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A great logo is the same as a great brand, which is why minor-league teams are so focused on creating a distinctive, marketable logo. This season saw a whole slew of great logos to hit the market, which made choosing the logo of the year a very difficult task. In the end, we went with […]

Joe Ricciutti, who turned around the Staten Island Yankees (short season; NY-Penn League) over the last two seasons, is the recipient of the Executive of the Year citation in the 2008 Ballpark Digest Awards. Joe Ricciutti, who turned around the Staten Island Yankees (short season; NY-Penn League) over the last two seasons, is the recipient […]

In choosinG the winners of the Ballpark Digest Awards, we’re always cognizant of a feel-good story. Under the Editor’s Choice Award category, we have two organizations that really typify why we love the game: MiLB Charities and the Texas League. The first award goes to Minor League Baseball as a whole for the establishment of […]

Radio is an cost-effective production medium for almost every baseball team, but not every team puts the effort into a great, continuing campaign. Today’s award for Best Radio Campaign goes to the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) for a radio campaign that began before the season started and lasted throughout the […]

It was a great year for new ballparks, but at the end of the day two facilities earned our award for Best New Ballpark: Coca-Cola Park, home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League), and QuikTrip Park at Grand Prairie, home of the Grand Prairie AirHogs (independent; American Association). Both represented the state […]

Today’s first citation in the annual Ballpark Digest Awards goes to Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) for the Best Marketing Campaign. This award honors the organization that integrated all the parts of a campaign — a slogan and associated radio, TV, billboard spots and PR efforts — to attract attention. In the case […]

Today’s first award in the annual Ballpark Digest Awards goes to the organizations we feel typify Ongoing Excellence. To say there was a long list of contenders for this award is an understatement, and we’re pretty confident that we’ve made the right choices: the Rochester Red Wings (Class AAA; International League) and Dayton Dragons (Low […]

Water is the theme of today’s second set of awards, as we recognize Opening Day Partners and the Grand Prairie AirHogs for best ballpark innovations. In each case, the innovation had to do with water — and pools, specifically. A pool at the ballpark is no big whoop these days, but Opening Day Partners and […]

We continue our announcements of the 2008 Ballpark Digest awards with the winner of Best Ballpark Improvements. Or, rather, winners; when we were confronted with two truly noteworthy sets of improvements, we decided to honor both: the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) for improvements to Dr Pepper Ballpark and the Quad Cities River Bandits […]

We continue our announcements of the 2008 Ballpark Digest awards with the winners of Best TV Spot and Best New Uniform. The best new TV spot comes from the Clearwater Threshers (High Class A; Florida State League) and Plan B. Branding, "Thirsty Thursday the Musical." On the uniform front, we chose the new uniforms from […]

It’s time once again for the annual Ballpark Digest Awards! Last year saw our inaugural efforts on the awards front, and we were overwhelmed with suggestions and responses from the baseball community.   So we’re back with more awards, more publicity and a higher profile. We’ve expanded the list of awards, and we want to […]

We continue our announcements of the 2008 Ballpark Digest awards with the winners of Best New Hat and Best New Food Item. On the hat front, the winner was clear to us: the innovative glow-in-the-dark design implemented by the Casper Ghosts (rookie; Pioneer League). Designed by Plan B. Branding and implemented by Ghosts CEO Kevin […]

We begin unveiling the winners of the 2008 Ballpark Digest awards with an interview with the winner of the Broadcaster of the Year: Paul Edmonds, the voice of the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; Northern League). Paul’s been the voice of the Goldeyes since 1995, and he may the best broadcaster you’ve never heard: working solo in […]