Joe Romano, who owned several Minor League Baseball teams before working for the Philadelphia Phillies as a scout, passed away last Thursday in Clearwater, Florida. From philly.com: His ownership tenure began in 1967 and lasted until 1983. He first operated a Detroit Tigers farm team in Erie, Pa. After selling that, he purchased the Houston […]
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Silver Hawks prep for 5-millionth fan
It’s been a good season for the South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League): besides attendance records, the team is poised to welcome the five-millionth fan in franchise history. The Silver Hawks have already broken single-game attendance records this season — 5,650 fans on Opening Night and 7,287 on July 3, with 17 […]
The tradition returns: Tonight Goldberg-Strassler recreates a game broadcast
In the old days, radio broadcasters didn’t travel to away game and instead recreated a game broadcast in the studio. Tonight Jesse Goldberg-Strassler revives the tradition. Goldberg-Strassler is the voice of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League) and a great traditionalist when it comes to baseball and broadcasting. (Full disclosure: he’s the author […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Storm GM Jones departs for Sugar Land
Lake Elsinore Storm (High Class A; California League) GM and Houston native Chris Jones has departed for a position with the Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League). Jones joined the Lake Elsinore Storm organization in 2002 and has been General Manager since 2007. In 2008, the Houston native was elected California League Executive of the […]
Now available: Autographed copies of The Baseball Thesaurus
Here’s a great way to watch the All-Star Game next week: with an autographed copy of Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s best-seller: The Baseball Thesaurus. All-Star Game is the very first entry in The Baseball Thesaurus: n. Midsummer Classic (or midsummer classic), showcase of stars, Summer Classic; summer showcase; SPANISH juego de estrella Baseball is a sport with […]
“White Rat” immortalized in a bobblehead
During his time in pro baseball Whitey Herzog was known as the White Rat. That nickname is being memorialized in a bobblehead giveaway from the River City Rascals (independent; Frontier League). Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog made his name as manager of the Kansas City Royals (1975-1979) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1980-1990), leading the […]