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Self-serving promotion: The Minor Leagues Report

Here’s today’s self-serving promotion: check out The Minor League Report, where three outstanding Minor League Baseball broadcasters completely outclass Ballpark Digest publisher Kevin Reichard. Here’s a link to the podcast. It’s also available on iTunes. The Minor League Report is put together by three of the best broadcasters in Minor League Baseball: Trenton’s Jay Burnham […]

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2011 Logo of the Year: Joliet Slammers

It was an edgy design that embraced, rather than ignored, Joliet’s penal history. In the end, a distinctive logo and look helped catapult the Joliet Slammers (independent; Frontier League) to a successful inaugural season and garnered recognition from Ballpark Digest for 2011 Logo of the Year. Setting up operations at Silver Cross Field was going […]

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The Week That Was: April 10

The preservation of a historic playing field, franchise shifts and sales in the independent-baseball ranks, a San Francisco ballpark visit, and some bad news from Clark and Addison were the biggest stories this week. A look at the top stories on Ballpark Digest this week, as measured by page views. Giants fan severely beaten in […]

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The Week That Was: Nov. 28

New uniforms and logos, independent-baseball shifts, a possible return to Ottawa for affiliated ball and ballpark renovations were in the news this week. The most popular stories on Ballpark Digest for the past week, as measured in page views. Altoona Curve unveils new look, logos, colors Group says it’s ready to play in Omaha; MECA […]

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Curve announces front-office changes

The Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) announced a host of front-office changes for the 2011 season, including the hiring of two new assistant general managers. Matt Hoover and Duane Miller are the new Assistant General Managers for the Altoona Curve. Hoover, a native of Hollidaysburg, has been promoted to Assistant General Manager/Marketing and Promotions. […]

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Eastern League

The Eastern League began life as the New York-Pennsylvania League, which ran from 1923-1937; this league took on the Eastern League name in 1938. (This is not to be confused with the current New York-Pennsylvania League, which took its current name in 1939; it was known better by its informal name of PONY League between […]

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