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Rascals introduce “portable” season ticket

The River City Rascals are offering a "portable" season ticket, complete with a folding chair.The River City Rascals (independent; Frontier League) introduced the first-ever “Portable Season Ticket” available for the 2010 season. For the first time, fans will have the opportunity to put their chair wherever they want, when they want. Each “Portable Season Ticket” […]

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Oakland County Cruisers plan temporary facility in ’10

The Oakland County Cruisers will play at Eastern Michigan University’s Oestrike Stadium for the first 12 games before moving to a temporary facility, with construction of the permanent ballpark slated for the 2011 season. The Oakland County Cruisers (independent; Frontier League) will play at Eastern Michigan University’s Oestrike Stadium for the first 12 games before […]

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Heeman new GM of Scorpions

Chuck Heeman, a veteran in Arizona baseball, will take over the reins of the Yuma Scorpions.The Yuma Scorpions (independent; Golden Baseball League) named Chuck Heeman as general manager. Heeman follows outgoing President and General Manager Mike Marshall, who on March 18 took over the helm of the GBL’s Chico Outlaws. Heeman, 50, is a nearly […]

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Tijuana Cimarrones to play at Estadio Nacional de Tijuana

The expansion Golden Baseball League team will play at 18,000-seat Estadio Nacional de Tijuana. The expansion Tijuana Cimarrones (Big Horn Sheep) (independent; Golden Baseball League) signed a lease to play at 18,000-seat Estadio Nacional de Tijuana, capping a multiweek search for a home field. This returns professional baseball to Tijuana for the sport for the […]

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Marshall new president/GM of Chico Outlaws

Mike Marshall, a front-office vet in indy baseball, assumes the reins of the Golden Baseball League club.The Chico Outlaws (independent; Golden Baseball League) has a new president and general manager: former major-leaguer Mike Marshall. Marshall replaces Bob Linscheid as president and Curt Jacey as GM. "We believe that Mike Marshall is uniquely qualified to succeed […]

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New for 2010: Pittsfield Colonials

The newest team in the Cam-Am Association has a name and a manager, Brian Daubach. The newest team in the independent Cam-Am Association has a name — the Pittsfield Colonials — and a manager with independent-ball experience, Brian Daubach. Technically, Daubach isn't new: he was manager of the team last season when it played as […]

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IBL signs lease for Ottawa Stadium

The venerable Intercounty Baseball League, a bastion of summer ball in Canada, will play at Ottawa Stadium this season. The Intercounty Baseball League, which dates back to 1919 and featured the likes of Ferguson Jenkins and Jessie Orosco as players over the years, will field a team in Ottawa Stadium for the 2010 season. A […]

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