We have a new book available: Raye of Light: Jimmy Raye, Duffy Daugherty, The Integration of College Football, and the 1965-66 Michigan State Spartans. (more…)
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Available now: Cradle of the Game
We’re now shipping the second edition of Cradle of the Game: Baseball and Ballparks in North Carolina by Mark Cryan and a foreword by Miles Wolff. You can read a full description at the August Publications website, but here’s a summary from Cryan’s intro: Today, crowds continue to gather to see history-rich teams like the […]
Ballpark Digest on the road in the Windy City
Limited posting today, as we’re headed to Chicago for the grand opening of Curtis Granderson Stadium, followed by a U.S. Cellular Field trip tonight and the annual trek to Wrigley Field tomorrow. We’ll have a full writeup tomorrow about the grand opening of Curtis Granderson Stadium, a keenly anticipated new home of the University of […]
New for 2014: Cradle of the Game, 2e
We have a new book announcement: Cradle of the Game, 2e. North Carolina has a rich baseball history, and this book by Mark Cryan tells that story through the state’s ballparks. The Tar Heel State has a special place in the baseball world; it’s a place where affiliated teams play at almost every level — […]
Elsewhere on August Publications: Feb. 6
At August Publications, we have more going on that just Ballpark Digest. Here’s your occasional summary of what’s going on at our other Websites, including Arena Digest and Yellowstone Insider. Arena Digest: Arizona Coyotes rebranding hits trademark issueThe rebranding of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes has been hit with what will probably be a small road […]
New for 2014 from August Publications
With nine book titles set for release in the beginning of 2014 and a host of new publishing outlets, we have lots of August Publications news for the new year. First, we have NY-Penn League and Southern League histories planned for the spring, as well as second editions of Cradle of the Game, The Baseball Thesaurus […]
Elsewhere on August Publications: Oct. 18
We know most of you are here to read the latest on baseball and ballparks, but we produce several websites under the August Publications name, and here’s a look at the latest news from all. On Spring Training Online this week: We brought readers an exclusive sneak peak at the Chicago Cubs spring-training facility. The […]
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 […]
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. […]
It’s survey time — and we want to hear from you!
We’re planning out the next couple years of Ballpark Digest, and we want to hear from you about some potential offerings in the hopper. First off: things couldn’t be better; thanks for asking. We are looking at some new publishing initiatives, and we want to hear from you. As an incentive, we’ll throw in 10 […]
Best January ever; new books on tap; Arena Digest is back!
Some August Publications news to report: we hit another record for page views in January, Arena Digest is back, and our Complete Guide to Spring Training will be available Friday. First: thanks to each and every one of you for your continued support of Ballpark Digest. We’ve hit 797,431 page views for January 2013, with […]
Prepping for spring training
Our day was spent on a vitally important task: putting the final touches on the many, many listings on our Spring Training Online site, so now you have the tools to begin planning your February and March travels. To be honest, its been hard to track all the schedule and reporting-date changes and additions to […]
Available in Print: The Baseball Thesaurus
We have the perfect holiday present for the baseball fan: the print version of The Baseball Thesaurus, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler’s wonderful guide to the language of baseball, is now available for shipping. The book has been available in an eBook for a month or so (it’s currently in the top-10 baseball-history books for Kindle readers), and […]