This is a big month for us — because, August — as we prep for four new book releases. The first: The Complete Guide to Spring Training 2016 / Florida, which was released yesterday and already appears on a few Amazon.com eBook best-seller lists. (more…)
The fans have spoken: after multiple rounds of polling, Ballpark Digest readers have voted PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the leading Major League Baseball facility in the website’s Best of the Ballparks competition. (more…)
For those of you keeping score at home, we have some news to report: Ballpark Digest had its best month ever in April, with 1.54 million page views and 129,000 individual visitors. Only one thing to say: Thank you. (more…)
The Baseball Thesaurus, from broadcaster and author Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, is a finalist in the Recreation/Sports category of the 25th Anniversary Midwest Book Awards. The Baseball Thesaurus was published in 2014 by Lineup Books, an imprint of August Publications. (more…)
Next week the eyes of the baseball world will be San Diego for the annual Winter Meetings. We’ll be there, hosting a reception for Ballpark Digest Award winners and exhibiting at the Baseball Trade Show. Details within. (more…)
Talk about a comeback: With a new ballpark and new branding, the Charlotte Knights (Class AAA; International League) led MiLB teams in attendance and brought baseball back to the Queen City. For that turnaround, EVP/COO Dan Rajkowski is Executive of the Year in Ballpark Digest’s annual awards. (more…)
Unveiling new 2014 uniforms ended up being a huge offseason event for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs: the new bacon-themed look was successfully promoted via various social-media and Web-based initiatives under a Smell the Change campaign. For that effort, the IronPigs received Best Marketing Campaign in Ballpark Digest’s annual awards. (more…)
After six years, most minor-league baseball teams start to lose some steam, but we’re seeing the opposite at Parkview Field, where the Fort Wayne TinCaps are setting attendance records and becoming more entrenched in the local community. That makes the TinCaps Team of the Year in our annual awards. (more…)
Providing great views of the ballpark and one of the best Minor League Baseball experiences, a new Ferris wheel at Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League) is our choice for Best Ballpark Improvement in the annual Ballpark Digest awards. (more…)
Five pounds of apple crisp, apple dumplings, ice cream and caramel, all served up in a batting helmet. What baseball fan could possibly pass up on such a treat? For serving such a delight at the ballpark, the Fort Wayne TinCaps’ BIG APPLE was named Best New Food Item in the annual awards from Ballpark […]
It was an edgy approach to a new team identity, but the unveiling of new Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League) logos and marks certainly led to a successful 2014 for the team — making them our choice for Best Logo/Branding in our annual awards. (more…)
In 1994, he became the inaugural voice of the Salt Lake Buzz (renamed the Bees during the 2005-2006 season). This past season, on June 24, he called his 3,000th game for Salt Lake. Today, Ballpark Digest honors Steve Klauke as the 2014 Broadcaster of the Year to kick off the annual BPD Awards. (more…)
A little diversion here, as Ballpark Digest’s Kevin Reichard was interviewed on American Public Media’s nationwide Marketplace broadcast tonight. You can listed to the story here. Enjoy. —- Share your news with the baseball community. Send it to us at editors@augustpublications.com. Are you a subscriber to the weekly Ballpark Digest newsletter? You can sign up for […]
