Ownership changes are always a challenge for Minor League Baseball fans. Change is hard, and there are three ways fans can react: resist it, embrace it, or ignore it. All three were on display for the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) season opener. (more…)
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Main Street Baseball buying Billings Mustangs
We alluded to team sales coming down the pike a few days ago, and this is one of them: Main Street Baseball, which owns the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League), is buying the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League). (more…)
Mustangs on the block
The Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) are on the block, as an unidentified buyer has approached the community ownership group about a purchase. It would be a hard sale, but team president Woody Hahn has been authorized to discuss a potential sale of what’s considered one of the top franchises in the Pioneer League. These […]
Sad fact: Not every old ballpark can be saved
As Alexandria (La.) begins to debate the future of Bringhurst Field, there’s one important fact to remember: not every old ballpark can be saved. Over the 10 years this site has existed, we’ve reported lots of sad stories about old ballparks that had deteriorated to the point where they couldn’t be saved. Flash back to […]
Museum pitched for Billings’ Dehler Park
Baseball enthusiasts in Billings want to commemorate the city’s hardball history with a new museum added to Dehler Park, the current home of the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) and the city’s American Legion teams. The plan, as presented to the Billings City Council, calls for the Billings Baseball Preservation Society to raise $3.5 million […]
Dehler Park / Billings Mustangs
It is so hard to follow in the footprints of a legend. Dehler Park, home to the Billings Mustangs, is the replacement for Cobb Field, one of the great old ballparks in the minor leagues. Cobb Field ended up being one of the sadder ballpark stories in recent years: built in 1948 and housing a […]