The summer-collegiate West Coast League is talking with the organizers of a proposed Coeur d’Alene ballpark about bringing a team to Idaho for the 2014 season. We’ve written about this project before; former Yankees great Don Larsen is leading a fundraising drive for a new Cherry Hill Park ballpark. What has changed: a $2.5-million, 800-seat facility has been […]
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Yankees Old-Timers’ Day set for Sunday
It’s one of the great events in Major League Baseball: The New York Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day is scheduled for this coming Sunday, July 1. Though most MLB teams invite former greats back for ceremonies like this one, none is as emotionally resounding as the Yankees event; there’s something very special when the likes of Yogi Berra, […]
Larsen to spearhead ballpark fundraising drive in Coeur d’Alene
Don Larsen, the only man to throw a perfect game in a World Series game, is heading fundraising for a new facility in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, potentially to house a summer-collegiate team. “We are extremely pleased that Don has agreed to be the honorary chair for the fundraising campaign,” said campaign chair Ron Ouren in a […]