The South Bend Common Council delayed a vote on a $10.2 renovation of Covaleski Stadium, the home of the South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League), because of concern over a conflct of interest with a council member. The conflict: Whether Council President Derek Dieter, a supporter of the project who works off-duty […]
Tag Archives | 2011
Mets lower ticket prices for 2011
Increased supply meets diminished demand, as the New York Mets lowered prices for many seats at Citi Field for the 2011 season, decreasing costs by an average of 14 percent across the entire ballpark. Within the 14-percent average price decrease, the Mets have made a range of market-based adjustments to Citi Field’s 41,800 seats: Ticket […]
South Bend poised to spend almost $10M on The Cove
The South Bend Redevelopment Commission today approved spending almost $10 million on renovations to Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium (The Cove), the home of the South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League). Under the plan, the following renovations would be made by July 4, 2011: A new centerfield entrance, ticket office and concessions area. […]
U2 to play four ballparks in 2011
Four Major League Baseball ballparks — Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Angel Stadium, Rogers Centre and Busch Stadium — will host rock band U2 on its 2011 360° Tour. The band originally was scheduled to tour the United States in the summer of 2010, but physical issues related to Bono caused the delay of the tour. The […]
Orioles release 2011 spring-training schedule
In what is undoubtedly the wave of the Grapefruit League future, the Baltimore Orioles released a 2011 spring-training schedule today that’s heavy on games against local opponents, with no visits to or from Treasure Coast teams. You can view the full schedule here. As you can see, the schedule is heavy on Gulf Coast teams, […]
Border Cats to return in 2011; no promises after that
The Thunder Bay Border Cats (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) will be returning to Port Arthur Stadium for the 2011 season, but fans must turn out for games if the team’s long-term survival is to be assured, according to owner Brad Jorgenson. It’s no secret the Border Cats have failed to put up big numbers in […]
Spring training returning to Al Lang Field, St. Pete
Spring training will be returning to Al Lang Field and St. Petersburg in 2011, as three international teams will train there and other St. Pete sites while playing some exhibition games against MLB teams — and more may be on the way. The city is holding a press conference this morning to announce that the […]
Rockies schedule exhibition in Tulsa
The Colorado Rockies will be making an additional stop during Spring Training 2011: the MLB parent has scheduled an exhibition game against farm team Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League) at ONEOK Field on March 30. It will be the second-ever appearance for the Rockies in Tulsa, but their first at ONEOK Field. Colorado faced […]
Shocker: Handelsman to return as SwampDogs manager
We’re stunned — just stunned! — to see that Darrell Handelsman is returning to manage the Fayetteville SwampDogs (summer collegiate; Coastal Plain League) in 2011, but the team sent out a press release proclaiming that very fact, just in case there were any doubts. Of course, as an owner of the team and the face […]
Na Koa Ikaika Maui owners seek new money, will return in 2011: owner
Fresh off an inaugural season that saw 50,343 fans pass through the turnstiles at Maehara Stadium, the Na Koa Ikaika Maui (independent; Golden Baseball League) owners are seeking new investors to help cover the losses sustained in 2010. Running a pro sports team in Hawaii isn’t cheap: travel costs are a killer, even on a […]
O-Royals cut team name potentials to 24
The rebranding and a name-the-team contest for the Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) continues, as the team releases a list of 24 names it says it is considering for use in the 2011 season and beyond. More than 1,400 names were submitted by fans from August 21-September 6. The team will still be […]
Tennessee, Jacksonville awarded SL All-Star Games
The Tennessee Smokies have been awarded the 2012 Southern League All-Star Game, announced today by the Southern League of Professional Baseball. Voted upon by the Southern League Board of Directors, the 2012 Game will be played at Smokies Park. It will mark the third time the event has been at Smokies Park; the Smokies also […]
Continental Baseball League to shut down July 31
The independent Continental Baseball League will shut down for good at the end of July, according to information posted to the Web by one of the four member teams. The independent Continental Baseball League will shut down for good at the end of July, according to information posted to the Web by one of the […]