Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the deal to bring baseball back, whether new extra-innings rules are good or bad, and why a pulling a Houdini is one of the most entertaining feats in the sport in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss yet another proposal for a 2020 MLB season, why a hard deadline is approaching and the history behind the pitching mound in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the latest proposals for a 2020 MLB season and the history behind the pitching rubber and why pitchers are “knocked out of the box” in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss the news of the day, what’s at stake in the MLB/MLBPA negotiations regarding a season launch, and why Dave Niehaus rules when it comes to grand-slam calls in this week’s Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (more…)
In this edition of the Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, Mick Gillispie and Kevin Reichard discuss a variety of topics ranging from classic ballparks like Rickwood Field to the various terms scouts use to describe prospects. (more…)
How quickly things change. Four days ago, we were ready to jump on an airplane and attend spring-training games in Arizona; today we’re confronting a suspended season and the very real possibility we won’t see live baseball until Memorial Day. (more…)
Join Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Mick Gillispie on their weekly Facebook Live chat via the Ballpark Digest page, as they discuss the language of baseball, broadcasting and broadcasters, and the big stories of the week on Ballpark Digest. (more…)
In case you missed it: We’ve posted the January 31 Ballpark Digest Facebook Live broadcasters chat to YouTube, featuring Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Mick Gillispie. (more…)
Last week, we unveiled something new: the start of weekly live chats on the Ballpark Digest Facebook page. Each week, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Mick Gillispie discuss The Baseball Thesaurus and the language of baseball, broadcasting and broadcasters, and the big stories of the week on Ballpark Digest. (more…)
It’s the biggest social event on the offseason calendar for the industry, as the baseball world gathers for the 2018 Baseball Winter Meetings at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino from Dec. 9–13. We’ll be there with bells on, and we hope to see you in Vegas! (more…)
With affiliated, independent and summer-collegiate 2018 regular seasons now finished, it’s time to look at how individual teams and leagues fared. We begin today’s attendance reviews with a listing of Minor League Baseball attendance by league. (more…)
Today is our deadline for the 2018 Ballpark Digest Awards nominations, as we’re in the midst of mapping out this year’s slate. And we want to hear from you! (more…)
We end 2017 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Ballpark Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #1: The opening of SunTrust Park as the new home of the Atlanta Braves. (more…)
