With plans to revive LaGrave Field and the Fort Worth Cats taking shape, backers believe an emphasis on family entertainment will be crucial to make the endeavor a success. (more…)
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LaGrave Field Agreement Could Pave Way for Cats’ Return
The effort to revive LaGrave Field and the Fort Worth Cats is moving forward, as a foundation will take over and repair the shuttered ballpark under a new lease. (more…)
Funding Key to Reviving LaGrave Field, Fort Worth Cats
The effort to revive the Fort Worth Cats and save LaGrave Field is well underway, but funding will be crucial to making the plan a reality. (more…)
LaGrave Field Suffering From Years of Neglect
After being successfully resurrected once, Fort Worth’s LaGrave Field has fallen once again into disrepair, and it doesn’t look like a third revival is in the cards anytime soon. (more…)
Atlantic League eyes Fort Worth’s LaGrave Field
Peter Kirk says the independent Atlantic League is looking at putting a team in an upgraded LaGrave Field in Fort Worth. From Jim Seip: Architects that work with ODP have looked at the stadium and believe the shell of LeGrave Field can be saved and used after a renovation/addition has been completed to bring the […]
Sale of LaGrave Field finally goes through
LaGrave Field, the home of the Fort Worth Cats (independent; North American League), has been sold to John Bryant’s FW Stadium Group LLC for $4.5 million. Carl Bell built the new facility on the site of the first LaGrave Field, digging out the old dugouts and positioning home plate at its original location. But Bell […]
Bell files bankruptcy, preventing LaGrave Field foreclosure
With Amergy Bank threatening to foreclose on LaGrave Field, owner Carl Bell yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, allowing him to keep control of the historic ballpark. After the independent American Association pulled the team’s membership because Bell couldn’t put up a letter of credit for the 2012 season, he turned his sights to the independent […]
LaGrave Field / Fort Worth Cats
It is one of the most unusual ballparks in minor-league baseball, as Fort Worth’s LaGrave Field is a new ballpark set on the grounds of a former affiliated classic. As such, it’s the best of both worlds. FAST FACTS Year Opened: Current incarnation, 2002 Capacity: 5,200 Dimensions: 320L, 370LC, 400C, 366RC, 330R Playing Surface: Grass […]
In memoriam: John Dittrich
It’s always a terrible day when we need to report on the passing of a baseball lifer: Longtime front-office exec and personal friend John Dittrich passed away today. He was 73. (more…)
Talk About Nine Lives: Fort Worth Cats Home Could Return
We could set yet another revival of the Fort Worth Cats, as the team’s former home — LaGrave Field — is rescued from the wrecking ball by a land swap organized by a local nonprofit. (more…)
San Angelo Colts bankruptcy moves to liquidation
The sad spiral of the San Angelo Colts (independent; United League Baseball) continues, as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for and was granted a shift of the team’s bankruptcy filings from reorganization to liquidation. (more…)
Bryant: United League Baseball not dead
Despite some speculative reports, league owner John Bryant says the United League Baseball isn’t dead for 2015 — but admits the independent circuit faces challenges. (more…)
Colts bankruptcy opposed by court trustee
A bankruptcy filing by the owners of the San Angelo Colts (independent; United Baseball League) is opposed by the court-appointed trustee, who says the team has not met legal conditions for approval. (more…)