Though details aren’t final, it looks like Canad Inns Stadium, the former home to International League and Northern League baseball in Winnipeg, will be torn down to make way for a Target store. Mayor Sam Katz — who, by the way, owns the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) and brought an independent Northern League team […]
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Hanging on: Former home to baseball in Winnipeg
The former home of the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) and the Winnipeg Whips (Class AAA; International League) will remain open — for now. Canad Inns Stadium, better known as home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL), was slated to be torn down this fall after the Bombers moved to a new stadium on the […]
New Rox open season in St. Cloud
it was a sellout crowd last night at Joe Faber Field, as the revamped St. Cloud Rox (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) opened a new chapter in team history with a loss to the Mankato MoonDogs. The old St. Cloud River Bats were sold by owner Joel Sutherland this off season to local businessmen Gary Posch and Joe Sexton, who […]
Pro baseball returns to Schaumburg
The Schaumburg Boomers (independent; Frontier League) kicked off their home schedule last night with a 5-2 victory over the Florence Freedom before 6,067 fans. As you’ll recall, there was no pro baseball in Schaumburg last year after the Schaumburg Flyers (independent; Northern League) were evicted and folded under a sea of debt. Now, we’re going to […]
Northern League lives on — in court
The independent Northern League may be no more, but it lives on in a Cook County courtroom in the form of a lawsuit against the circuit’s former law firm. The lawsuit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges that the league’s original law firm, Chicago-based Gozdecki, Del Giudice, Americus & Farkas, failed to adequately draft a […]
New/old for 2012: St. Cloud Rox
Ah, some good news for those of looking to regain our youth: the St. Cloud Rox (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) are back. Now let’s tear down the Office Max and bring back the ballpark on Division. OK, this is a little insidery if you didn’t grow up in the St. Cloud area, as we did. […]
RiverHawks: Ballpark foreclosure won’t affect season
Even though their home is going through a bank foreclosure, the owners of the Rockford RiverHawks (independent; Frontier League) say their 2012 season will go on. The ballpark was developed by Kurt Carlson, who owned a previous incarnation of the RiverHawks, which played in the independent Frontier and Northern League. Last season a group led […]
River Bats sold
The St. Cloud (Minn.) River Bats (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) have been sold, and the new investment team is set to be announced at a Wednesday press conference. Joel Sutherland has owned the team since its inception. He also owned the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers in the same circuit before that team suspended operations for […]
Fort Worth Cats jump to North American League
After being booted from the independent American Association for a lack of operating capital, the Fort Worth Cats are joining the North American League, in a move led by Mike Stone. Stone is the former president of the Texas Rangers and the former commissioner of the independent Northern League. The Cats were once one of […]
Explorers mark 20th anniversary with commemorative logo
The relaunch of the Northern League happened 20 years ago — really! — and the Sioux City Explorers are marking the occasion with a new commemorative logo. Out of the original six teams in the independent circuit, three are still in business in their original markets: the Explorers, the Sioux Falls Pheasants (originally the Canaries) […]
Ehrenreich suing Zion, potential Schaumburg buyers
The threatened lawsuits have been filed, as Rich Ehrenreich has filed two actions: one against the city of Zion for not building a new ballpark and one against investors who failed to consummate a purchase of the now-defunct Schaumburg Flyers (independent; Northern League). Though the two lawsuits are filed by separate corporate entities, the commonality […]
New for 2012: Schaumburg Boomers
We have a name for the newest team in the independent Frontier League: the Schaumburg Boomers, who will begin play at Alexian Field in 2012. As you can tell, a Boomer is a male prairie chicken. Here’s an explanation of the logo from the team: The Schaumburg Boomers name comes from a nickname for the […]
Goldeyes organization of the year in American Association
Nice award for our friends north of the border: the Winnipeg Goldeyes were named organization of the year in the independent American Association for the 2011 season. “This award illustrates the respect the Goldeyes have in the American Association and it’s a privilege to be given this award by the other 13 teams in the […]