JOB DESCRIPTION: Primary responsibility is to enhance the relationships with corporate customers by identifying and understanding their needs, and then customizing recommendations to meet and exceed those needs. Main focus will be to direct sales of all sponsorship and advertising products – stadium signage, tickets, suites, merchandising, promotions, radio, television, game program, online media and […]
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The Week That Was: October 7
New Astros uniforms, potential new Rays ballparks, teams maneuvering for 2013 and ownership changes made headlines this past week. The top stories on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Astros to unveil new uniforms Nov. 2 Loudoun Hounds: We have deal for 2014 ballpark Cubs pitch new seating behind Wrigley Field home plate Abundance […]
Watch Knights ballpark construction on webcam
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) have put up a webcam so you can monitor construction progress on BB&T Ballpark for the next 18 months. The ballpark is slated to open for the 2014 season. The webcam can be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Along the way, the Knights will […]
With Milo retiring, Astros restructure broadcast booth
With Milo Hamilton retiring and a new front-office regime firmly in place, the Houston Astros are clearing the deck and advertising for a new three-person radio team, according to a job posting. The contracts of Brett Dolan and Dave Raymond are not being renewed, according to the job posting on a broadcaster job site. It sounds […]
Staff news in Pittsfield, Medford
We have some personnel moves to note: Kevin McGuire is the new GM of the Pittsfield Suns (summer collegiate; Futures League) and Chuck Heeman is GM of the new Medford team in the West Coast League. McGuire (shown to the right) ascends to the role after spending the 2012 season as the Suns’ assistant general manager, […]
ODP: Looking for the Best and Brightest
Wilmington still negotiating ballpark site
Wilmington (N.C.) officials have settled on two waterfront sites for a potential ballpark for a High Class A Carolina League team and are negotiating with the landowners. The plan: the city would fund a $37-million ballpark project for a ballpark to be managed by Mandalay Baseball Properties and hosting a team owned by the Atlanta […]
The Week That Was: September 30
Affiliation news, attendance tallies, a new-ballpark proposal for the Tampa Bay Rays and previews for 2013. The top stories of the week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. Angels to Burlington, A’s to Beloit Quad Cities, Astros announce affiliation Can-Am League expands to Trois-Rivières for 2013 2012 Baseball Attendance by Average 2012 Independent […]
Options for Knights Stadium dwindling
With hopes to convert Knights Stadium, the home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), to an equestion center because of site limitations, the future of the facility is pretty bleak. The Knights are moving to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014, and York County is looking at what to do with the ballpark […]
Mike Veeck: The most Descartian owner in baseball
Our household eagerly awaits the arrival of Garden & Gun Magazine every other month, and that pleasure was enhanced by a major feature on Mike Veeck by Pat Jordan in the October-November issue. You can read the full article here. If you know Mike — and I suspect most of our readers do, on some […]
Poll results won’t be public: Wilmington chamber
Results of polling on a new Wilmington (N.C.) ballpark for an Atlanta Braves farm team won’t be released to the public by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. The stated reason: the polling was done to refine a message urging voters to approve a property-tax hike ($50 annually on a house worth $200,000) to pay for […]
Holman Stadium turns 75
Here’s your little piece of history for the day: Holman Stadium, where Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella broke the minor-league color line with the Nashua Dodgers, is now 75 years old. Tom King has a nice look back at the historic facility, now home to the Nashua Silver Knights (summer collegiate; FCBL). King dwells on […]
Front-office changes in Bluefield, Bridgeport
Some front-office changes to report today: Jeff Gray is the new GM of the Bluefield Blue Jays (rookie; Appalachian League), while Ken Shepard is new GM of the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League). Gray has front-office experience with the Dunedin Blue Jays (High Class A; Florida State League) and was associate general manager of the U.S. […]