Snow and freezing temperatures are forcing the Gwinnett Braves (Class AAA; International League) to delay the installation of turf at the team’s new ballpark. Another team gets hit by bad weather, as snow and freezing temperatures are forcing the Gwinnett Braves (Class AAA; International League) to delay the installation of turf at the team’s new […]
Author Archive | Kevin Reichard
Memphis’s Dave Chase discusses a rough offseason
In an interview with the Memphis alternative weekly, Redbirds President Dave Chase discusses the failed sale of the team to the Cardinals, the future of Memphis baseball and the poor forecast for the 2009 season.In an interview with the alternative weekly Memphis Flyer, Redbirds President Dave Chase discusses the failed sale of the team to […]
Miami-Dade County withdraws from Marlins ballpark negotiations, putting entire deal in doubt
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez says there will be no more negotiations with the city and the Marlins for a new ballpark until the city makes a solid commitment to making the deal work.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez says there will be no more negotiations with the city and the Florida Marlins for a new […]
Rockies, D-Backs eying Phoenix spring move; expect decision soon
Each team is looking at multiple proposals to move spring-training operations from Tucson to Phoenix, as early as 2011.The Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks are looking at multiple proposals to move spring-training operations from Tucson to Phoenix as early as 2011. The Rockies and the D-Backs currently train in Tucson, but outs in their contracts […]
Hawks to offer free ducats to unemployed on Monday nights
In the latest attempt by a pro team to address the current recession, the Boise Hawks announced 400 tickets would be set aside for the unemployed for every Monday night home game.On Monday nights during the 2009 season, the Boise Hawks (short season; Northwest League) will make 400 tickets available in Memorial Stadium’s first-base, reserved […]
King in, Yaeger out in Nashville
The new owners of the Nashville Sounds made their most dramatic move of their short ownership tenure, bringing in George King from the PCL office as the new GM.The PCL’s George King is the new general manager of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), replacing Glenn Yaeger. King, who was formally introduced by […]
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We love our new and improved newsletter. We think you will, too.As part of the Ballpark Digest redesign last fall, we also revamped and updated the weekly Ballpark Digest newsletter and juiced it up with book specials (like heavily discounted titles) and stories sent first to subscribers before being posted to the site. We think […]
CBL sets deadline of Friday for potential Edinburg owners
The indepedent Continental Baseball League has set a deadline of Friday for a group to come forward and own the Edinburg Coyotes franchise. The indepedent Continental Baseball League has set a deadline of Friday for a group to come forward and own the Edinburg Coyotes franchise. The original deadline was last Friday, but that was […]
Snow days in the minors: So much for spring training
So much for blue skies and high temps in many minor-league markets, even those in the South: Two GMs send along pictures of their ballparks covered with snow.So much for blue skies and high temps in many minor-league markets, even those in the South, as two GMs send along pictures of their ballparks covered with snow. […]
In memoriam: Mike Lockert
Former Southern Illinois Miners (independent; Frontier League) and South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League) play-by-play announcer Mike Lockert died suddenly of an apparent heart attack in his sleep at his home in South Bend Thursday night.Former Southern Illinois Miners (independent; Frontier League) and South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League) […]
Ballpark Notes for March 2, 2009
In today’s ballpark news, Dave Nitz is the new voice of the Sioux City Explorers, while the Hagerstown Suns add Ben Burnett in ticket sales. In today’s ballpark news, Dave Nitz is the new voice of the Sioux City Explorers, while the Hagerstown Suns add Ben Burnett in ticket sales. The Sioux City Explorers […]
Archive: Photos of the Day
This page contains the archives to our daily photo of the day. MARCH 3, 2009: Today we unveil a new feature in Ballpark Digest: the photo of the day. The photo may come from a team, our staff, or — as is the case today — a photo archive. This photo from the Library of […]
Sign of the times: Pro soccer outsells M’s on Seattle season-ticket front
The newest team in Major League Soccer, the Seattle Sounders, have outsold the Seattle Mariners in season tickets for the 2009 season.The Seattle Mariners may have been the boys of summer at Safeco Field for the past decade, but there’s a new player in town, as MLS’s Seattle Sounders — an expansion team — has […]