It’s hard to argue against either of the two finalists chosen by fans in our Best of the Ballparks voting for former MLB park, as the matchup features Ebbets Field versus the Polo Grounds. (more…)
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Best of the Ballparks: MLB Final Four
The top four seeds all made their way to the Final Four voting in the MLB edition of Best of the Ballparks, as fans agreed with our assessment of the most outstanding ballparks in Major League Baseball. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Former MLB Ballparks, Final Four
It’s a lineup of classic ballparks in the Final Four voting in the Best of the Ballparks competition, with voters choosing four iconic turn-of-the-century facilities to move on in the next round of polling. (more…)
Astros, Nationals spring complex a go
The final hurdle to a new West Palm Beach spring-training complex for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals has been addressed, with all sides now working toward a 2017 opening of Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. (more…)
More GABP upgrades on tap for ASG
The Cincinnati Reds are certainly pulling out the stops for this month’s MLB All-Star Game, announcing more upgrades to Great American Ball Park for the July 14 Midsummer Classic. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: MLB Edition, Elite Eight
We have the Elite Eight for the MLB Best of the Ballparks competition, with fans following our seedings by some amazingly wide margins. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Former MLB Ballparks, Elite Eight
We have the Elite Eight for voting on former MLB facilities in the Best of the Ballparks competitions, as sentimental favorites like Ebbets Field, Forbes Field, Polo Grounds and Braves Field move on to the next round. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: MLB Ballparks, Round Two
The first round of fan voting on MLB facilities in the Best of the Ballparks competition didn’t yield too many surprises, as fans mostly went with our seedings, with some heavy voting for Target Field, Petco Park and Wrigley Field. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Former MLB Ballparks, Round Two
It was an interesting first round of voting on fan favorites for former MLB ballparks in our Best of the Ballparks competition, with classics like Ebbets Field, Tiger Stadium and the Polo Grounds moving on in the competition. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: MLB Edition
It’s our biggest Best of the Ballparks voting of the season, where we ask fans to weigh in on their favorite Major League Baseball ballparks, with polling planned up until an All-Star Game week announcement. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: Former MLB Facilities
As we were planning the brackets for the MLB round of Best of the Ballparks voting, we saw something missing: any connection to the past. So we decided to introduce voting for the Best of the Ballparks focused on former MLB facilities. (more…)
Gonzalez’s beard lands naming-rights deal
Another unusual deal to pass along: hair-grooming-vendor Wahl has purchased naming rights to Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez‘s beard. That’s right: his beard. (more…)
Feds investigating Cards over Astros hack
The Justice Department and the FBI are investigating whether someone from the St. Louis Cardinals front office illegally hacked into a Houston Astros network containing proprietary databases. (more…)