Archives: Sept. 2-8, 2007 Spirit gives up ghost in Lynn Posted Sept. 7, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) Yesterday we alluded to this happening, and now it’s almost official: owner Nick Lopardo will shut down the North Shore Spirit (independent; Can-Am Association) at the end of the season (the team is still in the Can-Am […]
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In memoriam: Butch Fisher
When Butch Fisher passed away Wednesday in St. Paul after a battle with cancer at age 69, he left behind a legacy of 37 sterling years working in baseball as an umpire and a supervisor. Among his prize pupils were two local kids who worked their way to the major leagues — Tim Tschida and […]
Archives: June 15, 2007
Archives: June 15, 2007 Squeeze play in York Posted June 15, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) York City inspectors were at the Sovereign Bank Stadium on Thursday, looking at everything from concession stands to the site’s handicapped accessibility, but they weren’t there to approve the ballpark’s opening for tonight’s York Revolution (independent; Atlantic League). That […]
Archives: June 13, 2007
Archives: June 13, 2007 Work set for next week at Charles County site Posted June 13, 2007 (feedback) (submit story) (discuss) The effort to bring minor-league baseball to Charles County has moved closer to reality, with construction of a ballpark set to begin as early as Monday and the logo for the Southern Maryland Blue […]
Archives: Aug. 20-26, 2006
Archives: Aug. 20-26, 2006 Lynx poised to leap after 2007 Posted Aug. 24, 2006 In a move that surprises absolutely no one, the ownership of the Ottawa Lynx (Class AAA; International League) have informed the city of Ottawa the team will not be playing in Lynx Stadium after the 2007 season. We’ve already repeatedly reported […]
Archives: July 9-15, 2006
Archives: July 9-15, 2006 Schaumburg, Gary, Joliet to Frontier League? Posted July 14, 2006 More than one reliable source today passed along an interesting nugget of information: a representative of the three Chicago-area teams in the independent Northern League — the Schaumburg Flyers, the Joliet JackHammers and the Gary-SouthShore RailCats — have approached officials of […]
Archives: August 13-19, 2005
Archives: August 13-19, 2005 Ex-Dillas’ owners seek new Amarillo team Posted August 19, 2005 Byron Pierce and John Bryant, the original founders of the independent Texas-Louisiana League (now the Central League) who are launching another Texas-based indy league, confirm they’re looking at assuming the lease of Potter County Memorial Stadium, the former home of the […]
Archives: Jan. 1-Jan. 7, 2005
Archives: Jan. 1-Jan. 7, 2005 Kirk continues to court independent, affiliated teams for Charles County Posted January 7, 2005 Peter Kirk, chairman of Maryland Baseball LLC, confirmed he received conditional approval from the independent Atlantic League to launch a new franchise at a new Charles County ballpark, but he’ll continue to seek an affiliated team […]