Notre Dame was blown out in the BCS Championship Game last night, but it still was a great night for Pat Salvi, the owner of several independent and summer-collegiate teams: two sons were in uniform for the Fighting Irish. Salvi owns the Gary-SouthShore RailCats, Schaumburg Boomers (both independent; Frontier League) and the North Shore Navigators […]
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Hunt expected to land El Paso ballpark construction project
The El Paso City Council is expected to award the construction contract for a new Triple-A ballpark to Hunt Construction and local firm C.F. Jordan. A $50-million ballpark in downtown El Paso is planned for the relocating Tucson Padres (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), opening for the 2014 season. Populous has already handed the deal […]
Historic Palmar del Junco to be renovated
Baseball tourism is already big business in Cuba, and officials are sweetening the pot by announcing a plan to renovate Palmar del Junco, a historic facility where the first recorded organized game in the country was played in 1874. The historic game was played Dec. 27, 1874, in Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas (located about 70 miles […]
GM Wanted
Can You Manage More Than a Team? Growth-oriented organization with a summer collegiate team in a 325,000 Southeast metro market seeks a GM who is prepared to do it all—sales, finance, HR, promotion, community relations/PR. What you’ve got 2+ years as a GM or #2 in a market of comparable size Demonstrated ability to increase […]
The Week That Was: January 6
Personnel moves in Minor League Baseball, broadcast changes in Major League Baseball and a look back at 2012. The top stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Milovich new VP/GM in Myrtle Beach The Year That Was: 2012 Cleveland Indians exit broadcast world, sell SportsTime Ohio to Fox Sports […]
Burham to Richmond, Verillo to Albuquerque
Two familiar names in the Minor League Baseball world are moving to new positions: Jay Burnham joins the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) broadcast team, while Laura Verillo is the new PR director for the Albuquerque Isotopes (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). Burnham, a 10-year veteran of minor league broadcasting, will join Squirrels’ […]
Today in Baseball History: the early January edition
Baseball broadcasters and fans alike love the idea of “Today in Baseball History.” It’s the perfect middle-inning diversion during a mundane game, and a perfect diversion for fans. But that about the baseball events in the offseason? Jesse Goldberg-Strassler shares key events in baseball history for the beginning of January. —- Earlier in the day, […]
The Year That Was: 2012
Ballpark visits across the country, the future of Wrigley Field, the preservation of old ballparks and planning for future MLB ballparks. The top stories posted on Ballpark Digest in 2012, as measured by page views. Appalachian Power Park / West Virginia Power JetBlue Park at Fenway South / Boston Red Sox Turner Field / Atlanta […]
The Week That Was: December 23
New logos for the St. Lucie Mets, new teams in Kenosha and Saratoga, and financial results in New York City and Phoenix. The most popular stores on Ballpark Digest the past week, as measured by page views. Updated look for St. Lucie Mets unveiled Holidays are days of optimism in baseball world Citi Field revenues […]
Ten million thanks from Ballpark Digest
‘Tis the season to give thanks, and we want to thank each and every one of you as we hit a big milestone yesterday: sometime around 10 a.m. we served our 10-millionth page view for the year. We’ve never reached 10 million page views in a year before. Last year we hit 8,343,806 page views, […]
Holidays are days of optimism in baseball world
The time period between Christmas and New Year’s is an odd one, and more than a little awkward, too. That goes for the world in general, but it’s especially true for those who work in the baseball industry, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler explains. There is a hangover effect to Christmas, which has so much time and effort […]
Patrick Day new Southern Maryland GM
Some personnel news to note: Patrick Day, former GM of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League), is the new GM of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (independent; Atlantic League). Day will focus on providing strategic direction and assist the Blue Crabs in maintaining their status as a community leader, as well as focus […]
El Paso to set up corporation to oversee ballpark construction, management
The El Paso City Council is considering the formation of a local government corporation that would oversee financing and construction of a new downtown ballpark for a Pacific Coast League team. The corporation would be made up of the mayor and current members of the City Council. This isn’t uncommon to have the city council […]