Hoffman Wolff returns to the summer-collegiate New York Collegiate Baseball League.Hoffman Wolff is the new general manager of the Elmira Pioneers (summer collegiate; New York Collegiate Baseball League). Wolff will oversee all aspects of the club’s marketing, promotions and game-day operations. Wolff arrives in Elmira after spending the 2008 season as the director of operations […]
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O-Royals, Sarpy County reach initial agreement on new ballpark
The two sides enter into an exclusive negotiating period.The Omaha Royals (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and Sarpy County are entering into an exclusive negotiating period regarding a new ballpark for the team. The pair have been negotiating for the past few months about funding and scope of a project. For the Royals, it means […]
Will A’s dramatically overhaul Fremont ballpark proposal?
Lew Wolff will reportedly move ballpark site close to BART line, scrap Ballpark Village concept.The Oakland A’s are looking at moving the site of a proposed Fremont ballpark closer to a planned BART stop, as team officials seem reconciled to dropping a master plan for 3,000 townhouses and apartment units surrounding and basically financing the […]
O’s face opposition in Sarasota spring plan
Baltimore wants a new spring-training ballpark; Sarasota officials want to renovate Ed Smith Stadium.The Baltimore Orioles and Sarasota County have reached an impasse in negotiations for the team’s potential move to Sarasota — and the impasse is very serious, causing the Orioles to send Cal Ripken Jr. to the Gulf Coast city yesterday in an […]
Wilpon: Citibank deal is here to stay
One report pegs the worth of the 20-year naming-rights deal at $500 million, not the $400 million previously reported.With Citibank’s naming-rights deal for the new Mets ballpark increasingly under fire, Jeff Wilpon used a press tour of Citi Field as an occasion to defend the financial giant and maintain the deal will not be scrapped. […]
New Winston-Salem marks, name to be announced Thursday
Information about the soon-to-be-former Winston-Salem Warthogs to be unveiled at fan event.Information about the soon-to-be-former Winston-Salem Warthogs (High Class A; Carolina League) to be unveiled at fan event this Thursday. The event will be held at the Millennium Center, 101 West 5th Street, downtown Winston-Salem. Here’s the full press release we received about the event: […]
RFP for LeLacheur Park released; don’t expect a bidding war
The city wants to see more revenue from the ballpark, but with the Lowell Spinners controlling the territory, there’s little chance of a bidding war.The folks at PA Sports & Entertainment, consultants working with the city of Lowell on a new lease for LeLacheur Park, sent along a RFP (attached at the end of the […]
Kost new GM in Green Bay
Dave Kost is the new general manager of the Green Bay Bullfrogs.Dave Kost is the new general manager of the Green Bay Bullfrogs (summer collegiate; Northwoods League). Kost came into baseball in 2006 was hired as the assistant general manager and food/beverage manager for the Amarillo Dillas (independent; United League Baseball). In 2008 he was […]
Rascals bring back peanut-free section for ’09
The team will partner with a local group to promote the special section.If you have a kid in elementary school, you know how many children today suffer from nut allergies. That’s what makes the ongoing offering of a peanut-free section by the River City Rascals (independent; Frontier League) so important: despite the massive amount of […]
Atlantic League eyes Loudoun, Spencer ballparks
Virginia could be host to two independent Atlantic League franchises in coming years.The independent Atlantic League is working on two ballpark projects in Virginia, covering both ends of the state. In Loudoun, located in the northern part of the state, the league is working with developer NA Dulles Real Estate Investor LLC to place a […]
Avon team name, branding to be announced Thursday
The management of the new Frontier League franchise will unveil a logo, moniker and more. We have several teams unveiling new logos and marks this week — including Lowell and Mahoning Valley — while the Frontier League’s Avon Professional Baseball will announce the winner of the Name the Team Contest at the official unveiling ceremony […]
Four proposals submitted for Ray Winder Field
Of the four, two would tear down the 1932 facility for parking; two would maintain use as a ballpark.Four proposals were submitted to the city of Little Rock yesterday for Ray Winder Field, the former home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The 1932 ballpark has been sitting empty since the move of […]
Can Citibank afford Mets naming-rights deal?
With Citibank shares plunging 22 percent yesterday and management announcing a suspension of dividends, whispers in the financial community say Citi may not be able to pay off Mets naming-rights deal.In the end, it may not be public outrage that kills Citibank’s naming-rights deal for the new New York Mets ballpark: it may be the […]