No surprise: the Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the San Francisco Giants extended their player-development contract through the 2014 season. “The Central San Joaquin Valley community has consistently shown they bleed orange and black,” said Grizzlies Team President Chris Cummings. “The Grizzlies affiliation is 15 years strong, and we as an organization […]
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Ginning up ballpark opposition
There’s always some level of opposition to a new ballpark; NIMBY folks usually aren’t hard to find. But sometimes the media goes out of its way to find them, as we’re seeing in Prince William County and El Paso. Take, for example, this report from the Examiner. The headline holds lot of promise: “New stadium […]
Giants 2011 minor-league spring schedule posted
We’ve posted the spring schedule for the four San Francisco Giants farm teams: Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League), San Jose Giants (Class A; California League) and Augusta GreenJackets (Class A; Sally League). You can view the schedule here. The Giants farm teams train at the team’s […]
The Week That Was: September 25
Here are the most popular stories on Ballpark Digest for the past week, as measured by page views. It was a week of hope for new ballparks in West Chester, Loudoun County, Birmingham and Escondido; it was also a week where teams made preparations for the 2011 season by finding new or renewed affiliates. Phillies, […]
Fresno Grizzlies clean house
The Fresno Grizzlies (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are cleaning house this offseason, dismissing three front-office executives and bringing in Richard Fleming as new CEO of the franchise. It’s an interesting choice for the Grizzlies: Fleming is a business consultant who has worked with the likes of Monsanto and Microsoft, but not with a professional […]
Chukchansi Park / Fresno Grizzlies
Chukchansi Park is a very attractive ballpark, and an excellent place to watch baseball. The park itself is a light sand color, with dark-green steel decking and seats. The lower deck extends from the foul pole in left and wraps around the foul pole in right. The best feature is the second deck, which starts […]