San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the Dodgers’ season opener, is still in a medically induced coma after an attempt to bring him back to consciousness ended poorly. On Friday doctors reduced Stow’s medication in order to bring him out of the induced coma and evaluate his […]
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The Week That Was: April 17
Issues with security at Major League Baseball ballparks, the return of Jose Canseco to professional baseball, random talk of contraction and new life for California ballparks. The top stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured in page views. Pirates employee found dead near PNC Park Dodgers scrap half-price drink promotion Cansecos hits North […]
No arrests at Dodger Stadium with new security system in place
The increased police presence at Dodger Stadium last night certainly paid off when it came to public perception of the proceedings: There were no arrests made during the Dodgers–Cardinals game, a clear contrast to the opening series when a Giants fan was severely beaten in the parking lot. It sounds like the new approach to […]
MiLB: Heaviest use of Vero Beach baseball facilities since 1940s
Here’s one reason why spring training is unlikely to return to the former Dodgertown in Vero Beach: Between youth tournaments, swimming meets and other events, Vero Beach Sports Village is the busiest it’s been since the 1940s, when the Brooklyn Dodgers hosted 26 teams there during spring training. It’s a vindication of sort for Minor […]
Dodgers scrap half-price drink promotion
In the wake of a nasty beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on March 31, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scrapping a half-price drink promotion slated for midweek day games and preparing for increased security at tonight’s game. The six-game promotion that runs throughout the season will continue […]
All quiet at AT&T Park last night
It was a normal AT&T Park night, with no major fights or public incidents, as the San Francisco Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten March 31 at Dodger Stadium. Giants officials implemented security measures at AT&T Park on the par for a World Series […]
Security tight tonight at AT&T Park for Dodgers-Giants tilt
Security for tonight’s Los Angeles-San Francisco game at AT&T Park will be played with extra security both within and outside the ballpark, as the Giants front office brings in World Series-level measures to prevent any retaliatory moves from fans in the wake of last month’s Dodger Stadium beating. Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten in […]
Pirates employee found dead near PNC Park
A Pittsburgh Pirates employee was found dead early Saturday morning — bleeding, face down on the pavement — after working the Friday night PNC Park Bucs game, in what police are calling a suspicious incident. Michael Schacht, 58, had been an usher for the Pirates since 2004. He was found unresponsive and bleeding around a […]
The Week That Was: April 10
The preservation of a historic playing field, franchise shifts and sales in the independent-baseball ranks, a San Francisco ballpark visit, and some bad news from Clark and Addison were the biggest stories this week. A look at the top stories on Ballpark Digest this week, as measured by page views. Giants fan severely beaten in […]
Giants fan severely beaten in Dodger Stadium parking lot; suspects sought
Some ugliness arising from MLB‘s Opening Day: A San Francisco Giants fan was severely beaten by Los Angeles Dodgers fans in the Dodger Stadium parking lot; he’s in critical condition and police are searching for his attackers. The incident began after the Dodgers‘ 2-1 win over the Giants, with fans returning to their cars. A […]
Selig shoots down Fox loan to Dodgers
Seeking working capital, Frank McCourt negotiated a $200-million loan from Fox Sports, using the Los Angeles Dodgers’ broadcast deal as collateral — a risky deal that was ultimately shot down by Commissioner Bud Selig. More money woes from the MLB world. The deal was simple: Fox would lend the Dodgers $200 million. If the loan […]
A guide to spring-training practices
Die-hard spring-training fans aren’t content with just sitting in the stands and watching a game: they want to watch a practice and get close to the players. It’s a great experience, as long as you know what you’re in for: most teams train on practice fields, not the ballparks, and so the creature comforts are […]
In memoriam: Gino Cimoli
Gino Cimoli may not be a household name in baseball circles, but he made one bit of baseball history over fifty years ago: he was the first Major League Baseball batter in a West Coast game, leading off for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants at Seals Stadium. The feat was much […]