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Sand Gnats exploring Columbia move?

Columbia (S.C.) Mayor Steve Benjamin wasn’t too subtle in describing a potential baseball partner for his city, leaving little doubt he was talking with Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) ownership about a new facility. In a newspaper interview, Benjamin talked about the existing owner also owning a new team in the Midwest […]

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The tradition returns: Tonight Goldberg-Strassler recreates a game broadcast

In the old days, radio broadcasters didn’t travel to away game and instead recreated a game broadcast in the studio. Tonight Jesse Goldberg-Strassler revives the tradition. Goldberg-Strassler is the voice of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League) and a great traditionalist when it comes to baseball and broadcasting. (Full disclosure: he’s the author […]

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TSE serves 40,000th game with ScriptPRO

Here’s a nice milestone: On Wednesday the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League) produced the 40,000th game in TSE GameTime ScriptPRO history. GameTime ScriptPRO, a patented internet-based event management solution that provides users with a simple and streamlined way for building, organizing and executing event scripts in real-time. “ScriptPRO has been a great addition […]

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Brown back as River Bandits GM

A front-office change with the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League): Stefanie Brown is back as GM after taking a leave of absence. Former General Manager Harold Craw is leaving to pursue other opportunities outside the organization. “The River Bandits and Main Street Baseball thank Harold Craw for his great work on […]

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TinCaps celebrate Social Media Night with 6,000 Twitter fan handles

Certainly one of the best promotions of the year: The Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) celebrated Social Media Night at Parkview Field last night with jerseys sporting more than 6,000 Twitter fan handles. “We like to say that Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball is ‘All About You,’” TinCaps Vice President of Marketing Michael […]

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In memoriam: Pete Vonachen

Pete Vonachen, the guiding spirit behind the Peoria Chiefs (Low Class A; Midwest League) since 1983, passed away yesterday at the age of 87. Vonachen was already an important member of the Peoria community when he bought the then-Peoria Suns in 1983; he was a high-profile restaurateur and entrepreneur with several businesses to his name. […]

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New for 2013: Dozer Park

The Peoria Chiefs (Low Class A; Midwest League) have sold naming ballpark rights to Caterpillar under a 10-year, $2-million deal, with result being Dozer Park. “The company was founded on the bulldozer,” said Jim Baumgartner, Director of Corporate Affairs. “We wanted to choose something that represents Caterpillar’s heritage but also represents Peoria. This is our […]

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