Rochester Red Wings (Class AAA; International League) Hall of Fame broadcaster Joe Cullinane passed away Friday at the age of 89. He broadcast Red Wings games for 13 seasons from 1962-74 and was enshrined to the Red Wings Hall of Fame in 1995 along with Earl Weaver and Pat Santillo. “Joe was a wonderful broadcaster, […]
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Fifth Third Field to host outdoor ECHL hockey
Fifth Third Field, home of the Toledo Mud Hens (Class AAA; International League), is hosting outdoor hockey in 2014 in the form of a Toledo Walleye (ECHL) game. The negotiations to set up the game probably weren’t too grueling: the same nonprofit owns both the Walleye and the Mud Hens, with Joe Napoli heading both […]
Coca-Cola Field / Buffalo Bisons
In the late 1980s, Major League Baseball was of a high mind to expand, looking for potential cities to host brand-new franchises. Into this fray leapt the city of Buffalo…. FAST FACTS Opened: April 14, 1988 Capacity: 18,025 seating + 150 standing room Dimensions: 325L, 371LC, 404C, 367RC, 325R Surface: Kentucky Blue Grass Owner: City […]
Watch Knights ballpark construction on webcam
The Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) have put up a webcam so you can monitor construction progress on BB&T Ballpark for the next 18 months. The ballpark is slated to open for the 2014 season. The webcam can be viewed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Along the way, the Knights will […]
SWB Yankees invite fans out to sign ballpark beam
Nice offseason promo by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League): fans are being asked out to the PNC Field construction site to sign a beam to be placed in the ballpark. Fans will see the signatures once it’s put in place in the outfield picnic area. From the Times-Tribune: “This will be the first […]
PNC Field renovation continues, but court battle for Yanks looms
The renovation of PNC Field, home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (Class AAA; International League), continues, even as the two counties that formerly owned the team prepare for a court battle over sale proceeds. The framing on the new second deck is done, and concrete is being poured. The construction team is racing the calendar to […]
Options for Knights Stadium dwindling
With hopes to convert Knights Stadium, the home of the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), to an equestion center because of site limitations, the future of the facility is pretty bleak. The Knights are moving to a new Uptown ballpark in 2014, and York County is looking at what to do with the ballpark […]
It’s official: Bisons, Blue Jays sign affiliation deal
A deal has finally been announced, as the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League) and the Toronto Blue Jays signed a two-year player-development contract, through 2014. “We are thrilled to enter into partnership with the Buffalo Bisons organization and more specifically with Mindy and Bob Rich who we have known for many years,” said Toronto […]
Mets to Vegas; Blue Jays to Buffalo
The New York Mets announced a new player-development deal with the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) — which means an affiliation deal for the only two players left standing: the Toronto Blue Jays and the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League). “We are familiar with many of the front office personnel with […]
Knights break ground on new ballpark
It’s been more than a decade since Don Beaver proposed a new ballpark for the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League), and years of hard work paid off when the team broke ground on a new Uptown ballpark Friday. The Knights haven’t technically played in Charlotte since 1988, when George Shinn moved the team from […]
Blue Jays, Bisons already talking affiliation
We expect a deal to come out of this, as the Toronto Blue Jays and Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League) are talking about the parameters of a new player-development contract. It’s a match made in heaven: it brings the Blue Jays back to the International League at a ballpark close to home, and it […]
Bush Stadium renovations continue
Construction on the conversion of Bush Stadium, the former home of the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League), continues, with the old ballpark transitioning to an apartment complex. The $13-million project will convert the old grandstand to apartments, with office space built in the old outfield area. The infield, light stanchions, the press box and […]
Rx for the Buffalo Bisons
With stated attendance down 5 percent this season, some changes are probably in the works for the Buffalo Bisons (Class AAA; International League), beyond a possible change in affiliation. The buzz in Minor League Baseball has the Bisons and Toronto Blue Jays discussing a new affiliation beginning next year, and there’s no doubt such a […]