Reunion Sports Group, the outfit behind the independent United League Baseball, bounced a second check for back rent at the Amarillo Dilla Villa — but this time there’s no wiring of funds to cover the shortfall, leaving Potter County officials wondering what to do. The league had agreed to lease the Amarillo Dilla Villa for […]
Tag Archives | independent
Westfield approves site for sports complex, complete with new ballpark
Westfield, Indiana wants to see itself as the Family Sports Capital of America and is embarking on what could be a billion-dollar sports complex, complete with a 5,000-seat minor-league ballpark. It is an ambitious project, to say the least, encompassing some 300 acres and potentially costing a billion dollars by the time all is said […]
ULB bounces check for Amarillo rent, but immediately corrects it
The drama over the future of United League Baseball in Amarillo was heightened when the beleaguered indy circuit bounced a check to Potter County for Amarillo Dilla Villa back rent, but the league quickly wired funds to cover it. Potter County ordered ULB to make up $100,000 in back rent for the home of the […]
OC Flyers pitch woo at Fullerton for new ballpark by threatening to leave
It is an interesting new-ballpark bargaining strategy, to be sure: threaten to leave the market before serious negotiations begin. But that’s exactly what the press release sent out by the Orange County Flyers (independent; Golden Baseball League) lays out. The OC Flyers haven’t been the biggest of successes in the indy circuit, though the team […]
Na Koa Ikaika Maui owners seek new money, will return in 2011: owner
Fresh off an inaugural season that saw 50,343 fans pass through the turnstiles at Maehara Stadium, the Na Koa Ikaika Maui (independent; Golden Baseball League) owners are seeking new investors to help cover the losses sustained in 2010. Running a pro sports team in Hawaii isn’t cheap: travel costs are a killer, even on a […]
JackHammers owe $200K in back rent, bounced check to Famous Chicken
It’s one thing to owe the city of Joliet more than $200,000 in back rent — which the team admits is the case — but the Joliet JackHammers (independent; Northern League) may have committed a more egregious sin: bouncing a check to the Famous Chicken after an appearance. To the Chicken! That the team owes […]
After voter rebuke of public funding, Ramapo looks to private sector
After voters overwhelmingly spanked down proposed public funding of a new ballpark for an independent Can-Am Association team, the city is looking to the private sector for assistance. The referendum, which was rejected by a 2-1 margin, halted the city of Ramapo (N.Y.) from borrowing $16 million to build a new ballpark for the Ramapo […]
2010 Baseball Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated, independent and summer-collegiate baseball teams, as ranked by average, with a comparison to 2009 attendance figures when possible. All stats come directly from league websites, league officials and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2009 +/- 1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 645,905 […]
2010 Independent Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of independent baseball teams as listed by average, with a comparison of 2009 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2009 +/- 1 Long Island Ducks AtL 410,619 68 6,038 6,014 0.00 2 Winnipeg […]
2010 Independent Attendance by League
Here are the complete attendance figures of independent baseball teams as listed by total attendance, with a comparison of 2009 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2009 +/- 1 St. Paul Saints AA 237,994 47 5,063 267,398 -0.11 2 […]
2010 Independent Attendance by Total
Here are the complete attendance figures of independent baseball teams as listed by total attendance, with a comparison of 2009 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. TEAM LGE TOTAL GMS AV 2009 TOT 1 Long Island Ducks AtL 410,619 68 6,038 414,973 -0.01 2 […]
Three finalists named in Sugar Land name-the-team contest
We have the three finalists for the name-the-team contest in Sugar Land, Texas, for the new independent Atlantic League team — and are they doozies. The three names: the Lizard Kings, the King Canes and the Skeeters. The King Canes are a reference to the sugar industry in Sugar Land (duh!), the Skeeters are a […]
ULB facing ballpark issues in Amarillo?
Multiple sources indicate that the independent United Baseball League may be removed as a tenant of the Amarillo Dilla Villa within a matter of weeks by Texas’s Potter County because of unpaid rent going back to the beginning of the 2010 season. The embattled indy circuit, which lost a ballpark lease in Laredo after the […]