The Tiger Stadium site will remain empty for the foreseeable future, as the Detroit Economic Development Corporation rejected a $65.3 million redevelopment proposal for the site that could have brought innovation to the 9.4-acre site while maintaining the ballpark’s playing field as a community resource. The proposal would have brought two local nonprofits, a charter […]
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Omaha promotion right down the crapper
Riffing off a suggestion by Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle for the federal government to tax toilet paper as a method of paying for sewer upgrades, the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are launching an April 21 promotion to benefit the March of Dimes. All fans who attend that night’s game will receive […]
Matin new BIRCO chairman
Art Matin, Chief Executive Officer of Mandalay Baseball Properties, is the new chairman of BIRCO’s 10-member Board of Directors. BIRCO manages the digital media rights of its member Minor League Baseball clubs and leagues. Matin, who had been the Double-A representative on the BIRCO Board since its founding two years ago, succeeds Frank Burke, who […]
Tumminia, Mets, Cyclones feted by NYU’s Sports Business Society
The New York Mets, the Brooklyn Cyclones (short season A; NY-Penn League) and Tyler Tumminia, Vice President of Marketing and Operations with The Goldklang Group, will be honored by NYU’s Sports Business Society on April 12. Tumminia will be named 2011 Executive of the Year. She joins an elite group of prior recipients, including MLS […]
Tides unveil broadcast team — with familiar voices
Fan of the Norfolk Tides (Class AAA; International League) will hear some familiar voices during radio broadcasts this season, as Pete Michaud, Tony Mercurio and Bob Socci will return for the 2011 campaign on ESPN Radio. 94.1 FM. This season will mark Michaud’s fifth season behind the microphone for the Norfolk Tides, but his first […]
PSC adds Erie to roster
Professional Sports Catering, in conjunction with Mandalay Baseball Properties announced today that PSC will manage the food and beverage operation at Jerry Uht Park, home of the Erie SeaWolves (Class AA; Eastern League). “The SeaWolves are excited to partner with Professional Sports Catering to bring our fans an enhanced game day dining experience,” said team […]
Topping ceremony at new Marlins ballpark set for Friday
The Florida Marlins will reach an important milestone this Friday: the team and its construction/design partners have scheduled a topping-out ceremony to mark the installation of the final structural piece of steel to be installed on the new ballpark’s retractable roof. A topping-out ceremony is a big tradition in the construction world: to mark an […]
RedHawks shift broadcasts to AM 1340 The Game
The Oklahoma City RedHawks (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) have a new radio home: AM 1340 The Game, owned and operated by Clear Channel Radio of Oklahoma City. 1340 The Game is committed to airing all 144 regular-season games live, beginning 30 minutes before the first pitch with RedHawks On-Deck program. Game audio will also […]
New-ballpark chat in Phoenixville
Though it appears a new-ballpark proposal in West Chester is dead, there’s now talk from a developer in nearby Phoenixville about putting a new ballpark in the center of town on the former Phoenix Steel site. Phoenixville, Pa., itself isn’t too large — just over 16,000, according to the 2008 U.S. Census — but a […]
PSC, Mandalay to join forces
Professional Sports Catering announced today that it has entered into a joint venture partnership with Mandalay Baseball Properties. In the new partnership, PSC will maintain majority ownership and management of the company while Mandalay will add its extensive management expertise and experience in Minor League Baseball, and will become an active partner in the growth […]
Lipman returns as Voice of the Fisher Cats
Bob Lipman returns in 2011 as the Voice of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), and he’ll be joined by former Red Sox pre- and postgame host Dick Lutsk on flagship station WGIR-AM 610. Lipman, a two-time New Hampshire Sportscaster of the Year, enters his eighth consecutive season as a Fisher Cats […]
Captains extend WELW broadcast deal; Halbleib new Voice of CornBelters
Two broadcasting deals to announce today: The Lake County Captains (Low Class A; Midwest League) extend their arrangement with flagship radio home AM 1330 WELW, while the Normal CornBelters (independent; Frontier League) move Greg Halbleib into the broadcast booth. The WELW agreement runs for three years. The station will air all regular and post-season Captains […]
Red Sox extend Lewis-Gale Field lease through 2014
The Salem Red Sox (High Class A; Carolina League) will call Lewis-Gale Field home through the 2014 season, as the team and the city of Salem worked out a four-year lease extension starting this year. “With an improving economy and the Red Sox’s championship brand of baseball, I not only hope we continue the tradition […]