The city of Bridgeport is putting a lease to the Ballpark at Harbor Yard out to bid, and the three options include a Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) renewal, conversion to pro soccer, and a Live Nation plan for a concert/event amphitheater. (more…)
The future of the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) is being called into question after a legal notice was issued by the city. (more…)
Following a key vote on Tuesday, the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) are closing in on a one-year lease extension. (more…)
The Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) and the City of Bridgeport are trying to continue their relationship, but must first solve a financial dispute. (more…)
Depending upon what decision Bridgeport officials make, a ticket surcharge may be added to admission to Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) games. (more…)
With the American Association, Can-Am League, and the Frontier League starting their seasons and the Atlantic League well underway, it is time to look at some of the best giveaways around independent baseball. These offerings—which include bobbleheads, t-shirts, theme-night freebies, tickets, and even money—will be discussed in this week’s Promotions Watch. (more…)
We have personnel news from the Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) and Hickory Crawdads (Low Class A; Sally League). (more…)
We have a slew of personnel announcements involving the West Michigan Whitecaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), Lakewood BlueClaws (Low Class A: Sally League) and the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League). In the Midwest League, Whitecaps Vice President of Sales Steve McCarty has been named the league’s 2014 Executive of the Year, Steve McCarthy. During […]
Ken Shepard, whose career in baseball spanned 20-plus years in both independent and affiliated leagues, passed away yesterday afternoon, succumbing to kidney cancer. The Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) GM was 49. “Ken fought a valiant fight and handled himself with incredible courage, dignity and grace,” says Bluefish principal owner Frank Boulton. “All of our […]
The Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) will honor GM Ken Shepard, who is fighting stage 4 kidney cancer, and bring in Pete Rose as part of “Ken Shepard Day” on Sunday, September 14. Rose previously managed Bridgeport this season for one game on Monday, June 16, leading the ‘Fish to a 2-0 victory over the […]
The midsection was larger than we saw during his playing days, but there was plenty of nostalgia at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard when Pete Rose returned to manage the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) for a game. It wasn’t a sellout — a crowd of 4,573 didn’t fill the 5,300-capacity ballpark — but the […]
This should cram The Ballpark at Harbor Yard: Pete Rose is managing the Bridgeport Bluefish (independent; Atlantic League) for one game on Monday, June 16. Rose, the all-time Major League Baseball hits leader currently banned for betting on games, last managed a professional baseball game just under 25 years ago on August 24, 1989 with […]
The next win notched by the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) will be a historic one: it will be the 1,000th win in franchise history. Only four independent teams reached that mark: the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (American Association) and the Bridgeport Bluefish and Somerset Patriots (Atlantic League). The Saints play the Sioux […]
