The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) and the San Francisco Giants extended their player-development contract through the 2014 season. Giants’ Vice President of Baseball Operations Bobby Evans and Flying Squirrels’ Vice President & COO Todd “Parney” Parnell announced the extension during a special pregame ceremony prior to Saturday’s game. “Our ownership group and […]
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Fisher Cats set three-game attendance record
Nice work: the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) set an attendance record for a three-day stretch, drawing 23,312 fans to Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Combined with attendance figures from Wednesday and Thursday, the new mark of 23,312 set Friday night bested the previous high for a three-game set of 22,619 established from May […]
Thunderstorm rips through Richmond’s Diamond
Severe weather hits The Diamond, home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) during a Monday matinee, causing significant damage to the outfield fence. The game between the Squirrels and the New Britain Rock Cats was called in the eighth, with the Rock Cats winning 6-2. Then came the deluge: 60-mph winds tore […]
Parney: Richmond deserves a first-class ballpark
It’s been a little quiet on the ballpark front in Richmond, but the front office of the Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) continues to press for a new facility. This interview with Todd “Parney” Parnell doesn’t cover much new ground; the Flying Squirrels are still working with the city on a new ballpark […]
Beacon makes it official: No Ottawa EL team in 2013
Ottawa officials and Beacon Sports confirmed what we reported earlier this week: there will be no Class AA Eastern League team moving to Ottawa Stadium in 2013. The pair finally acknowledged what baseball insiders have known for weeks: that no one was seriously interested in buying the Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and moving […]
Reading Phillies to fly in Eastern League All-Stars
Talk about pampered players: the Reading Phillies will be fly Eastern League All-Stars into Reading Regional Airport via private flights for the league’s All-Star Classic events. “The partnership with Reading Air will allow us to provide first-class treatment to the Eastern League All-Stars that need to fly in from the Eastern League cities farthest from […]
Fisher Cats, Blue Jays extend PDC
As expected, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) and Toronto Blue Jays extended their PDC through 2014, as hopes of a Jays Double-A team in Ottawa fade to black. Toronto has been New Hampshire’s Major League parent club since the Fisher Cats began play in Manchester in 2004. “We are very pleased […]
Blue Jays expected to re-up with New Hampshire
The Toronto Blue Jays are expected to extend their PDC with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League), as hopes for an Ottawa Eastern League team fade fast. Kevin Gray reports on the love between the Jays and the Fisher Cats. No surprise here: the Fisher Cats front office is one of the […]
Ottawa continues push for Double-A ball
Organizers in Ottawa continue their drive to show support for a Class AA Eastern League team moving to Ottawa Stadium with a new promo aimed toward businesses and nonprofits. Champions for Ottawa Baseball will today announce a program that goes past an existing season-ticket sales push in an attempt to bring in some corporate money. The […]
Sea Dogs honor inevitabilities of life with tombstone promo
Unusual promo: the Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) are honoring the inevitability of death and taxes tonight by giving away a tombstone — on Tax Day — courtesy of a local funeral home. Fans entering the ballpark will be welcomed by Uncle Sam himself as he takes a break one of his busiest […]
Sea Dogs to honor Burke throughout 2012 season
The Portland Sea Dogs (Class AA; Eastern League) will honor team founder and former owner Dan Burke, as well as throughout the team’s 2012 home opener on Thursday. Burke passed away on October 26, 2011. In the spring of 1992, Burke, then the CEO of Capital Cities/ABC, applied for one of two expansion franchises available […]
H-Sens: Taking a walk on Opening Day
Nice promo: staff of the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) will walk the concourses at tomorrow’s season opener and continue walking if the team loses. Starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow, members of the Senators front office will continuously walk around the Capital BlueCross Boardwalk at Metro Bank Park in shifts until the conclusion of […]
Curve to host parent Pirates in 2013
We have our first event for Spring Training 2013: the Altoona Curve (Class AA; Eastern League) will host parent Pittsburgh Pirates in an exhibition match. The 2013 exhibition will mark the second time the Pirates have played in Altoona and the first since 2000. The Major League club played the Curve at Blair County Ballpark […]