After months of refining skills and fundamentals in spring training and professional games, the youngest bat girl for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, has been sent back to extended spring training. Miss Lou Lou Gehrig saw limited playing time early in the 2013 season but her coaches have recently […]
Archive | The Front Office
Ballpark Digest by the numbers
We get asked pretty regularly about exactly who reads Ballpark Digest, so we’ve compiled the results of a recent reader poll for your review. In terms of sheer numbers, between 42,000 and 52,000 unique IP addresses (which does not include search engines and other automated crawlers) check Ballpark Digest in a given month. There are […]
Sea Dogs STRIVE for world record
Another popular promotion — going for a word record — is underway with the Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League), who are partnering with local charity STRIVE to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Most Simultaneous High Fives. High Fives for STRIVE will take place on Friday, July 5 at Hadlock Field […]
MiLB Charities donates $27.5K for Oklahoma City tornado victims
Minor League Baseball is donating $27,500 to the American Red Cross of Oklahoma City to assist individuals affected by the tornadoes that hit the area in late May/early June. Minor League Baseball’s Chief Marketing Officer, Michael Hand, will make a check presentation on behalf of MiLB Charities on July 12 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark before […]
Brown back as River Bandits GM
A front-office change with the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League): Stefanie Brown is back as GM after taking a leave of absence. Former General Manager Harold Craw is leaving to pursue other opportunities outside the organization. “The River Bandits and Main Street Baseball thank Harold Craw for his great work on […]
Book news; welcome to a new advertiser
Some news coming out of August Publications and Ballpark Digest today: please welcome a new advertiser to these pages, and afterwards check out our latest book release. The advertiser is the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League), who are seeking to fill some positions in their front office. Check out the ad in the column […]
Blue Wahoos announce staff promotions
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) announced four staff promotions from all areas of the organization, including grounds, merchandise, community relations, and clubhouse management. Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer said that the promotions came after each staff member demonstrated leadership, a commitment to excellence, and a desire to grow and improve professionally. “What […]
Ottawa approves outlines of ballpark spending; specifics to be decided
With the Ottawa market apparantly up for grabs, an Ottawa city committee approved a plan to spend at least $10 million on improvements to Ottawa Stadium to attract an affiliated team. With the city now openly talking of seeking targets other than a Double-A team — the potential of a Single-A team was mentioned at […]
Strong start of 2013 season for MiLB.com
Strong start for MiLB.com in 2013: In the first two months of the season, the new MiLB mobile application and MiLB.com are generating record traffic numbers, highlighted by the mobile application’s sustained volume of more than one million page views per day. The app has generated more traffic every two weeks this year, 15MM page […]
Kirk Goodman back in the baseball world
Our old friend Kirk Goodman is back in the baseball world, leaving the Houston Dynamo for a sales position with TSE Services. Prior to his stint in Major League Soccer, Goodman enjoyed a 17-year Minor League Baseball career, mostly with the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) and the Jacksonville Suns (Class […]
Back from vacation after the Memorial Day weekend
We’re back from a working vacation to Yellowstone National Park and Montana, so we thought this would be a good opportunity to update you on what’s going on here at August Publications. We probably should do a better job of promoting our other sites here: We do tend to focus exclusively on the baseball here. […]
Help Wanted: Business Development
OPENING DAY PARTNERS LLC has several top sales opportunities in its professional baseball teams. All are members of the nationally acclaimed Atlantic League of Professional Baseball Clubs. The teams have strong sales track records and excellent community relationships and support. The organization values long-term relationships and a disciplined approach. The ideal candidate will be a […]
Worst. Bobblehead. Ever.
We can definitively say this Barry Zito bobblehead issued by the Sacramento River Cats (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) won’t win any awards this season. Oh, sure, there are issues with Zito’s face. But the biggest issue is a basic one: just check out where his glove is. (Via @checkwitek on Twitter; H/T USA Today.) […]