A major attendance milestone is nearing for the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League), as the team will soon welcome its seven millionth fan. It is likely that the seven millionth fan will enter Bethpage Ballpark this weekend. (more…)

A major attendance milestone is nearing for the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League), as the team will soon welcome its seven millionth fan. It is likely that the seven millionth fan will enter Bethpage Ballpark this weekend. (more…)
Folks apparently are skipping that traditional run to the lake and are instead taking in games at Minor League Baseball and independent baseball ballparks, as several attendance records have already fallen to the wayside. (more…)
Fans on Long Island will have a new spot to grab some brews this season, as the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League) are installing a beer garden at Bethpage Ballpark. The announcement was well timed by the Ducks, as today is national beer day. (more…)
Beer-can seating, spring-training visits to Phoenix Muni and Maryvale Baseball Park, and new uniforms and logos. The most popular stories of the past week on Ballpark Digest, as measured by page views. (more…)
This may end up being one of the most unique seating areas in pro baseball, as the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League) are teaming up with a local brewery to offer 12 luxury seats in a giant beer can. (more…)
Record crowds in Albuquerque and Winston-Salem, a record-setting homestand in Colorado Springs, over 6,000 fans braving the cresting Mississippi River in Davenport, and sellouts in Omaha, Richmond and Birmingham were among the attendance highlights on the Fourth of July. Really, there’s nothing more American than a night at the ballpark, followed by fireworks. (We spent […]
The independent Atlantic League hit a big milestone this weekend, attracting the 30-millionth fan to a league game. “We are excited to celebrate surpassing 30 million fans coming to our ballparks in just our 17th year,” says Atlantic League president Rick White. “Our goal every year is to provide affordable family entertainment for all baseball […]
After media reports surfaced that the Long Island Ducks would consider signing Alex Rodriguez for the 2014 season, another independent Atlantic League owner stepped forward to dispute the idea. As you are probably already know, arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ruled Saturday that Rodriguez must sit out the 2014 regular and post season for violations of MLB’s […]
The independent Atlantic League will have a new divisional structure for 2014, with the eight teams split into the Liberty and Freedom divisions. The Somerset Patriots, Long Island Ducks, Camden Riversharks and Bridgeport Bluefish are in the Liberty Division; the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Sugar Land Skeeters, Lancaster Barnstormers and York Revolution are in the […]
The party goes on: Roger Clemens will stay with the Sugar Land Skeeters (independent; Atlantic League) and travel with the team to York before starting at home Sept. 7. Clemens, 50, will face the Long Island Ducks at Constellation Field in Sugar Land on September 7. The right-hander pitched his first professional game in five […]
Keith Lupton of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs was named the independent Atlantic League’s General Manager of the Year, while Bethpage Ballpark, home of the Long Island Ducks, was named Park of the Year. Bethpage Ballpark boasted the best attendance in the league for a 12th consecutive season and was the site for four playoff […]
More attendance goodness for you today: here are the 2011 independent-league attendance rankings, listed by total. This past offseason saw a shakeup in the independent-baseball world. The Northern League broke up, with four teams joining the American Association, one joining the North American League, one joining the Frontier League and two teams folding, with those […]
Nice milestone for the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League): With a sellout at Bethpage Ballpark Saturday night, the franchise registered its 600th sellout in 12 years. That’s an Atlantic League record, far outpacing the second-place Somerset Patriots, with 222 to date in their 14th year). “It is a wonderful accomplishment to reach this milestone […]