Nice promo: With the prospect of bad weather for today’s Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League) season opener, the team is a free ticket for anyone braving the cold. The deal is simple: anyone attending today’s game can redeem the used ducat at the box office for a ticket to any other game in the […]
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Coca-Cola Field turns 25 this season
It was the ballpark that truly opened the retro era in ballpark, presaging Oriole Park by five years: Coca-Cola Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League), turns 25 this season. Oriole Park will get a lot of press this season, marking its 20th anniversary and rightly being hailed as the first retro […]
Red Sox announce Minor League games at Fenway Park
The Boston Red Sox have announced this year’s Futures at Fenway doubleheader at Fenway Park, when Lowell takes on Hudson Valley and Pawtucket hosts Buffalo on August 18. The Lowell Spinners (short season A; NY-Penn League) last appeared in the Futures Game in 2010, falling to the Jamestown Jammers in a rain-abbreviated game. The loss […]
Canad Inns Stadium to be torn down next year
The former home of the Winnipeg Whips (Class AAA; International League) and the Winnipeg Goldeyes (independent; American Association) is slated to be torn down next year after the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers move to a new stadium. As a baseball venue, Canad Inns Stadium — the former Winnipeg Stadium — was always lacking, with a […]
What’s the oldest team name in MiLB? Here’s the complete list
A baseball friend had an interesting question for us in conjunction with his team’s upcoming anniversary celebration: what’s the oldest team name in baseball? It’s an interesting question, one subject to many caveats and conditions, but here’s our attempt at a list of the oldest team names in Minor League Baseball still in use, ranked […]
Bisons going big with largest LED video display in MiLB
The Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League) are living large in 2011, as the team has contracted Daktronics to provide the largest video display in Minor League Baseball, some 33 feet high and 80 feet wide. “The new BisonsTV HD board will bring an unparalleled level of entertainment and excitement to our great fans and […]
International League
The International League has its roots in 1885’s New York State League, which served as a starting point for 1886’s International Association. The league was known by several different names in its early days — Eastern Association (1891), Eastern League (1892-1911), and New International League (1918-1919) — and served as a Class AAA league for […]