As the Turk’s Head Stadium Alliance continues to work on state funding for a new West Chester (Pa.) ballpark, details about the scope of the project and its funding sources emerge — but its location may cause some issues in Minor League Baseball unless the Philadelphia Phillies are part of the mix. The actual plan […]
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Win a free signed copy of the Tenth Inning for your DVD collection
We have the first — but not the last — giveaway on Ballpark Digest this offseason, as we’re offering a signed Blu-ray/DVD pack of Baseball: The Tenth Inning, the latest mini-series from master documentary producer Ken Burns covering America’s Pastime, which appears in stores tomorrow. If you missed the airing of Baseball: The Tenth Inning […]
The Week That Was: October 2
Here are the most popular stories published in Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured by page views. The big stories this week: new ballparks in Potomac and Westfield; a baseball institution drops baseball; and the continuing follies in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre over a new ballpark. Westfield approves site for sports complex, complete with new ballpark P-Nats, […]
The Week That Was: September 25
Here are the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest for the past week, as measured by page views. It was a week of hope for new ballparks in West Chester, Loudoun County, Birmingham and Escondido; it was also a week where teams made preparations for the 2011 season by finding new or renewed affiliates. Phillies, […]
Rochester probably will run MuckDogs in ’11; team on the block
The Rochester Red Wings (Class AAA; International League) will probably run the Batavia MuckDogs (short season A; NY-Penn League) again next season, and team officials confirm what we’ve heard: that the MuckDogs are now very much for sale. Running the MuckDogs hasn’t been the most financially lucrative move for the Red Wings: the team lost […]
Birmingham City Council: We support ballpark tax, but we want team first
The Birmingham City Council today passed a resolution expressing support for a doubling of the city’s hotel tax rate to pay for a new downtown ballpark — but in the process added a crucial condition to the deal. The condition: that the hotel tax wouldn’t kick in and construction wouldn’t begin on the ballpark unless […]
The Week That Was: September 18
Here are the top stories published on Ballpark Digest the past week. Plus, a look at the numbers generated by Ballpark Digest users after the transition to the new publishing system; quite honestly, we’re pretty amazed at the response. First off: some numbers for you Web types to chew on. Since we moved to the […]
Squabbling could derail new SWB Yankees ballpark
A spat between Luzerne and Lackawanna counties over the proceeds of the sale of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League) could imperil $20 million in state money already earmarked for a new ballpark, according to Penn. Gov. Ed Rendell. We’re talking a pretty serious split here: Luzerne County has already filed suit to prevent […]
Bondholders warned Redbirds may default
Bondholders who funded the construction of AutoZone Park and the operations of the Memphis Redbirds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) have been warned that the nonprofit ownership could make only a partial payment on the bonds this year. U.S. National Bank warned that the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation is slipping behind on its $5 million […]
MLB teams retrench on Total Media Domination
With the St. Louis Cardinals abandoning its own radio station for regional giant KMOX and the Minnesota Twins bypassing a Pohlad-owned station to re-sign with its current radio partner, the MLB trend toward teams owning media outlets appears to be stalled. The Cardinals put together a deal with KMOX much like the Twins have with […]
Ripken Baseball continues pitches for new Augusta ballpark
In smaller cities, all politics are retail. That’s what Ripken Baseball is finding out as it drums up support for a new ballpark for the Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League): there’s a lot of effort involved in meeting folks face-to-face for a sales pitch. Ripken Baseball President Chris Flannery and Vice President Jeff […]
Welcome to the new Ballpark Digest!
Welcome to the new Ballpark Digest! We’ve redesigned the site from the ground up to better serve you. We’ve puposely adopted a lightweight, airier interface that puts the emphasis on the news — and gives you the power to configure news feeds for your particular interests. For the tech geeks in the audience: we took […]
Designs unveiled for Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, new spring home of the D-Backs and Rox
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies are moving to some pretty swank surroundings in Spring Training 2011, if the renderings released by HKS are any indication. We have lots of renderings of the new Phoenix-area camp set to open next year. We suspect fans of both teams will be thrilled with the results. The complex […]