The Syracuse Chiefs’ new alternate home jersey and hat are part of a new "On Track to Washington" theme prevalent in the team’s marketing for the upcoming season.The Syracuse Chiefs (Class AAA; International League) have unveiled a new alternate jersey and hat that will be worn by the team for select home games during the […]
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Waterfront airport emerges as possible Rays ballpark site
As a committee attempts to find a home for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, Albert Whitted Airport emerges as a possible site.Albert Whitted Airport, the small airport located on the St. Petersburg waterfront near Al Lang Field, is being touted by some as a potential site for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark. The […]
Portland ballpark financing request: Corporate welfare?
Merritt Paulson’s plan for $85 million in financing for new facilities in Portland is ripped by The Nation — and the irony is that Henry Paulson, one of the supposed beneficiaries of the plan, is supposedly as pissed about the proposal as the publication.Dave Zirin is a dogged opponent of public spending on sports facilities, […]
Northern League schedule released; no Burnsville team
As we’ve been predicting, there’s no Burnsville team in the lineup as the independent Northern League releases a six-team schedule for 2009.As we’ve been predicting, there’s no Burnsville team in the lineup as the independent Northern League releases a six-team schedule for 2009. League sources say the final schedule has been distributed to teams; look […]
Waukesha ballpark a go for 2009
The Waukesha (Wis.) Planning Commission gives final approval to a Northwoods League ballpark for Frame Park.The Waukesha (Wis.) Planning Commission gave final approval to a Northwoods League ballpark for Frame Park, clearing the way for Chad Bauer to begin budgeting for construction on the facility. The approval came on a 5-2 vote after Bauer presented […]
Gravel mining key to McHenry County ballpark deal
A request by a local developer to dig gravel from a portion of a proposed ballpark site in McHenry County, Ill. is key to the project moving forward.We’re now receiving more details about a proposed independent Frontier League ballpark in Woodstock, Ill. — and the details make clear exactly what’s going on. The ballpark is […]
PGE Park / Portland Beavers
Goodbye, PGE Park. With the former football stadium and racetrack slated for a conversion to an MLS soccer stadium in coming months, Portland will once again be without baseball. Here’s a look at PGE Park when it served as the home of the PCL’s Portland Beavers. FAST FACTS Year Built: 1926; rebuilt 2001 Capacity: 20,000 […]
Wake Forest Baseball Park / Wake Forest University
Baseball fans in North Carolina talk reverently about old-time Carolina League ballparks. Ironically, there aren’t many old-time Carolina League ballparks still in use as professional-baseball venues; Kinston is about it, really. Wake Forest Baseball Park, the former Ernie Shore Field and home of the Winston-Salem Warthogs, is now home to the Wake Forest University Demon […]
New Winston-Salem ballpark opening may be delayed
Work on a new ballpark for the Winston-Salem Warthogs slows down dramatically as ownership changes are negotiated.Work on a new ballpark for the Winston-Salem Warthogs (High Class A; Carolina League) is slowing down dramatically as ownership changes are negotiated, and the team is making contingency plans should the facility not be completed for an April […]
Renovation, not replacement of Athletic Park likely course of action
Given the economy, the sentiment in Wausau is spending money on renovations to Athletic Park, the home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks, rather than replacing it.When Marathon County officials determined the concessions at Wausau’s Athletic Park, the home of the Wisconsin Woodchucks (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), needed upgrading to meet code, the team faced a tough […]
Athletic Park / Wisconsin Woodchucks
Athletic Park is sometimes called the Wrigley Field of the Northwoods League, and the claim has a lot of merit. Like Wrigley, Athletic Park is old: the original grandstand dates back to 1936, and the stone wall surrounding the ballpark came a few years after that. Athletic Park is nestled in a residential area north […]
Could new Marlins ballpark cost county $3 billion annually?
We’re not sure we buy the premise, but one publication estimates that spending tax money on a new Florida Marlins ballpark as opposed to a convention center will cost Miami-Dade County billions.We’re not sure we buy the premise, but one publication estimates that spending tax money on a new Florida Marlins ballpark as opposed to […]
Victoria TCL team formally announced; Pump Jacks to return
News from the Texas Collegiate League: More information on the new Victoria team, while the East Texas Pump Jacks confirm a return.Today the Texas Collegiate League formally announced what we reported yesterday: a new Victoria team is entering the summer-collegiate circuit. The team will be owned and operated by local businessperson Tracy Young. The new Victoria franchise […]