Efforts to popularize baseball in China will be complicated by the strong possibility the two ballparks built to host Olympic baseball will be torn down due to a lack of demand. Efforts to popularize baseball in China will be complicated by the strong possibility the two ballparks built to host Olympic baseball will be torn […]
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Four proposals submitted for Ray Winder Field
Of the four, two would tear down the 1932 facility for parking; two would maintain use as a ballpark.Four proposals were submitted to the city of Little Rock yesterday for Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The 1932 ballpark has been sitting empty since the move of […]
U of Arkansas considers bid for Ray Winder Field
The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers. The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The city put the ballpark out to bid earlier this fall in order […]
Ray Winder Field on the block
The city of Little Rock has put Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League), up for sale via a bidding process.The city of Little Rock has put Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League), up for sale via a bidding process. […]
Tiger Stadium advocates meet initial funding deadline, are hopeful about raising full amount
On Friday the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy group reached a huge deadline by raising $219,000 toward the renovation of Tiger Stadium. There are two more deadlines involving smaller dollar amounts, but the real deadline determining the fate of Tiger Stadium is March 1, 2009, when the group must have $15 million in hand to renovate […]