may not have a completed ballpark in time for the season and a new travel team. Joining the existing Quebec Capitales, Worcester Tornadoes, Brockton Rox, New Jersey Jackals and Pittsfield Colonials […]