We visit Metro Bank Park, the newly renovated home of the Harrisburg Senators. Page 4: Concessions, For the Kids, Before/After the Game. CONCESSIONS New ballparks, of course, offer an abundance of concession opportunities. That’s the same with Metro Bank Park, which features concessions throughout the park. There are clusters of concession stands beneath the first-base […]
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Ballpark Visit: Metro Bank Park / Harrisburg Senators / 3
We visit Metro Bank Park, the newly renovated home of the Harrisburg Senators. Page 3: Touring the Ballpark. TOURING THE BALLPARK Another area where attention to detail can be noted: the outfield concourse. Metro Bank Park features a wraparound concourse (mostly; it dips to the ground level in the right-field corner) and manages to do […]
Ballpark Visit: Metro Bank Park / Harrisburg Senators / 2
We visit Metro Bank Park, the newly renovated home of the Harrisburg Senators. Page 2: Rolling on the River. ROLLING ON THE RIVER There’s a long history of baseball in Pennsylvania’s capitol, going way back to the days of the original Interstate Association/Eastern League in 1883 and a Harrisburg entry in that circuit, playing as […]
Metro Bank Park / Harrisburg Senators
Talk about an extreme makeover: the baseball experience in Harrisburg is totally different than it was two years ago, and to term the change at Metro Bank Park a renovation is to downplay how dramatically everything at the old Riverside Stadium is different. Metro Bank Park is, basically, a brand-new ballpark with a brand-new-ballpark price […]
Curve set to welcome four-millionth fan tonight
The Altoona Curve are set to welcome the four-millionth fan to walk through the turnstiles at Blair County Ballpark in team history.The Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) are set to welcome the four-millionth fan to walk through the turnstiles at Blair County Ballpark in team history, in the team's 12th season at Double-A. “This […]
The week that was: June 26
The most popular stories on Ballpark Digest the last two weeks, as measured by page views. The most popular stories on Ballpark Digest the last two weeks, as measured by page views. New Marlins ballpark to feature aquariums in backstop Omaha still pushing indy ball in new CWS ballpark, says Northern League is interested Pelicans […]
Loons to welcome one-millionth fan tonight
The Midwest League's Great Lakes Loons will reach an impressive milestone tonight: the one-millionth fan will cross the turnstiles at Dow Diamond. The Great Lakes Loons (Low Class A; Midwest League) will reach an impressive milestone tonight: the one-millionth fan will cross the turnstiles at Dow Diamond. To celebrate the occasion, the one-millionth fan will […]
Announcers unveiled for Triple-A All-Star tilt
The announcers for the annual PCL/IL Triple-A All-Star Game have been announced; not all the talent at the game will be in the dugouts, as some strong voices will be heard from broadcast crews. The announcers for the annual PCL/IL Triple-A All-Star Game have been announced; not all the talent at the game will be […]
Promotions Watch: Darwin vs. Cro-Magnon Man
It's a little high-brow and not exactly XTC vs. Adam Ant, but the St. Paul Saints are giving away perhaps the most unique bobblehead in baseball: a spinning Cro-Magnon/Charles Darwin dual-head bobblehead to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. It's a little high-brow and not exactly XTC […]
Flyers sale finally set to close
The deal and some of the players changed in recent weeks, but the end result is what we reported several weeks ago: the the Northern League's Schaumburg Flyers have been sold. The deal and some of the players changed in recent weeks, but the end result is what we reported several weeks ago: the Schaumburg […]
Skip hits 500
Darrell Handelsman, a mainstay of summer-collegiate ball for more than a decade, reached a milestone when his Fayetteville SwampDogs defeated the Columbia Blowfish. For those spending any time following the summer-collegiate field with any serious intent, chances are good you've cross paths with Darrell Handelsman, one of the more colorful folks in the game. He […]
Pelicans unveil Maritime Park Stadium renderings
Plans for the new home of the Pensacola Pelicans, Maritime Park Stadium, were released today, as the project moves toward a proposed 2012 opening. The project has evolved to a multipurpose venue that will also include softball, baseball and soccer. Renderings of the proposed new home of the Pensacola Pelicans (independent; American Association), Maritime Park […]
Baseball returns to Winter Haven
The summer-collegiate Florida Collegiate Summer League will field a team, the Winter Haven Loggerheads, at Winter Haven's Chain of Lakes Park next summer.The summer-collegiate Florida Collegiate Summer League will field a team at Winter Haven's Chain of Lakes Park next summer, as the Winter Haven Loggerheads have signed on to be the league's sixth team […]