New Britain (CT) Mayor Erin Stewart has drawn a line in the sand for the New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League): pay past-due property taxes on New Britain Stadium or face eviction at the end of the season. Earlier this year the city of Hartford and the Rock Cats announced plans for a […]
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Naming rights in play in Aberdeen, Pensacola
Two Minor League Baseball teams — the Aberdeen IronBirds (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) — are shopping naming-rights deal to their ballparks. Of the two, the more surprising move is from the IronBirds, who play at Ripken Stadium, so named for the famous Ripken family that […]
Changes on tap in Chattanooga?
Atlanta businessman John Woods has signed a letter of intent to buy the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA; Southern League), with Hardball Capital‘s Jason Freier acting as a consultant to the deal. The Lookouts are owned by Frank Burke, Charles Eshbach and the estate of the late Dan Burke. It’s not clear whether the sale of the […]
Portland lands 2015 Eastern League All-Star Game
The Portland Sea Dogs will host the 2015 Eastern League All-Star Game at Hadlock Field on July 15. “The Eastern League couldn’t be happier about awarding the 2015 All-Star Game to the Sea Dogs and the greater Portland area,” said Eastern League President Joe McEacharn via press release. “This community event will showcase the very […]
Blue Wahoos on verge of 100th sellout
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) are on the verge of the team’s 100th sellout after recording the 98th sellout at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium on Saturday night. To date, the team has welcomed over 855,000 fans through its gates since its inaugural campaign, hitting the 200,000 fan mark for this season on Thursday, […]
Local investor looking at bringing new SL team to Huntsville
The Huntsville Stars (Class AA; Southern League) haven’t set a firm date for leaving Joe Davis Stadium, but a local attorney is already looking at buying a replacement for a new downtown ballpark. Attorney Mark McDaniel, a former Stars owner during the Don Mincher era and attorney for the Southern League between 2001 and 2011, […]
Disaster in Biloxi: New ballpark may not be ready until August
A budget shortfall will delay opening of a new Southern League Biloxi ballpark for at least 35 games and perhaps up to 55, throwing next year’s schedule into disarray. The $36 million project was already behind schedule when bids for MGM Park — sans any site work — came in about $5 million over the […]
Rockhounds pitcher confronted by angry fan on the field
Scary moment for Midland Rockhounds (Class AA; Texas League) pitcher Blake Hassebrock earlier this week when a drunken fan took exception to his pitching and stormed the field in Corpus Christi to confront the minor leaguer. It was in a game hosted by the Corpus Christi Hooks at Whataburger Field, with the Hooks up 9-0. […]
Debate rages over Shockoe Bottom ballpark site
It’s now a war of words over a proposed ballpark site for the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), as the debate rages over the future of the Shockoe Bottom area. The adversaries should be familiar to anyone following the arguments: Mayor Dwight Jones wants to see the area surrounding The Diamold sold for […]
Montgomery to host 2015 SL All-Star Game
The Montgomery Biscuits will host the 2015 Southern League All-Star Game at Riverwalk Stadium on Tuesday, June 23. This will mark the second time the Biscuits have hosted the All-Star Game, with Riverwalk Stadium being the site of the 2006 contest. It will be held in conjunction with the city of Montgomery and the Southern […]
Hartford pulls public bonding for Rock Cats ballpark
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra pulled his request for $60 million in public bonding for a new New Britain Rock Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) ballpark and will instead seek a developer to finance the project. The withdrawal, coming in a letter to the City Council, came after intense crticism from taxpayers and politicians of all […]
Biloxi ballpark bids busting budget
Well, you can expect some value engineering on a proposed new Class AA Southern League Biloxi ballpark, as the lowest bid on the project came in some $5 million more than the city’s budgeted amount. The lowest bid of $32.37 million for the ballpark came in more than $5 million over budget. The total project […]
After almost 60K votes, Biloxi name-the-team contest ends
Voting has ended on the name-the-team contest for the Class AA Southern League Biloxi team beginning play next year, with nearly 60,000 votes having been cast through the team’s website. “Thanks to everyone for being so passionate about this process,” stated team General Manager Buck Rogers. “The team name and logo are going to represent […]