MLB is doing some brilliant marketing these days, but the Cleveland Indians unleashed the creative hounds in pushing Corey Kluber for the All-Star team. The Indians took to social media to promote Kluber: Ever wonder what @CKluber does the morning of an off day? https://t.co/e84yU9epqd #VoteKluber #ClevelandRox pic.twitter.com/5CDzrZKT8t — #VoteKluber (@Indians) July 7, 2014 Scary […]
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Grand dame Engel Stadium shines at Southern League gathering
One of the great old ballparks in Minor League Baseball saw action last night, as the Class AA Southern League Home-Run Derby was held at Chattanooga’s Engel Stadium. Engel Stadium, built by Joe Engel for his Chattanooga Lookouts, opened in 1929 and was one of the great ballparks in Minor League Baseball. Engel was a […]
MCU Park, Brooklyn Cyclones to host ’14 NY-Penn All-Star Game
The 10th Annual New York-Penn League All-Star Game will be held Aug. 19 at MCU Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. MCU Park, which hosted the first-ever New York-Penn League All-Star Game in 2005, will once again welcome the best the league has to offer. “We are excited that the NYPL All-Star Game is coming back […]
Blue Rocks to hold reverse Home Run Derby at Carolina/Cal ASG
Here’s a great reversal: For the California League/Carolina League All-Star Game, host Wilmington Blue Rocks will have players hitting toward the Frawley Stadium grandstand, not the outfield fence. The derby is part of the All-Star festivities, scheduled for June 16-17. The hitting challenge will feature some of the best young prospects in baseball from both […]
Lookouts to host 2014 Southern League All-Star Game
We’ll be there: the Chattanooga Lookouts are hosting the 38th annual 2014 Southern League All-Star Game at AT&T Field on Tuesday, June 17. This is the first time the Lookouts have hosted the event since 2004. This year’s midsummer classic is just the centerpiece of a two day event that also includes the Home Run […]
Metrodome roof to be deflated Saturday
The seats are gone and the storage rooms cleaned, which means electricity to the Metrodome will be cut off Saturday, directly leading to the roof deflating. The Metrodome roof, a two-play synthetic-cloth covering, is kept up by air pressure. When the electricity is cut off, the roof will deflate — slowly. Even if all the […]
Baxter: We’ll rebuild Fifth Third Ballpark in time for season opener
After the suite level down the first-base line at Fifth Third Ballpark burned down midday, West Michigan Whitecaps (Low Class A; Midwest League) CFO Denny Baxter vows to rebuild the ballpark before the start of the season. “We’re going to be playing baseball again come (April 8) this year,” Baxter said at a press conference […]
Whitecaps to host 2014 Midwest League ASG
Should be worth the drive: The West Michigan Whitecaps and Fifth Third Ballpark are hosting the 2014 Class Midwest League All-Star Game on June 17 — the 50th ASG in league history. This will be the third time the Whitecaps have hosted the game in the team’s 20-year history. The Whitecaps first hosted the game […]
2015 ASG good for Cincy, bad for county taxpayers
It will cost Hamilton County taxpayers $5 million to spiff up Great American Ball Park for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, as routine repairs to the home of the Cincinnati Reds are accelerated. From the Cincinnati Enquirer: A separate “2015 All-Star Game Ball Park Preparation” memo shows just what the $5 million will pay for. […]
Twins unveil 2014 MLB All-Star Game logo
MLB and the Minnesota Twins unveiled the 2014 All-Star Game logo, featuring a silhouette of Target Field in front of a downtown-Minneapolis skyline. “The Twins are honored to host the 2014 All-Star Game Events,” said Twins Owner and CEO Jim Pohlad. “Even before opening Target Field in 2010, we dreamed of hosting this incredible event. […]
The heck with sausage races: the great mascot dance-off
In South Korea, baseball teams don’t mess with mundane mascot races: instead, a squad of mascots engages in a rather intense dance-off. Check it out for yourself: The video is from the 2013 All-Star Game. Dandi is the blue dinosaur; no idea about the rest of the mascots. (H/T Mashable.) —- Share your news with […]
Today’s fast world needs a slow game of baseball for welcome relief
You can bet that tomorrow casual fans will be complaining about the slow pace of play in tonight’s All-Star Game. But the relatively slow pace of the game in this ever-changing world is what makes the game so great. A baseball game is a ritual, a sporting exercise largely unchanged for the last century. It’s […]
Prepping for the MLB All-Star Game
What does it take for Major League Baseball to prepare for an All-Star Game? In the case of this week’s event at Citi Field, it takes 20 or so clubbies to prep for player needs, never more the hordes needed to outfit the rest of the ballpark. The Wall Street Journal ran a piece detailing […]