The Biloxi City Council took a step back from funding a new Class AA Southern League ballpark and decided to analyze whether the investment makes economic sense. The Council had previously agreed to spend $21 million on the new $35-million ballpark for a relocated Southern League team, to be owned by veteran MiLB operator Ken […]
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A wiener winner in Richmond
Here’s your wiener winner of promotions for the season: the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) are tying a major scandal to a $1 hot-dog night. The Salute to Scandal Night is scheduled for Thursday, August 1. Headlining the night will be $1 hot dogs available at all of the Flying Squirrels concession stands. […]
Tiger Stadium debate rages on
The debate over the future of the old Tiger Stadium site rages on, as Detroit officials covet a $4 million federal grant controlled by ballpark advocates while others question whether the ballpark site is worth preserving. Detroit, of course, has been in the news in past weeks after a state-appointed manager ordered the city into […]
TSE serves 40,000th game with ScriptPRO
Here’s a nice milestone: On Wednesday the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League) produced the 40,000th game in TSE GameTime ScriptPRO history. GameTime ScriptPRO, a patented internet-based event management solution that provides users with a simple and streamlined way for building, organizing and executing event scripts in real-time. “ScriptPRO has been a great addition […]
Your new menu item of the day: Frozen beer foam
Yes, this is an actual food item for sale at Dodger Stadium: specially prepared frozen beer foam designed to keep your beer cool in hot weather. The premise is simple: your beer will stay cooler if it’s covered with a thick beer foam. So the Dodgers have installed a beer-foam machine imported from Japan. Developed […]
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 […]
With DC United deal, handwriting on wall for RFK Stadium
With a tentative deal in place for a new DC United stadium near Nationals Park, the future of historic RFK Stadium is muddled — at best. MLS’s DC United, of course, is the last remaining tenant of RFK Stadium. The proposed $300-million project calls for a new stadium near Nationals Park in the Buzzard Point […]
On the auction block: Metrodome contents
With the demolition of the Metrodome set for early 2014, the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority will be auctioning off the contents of the facility this fall. The Metrodome, the former home of the Minnesota Twins and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team, will be torn down to make way for a new Minnesota […]
Detroit officials: Let’s compromise on Tiger Stadium development
Detroit city officials are seeking a “compromise” on a potential Tiger Stadium development, as they eye a pot of federal funds controlled by Sen. Carl Levin and the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy. George Jackson, CEO of the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. (DEGC) and a noted opponent of baseball-related activity on the Tiger Stadium site (his […]
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 […]
Atlantic League hiring new president
The next management of the independent Atlantic League will be a little less homegrown, as the circuit is seeking a new president not affiliated with a current team ownership. Atlantic League Founder and CEO Frank Boulton, will retire the CEO position at the end of the 2013 ALPB Championship Season, and Peter Kirk, who currently […]
Mayor requests state aid for new downtown Colorado Springs ballpark
Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach is asking the state for $82 million in sales-tax incentives to help fund a variety of projects, including a new $60.7 million ballpark for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). The application, filed yesterday with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, would be […]
In memoriam: Chase That Golden Thunder
Some sad news: Chase That Golden Thunder, on-field bat dog for the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League), has passed away at the age of 13. Chase made his debut with the Thunder in 2002 and went on to entertain millions of fans at Arm & Hammer Park. He was also a fixture in the […]