It is unlikely that Atlantic City’s Surf Stadium will host a team full-time in 2019, though discussions about a new tenant for future seasons continue. (more…)
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Frank Boulton Could Help Recruit Team for Surf Stadium
On Wednesday evening, the Atlantic City Council will consider a resolution that allows Frank Boulton to seek an independent-baseball pro tenant for Surf Stadium. (more…)
New Jersey baseball: Still plenty of attractions
It was a hard 2015 for some New Jersey ballparks, with open facilities in Camden, Newark and Atlantic City — but there’s still plenty of baseball in the Garden State, and fans have lots of solid choices when it comes to great ballpark experiences. (more…)
Efforts continue to bring pro baseball back to Atlantic City
A group that included former Atlantic City Surf GM Mario Perrucci and Atlantic League founder Frank Boulton met with Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian about bringing pro baseball back to Surf Stadium. Surf Stadium — née the Sandcastle and Bernie Robbins Stadium — formerly hosted independent baseball, but fell into disrepair after the departure of […]
Startup Diamond League postponed to 2015
The startup independent Diamond League won’t launch until the 2015 season, as finding six open ballparks for next season proved to be a difficult task for founder Frank Boulton. Here’s the statement issued by Boulton today: The Diamond League of Professional Baseball will not start in 2014 with the contemplated 60-game schedule. Although I am […]
Wolff: We’re not ceding northeast to Diamond League
Can-Am League Commissioner Miles Wolff says his circuit will pursue some of the same markets currently eyed by the startup independent Diamond League, including four former Can-Am markets. Specifically listed by Wolff as being potential 2014 expansion markets for the independent Can-Am League: Atlantic City, N.J.; Worcester, Mass.; Sussex County, N.J.; Montreal and Ottawa. “We […]
Boulton: Look for announcement of new indy league this month
Frank Boulton’s new independent-baseball project will be announced this month, with cities like Worcester on tap to host teams in the development-oriented circuit. It’s no secret Boulton, founder of the Atlantic League and the Long Island Ducks, has been working on putting together a league that would potentially play in former pro venues in Worcester, […]
Skylands Park debt sold; Atlantic League interested in placing team there
In a fairly unimportant move, the tax lien on Skylands Park, the former home to pro baseball in New Jersey’s Frankfort Township, has been sold; the real news is that Frank Boulton confirms interest in placing a team there in 2014. It’s no secret that the independent Atlantic League has been working on a scaled-down […]
Atlantic League: big plans for 2014 and beyond
We’ve mentioned the possibility of an independent Atlantic League feeder circuit before, but bigger plans are in the works, including a possible expansion to Puerto Rico and Cuba. The feeder circuit now has a name — ALPB2 — and a target date for launch: 2014, according to Atlantic League founder/CEO Frank Boulton. We’ve reported in […]
Boulton, Atlantic League looking at new feeder circuit
It’s not a new idea, but it’s back up for planning: the independent Atlantic League is once again looking at starting a second circuit that would focus on smaller venues and funnel players to the existing league. At one point there were discussions with the independent Can-Am League about serving this purpose, but the parameters of […]
Atlantic City exhibition games scrapped; still in running for 2013 pro ball
A plan for independent Atlantic League exhibition games at Surf Stadium has been scrapped due to ballpark issues, but Atlantic City remains in the running to land a 2013 team. Former Surf manager Mario Perrucci pulled the plug on the Labor Day exhibition games, saying he wasn’t confident ballpark improvements would be completed in time to see a […]
Atlantic League returning to Atlantic City?
Atlantic City is looking at a new name for the old Sandcastle — Surf Stadium — in anticipation of youth tournaments, exhibition games and a return of independent Atlantic League baseball. It’s not a coincidence that the new name of the ballpark is the same as the former Atlantic League team in town, the Atlantic […]
Atlantic City to spend $300K on Sandcastle improvements
Atlantic City will spend $300,000 from already-acquired bond money on fixes to the Sandcastle, the former home of the Atlantic City Surf, in an effort to draw concerts, youth baseball tourneys and other events to the ballpark. As documented here, the ballpark is in a serious state of repair, with water damage stemming from cracked […]