We visit Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs and the former home of the Mankato Mets. Page 3: Concessions, Parking, For the Kids, Before/After the Game. CONCESSIONS At first glance the concessions are limited at the Frank, but you won’t go home hungry. Culver's frozen custard and shaved ice will cool you down […]
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Ballpark Visit: Franklin Rogers Park / Mankato MoonDogs / 2
We visit Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs and the former home of the Mankato Mets. Page 2: The Mankato Mets.Though Key City Park opened in 1961, the city’s pro history begins in 1966, when Bismarck-Mandan dropped out of the Northern League at the end of the season. Charlie Frey, supervisor of scouting […]
Franklin Rogers Park / Mankato MoonDogs
Franklin Rogers Park is one of those older ballparks you can find scattered across the United States: too small to house a minor-league baseball team but large enough to attract the attention of entrepreneurs looking to bring in a summer collegiate team. Such is the case with Franklin Rogers Park, home of the Mankato MoonDogs. […]
Ballpark Visit: Howard Lamade Stadium, home of the Little League World Series
We visit Howard J. Lamade Stadium, the home of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. We visit Howard J. Lamade Stadium, the home of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. For most of the year this ballpark sits virtually empty, with minimal action on the field. Come August, though, tens of […]
Howard Lamade Stadium / Little League World Series
We drop by Howard J. Lamade Stadium, home of the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. FAST FACTS Opened: 1959Capacity: 15,000 in grandstand, 40,000 on groundsDimensions: 225R, 225C, 225R Address: 539 U.S. Hwy. 15, South Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17702.Directions: Highway 15 runs north-south through Pennsylvania; the nearest larger cities are Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and Harrisburg. […]
Attendance at MiLB games up almost a million this season
Attendance at Minor League Baseball games is up over 940,000 over last season through the end of June.Minor League Baseball clubs attracted nearly 7.9 million fans last month, raising the industry’s season total to 21,453,678 through June. This season’s total figure represents an increase of 943,704 fans over last year’s total, entering July. “Minor League […]
Ballpark Visit: Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies
With a host of MLB ballparks opening in recent years, it's easy to lose Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies, in the shuffle. The ballpark has aged extremely well since its 2004 opening, however, and it's still among the top echelon of MLB ballparks. We revisit Citizens Bank Park to see how […]
Ballpark Visit: Citizens Bank Park / Philadelphia Phillies / 3
Is Citizens Bank Park the best ballpark in baseball? While its location keeps it from being considered the best overall ballpark, it certainly is one of the best. Page 3: Food and Drink, Handicapped Seating FOOD AND DRINK AT CITIZENS BANK PARK Apparently it is mandatory for a ballpark to have a BBQ stand, a […]
Ownership emerges for Ramapo Can-Am team
Bottle 9 Baseball is in the final stages of contracting to own a Can-Am Association franchise in Ramapo; the group includes former Yankees catcher John Flaherty, Stephen Mulvey and Ken Lehner. We have the names of the folks working to bring an independent Can-Am Association team to Ramapo. Bottle 9 Baseball is in the final […]
GreenJackets GM: Time to move forward on new ballpark
Augusta GreenJackets GM Nick Brown says Lake Olmstead Stadium is incapable of serving the team's needs in the future. Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) GM Nick Brown says Lake Olmstead Stadium is incapable of serving the team's needs in the future. In an interview with the local newspaper, Brown lays the case for […]
Ballpark Visit: Historic Bowman Field, home of the Williamsport Crosscutters
Next up in our tour of Pennsylvania ballparks: Historic Bowman Field, the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters. Bowman Field is the second-oldest ballpark used regularly in Minor League Baseball, but it’s a place where TLC over the years has maintained it as a wonderful place to take in a baseball game. We loved visiting; so […]
Ballpark Visit: Historic Bowman Field / Williamsport Crosscutters / 2
We visit Historic Bowman Field, the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters. Page 2: Touring the Ballpark, Concessions. TOURING BOWMAN FIELD Forget about walkaround concourses and suites: this is a place with real box seats (four to a box), reserved seats no farther than seven rows from the field, and a covered grandstand with bleacher seating […]
Ballpark Visit: Historic Bowman Field / Williamsport Crosscutters / 1
We visit Historic Bowman Field, the home of the Williamsport Crosscutters. Page 1: Fast Facts, Where to Sit, Introduction. FAST FACTS Opened: 1926 Original Cost: $75,000; almost $3 million spent in renovations since 2000 Architect: Anthony H. Vicso Jr. Architects (renovations) Capacity: 4,200 Dimensions: 345L, 405C, 350R Playing Surface: Grass Owner: City of Williamsport Past […]