Ballpark Digest is once again exhibiting at the Baseball Trade Show at the annual Winter Meetings. Join us next week in booth #142 as we honor the winners of this year’s Ballpark Digest Awards and preview ballpark openings in 2009 and 2010.Ballpark Digest is once again exhibiting at the Baseball Trade Show at the annual […]
Author Archive | Kevin Reichard
Altoona bids farewell to Parney, Greenberg
Two strong presences in the Altoona sports scene will be missed with the sale of the Curve to the Lozinak family.With the sale of the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) to its former owners, the Lozinak family, the local sports scene will be saying goodbye to two strong operators: GM Todd "Parney" Parnell and […]
Banks: No thanks to financing Tulsa ballpark
Two banks passed on financing a new Tulsa Drillers ballpark; local foundation may step forward.Two banks passed on financing a new Tulsa Drillers (Class AA; Texas League) ballpark, and a local foundation already involved to an extent in the project may step forward and finance the $60-million project. The two banks cited restrictions on the […]
“Old” Yankee Stadium expected to come down in April
The team still hasn’t totally moved out of Yankee Stadium, delaying construction of youth baseball fields on the site.The New York Yankees are still occupying the former Yankee Stadium, delaying the demolition of the facility until April, in what’s expected to be a year-long process. The delay is also causing a delay in the construction […]
Lozinak family goes full circle, buys back Curve
The founders of the Altoona Curve come back home, as Chuck Greenberg and crew shift focus to management services in the sports industry.Curve Baseball LP President & Managing Partner Chuck Greenberg today announced that his group has reached an agreement to sell the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) to the family of Robert F. […]
U of Arkansas considers bid for Ray Winder Field
The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers. The University of Arkansas is considering a bid for Ray Winder Field, the longtime home of the Arkansas Travelers (Class AA; Texas League). The city put the ballpark out to bid earlier this fall in order […]
Tiger Stadium preservationists: We have the money
The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy says they have the $12 million needed to preserve the Navin Field grandstand at Tiger Stadium.The Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy says they have the $12 million needed to preserve the Navin Field grandstand at Tiger Stadium. In a pitch today to the Detroit City Council and previously to the Detroit […]
WCL launches yet another league
The summer-collegiate West Coast League launches a third circuit centered in Portland and operated by coaches and scouts. West Coast League president Ken Wilson announced that the WCL is introducing a new four-team summer collegiate league in Portland, Oregon to open in June, 2009. The new league will be called WCL Portland and cater to […]
E-Mail: City officials worked hard for free suite at Yankee Stadium
The Bloomberg Administration was so eager for a Yankee luxury box it traded away 250 parking spots and three billboards.A perk of financing a new ballpark for city officials is the long-term use of a luxury box. It’s a given. But what happens when the city doesn’t actually fund the new ballpark? In the case […]
Mustangs eye improvements to Dehler Park
Addition of a tiered picnic area is high on the list of offseason improvements.The city of Billings and the Billings Mustangs (rookie; Pioneer League) are discussing changes to Dehler Park for 2009, as an unexpected budget surplus and the willingness of the Mustangs front office to fund changes allows improvements in the facility’s second year. […]
Durham Bulls Athletic Park / Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls don’t play any longer at classic Durham Athletic Park, but Durham Bulls Athletic Park captures the spirit of a classic Carolina League park while providing all the amenities sought by today’s baseball fan. It is, after more than a decade, a classic ballpark of the minor leagues, aging quite nicely as the […]
Dunedin Stadium / Dunedin Blue Jays / Toronto Blue Jays
Tucked away in the corner of a Tampa/St. Pete suburb, Dunedin Stadium (formerly known as Knology Park) is a facility designed for spring-training needs, not to serve the audience of a Class A Florida State League team. As a result, there’s not a lot of excitement surrounding a Dunedin Blue Jays game: the team is […]
Wade Stadium / Duluth Huskies
Is there a better place on the planet to watch a ballgame? Forget about Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park — give us the simple joys of a Duluth Huskies game at Wade Stadium. Sure, there’s no exploding scoreboard, no sideshows like trained pigs or Norwegians, no nuns dispensing massages. But the Wade — which faced […]